Wellcome Collection: Saint John, Johanna (MS4338)

C:6: For Convultion fitts in Children Five pound of Black cherrys beat til the stones are broke an ounce of Fatt Amber finely Beat & serced as much red corral strew it among the cherrys & distil it & give as much fatt amber in Powder as will lye on a 2 pence it is good for the Palsy

A Cordial water of Black Cherrys Eight pound of Black Cherrys beat them & break the stones put them in a Jarr glasse put to them a galon of sack or clay Et a handful of rosemary Flowers a handf of Bocuum a handful of cowslip marygold Fl Borage Buglos clove July Fl each 2 ounces cinomon & nutmeg each halfe an ounce let thes steep a night & a day distil it

X A Pretious drink for any weaknes A galon of milk of a red cow put it in a clean pann put to it Acorns an ounce the same of nuttmegs sliced boyls it from a galon to a Bottle strain it & put into it a pint of rosewater wherin almons have been strained sweeten it & drink no ther drink this brought a man that was car ryed on mans sholders to carry a vessel of Ale on his Back in 6 weeks

For a Cough or Cold Lady Seamore A pound of Brown sugar candy beat & serced an ounce of Juyces of Licorish steept all night in itysop water ortrice & elecampany Powder each i dram gum Dragon halfe a dram steept in Hysops wat a dram of oyl of Annis seeds 2 grams of musk mkes thes into past & so into cakes they will dry of themselves

Spirit of Lemons A qrt of the best Canary the rhind of 4 Lem ons very thinn pared steep them 2 days then distil it

For a Cold A pint of [Vequabak] 6 ounces of Liqourish 6 of Brown suger candy a pint of spring wa boyle all but the candy til halfe be boyld a way then put in the candy & let it melt

For conuultion Fitts The water of Ladysmock Flowers distild 3 times ouer take as much of the powder of the same dryed as will lye on a 6 pence in the water sweetned with syrope of Black chery or single Piony in mornings about the ful & chang of the moon

Cittron Water Eaight of the fairest cittons pared thinn the pel of 2 orenges or 2 Lemmons to euery pel of cittron & 3 gallons of cannary steep them 10 days together close stoped distil it in a Limbech or comon stil wch yu please

For a Consumption

coltsfoot seabious ana m:i: maidenhare halfe a handful red Poppy Flowers lesse Annuiseed i sponfuls Figgs & Dates each 6 40 raisins stond elicampany the quantity of a walnutt 4 times so much Liquorish shreed thes boyle them in a pint & a halft of Ale & so much spring water boyle it gently till a 3d part be consumed take morning & afternoon 10 sponfuls til the quantity be spent then rest 4 days & begin againe

For Convultion Fitts in woman & childran

Conserve of Rue fr a woman as much as a walnut to a child of a nutt night & morning the conserve of the Tree caled Linguim vitte the Leaves made into a conserve is better if the stomach can beare it

Dr Bates his Ptisan drink for a consumption

The newest maidenhre 3 handfuls coltsfoot with the rootes & Budds 2:m: juiubes rasins each a:m: Anisseed [6] drams one pipin or pearmane sliced cutt smal beat yr seeds boyle thes in Barly water 3 pints til a pint be consumed strain it & clanhe it with the sweeten it with syrop of juiubees syrop of maidenhare & syrope of the 5 opening rootes each an ounce this cured one that had it 3 yeares

A water for Convultion Fitts Dr Bates

Lintree water Black chery water Bittony Flower water rosemary Flower water cowslip water mary gold water each a qtr of a pint mingle them put to them 4 ounces of syrop of red Piony 2 sponfuls of spirit of castor one sponful of spirit of oyl of Amber gve a sponful in a fitt or in dancer of it anoynt the wrists nape of the neck nostrels with oyl of Amber chang & ful of this moon & if a child give it 5 grams of white Amber in the morning & the same of red in the morning if the child suck let the nurse drink poset drink wherin is boyled rosemary sweet Fennel seed single piony rootes & a linle Rew let her take this every night & let the child so soon as it is borne take 5 grams of white coral in Black cherry water night * morning in Black cherry water

For the Gripes in the month & to scowr away the fretts in a child

5 grams of Turkye Ruberb mixe it with as much as a smal fetch of Diascordium & a little syrope of coral give it once n 3 days if need by

For wormes in children

Indian snake weed give of the Powder i5 granes to a child of 4 years [afd] 2 mornings fasting

{A cordial plaster} A Plaster for disgestian

Powder of Red rose leaves mint calamint wormwood nuttmegs cloves mace and:i:Dram powder of mastick 3 drams Labdanum halfe an ounce Turpentine washed with red wine as much as will make it into a Plaster Balsam of Perew oyl of cloves & of rhodian ana 5 Drops mixe thes lay it to the stomach

For the Colick

Powder of Hipps & Haws give as much as will lye on a shilling they must be beat stones & skins & dryed & given in whitwine bake them first in thinn brown crust & [.ien] dry them between 2 plates in an oven they are very troblesome to beat but an excellent medicine

For Convultions in the Stomach or Fitts in General

Galbanum unstrained rushia castor oppoponax Sagapenum an ounce of each in a pint & a falfe of rectified spirit of wine 10 days then strain it & adde the same quantity of the same things & a dram of each of thes Flowers sage rosemary Lavander Bittony infuse them 10 days longer give halfe a sponful at any time

For a water in the Codd of a Boy Dr [Lowr]

white Bread & milk a few Elder Flowers & red rose Leaves 20 grains of saffron apply it warme

Dr Wright for a chine Cough

An ounce of chine roote sliced a dram of shavings of Harts horne steep thes all night in 3 pints of water then boyle it gently in a pipkin close covered tel it comes to a quart then put to it an ounce of chine mosse or cupps & a flyd mouse halfe an ounce of marsh mallow rootes 8 Juiubes halfe a dram of Annisseeds two drams of Licorish green Leaves of coltsfoot & the rootes & of wood bittony each halfe a handful boyle thes & straine them & when cold give half a ^{qtr of a} pint to which put halfe a spoonful of syrope of Pappys or scabious to every halfe qtr of a pint & let the child sleep after it give this 8 days but first let the child by purged with halfe an ounce of manna disolued in Barlye water or black cherry water halfe an ounce is enough for a child of 3 years old

Dr Clements China Broth for a Consumption

Two ounces of china & 4 of Hartshorne steip them in a quart of water close covered on embers all night then take a good red cock chicken & a chop of mutton or veale set thes on the fire with 7 grits of water when you have scuind it put in the water & china you steipt over night the bottom of a penny loafe a nuttmeg & a large blade of mace 2 ounces of Dates sliced six Figgs sliced 4 ounces of raisins stoned maidenhaire violets cowslips rose mary Flowers Borage Buglos marigold flowers sage Flowers Bittony Flowers each a sponful when it is boyld to two quarts take out the cock beat him bones & all & put him in againe & some eringo rootes uncandyed & sarsaperilla if need be strain it drink the cleer

Dr Dickinsons great Cordial Powder

Take the root contrayerva the Trochisk of [vipers] Red corral prepared whit Amdber Amber perle prepared Hartshorne & gvory prepared & crabbs eyes prepared seach 2 drams very finely beat & serced the black tipps of crabbs claws taken in bay (if posible) the weight of all of the best Berna Bezoar 3 drams of Ambergreice 5 graines musk 2 graines grind & timper the musk & Ambergreice with suger candy & then mixe them with the rest in a morter & make the mixture up in a mass with jelly of Hartshorne not boyld to high mixe the jelly wth rose water if it be for weomen leave out the musk & Amber greic To make it more powerful in pestilential Feavors & Agues to the proportion of Powders above mentioned with a lesse proportion of powders above mentioned Bezoar uiz 2 drams of Bozoar before they are tempered with the jelly must be added of tormented rootes & Angelico rootes each 2 drams & saffrom a dram in this mixture burnt Hartshorne & gvory misted of other & the jelly tinctured with saffron alsoe yu must put in root of masterwort a dram alsoe rootes of Petasitis or Butter Burr wch must be taken spring or fall clens shit & dry them in an oven & Powder them & keep the Powder in a clean glasse clos stoped

For a Consumption cured by cos Fabian

muscadel a quart walnutt water a pint the same of spitment ^water a qtry of a pound of load suger a pece of cinomon putt all thes together into 2 qtr Bottle shake it once a day for 8 days give a qtr of a pint morning & afternoon

For the Cramp

Take a Black snayl cut open the Head & yu shall find a Bine about the bredth of a penny ribin take it out & lay it by you & when yu are trobled hold it between your forefinger & yr thumb & it will presently cure you Mrs Ashhurst alse sr Phillip warwick commends Briony roote to weare in the Pocket only

In a Fitt of the Colick Dr Lower saith tis very dangerous to give a glyster because many times it strikes it up into the Head & puts them in to an Appoplex

Dr Lower x For sharp Paines in the stomach bowles S or back caused by indigestion Twenty graines of extractum Ragy & a graine of Laudanum this will purge alsoe they may take a gylster of milk & [venus] treacle

Dr Buttolph for a Cough

All the month of may take 6:8: or more little white snayles that have noe shels take them alive in a spoonfull of new milk & a qtr of a pint after it every morning & at 2 in the afternoon a sponfull of oyl of Almons new drawn with sugar candy & the same goeing to bed

Almond milk for cooling

Barlye water 10 Almonds mellon seeds husked & a piece of manchitt steept in rosewater beat them all very fine strain it & sweeten it for your [vsg]

A cordial for the Spirits

Rosemary water desolve in it a suffitient quantity of sugar to boyle to a candy put into it when neare a candy 6 graines of Amber [greive perle] the weight of 6 pence take of them fasting A pint of spirit od malinsey steep in it crabbs eyes & Ambergreice & corral each 12 graines juyce of sage 8 sponfulls take of this 2 after your lozing it strengthens the memory sences & Head from Appoplexes restores the [vsg] of any member that is weake

For stiches & colick Paines

Stone Horse dung that goes to grasse distilled in Ale give of the water 3 times in a day halfe a pint at a time

Spirit of oatmeal good for Consumptive persons 34

3 pints of whole oatmeal put it into 6 quarts of water in a broad pann boyle it as fast as you can when it has boyld an hower with a ladle skin ofe all the white froth that [anises] keep it & when you have all that milk [anise] takes 12 or 15 almond blanched beat them with a sponful or 2 of red rose water strained them into it & sweeten them with loaf sugar

For Fitts in Children

An emultion made with piony seeds of single Piony & Black cherry water give frequently

For the Colick

Fake an naval string dry it very carefully by [degrees] that it nither stink nor burn sowe it up in a peice of [sorsnet ] [weaks] it upon the pitt of yr stomach

To take away any mark a child is borne with The froth of new milk often anoynt the place with it & tis said to be good for the weak limbs of rickitty Children