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Vnguentum Pretiosum how it is made and
wherfore it is good.

{yet Oyntments}
.
Take an Ounce of Sulphur viuens half an ounce of verdigrease
and beate them to smale poulder, then take a li of oyle Olife,
& medle them well togither. Then take half an ounce of
Qucke slver and mixe it with the former, & stirr them well
togither; then take halfe a li of freshe grease and braye
it by it self & mixe it with the other thinges. Then take a li
of Cleane honey and mingle it with the rest. then take
the Roote of Elecampane and seepe it in water vntill it
be as softe as grease, Stampe it in a morter by it self
& take out all the hardnes of the roote & doe it awaye.
Then take a quarter of a li of Rosen, an ounce of ffranken-
cense a quarter and halfe of Virgins waxe & a little Oyle
Oliffes and boyle them over a fyre a whyle, and then medle
it with the former receipts. and then put it in Boxes &
vse this oyntement. for it is good for newe festers, newe
woundes Mormalies on the legges or feete, and helpethe
Limbes that be swollen & all the maladies of the bodye.

How to make vnguentum Sanatiuum.

Take Bitter vervayne, Bugell, Sancle Pimpernell
Strawberrir hearbe Robert, hearbe water, Tansie Orpine,
Sungreene, Solficle, Egremonie, greate Consounde mydle
Consounde, pettit Consound, Osmonde, Cropes of Hempe
Cropes of Bruers, Cropes of Nettles, & of madder of eyther
of a lieke quantitie, and of Auence as much as all the other
herbes are in waight, Stampe them altogether and put to them
a quart of oyle Oliffe & straine altogether thorough a cleane
clothe, Then put therto a quarterne of waxe and as much
Swynes grease, an oun e of Incense and halfe an ounce of Mastick
Boyle them altogither and put it in boxes for it is a pretious
Oyntment to heale all woundes. Probatum.

An other waye to make this Sanative Oyntment.

Take seven herbe Grace and Tansey of eyther of them a
handfull and stampe them altogither and put therto Oyle, waxe,
Swynes grease, Incense and Masticke in lieke quantities as
is afore said, and soe make it vpp for it is proved.