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The weight of 12d in Silver of carua seeds
of 3 of rasons of e Sun 20 of Iniubes 14 Liquaras
Scraped 1/2 an ℥, of horehound 1/2 an handfull of
Elecampane Root's Sliced e weight of 2d in Silver
boyl all these in water & the eight part of good wine
Vinegar of both all most Apottle & boul m on A
gentle fire vntill their remain but A quart to
w ch being Strain'd put one ℥ of fine honet and of
Sugar 3 ℥ boil it again untill it be like A
thin Sirrup take of this often in e Day.
A Cordiall for A woman apt to miscarry
Take of clary & plantine of each an handfull of rose=
mary flowers Bettony flowers, of each 2 pugills boil
m in A quart of Ale vnto A pint & then Strain
it. Take 1/2 A pint of e pith of an Ox back washed
clean from e blood & 1/2 A pint of e Kirnells of
Hassell nutts beat m togather in A Stone mortar
w th A little Muscadine ^ & let it stand on A few Embers
untill
into e same A pint of Muscadine e Nutts be beaten in peices n put
6 hours Strain it and mingle it & put into
itt A little Cinamon powdered & 3 ℥ of white sugar
Candy powdered and take A draught every morneing
& att 4 A'clock in e afternoon for 9 dayes.
A Pultis for Stt Anthony's Fire
Take Malloes Marigold flowers red Sage elder
leaves of each Alike Quantity boil m tender in fair
water, then thicken it w th barley meal & when it is
thick enough putt in A good peice of hoggs Grease
and apply itt renewing itt morneing & night.
Probatum est.
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For A Burstting either in young or old
Take Knotwort, comfray & Ribwort, of each Alike
Quantity, wash m & dry m in an Oven after
the bread is newly drawn & being well dry'd beat
m to powder then Serce m in A searcer & what
quantity you take of e herbs when they are
dryed take 1/2 soe much Annaseeds & beat m w th
e powder of e of s d herbs, Searsing m togather when
you would vse it take soe much of this powder as you
can lay upon 6 pence & drink it fasting in A
little malmesey 10 morneings togather annointing
e griefe first w th A little oyle of spike mingl'd
with some sweet butt r unwasht Then take of
e hearbs as afforesaid (being first sodden in fair
runing water till they be tend r) and wring e water
clean out & soe apply m to e greaved place as
hott as may bee suffer'd & tye m to w th A trusse,
but lett not e trusse be to streight for t will
make it rend further these herbs must be gath r'd
in May for n the are in their chief strength
This hath been approved upon children soe borne
and upon aged people t hath been 14 years broken
The Knot wort groweth in e feilds & hath a little
watchett flower & two little things growing togath r
of e biggness of A pins head, out of e Joints
their of. the patient must lye one hour vpright
on his back, after e drinking of e said powder
and after e trussing.
Approved to be Soveraigne by Mr Withins
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