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To make a searcloath to take
away the paine out of a bone
that hath been broken
Take a pound of new wax unwrought a
Quarter of a pound of stone pitch, a quarter
of a pound of Rosin, 2 spoonfulls Turpentine
half a pound of white Lead: the Quantity of a
wallnutt of Deers sewitt, as much sheep sewit
finely chopt fry all these together with a pint
of oyle of Olives on a soft fire untill itt bee
somewhat thick stir itt well for burneing;
then take itt from the fyre & dipp your cloth
in itt Mr Brest

Canker
Make an Oyntment of English honey,
burnt Allome, Bolearmoniack; the Juice
of red sage juice of Rew boyle all these
to an oyntment and herewith rub the Canker
till itt bleed. 7dowder what is fitting K:Hone

In case a purge or vomitt
work extreamly to stay itt
giue this potion following

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Take Diascordium one Dramm Diacodi^um
3 dramms an ounce & half of Borrage
water mingle itt make a potion & sett the partie
drink itt att bed time goeing to sleep
Proba
Gam: Pittsu

Fistula Drink
Boyle in 3 pints of Clarrett, Madder;
saracens consound, Rue, sage; & wood
bettony, of oach 2 handfulls to the wasteing
of a pinte, then streine and add to the
streined liquor half a pinte of pure honey
reboyleing itt a little & scum itt & drink
itt off at 8 morneings

A neck plaister to
dran Rhewm from
the eyes of & head
R sum Dragance half an ounce, mastick
and olibanum of oach 3 Drams, mirtleseeds &
fleawort seeds, pomegranetts of flowers of each ʒ1
Burgandy pitch a li. straind Caranna an Ounce
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226

To make a searcloath to take
away the paine out of a bone
that hath been broken
Take a pound of new wax unwrought a
Quarter of a pound of stone pitch, a quarter
of a pound of Rosin, 2 spoonfulls Turpentine
half a pound of white Lead: the Quantity of a
wallnutt of Deers sewitt, as much sheep sewit
finely chopt fry all these together with a pint
of oyle of Olives on a soft fire untill itt bee
somewhat thick stir itt well for burneing;
then take itt from the fyre & dipp your cloth
in itt Mr Brest

Canker
Make an Oyntment of English honey,
burnt Allome, Bolearmoniack; the Juice
of red sage juice of Rew boyle all these
to an oyntment and herewith rub the Canker
till itt bleed. 7dowder what is fitting K:Hone

In case a purge or vomitt
work extreamly to stay itt
giue this potion following

227
Take Diascordium one Dramm Diacodi^um
3 dramms an ounce & half of Borrage
water mingle itt make a potion & sett the partie
drink itt att bed time goeing to sleep
Proba
Gam: Pittsu

Fistula Drink
Boyle in 3 pints of Clarrett, Madder;
saracens consound, Rue, sage; & wood
bettony, of oach 2 handfulls to the wasteing
of a pinte, then streine and add to the
streined liquor half a pinte of pure honey
reboyleing itt a little & scum itt & drink
itt off at 8 morneings

A neck plaister to
dran Rhewm from
the eyes of & head
R sum Dragance half an ounce, mastick
and olibanum of oach 3 Drams, mirtleseeds &
fleawort seeds, pomegranetts of flowers of each ʒ1
Burgandy pitch a li. straind Caranna an Ounce
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