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A Seare Cloath for an Ache
XXI

Take halfe a pint of the best Sallett oyle, one ounce
and a halfe of white Ceres, a quarter of a pound of white
Lead, beat them severally, put your oyle into a broad
pan & set it on the coales till it begin to boyle,
then put in your Ceres Stirringe it with a long
Stick till it looke like faire water, then put in your
leade & Stirr it till it looke blackish and dropp of it
till you can rowle of it in your hand, you shall see it
enough boyled by droppinge it in fair water &
when it will rowle you may make your searcloath
presently.

A Diett drink for the Dropsey Short
windedness or the Tissicke

XXII

Take one pound of Liquorish, Carroway seeds Sweet
Corriander seeds, Annis Seeds, of each 2 ounces parsley
one ounce vnless the patient can make noe stoole &
then halfe an ounce will Serve, Allicompaine rootes
Pollipodium of each 2 ounces Bay berries 3 ounces,

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Rosemary, sage, Thyme, Burrage, Hyssop Winter
savory, Pennyroyall, Woodbinde, Weath wine, some
call it weatherwine, others call it Seath wine of each
one handfull, Take 3 gallons of Spring water & boyle
all these together, till they come to halfe the quantity
when that is cold, Straine it througe a clean
cloath put it into earthen bottles & drinke it halfe
an hour before you eat or drinke any thing else
in a morninge, one quarter of a pint at a draught.

A receipt for a redd face
XXIII

Take the Juice of Southernewood one large
Spoonefull put it into a pint of strong Ale
or halfe a pint of Sacke drinke this by Six
of the Clock in the morninge fastinge, abstaine
from eatinge or drinkinge vntill Tenn of the
then take Southernwood & put a little vinegar
to it & eat it with bread & butter as sage, & att
Twelve you may goe to dinner, this is to be observ=
ed for Tenn dayes together

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