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A Seare Cloath for an Ache
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Take halfe a pint of the best Sallett oyle, one ou
and a halfe of white Ceres, a quarter of a p d of white
Lead, beat them severally, put y r oyle into a broad
pan & set it on the coales till it begin to boyle,
then put in y r 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 y u can rowle of it in y r hand, y u shall see it
enough boyled by droppinge it in fair water &
when it will rowle y u may make y r 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
Pollipodiu 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 gall s 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 y u 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 din er, this is to be observ=
ed for Tenn dayes together
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