12

18

A good preservative against the plague
or pestillence
XXIV

Take Sage of vertue Rue otherwise called herbe
grace, Elder leaves & redd bramble leaves of each
of them a good handfull stamp them together
& then straine them through a fine Linen cloth
and put to the juice a quart of ^perfect good white wine
and a good quantity of white wine vinegar
mingle them together & put hereto a quarter
of an ounce of white Ginger beaten to Small
powder use to drink this medecine every morne=
inge fastinge for the space of Nyne dayes
together the quantity of a Spoonefull at a time
and this will (by Gods help preserve them for the
Space of a whole yeare

A drink for the Ricketts
XXV

Take of Bettany Egrimony, Hartstongue, Liver-
worth, Colts foot Scavious shuggar of each halfe a
handfull, the middle chine of Ash, fferne rootes
of each a quarter of an ounce, Water crsses

19

Brooke wine of each one handfull, ffiggs sliced 10, Raisins
of the Sunn stoned 3 ounces, boyle all these in a pottle of
faire water unto a quart & when it is almost boyled
put in a quarter of an ounce of Liquorish straine it &
lett her drink of it 3 or 4 times a day & alsoe in the
night if she useth then to drinke you must put in
hartshorne rasped halfe an ounce

A Medicine for ffreckles
XXVI

Take a quart of white wine & a pottle of the flowers
of Rosemary put them in a good glass bottle, then fill a
great skillet with water Lapp the glass in hay & sett
it in the skillett before you sett it on the fire & soe lett
it grow very warm but not boyle at all, then take a pint
of white wine vinegar put a new laid egge in it and lett
it remaine in the vinegar till the egge be consumed
or disolued, then straine the vinegar & white wine ...
And put the Liquor in a clean glasse, then give it
a warme over the fire & soe keep it for your vse.
Take a pint of Plantin water & a pint of ffemittory
water, drinke a quarter of a pint every morninge
and fast an houre after it.

1686