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A water for the Liver & burning Feaver
liv

Take Hartstongue, Liverworth, Maydenhear, distill them
together, and vse to drink of this water which will purge and
purifye the Liver, and quench the burning of an Ague
or Feaver.

To make hard Lyggs soft and small, if it be
never so hard.

lv

Take Milldust, Barely flowre, Wheat flowre and
Seeth them in Milk, put thereto Sheep's Tallow, Hony, Barrow's
grease, and boyle them very thick and lay it
thereto.

An Oyntment for the Morphew, be it white or Black.
lvi.

Take a pound of good Verdigreese, & one ounce of
white Brimstone, make them into small powder, then
take out the brains of two Sheep's heads, put the heads into
a pott, Seeth them without Salt then take the grease
thereof and put into the powder ^thereto and temper them together
and it will be a good Oyntment for the purpose

To expell Poyson out of a Man.
lvij

Take the black Claws of a Crawfish, & beat them
to powder, then drink them and it Shall help
you that are poyson'd without doubt.

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A Salve to draw a heale
lviij

Take a quarter of virgin wax, two ounces of Sheep's
suet, melted them together a little, then take them from
the fire, and thereto an ounce of Frankinsence and Stirr
it well together.

For the Tooth Ache.
lix

Take xx Ivye leaves, a little long pepper, boyle them with
a handfull of Salt in Old wine, then put the Liquor, when
it is well boyl'd, into your mouth, on that side that is
vex'd with Ache, and you you shall prove that the Ache
is destroy'd. probat. est.

A water to keep the Teeth from Stinking & also white
lx.

Take long Pepper, Purslowe, Astrologine, Rotundum
Salgeme, Seeth them in Wine, and vse to wash your
Teeth with this water, for it will keep them white and
Clean.

A Speciall Medicine for the Tetter or Canker.
lxi

Take a Quart of the Strongest Ale you can gett, put there=
to a handfull of Sage, and a handfull of Herb of grace, a handfull
of Rosemary, a handfull of Columbine leaves, seeth them togehter
till the one half of the Liquor be consumed; then put there=
to a Spoonfull of English hony, and as much Allome as
a Walnut, then let it seeth together, and let it be cover'd

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