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A Receipt for the cure of an Ague
XII

Take Elder Stickes of one yeares Shoot newly out from the Tree
Scrape of the vpper bark first which is naught & then scrape of
the green Inward barke & of that take a good handfull & bruise
in a Stone Mortar or wooden bowle then put it into a pint of Stronge
Ale and let it infuse all night before the fire, the pott be covered,
Soe that it may be warme and noe more and a little before the
partye expects the ffit straine the Ale from the barke, the last
beinge squeesed is the Strongest and best, & put into it better then
halfe a Spoonefull of pepper grossly beaten, and soe Soone as they
find any grudgeing of the fitt drink it and stirr up and
downe, and in twice takeng it will Cure
It hath been very often proved

To make Pills for the head & Stomach
XIII

Take an ounce of Alloes, a quarter of an ounce of Ruberbe, halfe
a quarter of an ounce of Aramaticum Rosatum, beate these into
fine powder & make these into pills mingled with the
Compound of Syrrup of wormwood, and take three of them
half an houre before Supper, and soe Continue every third
night till the whole Masse be taken

probatum

After the pills haue wrought drinke some possett drinke
about two hours after.

13

A Drink Good for the Palsey
XIV

Take of the shaveings of the Stalks of old Rosemary halfe a pound
waight Orange peeles, wheat brann of each one handfull, red
Sage dryed by the fire a day or two V handfulls, put these with 2 or
3 Gadds of new Steele into a boltinge bagge & hang it in a vessell
of 4 or 5 gallons of Ale or beere of a middle Strengthe & drinke
noe other drinke for a whole yeare

Pils for the head
XV

Take of Alloes a dram the rootes of wild gourds of all sorts, of
Mirabilans, Diagredium, Masticke, Bayberries, Roses of each
halfe a dramme of Saffron a Scruple stamp them well together
with the Juice of Coleworths & take Seaven pills of the Same
Morninge and Eveninge.

A Medicine for the Stone
XVI

Take the Seeds of Saxafridge rootes dryed to powder three
times in a weeke, every day as much of the powder as
will Lye uppon a Six pence in white wine, the next weeke
drink it twice in the weeke, the third weeke once,
doe this every Quarter of the yeare

12
A Receipt for the cure of an Ague
XII

Take Elder Stickes of one yeares Shoot newly out from the Tree
Scrape of the vpper bark first which is naught & then scrape of
the green Inward barke & of that take a good handfull & bruise
in a Stone Mortar or wooden bowle then put it into a pint of Stronge
Ale and let it infuse all night before the fire, the pott be covered,
Soe that it may be warme and noe more and a little before the
partye expects the ffit straine the Ale from the barke, the last
beinge squeesed is the Strongest and best, & put into it better then
halfe a Spoonefull of pepper grossly beaten, and soe Soone as they
find any grudgeing of the fitt drink it and stirr up and
downe, and in twice takeng it will Cure
It hath been very often proved

To make Pills for the head & Stomach
XIII

Take an ounce of Alloes, a quarter of an ounce of Ruberbe, halfe
a quarter of an ounce of Aramaticum Rosatum, beate these into
fine powder & make these into pills mingled with the
Compound of Syrrup of wormwood, and take three of them
half an houre before Supper, and soe Continue every third
night till the whole Masse be taken

probatum

After the pills haue wrought drinke some possett drinke
about two hours after.

13

A Drink Good for the Palsey
XIV

Take of the shaveings of the Stalks of old Rosemary halfe a pound
waight Orange peeles, wheat brann of each one handfull, red
Sage dryed by the fire a day or two V handfulls, put these with 2 or
3 Gadds of new Steele into a boltinge bagge & hang it in a vessell
of 4 or 5 gallons of Ale or beere of a middle Strengthe & drinke
noe other drinke for a whole yeare

Pils for the head
XV

Take of Alloes a dram the rootes of wild gourds of all sorts, of
Mirabilans, Diagredium, Masticke, Bayberries, Roses of each
halfe a dramme of Saffron a Scruple stamp them well together
with the Juice of Coleworths & take Seaven pills of the Same
Morninge and Eveninge.

A Medicine for the Stone
XVI

Take the Seeds of Saxafridge rootes dryed to powder three
times in a weeke, every day as much of the powder as
will Lye uppon a Six pence in white wine, the next weeke
drink it twice in the weeke, the third weeke once,
doe this every Quarter of the yeare