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A water to wash the breasts, if they be
healed or not

xlviij

Take a handfull of Rhue, as much of Sage
two Spoonfulls of Hony, a little Roch Allomme lik
a Walnut, Seeth all these in a quantity of White
wine, vntill they be half consum'd, then straine it
and keep it in a Glass, wash the holes with it ....
and dress them with Salve following.

A Salve for any Sore.
xlix

Take five ounces of fine wax iij ounces of Rosin a Spoon=
full of hony iij Spoonfulls of Neats Oyle, boyle all these
together, well Stir'd, keep it. It is good for any Sore.

For Bloodshott Eyes
l.

Take Plantin water, Rose water and the white of
an Egg, Mix them all together, and wash your Eyes
therewith, or else lay it upon your Eyes and it help
with God's Assistance.

A wonder^full Plaister for a Sore Breast.
li

Take leaves of Mallow's & Wormwood of each a handfull
Seeth them in Water vntil they be as tender as Butter
of an Apple, then lay them on a board, and let the water
run from them Clean, then Cut them Small, with a

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knife, for they will not grind for fat, then Stamp them
with a pound of old Swines grease; and temper
them together till you know not the one from the
other, this plaister is most pretious for sore Paps, the
rott of all others, it Matureth and Mitigateth ^not only the
payn in the Paps, but also, in hard Botches or Boyles
vnder the Throat or Arm holes, or any other place in
the body where it lyeth hard in the flesh. This must be
laid to luke warm in a double Linen Cloath changed twice
in a day; Looke Substantially on this Plaister for it hath
no pore in such things.

For the Bynding in the Body
lij.

Take a handfull of Parsley, boyle it in fair water, and
lay it as warm as you can endure it to your Navill
and this to be us'd 3 nights together bound round
about you with a fair Cloath, then the 4th night take a
Slice of Raw beefe and lay it to your navill with a fine
Linen Cloath between one night and no more and that
shall make you moderate in your Body.

For the black Jaundice
liij

Take a pint of Malmsey, put thereto the Juice of ix branches
of Sallendine, and a Sheep's turd strayn'd into it when it is new
dung'd, long Pepper, English Saffron & Turmerick, put these
together & give it to the partye fasting. probatum est

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KitB

I suspect ou. (line 17) is abbreviation for ounces