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For a Deafness Mts. Furzer

Take 2 dozen wood lice 1 ounce Oyl of bitter Almonds bruise
the wood lice and put them to the Oyl and let them
stand 24 hours Then strain it off and drop a little
in the year Every night going to bed.

To stew pidgeons Mts. Jones

Take some good beef gravy stuff your pidgeons and
tie up the necks and rumps, That no liquor can get
into the stuffing. Make your stuffing of good beef
suet one third part of Crums of bread and lemon
peel one egg then put in about a coffee cup of claret
to the gravy and stew your pidgeons over your stove
And as the gravy shrinks put in boiling water to
keep the pidgeons covered. put the breast downwards
till they are half ready, and then turn them And
when they have stewed an hour, and an half put
some fresh gravy and Wine, and give it a boil together
and thicken it up with a little butter. Put it into the
dish with your pidgeons. some Cakes made with the
stuffing, and garnish the dish with crumbs of bread.

For a pain in the Ear Mts. Terry

Take a bit of Venice treacle, and a little saffron
dry'd and powdered. Mix 'em together and spread it
upon a peice of leather. put a peice of Muslin on
the ear before you put on the plaister .You
must lye on the side the pain is on