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ffor a Cough
Take barows grease or bears grease & 4 or 5 cloves of garlick & stampe m well together n when e paitent is goeing to bed warme his feete by e fyer & anoynt m with e afore sade Ontment n when he is in his bed let him have a trencher made as hote as he cane induer it & warme clothes & this will helpe him- probatum est
Another for & fleame e cough, & to dry upe e rume
Take 2 peneyworth of Cloves & mace & a handfull of bay salt dryed att e fyer of Cummine & sage a handfull beat thes all uery well & mingell m together n put m into a lining bage about e length & breath of a mans hand & let it be Cuillted & put to e molde of e head of e paitent agine untill he find ease warme it morning & evening & lay it on
for a Cough
Take Turnops & bake a handfull of bluw figes & some dates slised & take it as oft as you please
m in a pot & boyle in e surop of mA Receit for e purginge of moist humors
obtaine itt doth certainly cure & very much aprooved a Doctor offerd 100£i for itt & could not
{It will not keepe aboue a fortnight good}
Take 4 ounces of Sasaparilla it must be sliced in e middle & cutt in small short peices Two ounces of e best english Liquorish cutt in e same manner One ounce of China cutt in like manner One ounce of Sasa phrix cutt in like manner these 4 things must bee layed in soke in 2 wine quarts of Conduit water e night before e boylings next morninge add 8 quarts more of e same water in a pott very close covered sett itt on att 6 a clock in e morninge & lett itt infuse 6 howers over a slow fire and then lett itt continue boylinge in a slow manner till halfe e quantity bee consumed about 2 of e clocke putt in all together Halfe an oz of Ruberb Halfe an oz of Agrige One oz of Harmadactulus Two ounces of sweet fennill seeds Two ounces of Aniseeds Halfe an oz of Stikudas Half an oz of Epiphanium e seeds must bee cleane & so putt in to gether & when halfe is boyled away then putt in 4 oz of Cena & lett e fire be taken away & lett itt continue all night infusinge beinge very close covered then lett itt bee streyned through a haire siue in e in e morninge & then add a quarter of an oz or a dramme of saffrowne well dryed & ground to powder & lett e party drinke halfe a pinte in e morninge att 6 a clocke & so fast 3 howers lett them take e same quantity att 4 a clocke in e afternoone without intermission Duringe e time if e patient bee very weake then halfe e quantitye att e same hower this quantity will serue for e patient unlesse the be very weake this allso may bee taken in e fall they must drinke no broth in e morninge & must have a very dry dyett they may sleepe after this though itt purge yett itt doth not weaken 33 A Medicine ffor Dropsie
e whitest & flowrest t y u can gettTake a quart of fayre Run boyle them uery well together then putt therein a handfull of smallage small shred and lett it boyle a little while: then season it with a little salt & pepper: and lett e patient drinke thereof euery morninge fasting: somthinge more then bloud warme: without any butter or bred with it: and lett e patient drinke noe other drinke then this Diet Drinke followinge
inge water and to spoonfulls of oatemealTo make e said diet Drinke:
Take halfe a pecke of scuruie grasse a Quarter of a pecke of brookelyme; and as much watercresses foure handfulles of wormewood and as much sage: toe handfulls of unsett Isop: to handfulls of Rosemary: and as much of mother of time Annys Rootes: six ounces Restharrowe: and polipodiu of each four ounces: saxafrage with e Rootes six handfulls: Germander to handfull speedewell Scabwins fumie tory: nettles of each one handfull: Cardus Benedictus Tammarisk of each one handfull: e wood of Tammarisk: five ounces: orring pills one ounce: Anniseedes: ffenellseeds: synamon of each one ounce: & an halfe: nutmeggs six dram s Reubarke: foure ounces: scena leaues eight ounces: bay berries foure ounces: cutt and bruise them alltogether and put them in a Linnen bagge: & hang it in a kelderkin and tunne thereto twelve barre gallons of ten shillings beere: newly brewed t it may worke together in e vessell: & lett it soe stand and worke eight dayes: before e patient Drinke thereof: and Lett e patient weare continewally one his breast next his skinne this stomacher ffollowing viz:
To make the said stomacher:
Take the powder of rosemaary wormewood Marioram mint sage of each halfe an ounce: of nutmegge cloves & mace of each an ounce: ambergree se: three graines Benianin white Calamus Galingale: frankinsence of each to Dram s muske a scruple: Saffron: to graines olibanune one dram e Red rose buds in powder halfe an ounce beate all these to powder and quilt m in sasnett & lett the patient weare it contineu ally att his breast
Another Medicine ffor e Dropsie
Take a gallon of White wine a pinte of or dry: well sifted halfe an ounce of synamon: grossly bruised putt all together in a close vesselle and stopp it close: yett stirre it with a stick sometimes & when it hath steeped foure and twenty houres then poure it into a Jelly bagge ashes & all untill it be very cleere by letting it Runne through seauen or eight times then Drinke of it as you please in stead of other drinke you may putt in suger if you will:
e ashes of broome: greeneAn aproved medecine for e dropse
Take a white briony rotte & boyle it in halfe a pinte of white wine till halfe the wine be boyled away n take 2 spoonfulls of e wine in all e spone meat that you eate & in all e drinke that you drinke this will nether purrge nor uomett you must keepe your selfe to eate nothing but mutton rosted dry & rasons of e sunne & drinke but very litell as you canne take 2 inches of white small brioney rotte & chope it in halfe a pinte of whit wine over night & soe drink it fasting e next morning it will purge & vomet & it either cueres or else killes this is allso for e dropse 19
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A Purge for the Dropsie
Take some grains of Guttagumme in two houres after drinke a draught of possett drinke & soe doe for two or 3 dayes togeather & then cease two or three dayes togeather & thus continue ittas longe as y u shall see occasion if e belly bee very bigge after the e purginge ap apply docke leaues to Navle shiftinge of them as many times in day as they bee wett Probatum est
ffor e Dropsie
Take stampe them & Streyne them take 3 spoonefulls of e Juyse putt itt into some possett drinke drinke soe much 3 mornings togeather y u may forbeare 3 dayes & if occasion bee drinke more afterwards
Rootes of a broade Sedgge that growes in Marshy grounds,Probatum est
An Aprooued Medicine for a dry Dropsy or for one t is swelled from head to foot wind.
Take a quart of white wine, & a pinte of stronge ayle of red sage Peneryall unsett Hysop of each a handfull a quarter of a pound of Razons of e sonne stoned 2 oz of blew figgs boyle all these together untill itt come to a pinte strayne itt & then putt into itt 2 oz of browne sugar candy & drinke there off a little draught in e morninge fastinge & fast an howre after itt Att night when y u goe to bed y u may warme itt a little if y u please.
ffor the Dropsie approoued
Take 3 q itt sage woorm wood e topps of greene broome & e inward Rind of ash of each a handfull y u must boyle itt untill a pinte bee wasted then take 3 spoonefulls of East & Worke itt up then putt itt up in bottells y u must nott stoppe your bottells butt putt paper ouer them untill itt hath done workinge
ts of e second Runninge of ayle worte & boyle inA Vomitation for of the Dropsy e Legge that is full
Take a pottle of stronge Beare, two handfulls of woormwood & two handfulls of [C]ammemile flowers two handfull of March Mallowes boyle all these together till a pinte bee wasted & then baythe e sayd Legge w th e Hearbs very hott when y u haue done lett patient goe into a warme bedd & sweat a breathinge sweatt an howre or two & this doe as often as y u shall finde occasion butt some itt will helpe in 2 or 3 bathings
for the dropsey
Take 2 handfulls of wood sorell & 2 of wild duble tansey to a Galond of beare & tune it up & so doe more observing e same proportion & drinke no other drink 35
To make a poultise toe Cure a soare breast though it be full of holes: without Tentinge
Take a quarte of new milke put therein one handfull of smallage shred small and as much Deere suyt as an egge: boyle them a little together then putt therein a Little oatemeale and one handfull of linseede small punned: and one spoonfull of e powder of lem on pills: boyle all these together till it be as thick as a poultise: then spred it one a cloth: & apply it to e breast as hott as e patient may abide it: without any other medicine morninge and eueninge untill it be whole and if there be any holes put noe tents therein: but only lay this poultise ouer all.
A Soueraigne Pultise to breake a sore brest
Take a Pottle of ayle & a handfull of Smallage of mallowes Chickewood Grunsill of each a handfull shred them & beatt them in a stone morter then putt them into your ayle allso halfe a pound of e Razons of sun stoned & bruised halfe a pound of sheepe suitt halfe a pinte of Linseede boyle all these togeather untill itt come thicke as as a pultise & then apply itt to e brest as hott as e patient can suffer itt you must dresse itt twice a day till itt bee broake & then apply a plaister
A Serecloth to disolue a sore brest
Take of oyle of Linseede wax and sheepe suitt of each a like quantity melt them alltogether in a pewter dish then take your cloth & drippe itt into itt y u must leaue itt pretty thicke uppon your cloth & your cloth must bee pretty stronge y u must apply a payr of Selsian playsters uppon e holes you must take redd sage & putt itt into a pewter dish uppon a Chafin dish of coals & dry itt a little then sprinkle uppon itt white wine vinegar untill itt bee pretty wett & then dry itt againe & [rubb] itt to powder and quilt itt in a thinne linning cloth & lay itt all ouer e brest uppon e sercloth reachinge under e arms
An openinge drinke for a [breyst] t is nott to bee broke
Take Endiffe Succory Dandelon Sinke foale of each one handfull Polipodia 4 oz Ruberb & seny of each 1/2 oz boyle all these together in 3 q ts of whea or small ayle till one quart bee consumed you must putt in of Aniseeds sweete fennill seeds of each an oz then straine itt & drinke there off euery morninge fasting & fast 2 houres after itt
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A drinke to dissolve an Ingendered hardnesse in a breast that looketh white & is not to bee broken
Take a gallon of small beare one hand full of Egrimony a handfull of red sage an oz of sarsaparillo an oz of sweete fennill seeds boyle all these together untill it come to 3 pints then putt itt into a bagge of thinne Canves & putt itt into a gallon of ayle beare & all
This drinke beinge drunke constantly wthout any other drinke will dry up humour feeds the hardnesse applyinge to itt a dissolvinge playster to breast
A powder to dissolve breast is not to bee broke hardnesse in a
Take dry them & beatt them to fine powder then take as much as will lye upon a 4d & putt itt into a pint of 6s beare all night & drinke this beare in morninge & fast an houre after itt then putt as much beare into remainder of powder & drinke in afternoone & when you go to bed & so every night refresh your powder
warts groweth uppon inside of 2 leggs of a manAnoint
brest every morninge wth ungunt niapolitanuAnother Powder for same
Take of 6 oz divide itt into 3 pts & give patient in morninge one part & att 4 of clocke in afternoone a part & att night when you goe to bed another
powder of snakeweed comes from Virginia weightA Poultise to breake a breast beinge very hard and bigge like a Cancer but white & loose from Ribbs
Take a pinte of clarett wine & 2 penny worth of saffron putt into your wine upon fire & when itt boyleth thicken itt wth very fine wheaten flower when itt is well boyled & thicke take itt off fire & putt into it yolke of a new layed egge & soe apply itt to breast twice a day as hott as can bee suffered
+ For a Cancer in breast
Take Hogge lis and putt them into a great spoonefull of white wine and soe drink itt every morninge fastinge & fast 2 howers after itt take this untill hardnesse bee dissolved
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A Medicine toe Cure Jandise
Take a Quarte of six shillings beere & put it into a stone pott put there in one handfull of butter dock rootes cleane scraped and sliced thin one handful of Inner Rine of Barbery Barke one rase of turmerick: Lett all these be steeped in beere & next morninge poure forth a draught thereof into a boule or glasse: and put therein as much saffron as will lye one a three pence: stirre it well into beere and Drinke it offe and soe continew morning and Eueninge First and last: as Long as You see cause and in Yo ordinary Dyet drinke steepe toe ounces of licorish as much of Anniseeds peneroyall sage Rosemary Isop of each one handfull: butter dock rootes cleane scraped & sliced one handfull
Another For same
Take and slice them: and putt them into a pottle or 3 pints of six shillings beere or soe much as will searue to drinke next day steepe them 16 or twentie fowre houres: as patient can beare tast: alsoe take a pomegranet pille Dry it and beate it into fine powder: and drinke with every draught soe much thereof as will lye one a groate: and drinke it att Yo pleasure: and into euery such draught of beere or ale put as much saffron as a pease: small shred & if will not helpe lett patient take Followinge
red dock & burre Rootes of each a like Quantitie scrape them cleaneTake a Rasin of Turmerick grate it into a draught of ale and putt therein a spoonefull of greene goose Dunge Juice that is new made morninge and give it patient to drinke
Another For Yellow Jandise
Take a Quarte of beere put therein a good handfull of Carduus Benedictus: as much of Yarrowe: and one handfull of new sheepes dunge steepe it all night therein: then streine it: and lett patient Drinke a Draught thereof in morninge Fastinge
For taken mould of head yellow Jandise when dissease hath
Take or bake meats or drawne sett up Oven lidde & lett them stand till next day then beat them to powder addinge thereunto an ounce of white sugar Candy finely powdered of saffrowne in powder a pennyworth halfe a Nuttmegge grated mix them well togeather & divide itt into 3 parts take one of parts in morninge fastinge in foure spoonefulls of white wine, fast an houre after itt & likewise other 2 pts next morninges followinge as afore said this is good allso for them are weake after Agues & children have Consumptions wth Ricketts
shells of 2 new layd eggs & sett them to dry in Oven after breadFor yellow Jandise
Take 2 pennyworth of grind itt to an exceedinge fine powder then mix itt with pap of a rosted Aple and give itt to diseased person to swallow downe in manner of a pill use this divers morninges together and itt will [undo a blede], /and you
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For e blacke Jandise
Take drinke e wine thereof simply by itt selfe to e quantity of 3 or 4 spoone fulls att a time and itt will cure y u
e herb penny royall and boyle itt in white wine orFor e yellow Jandise
Take e powder of Hartshorne mixt together and every morninge for 9 dayes take as much of itt as will lye on a sixpence in possett ayle or ayle and rest on itt a while if itt cures nott att e first d try itt 9 days longer and itt will nott faile
My Lady Temples
Mr Nixes Receit for a Consumption
Take one pint of [liue] hony a pint of Hyssopwater an hanfull of Coltsfoot an handfull of Egrimony a sprig of Rue 2 ounces of Hartshorn scraped 2 ounces of green licoris bruised a qtr of a pound of Raisins ston'd six Figgs sliced 2 ounces of brown sugar Candy a spoonfull of Aniseeds bruised put all these together & boile them gently to a sirrop.
e bestTake 2 spoonfull at a time first & last viz at morning at 4 in e afternoon & at night let it go down very gently as you can, make half a dozen swallows of a sponfull the Lungs will draw e virtue of it e better. Let it Sibber very gently on e fire about 2 hours then strain it all out and put a quart of water to the strainings Boile it again & straine it & drink that water also it is almost as good as e sirrop Keep green Liquorish always in yo pocket chue of it often & spit it out
Now & then Eat a mess of snaile milk (viz) Take 6 or 8 snails crack e shells but not break em & boile em in some milk as long as you would boile an Egg then throw em out & eat e milk it wilbe as thick as a Custard.
To make snailwater
Gather a gallon of shell snales wash them & give them a Crack then steep them in milk a q ter of an inch over so let em lye all night put em into a still with Coltsfoot egrimey and spearmint of each an handfull & so distill them Drink of this water a wine glass at a time anytime you please.
for a cold or cough
Take half a pound of Raisens of en boyle em in a quart of milk till it comes to a pint it will curdle e milk en strain it & drink half a pint of it in e morning & half at night goeing to bed
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A medicine to Cure e Canker in e mouth
Take woodbine leaves Rue rosemary & tyme: of each alike quantitie dry them all in an oven and then pun e them to powder: searse it fine and mingle therewith some life hony and a like Quantitie of burnt Allum: annoynt e mouth therewith to or three times a day
An approuved Medicine ffor a Younge child t hath a thrush in e mouth:
Take a new laid egge & make a hole in poure out both yolke and white: then put therein a good quantitie of English hony with a petty peece of Roach allum: and halfe a spoone full of e Juice of red sage: boyle these altogether in yo egge shell upon a soft fire in wood embers and when it is boyled poure it out of e shell and soe annoynt e Childs mouth therewith very softly not Rubbing it: annoynting e same three tymes a day
e narrow end of e shell andAn aproved powder for a Canker in when it eateth vollently e mouth
Take of white copperos as much as a small wallnut & of dubell refined sugar as much as 2 wallnuts beate m both together very fine n strowe a litell upon e canker for 3 dayes together ons a day or longer if it be needfull you must hold downe your head & let e watter runne out of your mouth
An aproved medeceine for a Canker in e mouth
Take 5 ropes of rosemary & of penerioyll & broad tyme & red sage & rue of each as much shread m & beat m all together in a stone morter with as much of e powder of harts horne as will lye upon a groat & as much rock allom as a great bene n take 2 sponfulls of e best honey & mix it very well to gether in e morter & apply it to e sore with a fether anoynting it very softly 3 tymes a day
A vomitation to flesh & heale a bludey Canker or cancer in a legge
Take 3 pints of watter & halfe a pinte of & give it a boyle or tow upon e fyer and n let it stand all night close covered n take it & streane it put it upon e fyer againe & put therin of sind Jons sant Johns worte & peters worte & Hillyrian other wise called all heall of each a handfull boyle all this till it comes to a quarte n streain it & when you use it warme it very well & n dipe in linte & bath e legge therwith & somtymes lay e linte upon e soare
For a canker in e mouth
{Lady Husseys receipt}
Take half a gill of hony a spoonfull of burnt roach Alum a spoonfull of Bole=armenick searsed, of whit ginger sersed a Spoonfull boyle all thes together till it is a litle stife & so power it in a pot for use & rub e mouth w th it
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Take a good handfull of of a bulloes tree: two greate spoonefulls of e powder of sinamon with two good peeces of orringe pills: & some suger boyle all these together till halfe be boyled away in a good Quantitie of milke: and lett e patient drinke thereof
e inner barke of an old oake tree: and as muchAnother For e same:
Take a chaffing dish with hott charcoale : and sett it within a close and poure uppon it some tarre: and let e patient sitt over it that e ffume thereof may goe up into his body and lap a blanket about it t noe ayre may come forth otherwayes: & when e patient hath sate as longe as hee can well endure: then let him sitt uppon a warme cushin, and use e same toe or three tymes: a day and in the meane while hee soe sitteth: lett him drinke of a caudell made with clarrett wine synamon suger e rine of pomegranet and e yelkes of to eggs rosted as hard as may be and likewise lett him drinke thereof morning & eveninge as hott as he can Synamon Water is very good also
Another For same
Take a pottle of new milke and toe ounces of whole pepper boyle it till it come to a Quarte: then streyne Yo pepper out and lett the p tie Drinke of it fastinge in morninge: & att foure of the clocke in afternoone: and att night when hee goeth to bed lett him drinke it as hott as hee can: pepper will searue for any use when it is Dry
A Medicine For a Loosenesse:
Take beate them into a powder: and giue halfe a spoonefull of said pouder in foure or fiue spoonefulls of allegante: in a morninge fastinge and at night goinge to bed:
stones of Raisons of sunne and Dry them in an ouen or by fire: thenAnother For same
Take a Quarte of new milke & when it boyleth put therein a good peece of Roach allum: soe lett patient greiued eate Curd: if his stomack will beare it & drinke drinke bloud warme as Long as occasion serueth
Another for the same
Take a peece of old holland and scrape it into fine Lint: then lay your Linte in soke in stronge Synamon Water: and when it is well soked Rowle Yo lint up into little Rowles: or pills: and dipp them into your water againe and then swallow foure or fiue att a tyme: drinkinge after a little of Yo Sinamon Water: I haue knowne att twice taking: this hath stayed a uery greate Loosenesse:
Another for same
Take a Quarte of new milke: and as much beane flowre as will make it thick as papp: boyle it uery well put in a quarter of a pinte of planterne water & a spoonefull of beaten synamon with 3 or 4 spoonefulls of red rose water: with a peece of fine suger boyle them all a little: and lett p tie greiued eate thereof
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