Or,

Take one ounce of oyl of Roses, of sweet cream two ounces, of honey half an ounce, mingle them together and apply it.

Or,

Take of fresh and new Butter out of the churn, and not at all salted, [Page 2] what quantitie you will; boyl it with a sufficient quantity of Goose-dung, then strain it into fair and sweet Spring-water. Strain it thus, five or six times, (for the oftener it is done, the more virtue it hath) then last of all, strain it into Rose-water, and wash it often therewith; put it up, and keep it for your use. This Stocherus com­mends, and saith he had experience of it in himself, in the year 1509. Praxis Stocherj. fol. 344.

Or,

Take quick Lime and wash it nine or ten times in fair water; let it stand in every water, two or three hours; then pour off the water and put more to it. Take the washed Lime (being strained from the water) and add to it oyl of Roses and the whites of eggs; make an oyntment and keep it for your use.

Or,

Take Lime and put it into fair wa­ter, and let it stand therein four or five dayes, changing the water every day; then dry it, and make it into fine pow­der; mixe it with a sufficient quantity [Page 3] of Lineseed-oyl, and keep it for your use.

Or,

Take of old Hogs-grease what quan­tity you will, strain it into cold water, and add to it a sufficient quantity of the whites of eggs, beat them well to­gether, then apply them to the burn or scald on linnen.

Or,

Take Ivy-leaves (such as grow neer the ground) Marigold-leaves, Wood­bind-leaves, and Plantaine, of each a good handful, cut them small, and bruise them; then boyl them in six or eight ounces of Hogs-grease, strain them, and keep it for your use.

Or,

Take two handfuls of groundsel, as much of Hous-leek, of Barrowes-grease six ounces, stamp them together, and put thereto two handfuls of new Sheeps dung; stamp them altogether, and boyl them gently at the fire, strain them, and keep it for your use.

Or,

Take four ounces of Goose-dung, of one nights making, and of fresh [Page 4] Butter, or Sheeps-suet, three or four ounces; Fry them gently in a pan to­gether, strain it, and wet clouts in the same, apply it to burning or scalding.

Or,

Take of the inward bark of the El­der four ounces, of Sheeps suet half a pound, of Sheeps-dung six ounces. Fry them together, and being strained, keep it for your use.

Or,

Take of the juice of Housleek, Plan­taine, Comfrey, (the lesser of each) two ounces, of Sheeps-dung one ounce, Sheeps-suet half a pound. Boyl them together with a gentle fire, then strain and reserve it.

Or,

Take of Mulleyn, Plantain, of each one handful, of Burnet half a handful of Ale-hoof four handfuls. Bruise them grosly together, let them stand eight dayes; then add to them of Sheeps-dung and wax a sufficient quantiy, then strain it and keep it to use.

Or,

Take of the hearb Prunella two hand­fuls; beat it with three or four ounces [Page 5] of fresh Butter; let them stand toge­ther three or four dayes, then boyl them with a gentle fire, strain it and keep it for your use.

Or,

Take oyl of Roses two ounces, the yolkes of six eggs, beat them very well together, and add thereto fourty grains of Saffron in powder; spread it on linnen and lay it upon the burned parts.

Or,

Take of Night-shade-water, and Plantain-water, yolks of eggs, oyl of Roses, and Virgins wax, of each a like quantity. First melt the oyl and wax together, then put in the waters, and last of all the yolks of eggs by degrees, being first well beaten toge­ther. Keep it to use.

Or,

Take a quart of sweet cream, a handful of Fern-roots, wash and clean the roots, cut them in small pieces, then boyl them in the Cream till it be a kinde of jelly. Spread it on linnen and lay it to burning or scalding.

[Page 6]Take of Linseed-oyl four ounces, of new wax two ounces, of the whites of eggs a sufficient quantity, mix them to­gether on the fire, and keep it for your use.

Or,

Take four ounces of fresh Butter, then pour it (being melted) into cold water, and wash it til it be very white, pour away the water, and keep it for your use.

If the skin be not broken, then use the juyce of onions with salt in fine powder.

Or,

Take black Sope and Honey of each a like quantity, mixe them together.

Or,

Take the juyce of Elder-berries and mix it with the white of an egg. Ap­ply it.

Take heed you use not the former of Salt and Sope where the skin is off or broken, for then it will cause great pain.

Or,

Take the juyce of Onions two ounces, of Linseed-oyl one ounce, mix them together, and apply it.

Or,

Take of black Sope half a pound, of the best Honey four ounces, of Salt in powder half an ounce: mix them together. This must not be used where the skin is off.

Or,

Take three handfuls of All-heal, bruise it, and add thereto of Sallet-oyl four ounces, of Rosen one pound, of wax six ounces, of Sheeps-suet half a [Page 10] pound; cut the Suet small, and the wax, then set them on the fire to boyl gently, strain it into cold water, and make roules thereof, which is excellent to cure most green wounds. If you can­not get this hearb, take Comfrey, Pru­nella, or Melilot, in the room thereof,

Or,

Stamp the roots of Solomons seal, and lay it to any green wound after it hath done bleeding.

Or,

Take Comfrey, Bugle, or Prunella, stamp them and fry them with May-Butter, strain it, and keep it for your use.

Or,

Take Swans-dung, or for want thereof) Goos-dung, wix it with the white of an egge, and use it.

Or,

Take Doves-dung two or three handfuls, of wheaten meal and wine-vinegar, of each so much as is suffici­ent to make them into a Poultess. Ap­ply it, and lay a Cole-wort-leaf on the top thereof: renew it every six hours.

Or,

Take of Plantan-water six ounces [Page 15] of Vinegar of Roses (or in the room strong wine Vinegar,) one ounce; mix them together, dip linnen rags there­in; apply it warm to the place affect­ed and to the adjacent parts; renew it so often as it dryeth up the linnen raggs.

Or,

Take of the juyce of Plantain, the juyce of Housleek, the juyce of Night­shade, and strong wine Vineger, of each a like quantity; mix them and use it as before.

Or,

Take half a pint of Cream, mix with it Bran or crums of white bread steep­ed in milk, and make a Poultess there­of. Apply it warm.

Or,

Take oyl of Roses, oyl of Violets, oyl of Chamomil, and juyce of Plan­tain; of each one ounce: mix them to­gether, and apply.

Or,

Anoynt the place with the blood of a Cat warm.

Or,

Take red Dock-rootes, cut them into thin slices, and steep them all night in strong wine Vinegar; with this wash the place often, or stamp the rootes and vinegar together in a morter, and apply it.

Or,

Take of Allom one ounce, of Gar­like as much; dry the Garlike and burn it to ashes, beat also the Allom to powder; mix them with a sufficient quantity of vinegar and honey: boyl them gently to a good body (taking off the skum as it riseth,) and keep it for your use.

Or,

Take of the best Aloes one ounce and a half of strong wine vinegar three [Page 17] ounces; let the Aloes be made into fine powder; mix it with the vinegar and add thirty drops of oyl of Vitri­ol; wash the place therewith, being first shaken together.

Or,

Take of quick Lime four pound, quench it in three gallons of scalding water, mix it well together and strain it, then let it settle, and keep a gallon of the clearest for to wash the Tetter.

Or,

Take a quart of white wine vine­gar, boyl therein of Wood-binde-leaves, Sage and Plantain, of each one handful, of White-Coperas four ounces, of Allom as much as an egge; boyl them to half a pint, or three quarters of a pint; strain out the li­quor, and wash the Tetter therewith.

Or,

Take Smallage, Rue, and red Sage, of each one handful, cut and bruise them, and mix therewith Leaven, and the Grounds of strong Ale or Beer. Apply it.

Or,

Take Rag-wort, Rue and Hyssope, of each as much as you can hold in two of your fingers, one clove of Gar­like and a little piece of sowr Leaven, a spoonful of bay Salt, and a piece of rustie Bacon; beat them together and lay it on for twenty four hours space.

Or,

Take of fine Malt-flower a hand­ful, of Sope as much as a Wallnut; boyl them together in beer until it be thick; lay this to the place and change it two or three times in a day.

Or,

Take red Sage, Rue, Snailes, Bay-salt and Bacon, of each a sufficient quantity, beat them together and ap­ply it.

Or,

Take red Sage, Rue and Ragwort, of each a handful, cut and bruise them: Add thereto of sowr Leaven about the bigness of a Tennis-ball, of Tarr two spoonfuls, of black Sope a spoon­ful; stamp them all together, and ap­ply it morning and evening,

Or,

Take some wheaten flour, and boyl it in Beer or Ale to a good thickness, apply it warm.

Or,

Take the leaves of Sorrel, Marsh Marigold of each half a handful, white Lillie root a quarter of an ounce, stamp them a little together, then lap them in a Dock-leaf and roast them in Embers. Apply it hot.

Or,

Take Bay-salt in powder and mix it with the white of an egge. Apply it.

Or,

Take half a handful of Smallage, wheaten Leaven, black Sope, the white of an egge and wheat flower; stamp them together and lay them on a [Page 20] cloth to the Fellon.

Or,

Take of the bitter Vetch called O­robus one ounce; bruise and boyl them in water, with which bath the place.

Or,

Take Camomill and Melilot of each half an ounce, of Marsh-mallow-roots one ounce, Cummin-seed and Bay-berries of each a quarter of an ounce; make them in powder, and mix therewith four ounces of Boars-grease, or Hogs-grease. Anoint the Kibes with it.

A Rape or Turnep roasted with fresh-Butter, and applied, is good for the same.

Or,

Earth-worms boyled in oyl, with which anoint the Kibes.

Or,

Take the pap of Apples and Tur­neps of each three ounces, of fresh Butter two ounces, of Ducks-grease, or Swans-grease, or Capons-grease, one ounce; mix them together and ap­ply it.

Or,

Wash the feet or hands with Brine of Beef, or with the pickle of Olives.

Or,

Bath them with Oates boyled in water and Vinegar.

Or,

Take the juyce of Scabious and Fu­mitorie, of each one ounce, powder of Elecampane a quarter of and ounce, [Page 22] oyl of Roses and white Lillies, of each half an ounce; boyl them in two or three ounces of Vinegar till it be thick. Keep it to use.

Or,

Take four ounces of strong Vinegar, of Roch-Allom half an ounce; of Plantain, Sink-foyl, Honey-suckle leaves, of each half a handful; boyl them gently to the wasting of half: then add to the strained liquor a quarter of an ounce of white Mercury in fine pow­der. Boyl them a little, and keep it, to wash the Itch with.

Or,

Boyl Dock-roots, Scabious, Sope-wort, Fumitorie and Sorrel in water and Vinegar. Bath with it.

Or,

Take water-Betonie two good hand­fuls, Daysie-leaves and Ale-hoof or Ground-Ivy, of each a handful, of red Dock-roots as much; bruise them well, and mix therewith half a pound or twelve ounces of Hogs-grease, let them stand in a crock seven or eight dayes; then being boyled gently and strained keep it for your use.

Or,

Take one ounce of Salt-Peter, half an ounce of Roch-Allom; boyl them in a pint of Vinegar till about half be consumed, then use it to the place grie­ved.

Or,

Boyl Tobacco stalks in water and Vinegar; bath with it warm.

Or,

Take one ounce of Tobacco in fine power, of Brimstone in powder a quarter of an ounce, mix them toge­ther with three four or ounces of Hogs-grease, and make an oyntment: with this anoint the body every night.

Or,

Give twenty grains of Irish-slat powdered in any of the aforesaid li­quors.

Or,

Pour out the white of an egge, and put in some Sperma ceti; rost it soft, then sup it up in a morning fasting.

If the party bleed, give him a Dram (which is half a quartern of an ounce) of Bole-armonack powdered in Posset drink, wherein St. Johns-wort and Bugle hath been boyled.

Or,

Take Solomons-seal being green, bruise it and fry it with fresh-Butter. Apply it warm.

Or,

Take two pound of fresh-Butter; put to it of Broom-flowers and El­der-flowers of each a good handful or more, of Sage half a handful; bruise the herb and flowers: mix them with the Butter, then put them in a Pipkin or Crock seven or eight hours in a [Page 25] Kettle of hot water, cover it, and keep the Kettle alwaies full of water; when it hath thus boyled, take it out, and let it stand a while (but not till it be cold) then strain, and reserve it for your use.

Or,

Take Ale-hoof, Brook-lime and Smallage, of each a handfull; bruise them, and add thereto half a pound of Hogs-grease and sheeps-suet; fry them together, strain it, and when it is al­most cold put thereto a little Sperma­ceti or oyl of Spermaceti; mix them together and keep it for your use.

Or,

Take Chickweed, Wheat-bran, and the Grounds of strong Ale or Beer, cut the herb small and mix them toge­ther, then apply them warm to the place, strained or bruised.

Or,

Take Camomill, Worm-word, of each one handful, Red Rose leaves half a handful, of Barly meal one hand­ful. Boyl them soft in water or milk, then put fresh-Butter or oyl of Roses to it, and lay it warm to the bruised part.

Or,

Take the the juyce of Solomons-seal, of Unguentum album, and the white of an egge, mingle them together, and apply it morning and evening.

Or,

Anoint with the oyntment Dialthaeae mixed with a little Spermaceti.

Or,

Take the roots of blew Flower-De­luce, beat it with Rose-water, then lay it between a linnen cloth and apply it to the eyes.

Or,

Take Paper four double; wet it well in cold water, and lay it to the bruise.

Or,

Take oyl of Exeter, Aqua vitae and Oxe-gall, of each two ounces: mix them together, and use it.

Or,

Take four ounces of oyl of Bay, two ounces of Aqua vitae; mix them together.

Or,

Take Camomil, Sage, Dill, Rose­mary, of each a good handful; bruise and cut them; then add thereto a pint of Lin-seed-oyl. Boyl them to­gether for the space of half an hour, then put in half a pound of fresh-But­ter; boyl it again very gently, strain it, and keep it for your use.

Or,

Take half an ounce of oyl of Peter, oyl of Spike and Philosophers oyl, of each a quarter of an ounce, oyl of Exe­ter half an ounce, mingle them toge­ther.

Or,

Make a plaster of Galbanum, or Ammoniacum and lay it to the thorn or splinter.

Or,

Take a piece of Spunge, or a lock of wool, dip it in hot Urine, and apply it.

Or,

Bray Nettle roots and Salt together, lay it on.

Or,

Take the roots of Polypodium; bruise them with Barrows-grease, and apply it.

Or,

Take a piece of Foxtongue steeped all night in Vinegar, binde it fast, and in a day or two it will draw it out.

Or,

Take black Sope, Tarr, Goose-dung, or Hens-dung; mix them together and apply it.

Or,

Take Honey, Oxe-gall, and chalk in powder; mingle them together and lay it to the place where the thorn is.

Or,

Take linnen clothes and wet them well in Vinegar; apply it cold to the privy members of him that bleedeth.

Or,

Take half a pint of Plantain water, as much strong wine Vinegar, mingle them together, and take linnen clothes, and wet therein, lay some of them to the soles of the feet, and some on the right side, where the Liver lieth, and some to the palmes of the hands, and [Page 30] some to the nape of the neck and to the forehead.

Or,

Take an egg-shell and fill it with the party his blood that bleedeth, dry it in hot Embers, make it into powder, and blow up some of it into his nostrils with a quill.

Or,

Take four ounces of Plantain water or the juyce thereof, two ounces of strong Vinegar, one ounce of the juyce of Knotgrass, one ounce and a half of Bole-armonack in powder; mix them together, wet a double linnen cloth therein, and apply it cold to the fore­head.

Or,

Take Bole-armonack, Draggons-blood, of each one ounce in powder, mix them with the white of an egge and the juyce of Plantain to the form of a Poultis. In men that bleed, apply it to the forehead, temples and testi­cles. In women, to the forehead, tem­ples and breasts.

Or,

Burn an egge-shel in the fire till it be as black as a cole, make it into fine powder, and let the party that bleeds snuff up some into his nostrils.

Or,

Take Aloes one ounce, Mildust half an ounce, the hair of an Hare cut very small half a quarter of an ounce or less, mingle them together, and make Tents thereof with the white of of an egge, and put them up into the nostrils. The Tents are to be made with fine Flax or Tow.

Or,

Take the mosse of an Oake, and lay it to the wound.

Or,

Take old clean linnen, burn it as you do Tinder, and lay it to the wound.

Or,

Lay on a Copweb that is clear from filth and dirt.

Or,

Take burnt Muscle-shells in fine pow­der half an ounce, Saffron in powder thirty grains; mix them with Honey, and anoint with it.

Or,

Beat the yolk of an egge and some Sallet oyl, or oyl of Roses, together with some Saffron and Spread it on Leather, lay it to the place affected.

Or,

Take Melilot, Fenegreek, and Lin­seed, of each a like quantity; bruise them and mix therewith the white of an egge, make a Poultess, and lay it to the Piles.

Or,

Take an Onion well rosted in the Embers, bruise it, and add thereto meal or powder of Fenegreek, Linseed, and Camomil flowers, as much as sufficeth; put also a little Butter and Saffron to it; make a Poultis and apply it.

Or,

Take the fat of a Hen and mix therewith the yolk of an egge, Saffron and oyl of Roses. Lay it on.

Or,

Take two ounces of Doggs-dung in fine powder, four ounces of common oyl or Lin-seed-oyl, boyl them gently together, then add two or three ounces of wax, and make an oyntment.

Or,

Take oyl of Violets (washed in Violet water) and fresh-Butter wash­ed of each one ounce, of Lin-seed-oyl half an ounce, with the yolk of an egge, and the fore-mentioned, make an oynt­ment.

Or,

Take Elder leaves and boyl them in water till they be very tender; with this bathe the Fundament warm, and lay on the leaves with a piece of Cot­ten [Page 34] dipped first in the bath.

Or,

Take two ounces of oyntment of Roses, one ounce and a half of Popu­leon oyntment, the yolk of one egge, of Opium thirty grains; mix them to­gether, and anoint therewith.

Or,

Take one ounce of Linseed-oyl, and two or three Plantain leaves, stamp them, and being gently boyled toge­ther, apply it. This doth ease pain.

Or,

Take Henbane leaves and Purslain, cut them small, then take crums of white Bread and boyl them all in Milk, till they be soft, add also the yolk of a hard roasted egge and oyl of Roses. Apply it to the Fundament.

Or,

Give the juyce of Yarrow every morning for four or five dayes toge­ther.

Or,

Take of Oak leaves five handfuls, of Red Roses two handfuls, of Acorn cups three handfuls; boyl them in a sufficient quantity of water; In which quench often red hot Iron or Steel, and so bath the Piles therewith morning and evening.

Or,

Take of Acorn cups, or the leaves of the Oake one handful, boyl them in water, wet a red cloth therein, and ap­ply it warm.

Or,

Take the parings of Horse hoofs, burn it in a chafingdish of coles, and sit over it.

Or,

Take of Clary and Nep of each a handful, cut them small, then with eggs [Page 36] and flower make Batter, fry it with Butter, eat every morning thereof for a week or two.

Or,

Take as much of white and red Sanders in powder as will lye on a six pence every morning, in five or six spoonfuls of Muscadine, for a week or more.

Or,

Take of Knot-grass, Comferie and Cinque-foyl, of each two handfuls; boyl these with a knuckle of Veal and Raisons of the Sun, a few Cloves, and a little Mace, strain it and take it every morning with Rise in powder.

Or,

Boyl Isinglass in milk, and take every morning and evening a good draught.

Or,

Take half an ounce of the plaster called Diachylon simplex, of De mi­nio and Diapalma, of each as much, melt them together with a little oyl of Roses, and spread a plaster thereof on linnen or leather, lay it to the back.

Or,

Take of Rue as much as you can hold between two fingers, of Garlicke, [Page 38] half as much, of Wallnuts, or the huskes, or the leaves of the Tree, a handful; stamp and strain them with Ale or Beer, add thereto of London Treacle or Venice Treacle the quantity of a nut; drink off the liquor, and lay the faeces, or that which is strained out, to the sore.

Or,

Take a good handful of Betony, as much of wilde Sage; boyl them in Posset-drink, and take thereof morn­ing and evening with some Treacle of Andromachus.

Or,

Give fourty grains of Gentian root in powder (or more in a strong body) with Posset drink for two or three mornings together.

If it be a mad Dog, dissolve a little Mithridate or Treacle of Androma­chus in Treacle-water, or wine Vine­gar; dip raggs in it, and apply it warm to the sore, and rub the sore often with it: Afterwards lay upon it a Poultess made with Turpentine, Honey and O­nions, or Garlick, buised therewith.

The liver of the mad Dog is com­mended, [Page 39] if it be given the party in powder to drink in Posset-drink.

If Bees or Wasps sting any, presently pull out the sting if it be left behinde, and lay Honey to it, or Mithridate, or Cow-dung with Sallet-oyl.

If the eye be stung, pull out the sting presently and apply Carduus brused with the white of an egge, and so re­new it two or three times if need re­quire.

Or,

Take the powder of Bayberries and boyl it in oyl of Lillies or Sallet-oyl, then drop some of it into the ear every night, and stop it as before.

Or,

Boyl Bayberries (being first well bruised) in white wine, and hold your ear over the hot fume thereof two or three times in a day.

Or,

Take Marjerom, Rue, Camomill and Rose-mary, of each a like quanti­ty, boyl them in Vinegar; take the fume thereof into the ear or ears with a Tunnel or Funnel, after this is done, put some oyl of bitter Almonds into the ear and stop it with wool.

Or,

Take the juyce of Ground-Ivie, and put it warm into the ear; stop it as before.

Or,

Take two ounces of the juyce of Rue, as much womans milk, boyl it to­gether till it be curdled, then strain it, dip wood in the juyce warm and put it into the ear.

Or,

Take an Onion and cut a hole there­in, then put into it oyl of bitter Al­monds and fresh Butter without salt, boyl them together gently: drop of [Page 41] the liquor into the ears warm.

Or,

Distil green Wallnuts (huskes and all) in a Still, and wash your eyes with the water,

Or,

Take half an ounce of Tutiastone, or Tuttie, make it into fine powder, and put it into four ounces of white wine, as also two ounces of red Rose-water, shake it often together, and wash the eyes therewith.

Or,

Take of the juyce of Ground-Ivy, Celandine, and Daisies, of each one ounce, put to them a little Rose-water, and white Sugar Candy in fine pow­der.

Or,

Make a plaster of Gumelemnie, and lay it to the Temples. This will stop the Rehume.

Or,

Take one ounce of Tuttie in fine powder, four ounces of fresh Butter without salt, one ounce of oyl of Roses, mix them together and make an oynt­ment, with which anoynt the eyes at night.

Or,

Take half an ounce of Lapis Cala­minaris, and of white Candy as much, of white wine one ounce or more; make the stone red hot in the fire, let it cool, then make it into fine powder; mix it with the wine, and put in the [Page 43] white Candy in power; keep it in a glass for your use.

Or,

Take a good handful of young red Fennel, as much of Eye-bright, one ounce of white Sugar-Candy, a quar­ter of an ounce of white Coperas; boyl them all in a pint of running wa­ter till about half be consumed, then strain it, and drop of the clearest into your eyes.

Or,

Take half an ounce of white Cope­ras in powder, and fourty grains of Orris root in powder, add to them two or three ounces of red Rose-wa­ter, and wash your eyes therewith, or drop some into your eyes.

Or,

Take the juyce of Ground-Ivie, and put into the eyes.

Or,

Take half an ounce of burnt Co­cle-shels, [Page 44] as much of Olibanum, and a quarter of an ounce of Sarcocolla, make them all in fine powder, and blow some of it into the eye with a quill.

Or,

Put into the eye white Sugar-Candy in fine powder.

Or,

Take new Cheese often washed in fair water, beat it with the white of an egge, and apply it to the eye, or eyes.

Or,

Take Henbane root, bruise it, and [Page 45] boyl it in wine Vinegar, hold the de­coction in your mouth.

Or,

If Rheume be the cause thereof, chew a piece of Pellitorie of Spain in your mouth, and that will draw much Rheume.

Or,

Take Salt, Pepper and Garlike, beat them together, and being put into a clout, hold it in your mouth.

Or,

Take Sage and Pellitorie, boyl them in Vinegar, and hold thereof in your mouth as hot as may be.

If it be a hollow tooth, put a little Mithridate therein.

Or,

Take lint and wet it in oyl of Spike, oyl of Origanum, or oyl of Cloves, put it into the hollow tooth. But the best remedy for a hollow tooth is to pull him out.

Or,

Take a dram (which is half a quar­ter of an ounce) of Carduus, or Butter-bur root in powder, give it in Posset-drink before the fit, and sweat after it.

Or,

Take a spoonful or two of the juyce of Germander, and give it the party warm before the fit cometh.

In the hot fit Orreng posset is very good or Lemon posset.

Or,

Take Celandine, Rue, of each one handful, bruise them small, and add four ounces of black Sope, the whites of three or four eggs; mix them well together, binde it to the wrists and soles of the feet.

Or,

Take Venice Turpentine, spread it on Leather, strow thereon Nutmeg and Olibanum in powder, lay it to the wrests.

Or,

Make a plaster of Venice Turpen­tine, and strow on it the Powder of Rue. Apply it to the wrists.

Or,

Take a good handful of Feverfew, bruise it and add a little bay-Salt and Glass in powder; lay it to the wrists.

Or,

Cut an Orange in the middest, and spread each part with Mithridate, lay it to the wrists warm, and bind it on.

Or,

Take Rue and Baysalt, bruise them and lay it to the wrists.

Or,

Hang Camphor about the neck in a thin rag, or piece of silk. This hath cured many, especially children.

Or,

Boyl Alexander-seed, or the herb in Posset drink; strain and drink of it as before.

Or,

Boyl one ounce of Juniper-berries in Posset-drink, adding thereto half an ounce of Licoris; drink morning and evening a good draught, warm.

Or,

Take of time Parsly-roots, Fennel-roots (the pith taken out) and Alex­ander-leaves, of each a handful, boyl them in white wine and water suffici­ently, strain it and drink thereof mor­ning and evening.

Or,

Take two hanfuls of Hyssope, Rai­sons of the Sun stoned four ounces, Figgs cut in slices two ounces, Licoris bruised one ounce, boyl these in a sufficient quantity of water, strain it and take often thereof.

Or,

Take two or three handfuls of Horehound two ounces of Licoris bruised, boyl them in water, and be­ing strained drink of it.

Or,

Take as much powder of Brimstone or flower thereof as will lye one a six pence, morning and evening in an egge half roasted, for the space of a week.

Or,

Take one Dram (which is half a quarter of an ounce) of the root of Tormentill in powder, mix it with half an ounce of Conserve of red-Roses, and eat it, or let it be given in red wine, or Plantain-water.

Or,

Give fourty grains of Acorn-cups powdered in Rise milk, morning and evening.

Or,

Give a Dram of Acorn-cups pow­dered in Posset-drink for two or three mornings together.

Or,

Take a pint of red wine, and put to it a quarter of an ounce of Cinamom, and as much Plantainseed, bruised; boyl [Page 52] them gently together, strain it, and give often thereof.

Or,

Take Plantain, Knot-grass and Shepheards-purse, of each a handful; boyl them in new milk, strain it and being thickned with crums of stale white bread, eat thereof.

Or,

Give a Dram of old Venice Treacle morning and evening for four or five dayes together in Plantain water.

Or,

Take ground-worms and put them into Vinegar, that they may be purged from filth, then take half a pound of them and a pound of Hoggs-grease, beat them together and lay it on.

Or,

Take a pickle-Herring and pul away the bone, stamp it very small then put to it one ounce of Unguentum Po­puleon [Page 53] and a little Bole-armonack in powder, as also some red Rose-water; Apply it cold to the grieved place.

Or,

Take red Rose-leaves, Camomill and Melilot, of each on handful, of Linseed bruised or powdered one ounce, of the crums of white Bread half a pound, boyl them in milk to a Poultess, adding therefore six penny-worth of Saffron and the yolks of two eggs. Lay it on to the grief.

Or,

Take oyl of Roses and wax of each four ounces Saffron a quarter of an ounce, melt the wax in the oyl, and put in the Saffron in powder, then add the yolks of two eggs, make an oyntment and keep it for your use.

Or,

Take a pound of Raisons of the Sun stoned, bruise them, and apply it to the affected part.

Or,

Beat a Sheeps-head all to pieces, boyl it with two handfuls of Mal­lowes, and as much Balm, till the bones [Page 54] fall out; bath the member with the li­quor morning and evening.

Or,

Bath the member in Sea-water.

Or,

Take dregs of strong Ale or Beer, and put therein crums of Rie Bread; boyl them to a poultess, and apply it.

Or,

Take Wormwood, Walwort, and Bran of Wheat, of each two hand­fuls, bruise the herbs and add two handfuls of Cow dung or Horse-dung, let them be boyled in Vinegar, till the Vinegar be almost consumed, then ap­ply it warm.

Or,

Take a handfull of red Rose leaves and a pinte [...] new milke: boil them with crums of bread to a Poultis, and apply it warm.

Or,

Take a spoonful of Bay-salt, as much gray Sope, and the quantity of Wall­nut of Boares grease, Rue and Sage, of each half a handful. Beat them alto­gether, and lay it on a cloth to the place affected, renew it once a day.

Or,

Take of Sheeps dung half a hand­ful, of Goose-dung as much, steep them in a pint of white wine or Ale, one night, strain it, and drink thereof morning and evening.

Or,

Take a good handful of red Nettle crops, boyl them in a pint of Ale or Beer, strain it and drink a good draught morning and evening warm.

Or,

Take of Broom-flowers bruised, a handful of Saffron the weight of six pence, of the juyce of Celandine two or three spoonfuls, of Earth-worms washed clean, a small handful; steep them in a pint and a half of white wine [Page 56] one night, then boyl them gently, strain it, and drink thereof first and last.

Or,

Let a live Tench be applyed both to the right side (where liver is) and to the soles of the feet.

Or,

Take the yellow bark or rinde of the Barberie-tree and bruise it, then let it be boyled in white wine or Posset-drink, when it is neer boyled put in some Saffron, and boyl it gently a while, strain it and drink thereof morning and evening.

Or,

Give some London Treacle to bring them out. It may be given in Dragon-water or Carduus-water.

Or,

Take of the herb Scabious half a handful, or a handful of Figs sliced, six [Page 57] in number, of Licoris bruised half an ounce, of Harts-horn as much; boyl them in a pint of Spring-water or Posset-drink to about half a pint, strain it, and put thereto three or four penny-worth of Saffron in powder. Give four or five spoonfuls thereof morning an evening warm.

Or,

Take of Lentils (the huskes taken off) or Tares four ounces, of Figgs in number ten, of Raisons of the Sun stoned two ounces, of Fennel-seed bruised a quarter of an ounce; boyl them in three pints of water till the third part be consumed; when it is neer boyled put in twenty grains of Saffron, and let it boyl gently, strain it and give three or four ounces hereof to drink warm morning and evening.

Or,

Take red Rose-water and put a lit­tle Saffron in powder therein, wash the eyes therewith warm.

Or,

Give them Honey of Roses or Sy­rup of Mulberies warm.

Or,

Anoint the face with oyl of bitter Almonds and a little Sperma ceti mix­ed together.

Or,

Take Elder-leaves one handful Ma­rigols [Page 60] two handfuls, of French Mal­lowes or ordinary Mallowes one handful, Hoggs grease half a pound, bruise and boyl them till the herbs be dry, strain it and anoint therewith.

Or,

Take a quarter of an ounce of Ce­russe, or Chalk often washed in fine powder add to it two ounces of thin Cream, mix them together, and anoint therewith.

Or,

Take a good handful of the herb called Bitter-sweet, bruise it, and boyl it in a pint of white wine, strain it, and drink thereof morning and evening.

Or,

Take half a pound of Cow-dung, Anisseed and Cuminseed in powder, of each two ounces, mix them toge­ther and lay it on warm to the swol­len belly or legs.