48r A worthy Playster for Any stitch:
Take A pinte of milke, As itt comes fr<o>m the Cow, putt
therein Mallows chopt smale one Handfull, of Barly
flower As much of comminseedes Brused two hande
5fulls; of pure Hony A sawcer full, of dryed saffron
made into powder the waight of 2 pence, Boyle All
these togather sterringe itt untill itt bee thicke, Like
A playster, then make A playster there of, As bigge As
you shall thincke good to Lay un the greife, Lay itt on
10As hott As you can suffer itt, morninge And Eueninge:
A Medicine to dissolue the swelling of any thing:
Take of Marshmallows A good Handfull, stampe
them uerry well, And Boyle itt in A sufficient quan-
tety of fresh Butter, put thereto one ounce of un
15wraght wax fine shauen, melt them, And then put
therein one spoonfull of capons grease; And beinge
melted strayne itt, And spread there of un A peece of
Linninge cloth, And soe Lay itt to the greife:
To heale A wound in 9 dayse:
20Take meadwort, camphire, And All the grease of
A good fatt capon, that neuer touched water, And
make A salue there of, And itt will heale easely
any wounde, itt beinge neuer soe large And deepe
But if itt bee deepe, put into the same A tente, euen
25As far As itt will goe, And this will helpe:
ffor deepe woundes:
Take vnguentum Ægiptiacum 2 ounce Allom 1 ounce
white ffranckinsence halfe An ounce, Mirh 1 dram
Red wine 2 pintes, boyle All these togather A Little
30And put there of into greate And deepe woundes,
the Author hath done many greate cures there
with:
ffor canckers And ffistulaes
Take Dittany, Burnett, Bonewort, case Bugle,
35red coleworte, And Burres, Boyle All these in
faire springe water, or in white wine, And soe
wash the canckers, And ffistulaes there with
A water to heale all sores of wounds in
few howres:
40Take A pound of new yellow wax, or As much As you
List, Alsoe take som malmsy, or greeke wine, And put
itt with the wax into A pan, or dish, And sett itt one
the fire untill the wax bee melted, then power the
wine from the wax, then melt the wax Again, And
45power in the sam wine Again to the wax, whiles itt
is hott from the fire, this doe for 7 times togather
then take the wax, the 8th time And melt itt, And
put therein A good handfull of Bricke growned to uery
fine powder, mingle And ster All these uerry well to
50gather, then put itt into A winding glasse And fill itt
to the midle of the necke, then Lett itt distile first
with A Little fire, for 8 howres; Afterward make