49rTake AssaFatida And GalBanum of each one ounce steep them
in vinneger one night, then sett itt un the fire to bee disol-
-ued, then strayn itt through A fine cloth, then mingle thereto
2 ounce of vnguentum Diabasilicum, make A playster there of
5And Lay itt to the greife, itt will draw forth All venomed poy
-son, soe then you may medicine the greife As you doe other sores
if necessety bee, the AssaFatida will serue of itt selfe, to take
the venom forth:
A worthy Medicine for the Squinancy or squinzy:
10Take A pound of Scabeus water, of Aquauity one ounce mingle
All togather And lay itt to the greife, And you shall finde =
your selfe helped in 3 howrs:
Another for the same:
Take swallowes, And dry them in An oven, till they bee soe
15dry, that you may put them to powder, then put thereto
Hony of Roses, And A Little white starch made of Amidon, or
white starch made of Barly, put this into your mouth, And
Lett itt melt in your mouth, Letting itt goe down your throte
by Little: And Little:
20A Receit to take Away soon the pain of the Goute
As soon As the sallowes begin to put forth there leaues, take
A pound of them and stamp them, then take A pound of plan-
-tane rootes, stamp them Alsoe, then take A pound of old suet
stamp all these togather, And with itt anoynt the feete or
25greiued place, then Lay thereon one colwort Leafe, And the
paine will soon cease:
A Medicine to take away the greife of the
Goute and Alsoe to heale itt quite:
Take A Little dog newly whelped from the bitch, which hath
30but Lately opened his eyes, and lett bee As fatt As possable hee
can bee, then dresse him As you would doe a pig, the haire of,
And take forth the gutts from the sides, ripping or cutting
the sides, and take them forth, then take nettles and stamp
them, with 2 ounce of Brimstone, 4 yolkes of egges, and 4 ounce
35of Turpe˄/n\tine: mingle all these togather, and put itt in the
whelps belly, sowing the place up uerry close, that none of
these mixtures com forth, then rost him soe with A faire
soft fire, and the dripping that coms from him, keepe for
your use, and when the greefe trobles you, take of this fatt
40and Anoynt the greife therewith, many an one, hath not
only binne eased, but haue binne quite helped therewith:
A Medicine for the Goute:
Take A new stone pott And fill itt halfe full of oyle, And
the other halfe of uerry good white wine, And put therein
45Nettles, and seeth them all uerry well togather, bathewell
the greife with the Li˄/c\quor, As hott As you can suffer itt with
the herbes, and then Lay un the Nettles, upon the greife as
hott As you can endure them, doeing this 2 or 3 times will
helpe, Alsoe put therein A quantety of Burre leaues; bin
50ding them close the greife:
Against old Rotten putrefied sores:
Take the herbe called Tetterwort or Swallowort, Beate or
stamp itt well, putting thereto Gates grease, of A gelt pig min
-gle these well togather, with ffetherfew stampt, putting there
55to agood handfull of Branne, seeth all these well togather
and make there of A poultis, and Lay this as warme to
the sore, As they can suffer itt: