9vthereof As much As will couer A french brown or
more and giue itt the patient to drincke, with halfe A
glasse full of white wine, then couer the patient well
and Lett him sweate and when hee hath well sweate
5put him one A clean shirte and clean sheetes, and other
bedclothes (if not A clean shirte) som that haue taken
of this seede ouer night, haue bin well in the morning
haue put un there clothes, and walked up and down:
Jn Anno 1523 in Naples there was one that had the
10 plague, with one sore in his thigh and Another under
his left Arme, hauinge taken of this powder in the
morning, Att night these 2 carbuncles or sores were
Broke of themselues, by the uertue of this Excellent
medicine, sente by gods mercy, for the helpe of man
15 Against the Rottennesse of the Lightes
Take A pound of the tayles of Creuisses of A riuer
and 4 poundes of the milke of A cow, or rather of
sheepes milke, Let all boyle togather, till halfe
the milke bee consumed, then stamp the tayles of
20the creuisses ˄ /uerry\ well and dissolue them with uerry good
milke, putting thereto halfe An handfull of oat flow
-er, and As much flowre of white starch, made of Barly
of sweet Allmond milke, 4 ounce, the yolke of A new Layed
egge, and 4 ounce of good white sugar, mingle All toga_
25ther and sitt itt un the fire to boyle, stirring of itt
Allwayse softly untill itt bee boyled, well, then giue the
patiente, there of to eate morning and euening, As long
As hee thincketh good, and with gods helpe hee shall finde
greate ease:
30 An Excellent and true Receipt approued, for
All manner of pluresies, to keepe from death:
Take of Dialthea 2 ounce, mingled to gather with halfe An
ounce of sweete oyle of Allmonds, and make thereof A salue
which being warmed Annoynt the greiued place, take of
35commin seede halfe An ounce beate itt to A uerry fine pow
der, and sift itt through A serfe, and strew itt euery whar
un the greife, then take A cole wort Leafe, and heate itt
in red hott embers, and Annoynte the Leafe with old fresh
butter, not being salted, then Lay itt uerry hott un the
40greife, and the paine will goe soon Away, and will bring
itt forth in the manner of An impostume, soe that thou
shalt gitt much credit by itt, and the patient health
you must note that this must be giuen, but att the
3d fitt or soon After, this medicine will Alsoe serue
45 for any greife in the body, under the heade:
A Playster for the Pluresie:
Take of march Mallow rootes, 4 ounce beate them uerry
well in A morter, put thereto 1 ounce of Butter, 1 ounce and
halfe of Honey; 2 drams of doues dunge, mingle All thes
50togather, and put itt un the greife, soon after the impos
-tume will breake:
A Remedy to Exspell away quite the
collicke, neuer to bee trobled with itt:
Take 2 pound of the thicke skynne of Radish, and 4 pound
55of white honey, Lett them boyle togather untill halfe=
the honey bee consumed, then put thereto the powder
of Cinnamon, of cloues, of nutmegs, of mace, and of black
pepper, or each 2 drames and Keepe itt in A neate uessell
of those pillings of Radish, you shall take euery mor
60ning fasting, halfe An ounce:
A Medicine for the falling sicknesse:
Take the Matrix of A cow, the which being made into