8vTake one ounce of vinice Turpentine, wash itt well in Bur-
-rage water, with Cordiales water, som 8 or 10 times, as you
shall thincke good, take then 3 ounce of fine sugar uerry fine
ly beaten to powder, mingle itt well togather by Little and Lit
5-tle for that keeps itt from being clammy, and that itt stickes
neither to your handes, nor to the roofe of your mouth, but lea
-ue out A little of the sugar, this is good to bee taken att all times
and itt doth neuer spoyle, and when you haue made itt beate to
powder A little Cinamon, with the rost of the sugar, and role
10the paste therein, and Lett itt lye therein, and eate thereof att
all times when you list, for itt is of an excellente operation
for phlegmetick and collerick, stomacks, and freeth them
from many inward greifes, makeing a good stomacke, and
giueing a sente unto the vrine, Like violetts:
15for one that hath a troled sight:
Take the lytes, with the Appurtenances thereto, of A hee por-
-ker, and seeth them in faire water, and being sodden, hold
your head there ouer, that the smoke may goe into your eyes
and with doinge this 3 or 4 times they will bee well god willinge:
20for them that cannot vrine because of
grauell, or som other impedimente:
Take the Juice of stronge Radish, young Leekes or Scallions
which are found under the grownd, dry them and beate them to
powder, then mingle them all togather, and giue the patient
25euery morning A quantity thereof to drincke, and they will
soon bee well god willinge:
Against an old Cough:
Take quicke Brimstone and beate itt to powder, and take pe
-eces of porke suet, and Lay therein of the Brimstone, the=
30bignes of pills, that you may swallow them, the first =
morning you shall take 3 pills, the second day 2, the thirde
day 1, these pills must be made soe, that you may swallowe
them
Against A flux of blood proceeding
35from the lightes, or Lyuer:
Take the Rootes of Marygolds, wash them in cold water, and
scrape them with A bone knife or the backe of A Knife, giue
to the patient 2 ounce or more, if hee will eate itt, note that
that day hee eateth of itt, hee must not touch any vineger
40though itt hath of itt selfe A greate uertue to stay the blood
wharefore if you giue itt the patients with vineger, or that
hee taketh any vineger that day, itt taketh away the ope-
-ration or strength of the roote:
An Excellent Remedy Against the Kings Euill:
45Take 4 ounce of uerry good Cerus, well stamped, 8 ounce of uery
good sallet oyle, Lett these boyle togather 5 or 6 howres, ster
-ring of itt continualy, and when itt is becom blacke, itt will
bee enough boyled, spread there of un A peece of chamoy=
or cloth and lay itt un the sore, if itt bee Broken, itt will
50soon heale itt, Jf not itt will dissolue the sore, and heale itt
suddenly:
An Excellent Medicine Against Plurasies:
Take A good pippin and cut of the tope of itt and make
a hole in the Apple, but soe that itt goe not through, put
55therein 3 or 4 graines of Hee franckincense (otherwayse
called oLibanum) then couer the Apple with the same
peece that you cut of and lye itt in hott embers to roste
that itt burne not, but bee tender rosted, then cut itt in
4 peeces, with the franckincense, and giue itt to the
60patiente to eate, and itt will presently Breake the im
postume:
There was a smith was reddy to dye his teeth
was sett soe that they had much adoe to open
them with A spoon, or Knife, and As well As