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