46pye scab with this ointment. refreshing it soe often

as it dryeth and it will take away ye scab soe as

yere will remaine neyther pit nor spot nor any

skew yereof. probatum est.

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A grargas for ye almonds in ye throate swelled

Take 4 spoonefulls of red rose water and a spoonefull

of rose viniger, and a spoonefull of mustard and halfe

a spoonefull of teane treacle, yen mingle all

10yese together and as hot as you can suffer it, gargas

it a spoonefull at once. probatum est. this will

purge ye almonds of throat from any corrupt matter growing

about yem or gathered yere.

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15To driue ye morphew out of ye body cleane yat it shall not como again for ever.

Take elder berries when yey be full ripe and put yem in a close

pot covered very close, yen bury it in ye ground 3 naetees,

yen take yem out, and still yem in a limbeck of glasse, and reserue

ye water and vse it morning and evening first and last, but

20you may not eate or drink in 3 howres after it, this water

will driue it out to ye skin, and yen wash ye skin with ye

same water every day, and it will take it cleane away

for ever. probatum est.

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25A medicine to kill any cankker or creeping tetter.

Take a good quantitye of ye juice of sage, and set on a

chafing dish of coales, and when it hath boyled awhile

put yereto as much english hony as will make it

sweete, and a good quantitye of greene coperas, and for want

30yereof take white coperas but more yereof yan of ye

greene and soe let yem boyle together till yey be somewhat thick

and yerewith wash ye canker or tetter, and if it be where

you cannot reach it in ye throate or nose, wind a cloth

about a stick wet yerein, and soe hold it to ye sore and it

35will soake it in if it be for a fowle open sore yat

hath a coare, yen drop of this medicine into it, and wet

lint yerein and lay yereon, and this will kill ye greatest

cander or tetter yat is. probatum est.

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40A medicine for a rupture

Take 2 or 3 rootes of polypody of ye oake

as many camphire rootes, and as much of ye outward

pill of ye roote of knee holly, and stampe yem with

stale ale, and drink it morning and evening 9 days, and

45if you can lye most on youre back and goe close

truffed, and take broths to make you loose bodied.

probatum est.