60pgrindging vpon him. this must be vsed 3 or
4 severall times at ye least and goe to bed
and haue as many cloaths as can suffer. and soe
keepe him till fit be over.
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An exellent medicine for an ague or for any burning fever be it never soe vehement.
Take 2 handfulls of plantaine and as much ribwort
and a pottle of running water. (but it must be taken
vp against. ye streame) and second liquerish fine scrape
10and boyle yem together till ye liquor come to ye quantity
of a pint, yen take it off and straine it. Then
put to it as much sugar candy as you think
fit to sweeten it, yen straine it and giue ye
liquor to ye petient to drink at all times
15but refuse all other drink as neare as can.
This hath holpen many yat haue bin at
ye point of death and haue bin thought past all cure
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For an Ague.
20Take ye yolke of an eege, and put yereto a good
quantity of grosse beaten peper and 2 spoonefulls
of aqua vitae, and drink it cold. and walk an howre
after. and forbeare other drink as much as possible
you may.
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An exellent outward medicine for Ague.
Take red sage smalllage, ground ivy bay salt
plantane leaues and greene grasse of each 1 handfull
good handfull Put yerein a litle rose viniger to
30make it moist; and with a linen cloath binde it
somewhat. hard to both ye wrists, and soe let it
remaine for 2 days and 2 nights together and then
apply another in ye same sorte. soe let
it be done for ye space of 10 days together