35pmost staine proved medicine against ye manner of pestil=ence and [...] be never [...] vehement
Take an onion and cut it overthwart, yen make a
litle hole in each peece and fill it vp with fine
treacle, and yen set ye peeces together again as yey were
5before, this done wrap it in a wet linnen cloth, soe
closed, yen cover it in ye embers or hot ashes to rost
and when it is well rosted, presse it out thorow a faire linnen
cloth, and giue this juice to ye partye to drink being pressed
out, <.> a spoonefull thereof by it se: in quantity and ye
10patient immediately shall begin to amend, and without faile
he shall be whole again. probatum est.
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For ye Ague you may adde a handfull of red sage.
Take a handfull of bay leaues and 1 ounce. of good peper
15beaten grossly, and boyle yem together in a quarte of good beere
or ale vntill it be consumed to a pint, and then let ye
patient drinke yereof a good draught, and let him
get him to bed and sweat vpon int, or let him runne
after it, till he sweat soe yat he take noe cold
20vpon it which is very dangerous. this must ye patient
drink a litle before yat he knoweth his fit will
come, and it will helpe him. probatum est.
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A water to cleanse a wound or any foule <v>lcer orsore
25Take rue sage Philbert leaues, penny ryal, hony suckells
of woodbine each a handfull hony 5 spoonefulls good ale
a large pottell rock allum ye quantity of 2 wallnuts, youre ale
must be first clarifyed, and yen put in youre stuffe aforesaid and
boyle it to ye wasting of one parte of three, and yen straine it
30strongly into a pot, and covyr cover it very close, ye elder
it be ye better it is; vse it thus when occasion requires
take some in a saucer and dip a faire cloth yerein and wash
ye sore, and soe dip it after, and it will first make it sweate
and yen cleanse it, and in continuance heale it, though it were
35ye fowlest cankered sore yat ever was.
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A greene balme to incarnate consume and dry vp flithy vlcers.
Take of ye finest and best aquavitae, oyle of roses, venice
turpentine, of every of yese a pint, boyle yem with a soft
40fire of coales, and after a plaw or 2 put in an
ounce. and 1/2 of verdigrease made in very fine powder
and yen boyle it to a good and perfect substance, and being
a day or 2 old vse it for a most exellent receipt
to incarnate very well proved.