56pFor a rupture

Take cumphry rootes and scrape yem cleane

and then slice yem very thin and boyle yem well

in a quantity of small beare, vntill ye 1/2

5of ye liquore be boyled away, then

straine ye liquore into an earthen pot, and

let it stand till it be cold and you will find

it to be a jelly soe as you may cut it

with a knife; of this you must giue ye

10party to drink every morning 4 spoone=

=fulls lukewarme for 4 days together And

then rest 4 days from giving hi him any.

and in this wise continue some 7 or 8

weekes and you will find comfort; during

15which time ye patient must be kept in

a trusse or bands, And yere must be a

playster layd over ye rupture of

dogs leather and spread with oyle of eggs

which ye Apothecaryes call exicrotium.

20and when. he is in his trusse, he must vse as

litle exercise as possible may be

and when. you will refresh ye playster

which will be within 3 or 4 days, you

must lay ye patient flat on his back

25on a table and soe open him and dresse

him and bind him vp again And it will

cure eyther round or long rupture

but be sure you let ye patient take

of it but 4 spoonfulls at a time

30and yat onely 4 days morning and evening

at his goeing to bed and rest 4 days

without taking of any. this proved