48pA remedy against ye somora passio.
Take a pint of barly and seeth it till it be boyled
soe as it be broken, yen husk 2 or 3 good handfulls yereof
and put ye barly soe husked into 3 pints of faire running
5water, and let it boyle till a quarter of ye water be
consumed, yen straine it and vse to drink yereof 8 or
9 spoonefulls every morning for ye space of 3 weeks, and
every 3 days make fresh water, and if you feele not
ye flux to stay within a weeke, vse this water by
10suring into ye yard, and it will both stay ye flux and
skin ye yart if it be fretted by ye heate yereof. probatum est
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For ye same
Take ye white of a new layd egge and 3 or 4 spoonefulls
15of red rose water, and beate yem together till yere be noe
froth, and yen put it in a litle glasse and heate it by ye
fire yat it may be warme but not ye egge to wax thick
and soe drink it morning and evening till you find ease, and
yat will helpe you shortly. probatum est.
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Against ye swell=ing of ye spleene and wind in ye side. or to dissolue ye spleene.
Take a handfull of camomill flowers and bruise yem in
a mortar, yen quilt yem in a m /linnen\ bag, and boyle yem in a
quantitye of white wine, and being well boyled
25set youre linnen quilt bag as broad as you feele youre
paine very hot as can be suffered to ye place and
it will helpe. probatum est.
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A present remedye for ye swell=ing of ye lungs.
30Take a Bucks horne, and grate it fine one ounce. and put
yereto of gold foyle at youre will 1/2 ounce. at youre will or more
at youre will and beate yem well together yen put to yem anniseeds
and liquorish of each a like quantitye in powder likewise as
much as will suffice to make it in a dredge, and soe let
35ye patient vse it morning and evening and it will help. probatum.
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An exellent medicine for ye Ague
Take 3 spoonefulls of dragon water, a spoonefull
of wine viniger, and as much treacle as a nutmeg
40mix yese well together and soe bloud warme let ye
patient drinke it 2 howres as ny neare as
he can guess before ye fit comes probatum est.