39psownd away and dye anon, noe man perceiving: this care

diligently vsed; make him forth with a posset t /of\ ale, and

yen straine it from ye curd, and put yerein 9 or 10 sage leaues,

as many mary gold leaues, a litle fennell, a litle endive, of

5all yese together a handfull beaten, and take ye juice of yem and seeth

it in ye posset ale, yen giue it ye patient to drinke warme;

yt through it he may sweate, and let him sweate ye space

of 13 howres, and in 24 howres by ye grae of god ye desease

will be cleane gone

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Sweating sickness

If it take you in youre cloths, soe yat youre sweat come forth

immediatly, lye downe in youre hose and dowbled and soe sweat

and if take you in youre bed, lye still and lay cloths enough vpon

15you, and specially vpon youre head till you sweat, and when ye

sweat hath well broken forth abate ye number of youre cloths

by litle and litle, but take heed you lye very close, and stir neyther

hand nor foote for it is death if you take cold in sweating

Then make a posset as before with ye same herbs and put

20yereto six wallnuts or more cleane skinned, and beate yem and

straine yem with ye herbs, and when ye sick person fainteth giue

him yereof bloud warme to comfort the heart yat doth faint

vse this diet and by ye help of god ye sick shall recover well. probatum est.

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25For a pin or a web in ye eye of a man or beast

Take 9 sows yat creepe vpon ye walls, and wash yem cleane with

beare or ale, yen stampe yem very fine, and put yem in a draught

of beare or ale, and drink off and lye downe vpon youre bed or yat

side yat ye web is, by ye space of 1/4 of an howre or more,

30and it will helpe you with 2 or 3 takings. probatum est.

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Lord Keepers bath for ye ach in his leggs

Take of water 3 gallons, of rose leaues 2 great handfulls

of sage 2 handfulls after it be cut and chopped small, of claret

35wine a pottell, bay salt 4 ounce. Allum 2 ounce. of juniper berries

bruised 2 handfulls ye tops of wild marjoram as much, of bays

a great handfull boyle all yese together and bath youre legs with it

very warme. probatum est.

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40A medic=ine for ye morphew

Take ye water of elder flowers distilled, and drinke it

every morning, yen take ashen buds and lay yem in steepe

in white wine viniger 9 nine days, yen still ye ash and

with yat water wash every day where ye morphew is

45and it will dry away in short time probatum est.