46pye scab with this ointment. refreshing it soe often
as it dryeth and it will take away ye scab soe as
yere will remaine neyther pit nor spot nor any
skew yereof. probatum est.
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A grargas for ye almonds in ye throate swelled
Take 4 spoonefulls of red rose water and a spoonefull
of rose viniger, and a spoonefull of mustard and halfe
a spoonefull of teane treacle, yen mingle all
10yese together and as hot as you can suffer it, gargas
it a spoonefull at once. probatum est. this will
purge ye almonds of throat from any corrupt matter growing
about yem or gathered yere.
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15To driue ye morphew out of ye body cleane yat it shall not como again for ever.
Take elder berries when yey be full ripe and put yem in a close
pot covered very close, yen bury it in ye ground 3 naetees,
yen take yem out, and still yem in a limbeck of glasse, and reserue
ye water and vse it morning and evening first and last, but
20you may not eate or drink in 3 howres after it, this water
will driue it out to ye skin, and yen wash ye skin with ye
same water every day, and it will take it cleane away
for ever. probatum est.
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25A medicine to kill any cankker or creeping tetter.
Take a good quantitye of ye juice of sage, and set on a
chafing dish of coales, and when it hath boyled awhile
put yereto as much english hony as will make it
sweete, and a good quantitye of greene coperas, and for want
30yereof take white coperas but more yereof yan of ye
greene and soe let yem boyle together till yey be somewhat thick
and yerewith wash ye canker or tetter, and if it be where
you cannot reach it in ye throate or nose, wind a cloth
about a stick wet yerein, and soe hold it to ye sore and it
35will soake it in if it be for a fowle open sore yat
hath a coare, yen drop of this medicine into it, and wet
lint yerein and lay yereon, and this will kill ye greatest
cander or tetter yat is. probatum est.
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40A medicine for a rupture
Take 2 or 3 rootes of polypody of ye oake
as many camphire rootes, and as much of ye outward
pill of ye roote of knee holly, and stampe yem with
stale ale, and drink it morning and evening 9 days, and
45if you can lye most on youre back and goe close
truffed, and take broths to make you loose bodied.
probatum est.