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.