105rA Remedy for ranla Styans, or inflamations about the

Eyes, tried upon my%26nbsp;owne childe Arthur Stanhope

upon such an occasion./

Take white Rosewater, and womans Milke, of each a like quantitye, mixe

5them together, then lay the Crumme, and Crust of white bread, to steepe in

it, about two howers, and when you goe to bed, tye the Crumme side, to

your Eye, and lett it lye on all night, and so doe it in like manner

againe if it be need,./.

A Powder to take any slim from the Eye, approved

10by my selfe, both in Horses, and men./

Take Suger Candy, white is the best, Allome, white Copperis, so much of

the white suger candy, as of both the Allome, and Copperis, make all

into as fine powder as can be, then beinge well searced, tale a little of it

15in a quill, and twice a day blow it into the Eye, you may if you will

make it sharper of the Allome, and Copperis, for a beast, then for a man

white suger candy alone, tooke away a pinn, and webb, from my sonne

Arthur, beinge blowen into the Eye, and it smarts not at all, the other

doth, it is best to doe it, when it first beginns, and thus we did vnto him

20wee lifted, vp the Eye lidd, when he was fast a sleepe, and then tooke a

little in one finger, and so lett it fall gently into the Eye, for he was

then, but Fower yeares ould, and this perfectly helped him and very speedely./

To bate a pearle off the Eye, and hath beene often

approved very effectuall, my Grandmother./

25Take Bole armenacke,Bay Salte, Hemlocke, of each a like quantitye and a

little Honey, but most of the Hemlocke, beate all together, till it be like

a playster, then applye it tu the contrary wriste, and if there be pearles in

both Eyes then lay it to both wrists, once in Fower and twenty howers, till

they be well./.

30To Coole the Eyes, most approved, by Mrs Peeisly./

Take Housleeke, stampe, and straine it, then lett it settle fine, or six

howers, then powre the clearest of it into a glasse, and so twice, or thrice a

day, dropp some of it into the Eye, or Eyes, it both be affected; or else

but into the one./

35Another to Coole the Eyes, Sth George Peckham

Oft approved it./

Take a pinte of white Rosowater, putt into it an Ounce of Ceruse in

very fine powder, shake the glasse twice a day, for two dayes, and lett it

allwaies settle, and so wash the Eyes with it./.