208rFor Consoulsion Fitts, or Fallinge Sicknes. taught me
by Mrs Cromewell and by her often approved./
Take peony seeds, Covall, and mans skull, of each a like quantity, beat them
and searce them severally, you need not searce the seeds only bruise them
5Small, and then mingle them together, and giue it the party three
mornings before the Full of the Moone, and three mornings before the
Change, and three mornings after each, mixe it in a little thin mutton
broath, possett, or small Ale, as much of the powder as will lye vpon a three
pence for a childe, but for a man, or woman as much more, and fast two
10howers after it, before you giue the powder, giue a little Mithridate oner
night, and llett them allwaios weare a sarscenett bagge about their necke
with some of this powder in it; and slip peony rootes very thin and stringe
them, and lett them be worne about the necke, and att the pitt of the
stomach, a bitt of Scarlatt cloath, cutt like a Harte spread wirh Mithridate
15and a little of this powder strewed on either, your scarlett, or bagge weare
continually, and the rootes about your necke, and often lett the party smell
on Rue. this is most approved./
A most certaine receit, to cure the Fallinge sicknes taught
Sir Ia: w. by a Gent. man that had it from a few, amongst
20whom that disease is very Frequent, and never faileth to cure
it, and is a rare secrett./
When the party is in one of these Fitts, take a dogge, and kill him, then take
out his Gall, and putt it into a pinte of sacke, and giue it to the party to
drinke, so soone as he is out of his Fitt, and it will certainely cure him./