206rThe Oyle of Mercury that cures Fistulaes./ is in Folio i6./
A preparation of the great secrett of mans skull
Excellent for the Fallinge Sicknes./
Take Romane vitrial well calcined, and ground, three pound, the skull of a
5man that was hanged, Alxe his clea, misseltoe of an Oake, seeds of peonye,
of each two Ounces, putt all these beinge first bruised, into a Retorte, and
putt vpon them so much spirritt of wine, as will make them into a
Body, then distill them, first with a gentle, afterwards, a more stronge Fyre
vntil you haue drawne off all the spirritt, you must add to every halfe
10pound of that, spirritt, spirrit of Castor, and species Diambre of each
halfe a scruple, then putt them all in the still Cucurbita, and draw off
the spirrit in Balneo mariæ , to which spirritt you must ad two drachms
of the salte of peony, of salte of Amber one drachme, and halfe, two
drachms of dissolued Corrall, white Amber prepared, one drachme, Oyle
15of sage two scruples, Oyle of Angelica halfe a drachme lett all these stand
in a glasse to digest, very close stopt, for the space of a mouth./ the Dose
of this is spoonefull in peony water, which is a most certaine, and
infallible cure for the Fallinge sicknes./
To prevent Fattnes, or to make Fatt folke leane
20three reseyts together./
1.Take six drachms of sandaracha, and drinke it in the morninge with
faire water, and Oximell./
2.Also take rinds of yellow Mirabolanes, (roast them as though they were
burnt) a quarter of an Ounce, make them into fine powder, and drinke it
25in plantaine water./
3.Also take a crust of bread, and vineger and pepper, every morninge, but if
you feare it hurt your sinews forbeare it./
For a Sore Forehead./
Take halfe a pound of wax, asmuch sperma Ceti, an Ounce of Camphire
30putt all these in a siluer Bason, then sett on a pottle of water on the
Fyre, and when it boyles, sett your bason vpon the water, untill it be
melted, then take fine Holland, and dip, in the Bason very well, then
take it out, and smooth it before the Fyre, then lay it on a faire cloath
and take a slicke stone, and rub pomatum on it, and so it is done, then applye
35it to the Forehead./
Another for the same./
Take mutton Suett, one penniworth, sperma ceti two penniworth, camphire
two penniworth, melt these together, and vse it with a slickstone as you
did the former, and so applye it./