6rFor the Dropsye a good Medicine. Bu:
Water or Wine wherein wallwort is sodden, and a good draught there-
of every day drunke for sixteene dayes together in the morninge
fastinge, and last at night doth perfectly cure the Dropsye./
5To know whether a Dropsye proceed a from a hott or cold cause. Bu:/
If the swellinge beginn first at the Feet, and goe vpward, then it
comes of a hot cause, but if the swellinge begin in the face, and goe
downeward, then it comes of a could cause./.
A present remedy to helpe deliuerye./ Bu:
10Take Hysope, vervine, and Dittany, of each one handfull, stampe them
small, and temper them with old Ale, then streyne it and wringe out
the Iuice, and giue a good draught thereoff, and it will cause present
and speedy deliuery, and safe for the childe./.
For the Dropsye. Bu:/.
15Putt the white of an Egge out of the shell, and fill vp the same
Egge with the Iuice of the flower de luce, and mixe the yolke
and it well together, then warme it a little vpon hott Ashes, and so
giue /it\ to them in the morninge, that haue the dropsye, and it will
avoid downeward the Dropsey water more abundantly as hath beene
20often proved
A remedy for Deafenes approved by diuers Doctors./.
Take red Rose leaues, Mints, Bay leaues, Isope, and Wormewood, of
each a like quantitye, wash the leaues, then take parsley seed, Annisseed,
and Fennell seed of each two Ounces, bruise all these together and
25boyle them in White Wine, and the third part springe water, and
seethinge hott, putt them in a close vessell or pott well stopped
make in the couer of the pott a little hole that the hott ayre
may come out, and when you goe to bed, hold your eare over
the hole, and lett the steame goe vp into your head, and
30when you thinke your eare is well steamed, then take
some of the said hearbs, and seeds, and make a warme
plaister thereoff, and as hott as you can suffer it, spreade
it vpon a cleane cotton or Flaxen Cloth, and binde it to
your eares, and it will helpe your deafenes./