111vquantitye of a little Nuttmegge, of camphire, cutt in thin shauings
and mixe it with it, and when you vse it, take a drop, or two from
the end of a feather, and so lett it fall in to the parties Eye, doe this
two, or three times a day, as you see occasion, it will smart a little
5but it doth most good, if the party can sleepe before the openinge
of the Eye, you must shake the glafse, that the setthinge in the
bottome may mixe with the other, whom you vse it./
The virtue of Elicampane, distilled./
The cheife time to distill is in May, then take both the roote and the
10hearb chopt together, but much better are the rootes diftilled, the roote
and the hearb distilled, beringe mixt with beere to the quantity of an
Eggeshell full, beinge drunke morninge, and eveninge six dayes
together, is good for them that be rent within the body, also the rootes
drunke, everninge and morninge, at each time an Ounce, or an
15Ounce and a halfe, comforteth the stomach./.
For the Pearle in the Eyes./
Take halfe a handfull of ground Iuey, halfe a handfull of Honyfuckles
that grow on the ground, I thinke it is meant the Flower of three
leaued grasse, stampe and straine them, through a faire cloath, and
20drep into the Eye, two drops every morninge, at once, and likwise
every eveninge for the space of three, or Fower dayes./.
A pretious water to clarifie the Eyes.
or take away a pearle./
Take red roses, maiden haire, vervine, eufrasia, endiue, sengreene, hilwort,
25and red Fennell, of each three Ounces, wash them cleane, and lay them
in white wine Fower and twenty howers, and diftill them, the first
water wilbe like gould, the second like siluer, the third like Balme, Keepe
it in a glasse, for it is very pretious for the Eyes./.
For sore red Eyes, or a hott Face./
30Take a quarter of an Ounce of white Coperas, one Ounce of Bolearmenack,
and one Ounce of Camphire, boat all these to powder, then take two
quarts of runninge water and sett it on the Fyer till it be ready
to boyle, then take it off the Fyer, and putt in the powders
and stirr it till it be cold, then putt it vp, and Keepe it close
35stopt, when you would vse it, take of the clearest of it, and wash
the eyes, or face, with it cold, it will keepe good a yeare./.