295vof white vitrioll burnte and powdered two Ounces , boyle them together with a gentle ffier , allwaies stirringe it with a sticke , of a palme tree new cutt , and when it is allmost boyled , putt into it , two handfull of the tender branches of palme , cutt small and bound vp in a bundle 5boyle it till it come to the consistence of a plaister , then take it off the ffyer , and make it vp into rolls for vse . / The way to vse it . / ffirst before a warme ffyer , with a warme hand , rub into the part affected , a little of this Oyntment , and when it is well rubbed or chaffed 10in , then either vpon linnen cloath , or very fine leather , spread the plaister , and lay it vpon the part affected , so farr as the paine is , and in a shorte time it will ease you , and quite take away the paine , for so it hath , and continually doth , vpon Sr William Paston , who is much troubled with the Gout , and only this giues him present ease ./ 15A Medicine taught me by Sr William Cooper for the Gout it was taught him by one Mr Dacres , brother to Sr Tho: Dacres , it cured himselfe , and many others to whom he taught it . /

Take a quantitye of Bay Salte , pound it very small , and searce it fine 20and putt a convenient quantity , about an Ounce , into each socke , and weare them so all day , and because it will draw much , and be moiste at night , you must at bed time hold the socke to the ffyer , and drye out the waterishnes , or moistnes , and putt them on againe , and twise or thrise a weeke , renew both the socks , and salte . / 25ffor the Goute to ease the paine taught me by my daughter Darcy , she had it of my lord Edward Paulett . / Take three Cantharides , and a little crumme of white bread , mixed with sharpe white wine vineger , and make it into a paste , and putt a little 30pellett of it to the place where the paine is , but you must take greate care , and heed you lay it not vpon any veine Arterie or snewe , for it will eate it , but putt it to any ffleshy parte , and it will raise a blister , which must be prickte or lett out with a needle , and a water will runne forth , and giue the patient ease presently , and if the paine 35doe remoue to any other place , applye it in like manner to that parte allso , and you shall haue present ease thereby . /