108rFor Inflamation in the Eyes./
Beate the white of an Egge into Oyle, take that Oyle, and halfe a
pennyworth of Camphire, dissolued in a little sperma Cæti, wett some
Flax in this, wrapped vp round, the compas of a shillinge, and when you goe
5to bed, tye it on the Eyes./.
An approved Medicine to take a pearle off
the Eye my Mother/
Take May weed, which looketh like camomill, and beares such a flower
and is a wilde camomill, red Fennel, Marygolds, of each a pugill, or little
10crop. Stampe, and straine them with a quarter of a pinte of Ale, and drinke
it fastinge, three mornings together./
No Plaister is better then this to draw Rhume
from the Eyes, the Necke plaister./
Take of Gumm tragagant halfe an Ounce, of Masticke and Olibanum
15of each three drachmes, of Bole armenacke one drachme and a halfe, of
Myrtle seeds, psyllium seeds, which is Fleaworte, and pomegrenate Flowers
of each one drachme, of Burgundy pitch six Ounces, of caranna strained
twelve drachms, of Gum elemni three drachms, venice turpentine
halfe an Ounce, make it vp as Followeth, lett all the Gumms and
20Flowers be made into fine powder seuerally, then take the caranna
gum elemni, and the pitch, and melt them together ouer the Fyer,
when they are melted putt in all the powders, and mixe it very well
together, then putt in the turpentine, and after hauinge stirred it
well in, take it from the Fyer, and when it is cold enough to touch,
25hauinge buttered your hands, make it vp in a Rolle, and keepe it in a
bladder, it is not at all to be boyled./
A well approved water for Sore Eyes./.
Take three drachms of Tutti, or lapis tutia, and three drachmes of
aloe hepatica, and three drachms of white suger Candy, three drachms
30of Oveice roote, all in very fine powder, putt them into a pinte
of red rosewater, and a pinte of white wine, sett it in the fun, one
month, shakinge it once a day, and when you vse it, putt a droppe
or two in your Eye./.
For any kinde of sore Eyes, approued by the Lord Gallaway./
35Take the gall of a hare, putt to it somethinge aboue the quantitye of the
gall, very good liue honey, mixe them together till they be of the consistence
of an vnguent, and anoynt the sore Eyes therewith./