109rA receit given me by my Lady Hubart that restored
and cured Iudge Crawleyes Eyesight./
Distill Rue in a Rosewater still, and every morning fastinge, take two
spoone full of it, in a small draught of beere./.
5A water for sore Eyes./
Take tenn spoonefulls of red rofewater, and two dropps of white wine
vineger, and as much white suger candy, as a Nutt, mixe them well together
and lett the patient lye on his backe, and with a quill, or Feather, dropp in
two, or three dropps at a time, doe this often in the day, and when they
10goe to sleepe, this will heale any pin, and web, or pearle that groweth in
the Eye, or any humor that vsually troubloth the sight./
For the eyes troubled with Rhume./
Take the vrine of a boy vnder seauen yeares old, putt it into a brasse
candlesticke, wash the Eyes with it, and it will speedely help them./
15A Pretious water to cleanse, and cleare the
Eyes, and take away a Pearle./.
Take red roses, small abgrue, vervine, Maiden haire, enfrage, endiue
houseleeke, red Fennell, healewort, celondine, of each halfe and Ounce,
wash them cleane, and lay them in good white wine, and still them
20the first water wilbe as gould, the second as syluer, the third like balme
keepe the last water, for it is most pretious, and so are all three, the
first will serue in stead of balme, with a Feather dipt into any of these
three waters, and it will cleanse the Eyes, and take away a pearle./
For all mamer of sore Eyes./
25Take snailes and seeth them well in faire water, and gather the grease
thereoff, and anoynt the Eyes, when you goe to bed./
A Soveraigne water for sore Eyes./
Take smallage, red Fennell, Rue, vevine, Bettony, Egremony
cinquefoile, pimpernell, sage, celondine, of each a quarter of a pound
30beate them in a Mortar small, then take Fifteene pepper cornes beate them
very fine, putt all into a faire pan with three spoonefull of Honey , Fiue
spoonefull of the vrine of a younge childe, one halfe pinte of white
wine, boyle all a little ouer the flyer, then straine it through a fine cloath, when
it is cold putt it into a glasse, and anoynte the eyes with a soather within the lid
35this is good for an haw, wateringe eyes, and all sore eyes may be cured by gods grace./