113rAn aproved medicine to strengthen the Eye sight
and to continue the sight, had of Sir Thomas Rowe
his Lady which she hath proved and found very good./
Take in June, or July a bushel of Bettony, and a bushell of Eyebright, lay
5them in some cleane place a dryinge, and when they are through drye
stripp the leaues from the stalks, and lett them be pounded to a fine powder
togither, and then searce that powder very fine, then take halfe a spoonefull
of the powder, and minglo it in a spoone with beere, and so take it downe
and drinke a draught of beere after it, this must be done fastinge, and at
10the first, you may take it also at Fower a clocke in the afternoone, this
will very much, both cleare, and prererue the Eyesight./
A pretious water for all Euills in the Eyes of the Lady Gascoigne./
Take woodbine, pimpernell, red Fennell, wallwort, Daifios Sengreene, and
Roses, of each a like quantitye, maiden haire, celondine, and wild Tansey
15halfe so much as of the other hearbs, steep all these one day and one night
in white wine, and so wash the Eyes. proved./
A good Medicine to expell humors fallen into the Eyes./
Take a handfull of blacke Oates, and an Ounce of Cloues, halfe an Ounce
of Mace, lett them be beaten altogether, then putt a few rose leaues, to
20them, and seeth all these in Maluisie, and putt them in a little
cloath, and lay all these vpon the crowne of the head, and take some
Flax, and lay ouer it, for wettinge the cloathes of your head, and as it
dryeth. you may wett againe with it./
For Eyes, that be sore, a water approved
25Especially for the white skinn over the sight./
Take an Egge and roast it very hard, then pull off the shell, and cleane the
Egge in the middest, and take out the yolke, then putt into the
hollow where the yolke was, a small peece of Allome, and clappe
the Egge together againe, with the Allome in place of the yolke
30as soone as you can, while it is very hott, and then putt it into a
cloath, and weinge it kard, and saue the water that droppeth
out thereoff, then putt into the water, a little of the powder of
ginger beaten very small, and so with a Feather or quill, droppe
of the water into the patients Eye, every morninge and
35Eueninge as oft as need shalbe, the stronger you will have the
water, the more Ginger you must putt into it, and for a cehilde or a
weake Body, a little Ginger, or none at all will serue./