10rTo make Damaske powder./

Take three or fower ounces, of Roase leaues well dryed, two Graines

of Muske, one Ounce of cloues, beate all these together it wilbe

very good./.

5A Reseyt for a Dyett drinke

Guiacum, and the barke, of each fower Ounces, salsa perilla, liquorish

Hermodatilus, of each three ounces, sassafras, epithemum, of each

two ounces, Anniseeds fiue Ounces, Raisons of the sun stoned one

pound stachados, sena, agaricke, Rhubarb, of each one Ounce, putt

10all these things finely slices, bruised and pickt, in a bagge of

boulter, into a vessell containinge fiue Gallons of small Ale, newly

tunned, lett it stand fower, or fiue dayes close stopt, and then

drinke of it every morninge, and night as you shall finde

it worke./.

15For Deafenes of the head proceeding of cold./

Take Rye Meale and make a loafe of it, and when you mould it

worke into it, a good handfull of red sage, and when it is baked

breake it in the midle, and hold it as neare the Eares as may be suffred

and assoone as you may, clap it close too, and wrap a cloath about

20the head with the loafe, and so lye downe for two howers, and then

stop the eares with blacke Wooll./

An aprooved good medicine for Deafenes./

Take the Iuice of Betony, and the Iuice of Onyons of each sixe

Ounces, of the leaues of Rosemary stamped, one handfull, Oyle of

25bitter Almonds three Ounces, one white Fatt Eele cutt in small peeces

mixe all these together and distill them, and keepe the liquor in

a glasse close stopped, and drop three, or fower drops of it in the

Eares foure, or or fiue nights together, and it will helpe without

faile./.

30For the Dropsye./

Take a quart of white wine, and then take greene broome, and burne

it to Ashes, and putt a pretty quantitye of it into the white wine

shake it well together, and sweeten it with suger, and runne

it, three or fower times, through a Ielly bagge, and lett the

35patient drinke a pretty draught, of it fastinge in the morning

and last at night for a month together, if the Broome be drye

it is not much worse./.