199rA medicine for a Fellon, or vncome most approved./
Take birdlime and spread it vpon a cloath like a plaister, and lay it warme to the sore, and in twice, or thrice, dressinge at the most, it will cure it./
An approved drinke to take in a hott burninge Feauer
or in the hott fitt of a shakinge Ague. my Mother./
5Take of the Iuice, of each of these herbs two spoonefull a peece, Marigold, Sorrell, and Plantane, and two spoonefull of vineger, and no other drinke and make a possett therewith, and so drinke it cold as much as you will./
Another for the same purpose safe, and oft approued
by my mother./
Take the weight of Fifteene pence, of purified salt peter, put it into a
pinte of water, shake it together in a glasse, and so drinke of it as much as
10you will, in the hott fitt./
For a Flux taught the Lady Hu: by Doctor Harvie./
Take of Balaustuies finely powdred two drachmes, of Hartshorne prepared,
Bezar, and contra yerua, of each halfe a scruple, of Magistery of pearle
and Corrall, of each one scruple, cassia lignea in powder two scruples,
15mixe all these together, and take halfe a drachme thereof at a time
in milke./
For the Bloody Flux Lady Hu:/
Take a quarte of red wine, of plantaine water one pinte, pomegeanate
pills, and cinamon boyle these together, then take a quarter of a pound of
20Hazoll nutt Pornolls, beat them very small, as you doe Almond Milke, so
drinke it morninge, and evening as oft as you will, in the boylinge
putt in a peece of hard suger./
A Medicine for a Felon that hapeneth in the Ioynts. Lady Hu:/
Take hearb = grace, Ragwort, Horsetonge, a quantity of rusty Bacon, and a
25peece of Allom, beat all these together, then putt to it a quantitye of Tarr,
mingle all well together, and putt it in a Gally pott, and keepe it all the
yeare./
A Remedy for the Frost in young Children, often
approved by my selfe, and taugt me by Mrs Potman./
30Take very good Honey rossett, and rub the childes mouth with it
three, or Fower times a day./.