208rFor Consoulsion Fitts, or Fallinge Sicknes. taught me

by Mrs Cromewell and by her often approved./

Take peony seeds, Covall, and mans skull, of each a like quantity, beat them

and searce them severally, you need not searce the seeds only bruise them

5Small, and then mingle them together, and giue it the party three

mornings before the Full of the Moone, and three mornings before the

Change, and three mornings after each, mixe it in a little thin mutton

broath, possett, or small Ale, as much of the powder as will lye vpon a three

pence for a childe, but for a man, or woman as much more, and fast two

10howers after it, before you giue the powder, giue a little Mithridate oner

night, and llett them allwaios weare a sarscenett bagge about their necke

with some of this powder in it; and slip peony rootes very thin and stringe

them, and lett them be worne about the necke, and att the pitt of the

stomach, a bitt of Scarlatt cloath, cutt like a Harte spread wirh Mithridate

15and a little of this powder strewed on either, your scarlett, or bagge weare

continually, and the rootes about your necke, and often lett the party smell

on Rue. this is most approved./

A most certaine receit, to cure the Fallinge sicknes taught

Sir Ia: w. by a Gent. man that had it from a few, amongst

20whom that disease is very Frequent, and never faileth to cure

it, and is a rare secrett./

When the party is in one of these Fitts, take a dogge, and kill him, then take

out his Gall, and putt it into a pinte of sacke, and giue it to the party to

drinke, so soone as he is out of his Fitt, and it will certainely cure him./