105vFor a Prim and webb. L.Hu:
Clarifie Honey, and dropp it in twice a day./
For the Eyes, to eate off any Filme, or Kell, or any
thing that growes in the Eyes. La: Hu:
5Take three handfull of sage, one handfull of salte, as much Honey as will
dissolue the salt, lay the sage, on a round heape, poure the Honey, and
salt in the midst of it,and worke it vp close together, then
binde it vp hard in a wett paper, and so roast it in embers, and straine
this roafted sage, betweene two treushers, and every morninge and
10eueninge, dropp some of it into the Eye, with a quill, and rest quiettly
after it./
Another for the Eyes, La: Hu: though the sight
be taken away by the Master pock./
Take Celondine, and Alehoofe,of each three handfull, stampe them, and
15straine them, and mingle the juice of them with Honey, and drop
the juice thereoff, into the Eyes, morninge, and Eueninge,. and if this
should faile, then vse the former of sage, but this assuredly, eates off
any Filme, or pearle that growes in the Eyes, or any ill that proceedeth
from the small pox, it hath recovered one that loft his sight, seauen
20yeares, by reason of the Master pocke, sethinge in the Eye./.
A Medicine to cure and ould sure, or Greene wound,
And to cure sore Eyes. Mr Steplin./
Take Raine water, in an Earthen pott, or pan, before it fall on the
ground, then take a pound of vnflackt lime, to a pottle of this raine water,
25and steepe it together, fiue dayes, and nights, stirringe them, Fower, or
Fiue times a day, and then straine it through a cleane linnen cloath./
If it be to dresse an old sore, then make it salt, with sal almoniacum,
or almonicus, and warme it vpon a little Fyer, to take the coldnes of
it, and aplye it to the sore, and it will heale it, or any greene wound
30and suffer no dead, or proud flesh, to be in it./
If to cleare the Eyes, and stop Rhume in them, then morninge, and
eueninge, drop a little of it cold, mixinge with it, a very little of the
salte of Damaske Roses, or red Fennell, or red sage, and thus you must
make the salt of Damaske Roses.
35Take the Rose leaues, after the water is distilled forth of them, and
burne them to Ashes, and after that, Calcine them, in a Crucible