6rFor the Dropsye a good Medicine. Bu:

Water or Wine wherein wallwort is sodden, and a good draught there-

of every day drunke for sixteene dayes together in the morninge

fastinge, and last at night doth perfectly cure the Dropsye./

5To know whether a Dropsye proceed a from a hott or cold cause. Bu:/

If the swellinge beginn first at the Feet, and goe vpward, then it

comes of a hot cause, but if the swellinge begin in the face, and goe

downeward, then it comes of a could cause./.

A present remedy to helpe deliuerye./ Bu:

10Take Hysope, vervine, and Dittany, of each one handfull, stampe them

small, and temper them with old Ale, then streyne it and wringe out

the Iuice, and giue a good draught thereoff, and it will cause present

and speedy deliuery, and safe for the childe./.

For the Dropsye. Bu:/.

15Putt the white of an Egge out of the shell, and fill vp the same

Egge with the Iuice of the flower de luce, and mixe the yolke

and it well together, then warme it a little vpon hott Ashes, and so

giue /it\ to them in the morninge, that haue the dropsye, and it will

avoid downeward the Dropsey water more abundantly as hath beene

20often proved

A remedy for Deafenes approved by diuers Doctors./.

Take red Rose leaues, Mints, Bay leaues, Isope, and Wormewood, of

each a like quantitye, wash the leaues, then take parsley seed, Annisseed,

and Fennell seed of each two Ounces, bruise all these together and

25boyle them in White Wine, and the third part springe water, and

seethinge hott, putt them in a close vessell or pott well stopped

make in the couer of the pott a little hole that the hott ayre

may come out, and when you goe to bed, hold your eare over

the hole, and lett the steame goe vp into your head, and

30when you thinke your eare is well steamed, then take

some of the said hearbs, and seeds, and make a warme

plaister thereoff, and as hott as you can suffer it, spreade

it vpon a cleane cotton or Flaxen Cloth, and binde it to

your eares, and it will helpe your deafenes./