10vFor the Dropsye.
Take three penny weight of Adamant stone, and drinke in
the Iuice of Fennell, and it drawes the water, from them that haue
the Dropsye, and the same stone, putt to the head, drawes away all paines
5of the head, this is affirmed by an Excellent Phisitian./
For the Dropsye./
Take of succory, wormewood, and Anisseeds, of each a handfull, seeth
them together in a quarte of runninge water, till halfe be consumed,
then streyne it, and drinke it blood warme, morning and eveninge./
10For the Dropsye. Doctor Butler./
Take a quarter of a pinte of Carduus water, and putt it asmuch of
the purest Methridate, as a Hazell nutt, mixe it every well together
and drinke it every morninge fastinge blood warme walkinge after it./
For a Dropsye.
15Take of Egremony, Centory, Elecampane, and Bettony, of each a like
quantity, boyle these in beere, and drinke thereoff, first, and last./.
A Dyett drinke
In paste of Rye dough bake, or scuruy greasse two handfull, of sage, and
Water creasses, of each halfe a handfull, of Anniseeds, Graines, and long pepper,
20of each one Ounce powdered, of Cinamon a quarter of an Ounce, of Liquorish,
an Ounce and halfe, lay the hearbs shred, in lanes, and sprinkle the spices
amonge them, bake it, and whilst it is hott, breake it into a pecke of
Malte, and brew three, or fower Gallons of Berre, and lett him drinke it
Ordinarily as Followeth, Take the Iuice of the hearbs in beere also, and
25now, and then in the morninge in wine, also in his broath, and
lett be aplyed to his legge pained, a peece of sheeps leather, new flead
for nine, or tenn howers, and after it vse the Oyntment as before,
and now, and then, some warme broath, penneroyall and ground
Iuye, and sometime pancakes with ground Iuye therein./
30For Inward Dryenes, or Heats./
Take Fower spoonefull of Platane water, and one spoonefull of sirrup
of violetts, it cooleth, and cleaneseth the blood, exceedingly./
For a Dropsye./
Take of scurvy greasse halfe a pecke, sage, smallage, louage, water cresses,
35Cliuers, Auens, of the Hearb Mercury, of each a good handfull, stamp them
all very small, and putt them into a Firkin with a tap, to three
gallons of new Ale, then take sena, Annisseeds, and sweet Fennellseeds a