204rAgainst the Falinge sicknes, or convulsion Fitts, in man,
woman, or Childe giuen the La: Hu: by Mr Cooke./
Take the Gall of a male pupie whelpe, betwixt a fortnight, and a mouth old
of any kinde of dogge, except a MastiFe, or Vuater Spanniell, ad to this a
5spoonefull of the line tree flower water, lett the patient take this in the
morninge fastinge, for three mornings together, three dayes before the
Change, or Full of the Moone, for which purpose you must haue three
puppie whelps, in a readines, if for a woman, or younge Female childe
then you must provide the Gall of a younge Female puppie whelpe./
10A Iulipe to be giuen in a Frauer L: Hu:
Take Fower drachms of Diascordium, or a bout halfe an Ounce, halfe a
pinte of plantaine water, and halfe a pinte of Buglosse water, or of
Borrage water, one Ounce of Sirrupe of violetts, one Ounce of sirrupe
of Roses,one Ounce of Sirrupe of peare mains, or pippins mingle these
15together, and lett the party drinke as often as he is thirsty./
A gentle medicine For a Fluxe La: Hu: taught her
by the La: Br: who lad often tryed it./
Take the new milke of a red Cow, warme as you can drinke it without
boylinge, and drinke it every hower, and neither eate nor drinke any
20other meate, or drinke, vntill you be cured, which wil_be in a short time./
For the Fallinge sicknes L: Hu: taught
her by Mrs Iles./.
Take a Iay, plucke Off the Feathers, and take out the Garbage, but wash
it not, then Fill the belly of the Iay, full of plantaine leaues, with
25two penniworth, of peony seeds, then lay it on a slate stone, and putt
it into on Ouen, then take of a mans scull, if it be a woman that is sicke
and so of a womans, if it be a man that sicke, and beate it into fine
powder, and when the Iaye is well baked, that it may be beaten into
powder, then take the powder of both, and mixe them togeter, and a
30spoonefull thereoff, in a quantitye of white wine, giue the patiente
to drinke./
A very good Possett in a burninge Frauer L: Hu:
taught her by Mrs Eaue./
Take a quarte of new milke, a quarter of a pinte of a pinte of white wine vmerger, a quarter
35of a pinte of veriuice, halfe a pinte of faire water, a good handfull of persley bruised in a morter
then putt these liquors to it, and straine it out as hard as you can, and when the milke
doth seeth, vp, putt them in, and lett it stand on the Fire, till it rise, or seeth up againe
and then take it off, and straine it, and so giue a good draught at a time, and you
will finde munch comfort in it./