156pLucately Balson admirable for woundes

Take of uenus turpentine one pound , oyle olive : 3 :

Pintes , wax halfe apound of Naturall balsom one ounce

oyle of Saint Johns worte one ounce , of redd saunders powdred

5one ounce 6 spoonefull of sack . cut the wax and melt it on

The fyre , and then least it Catch the fyre take it of and

soe put in your turpentine too it haueinge washed the

turpentine thrice in damask rose water , very well and

haueinge mingled your Sallet oyle with the Sacke , put

10that to the rest , and set them on the fyre , and keepe it

Stirringe till it begin to boile , for if it should boyle

Much it would run ouer sudanly , then let it coole

for a nighte or too till the water and the wine bee sunk

to the bottem , then make som holos in the stuff that

15the water may yet run more out of it , which beeinge

done set it over the fire againe , putinge then to it

the balsome and þe oyle of Saint Johns worte , and when it is

Melted put the saunders to it and stirr it well þat it

may Incorporate , whne it first begins to boyle , take

20it of the fire , and keepe it stirringe too houres

till it begins to grow thicke , then put it up as most

Preitious for use , for 30 or 40 yeares or more

When you use this melte it and poure it into the wound

and wish a feather anoint the sides of the wound and

25round about agood way you may allsoe spreade agood large

Plaister with the balsom Could and lay it over þe sore , if

theare bee torne flesh it must bee cut out ,