17pfor Carbuncles, and many other diseases. I have found this Plaister very good in
all these things above written; but in particular for shrunken nerves. I did cure with
this 2 sisters in Lincolne, that for four years
they were troubled with wrye necks. It never failes
5to cure fistuloes. There came to me one day a
Clonne to cut off his foot, þat was all full of holes with
fistuloes, he could not go or stand but with crutches:
I did cure him with tents and with this Emplaster
without cutting it off in verye short time. Besides
10many others I have cured as Womens Breasts with
Cancers, spreading it upon Clothe.
An Unguent for þe Sciattica.
Take a Goose and take out þe entrailles and fill the
15body with white pitch and sage washt in Aq. Vitæ
and so roast þe Goose and with þe fat which droppeth
anoint þe place and it will help in a short time.
A Medicine to cure Madness.
20Take Ground Ivy handful iij. Take þe Veins out of the
leaves and put þe leaves in a quart of white wine,
and boil them to þe 4th. part then take oil ounce vj. and
beat all together: press them out strongly with which
anoint þe temples for ½ an hours continuance, and þe
25leaves þat remain make a bagg of them and put it upon
þe forhead and it will cure.
A Parfume against þe Plague.
Take Sage, Bay leaves, Hyssop, Rosemary ana as
30much of each as you please, frankinsence a little
quantity, make a powder of all: of which burn in a
Chafinge dish for a Parfume.
To cure the Feaver.
35Take Sarsaparilla, Anniseeds, þe bark Guajacum
ana ounce j. put them in infusion in three quarts of Beere.