19pmedicines, and this will cure in a short time.

To cure Deafness.

Take of red nettle seed, beat it in a Mortar, then take

5breast milk of a woman, who suckles a female; boil

them in þe shell of an egg: then put thereof warm into

þe ear; and in short time it will help.

For Pestilent Feavors and c.

10Take Enula Campana handful j. Althea handful ij. Mallows handful ij.

cut all small and boil them in 3 quarts of white wine to half

strain them and put thereto of Senna ounce viij. sett them to

infuse 48 hours; put to it of Sapa pound j. or not having tha*

honey, and let them boile altogether for a quarter of an

15hour. strain it and put it into a glass, and when it is cold put

to it 8 grains of muske which is dissolved in ounce iv. of

Rosewater. This medicine is to be made in þe month

of May, but in necessity it may be made at any

time; and instead of þe leaves of Enula Campana

20I put ounce j of their Roots. Dose is ounce j in þe morning fasting

for þe feavor 3 morning together. I have given this

medicine for 40 days continuance to a Gentlewoman

who had þe Tympany: and I did cure a Gentlewoman

in Chesshire with this same. I give this also for the

25Consumption; of which I have cured many. It is

very pleasant to take and may be given to a child.

This is my Pretious Balsam.

Take new wax a pound semisse Sallet Oil washt with Spanish

30Wine pound iiij. Turpentine of Venice washt in Rose

Water pound j. Red Saunders in very fine per os: ounce j. these

mixt make a Balsam.

This Balsam is of so many and rare several effects

þat to rehearse them or þe cures I have done herewith

35I should be too tedious in telling them. Notwithstanding

I hold it fit to remember some of þe most worthy