10pput all þe rest of þe Ingredients in fine per os: one afte[r]
another stirring it continually upon a gentle fire
so long until it become of a blackish colour, then
throw it into a Basen full of water and so make it u[p]
5into Rowles. Spread it upon Leather: this Plaister
cures wounds, takes away þe pains of them; as also
þe pains of any cold cause in any part of þe bodye
A rare Vinegar against þe Plague.
10Take Masticke ounce j. Long Pepper an ounce semisse Cardamoms ounce **
Red roses drye, Orange flowers drye or Orange
fflower water ana ounce vj. Saffran an ounce semisse Beat all these
together and put them into a glass with iiij pintes of
excellent wine vinegar and set it in þe sun 8 dayes,
15stirring it 5 or 6 times a day untill it be done.
In þe Plague time or other contagious time you
are to dip some linnen cloth therein, and to smell to it;
bathe now and then þe temples, palmes of þe hands and
þe nostrills with it. This I have much used in London
20in þe Plague time and have given it to many my ffriends
with good success.
For þe Gonorrhæa.
Take of Milk one pint, Of Stone Pitch ounce ij. Boil the[m]
25together and give it to þe patient to drink for 3 morni[ngs]
together and it will cure.
Another for þe Same.
Take White Wine, of Milk ana Pinte one, put thereto
30of Turpentine of Venice well washt ounce j. þe white
of an egg. Drink ½ a pint hereof every morning.