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oil_n of_o cammomile_n and_o rose_n and_o vnguentum_fw-la comitissae_fw-la each_o half_n a_o ounce_n sage_n and_o bettony_n dry_v to_o powder_n each_o two_o dream_n and_o give_v it_o a_o little_a manna_n dissolve_v in_o milk_n that_o may_v gentle_o move_v the_o humour_n child_n have_v sometime_o excrescence_n of_o flesh_n on_o the_o roof_n of_o their_o mouth_n the_o lip_n cleave_v common_o call_v a_o harelip_n and_o to_o remedy_n these_o it_o be_v proper_o a_o surgeon_n business_n and_o beyond_o the_o sphere_n of_o nurse_n by_o reason_n they_o require_v incision_n and_o therefore_o i_o forbear_v to_o give_v direction_n in_o they_o and_o require_v the_o nurse_n or_o parent_n as_o soon_o as_o the_o child_n be_v of_o strength_n to_o endure_v the_o operation_n to_o send_v for_o a_o ingenious_a artist_n to_o remedy_n these_o defect_n disease_n in_o the_o eye_n ear_n and_o nose_n often_o happen_v and_o for_o the_o first_o if_o there_o be_v a_o dullness_n of_o sight_n redness_n or_o watery_a 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and_o by_o sweat_n to_o thrust_v it_o out_o from_o the_o interriour_n &_o principal_a part_n for_o which_o purpose_n the_o follow_a drink_n be_v excellent_a good_a take_v a_o quart_n of_o posset-ale_n and_o a_o handful_n of_o fennel-seed_n boil_v they_o together_o till_o a_o three_o part_n be_v consume_v then_o strain_v it_o and_o add_v thereto_o one_o dram_n of_o treacle_n and_o one_o scruple_n of_o saffron_n in_o powder_n mix_v they_o together_o and_o give_v two_o three_o or_o four_o ounce_n thereof_o to_o drink_v morning_n and_o evening_n as_o the_o case_n require_v but_o if_o the_o child_n be_v so_o weak_a that_o it_o can_v expel_v the_o disease_n in_o convenient_a time_n then_o epithemate_n the_o heart_n with_o the_o follow_a epithemation_n â„ž_o aquarum_fw-la ros_fw-fr melissa_n card._n b._n 6._o bugloss_n morsus_fw-la diaboli_fw-la vini_fw-la alb_fw-la of_o each_o 4_o ounce_n aceti_fw-la ros_n two_o ounce_n and_o a_o half_a pul._n ros_n rub._n trium_fw-la sanal_n cinamoni_fw-la 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