put into it one ounce of Sugar Wet a fine cloath therein and wash your face at Night and in the Morning without wiping it Another Water Bore the Stem or Trunk of a Birch-Tree with an Iron Bore and much water will run out of it which is useful on this occasion and also to take away Sun-burning There are many other Waters that clear the Face which I pass by for brevity sake I shall onely add hereto The Dove or Pigeon-water which is made thus Take two white Pigeons pluck them draw out their guts throw them into a Stilling-glass upon a rank of leaves of Ash-herb called Fraxinella or wild Ditany Lambs Tongue two handfuls lay them upon the floor then add thereto fresh Butter four ounces Oyl of sweet Almonds three ounces Buras Champher Burnt Allum and Sugar Candy powdered the crum of a white Loaf the whites of twenty five Eggs two handfuls of the kernels of Grapes Goats Milk four pints Let these soak ten or twelve hours in the stilling-glass well stop'd Let it distil slowly in a water-Bath or balneo Mariae put the divided Water into Flasks in a cool Cellar then strain it through a clean and fine Cloth Wash your face with this water in the morning and at night with a little cloth Besides these waters there are also divers Oyntments of great use and Oyls and Pomades Oyntment Boyl two Eggs hard cut them in the midst take out the yolk fill the hollow with the powder of burnt Wine-stone join the half parts together and tye them with a thred put them into a dish and set them in a moist Cellar The Wine-stone will melt whereby the moistness running through the white of the Eggs will alter together with that which comes thereby to an Oyl such as you desire Oyl of the Acorns of an Oak being pressed out as that of Almonds and mingled with that of the Egg-shels is useful to make the face beautiful Also Oyl of Myrrha made like the Oyl of Wine-stone with the white of Eggs. Also There is an Oyntment made of the Marrow of the Bones of a Weather and is thus to be extracted Take of the bones of a Weather when 't is full Moon as much as you please let them boil long in water then break them in pieces Let them boil again in the water three or four hours then take them from the fire and let them be cold then gather the fat which will swim upon the the water and Anoint your Face therewith at night when you go to bed and the next morning Wash it off with the water of Bean-Blossomes or of Flower-de-luce Another Oyntment is made of Pigeons dung and campher'd Rose-water Another Oyntment or Pomade Take Goats grease half a pound fresh unmelted Hogs grease four ounces cut into small pieces put it into a glazed earthen pot with a Pippin cut in pieces Juice of Orange Rose-water a glass-full white-Wine half a glass-full put the pot upon the fire and let it boil a little When the Grease is melted and incorporated with the Apple strain it through a Sive or Serse into an earthen pot glased and half full of fresh water When it is cold take it out and wash it five or six times in Rose-water every time renewing the water To a Pomade Another excellent Pomade Take Goats grease two ounces Pippins two Flower-de-luce Roots of Florence one ounce a whole Lemmon chop the grease and cut the Apples and Roots in pieces Add thereto of the Marrow of a Weathers feet two ounces Let it boil together in a sufficient quantity of Rose-water in a glased pot upon a gentle fire until the Lemmon be consumed keeping the pot well covered Then take it from the fire and strain that which is in the pot through a clean cloth you must pound that which is gone through and mix that which is pressed out fresh without fire with the Oyl of Sweet Almonds When it is mingled together then wash it with water of Bean-flowers white Flower-de-luce Roses of each the like quantity This being well mix'd and made you may keep in a glass well covered With this excellent Pomade you may Anoint your Face at night and wash it off the next day in the morning with Rain-water 2. How to take away Sun-burning The Face may be preserved from the burning of the Sun and from Cold by these following Salves and Medicines Take Goats grease half a pound being first washed in clear water pound it in a little Morter then boyl it in Rose-water and after strain it through a fine cloth with Oyl of Sweet Almonds one ounce Sugar-Candy a quarter of an ounce new white Wax as much as is enough Boil all these in a glazed pot over a soft fire to the convenient thickness of a Salve stirring it about continually that it may become white and be kept from burning Being boiled it must be kept in a Glass close stopped for the use of a Salve For the same use serveth also a Salve made with Mastick and with the Marrow of an Hart or Ox. An Oyntment of Mastick with harsh Oyl the water of the white of Eggs. A Pomade made with white wax Campher and Oyl of Sweet Almonds prest out with fire this Pomade takes away Sun-burning 3. How to take away Freckles and Spots Take the Meal of Lupins the Gall of a Goat the Juyce of Lemons and white Allum mingle these to a Salve Anoint therewith the Spots and Freckles Or mingle together the Oyl of Bitter Almonds Honey Roots of Flower-de-luce and Wax then wet them with water of Bean-flowers Orange and Mirtle Another Salve to take away Freckles Rubies and Saphires which appear in the Face Take water in which Rice hath been boiled distilled water of Turpentine with Oyl of Wine-stone one ounce of Mastick half a Loaf that is a quarter of an ounce of Campher mix these with the whites of Eggs. Another Take distilled water of Radish-seed and of great Spear-Root having been soaked before four days in the Sun in water stilled Oil of Egg-shels Oil which is pressed out of the Seed of Cotton-herb the juice of the Root and little Berries of Briony or wild Vine the juice of Ladies-mark with fig-bean-meal which is a kind of Pulse of an harsh and bitter tast the fresh Flowers of Jasmin being rubb'd in pieces upon the place of the distemper Pidgeons dung being soaked in strong Wine-vinegar Meal of Fitches and seed of the Herb Rocket mingled with honey oyl and water of Roses with fresh Butter and Pignut-Roots made to a Salve Lentiles boyled soft and mixed with the juice of Pomegranate 4. How to take wrinkles out of the Face and Hands and to make them white Take the Lees of Linseed oyl put it in Rain-water to soak Or take the juice of Lemons and some corns of Salt mixed together wash the wrinkles of the face and hands therewith 5. How to take away the Chops of the Lips and Hands Take the white of an
this to a Pap and lay also upon the swelling an hot pap of the Lees of Bee-hives mingled with white-wine and fryed in a pan 126. Against Windy-swellings Take dried Salt and put it between two small cloaths upon the swelling or a Poultis of the Lees of white-wine wheaten-rolls and Ox-dung newly made 127. To ripen Vlcerated Swellings Lay thereupon the dung of a Goose that hath fasted three days after she hath been fed with Eels newly killed lay thereupon long gnawed raw-wheat or a pap of the Roots and leaves of Mallow white Poppies Roots of flower-de-luce and the Crums of a white-loaf boyl these together and strain them add hereunto the yolk of an Egg and some Saffron If it be a cold swelling add to the decoction of the pap the Roots of wild-Alder wild-vine flowers of Camomile and Melilots Onion with wheaten leaven 128 Against Scratching Scurvy and other Itchings on the hands or other parts of the body Take luke-warm Smiths-water put therein an handful of Salt and rub the hands or other parts therewith and when the Scabs are dry anoint it with the Cream of Cows-milk Or take two parts of Venetian Turpentine washed five or six times in Rose-water or other cold water add hereunto a good quantity of Butter newly salted the yolk of an Egg and the juyce of a sowre Orange make this into a Salve chafe herewith the Itchy place before the fire For young Children Take the juyce of Nettles and Poplar-salve mingled together or soot of the Chimney with strong vineger rub the itching place red and then anoint it therewith 129. To bring an Vlcer to Distillation Take raw wheat long eares or Wheat-meal the yolk of an Egg Honey and Hogs-grease make thereof a plaister and lay it to the Boil Or lay thereupon sheeps-dung soaked in wine-vineger if you will suppurate the Ulcers and make them soft or make a pap of Bean-meal of Womans-milk leaven and large figs and apply it to the Ulcers 130. Against Vlcers and Swellings about the Nails Lay upon it a little Worm which is is found in the midst of Fuller-Cards when they are dry 131. Against Vleers that are hard to be Cured Gather May-dew before Sun-rising wring your sheets in which you gather the dew boyl and scum it while it boyleth put into it Lint of fine-linnen and lay them upon the Ulcers when you begin to see fresh or clean flesh then boyl in the dew a little Alum and white-Frankincense by this means you shall cure it Or take Powder of Oyster-shells raw or burnt or the dung of a Dog who hath eaten for three days together nothing but bones or make a powder of rotten-Wood 132. Against a Canker Take honey of Roses Mase Alum Salt and white-Wine boyl these together to the half strain this water through a cloth and keep it to wash the Canker or the distilled Water of Cow-dung Against the Canker called Noli me taâ—gere which is the worst of Cankers lay Tobacco upon it 133. To take away Knobs Take old and rotten Cheese bruise it with Water where Bacon hath been boiled make it into a Plaister and lay it upon the knobs Or bruise Corulus Indi which cometh out of the Levant with Mirtle and wine-vineger and lay it upon the knobs Or take nine pints of the Urin of a man Balm Canker-flowers of each two handfuls let them boil slowly in a new well-stopped earthen pot to the consumption of the half then press out the herbs and put thereto Brandy that is strained through four ounces boil these together half an hour and add thereto Oyl of Rosemary and of Spike of each one ounce Quick-silver a quarter of an ounce mingle these together with a flat-spoon to a Salve with which you must chafe the knobs before the fire 134. Against an hurt by a fall Let them drink white-Wine with the 16th part of an ounce of Powder made of Mummy Tormentil Raponticum and Parmacety or Garden-Cresses prepared seed of Housleek and Sugar-candy of each an equal part 135. Against blew spots Soak a little bag full of Salt in boyling-water and bath the spots therewith 136. A Cure for fresh Wounds Take Garden-balsome Wall-wort Daisy and a little Salt pound these together and lay them on the Wound Or drop into it the juyce of Tobacco or lay on the juyce with its Herb which is best this will heal it in three days or take Elm-Apples flowers of St. Johns-Herb Rosemary and knobs of Roses put these together in a glass with Oyl of Olives stop it close and put it in the Sun until by consuming it seemeth to be rotten strain it several times through a linnen-cloth keep it in a glass and when you see occasion drop some of it into the Wound Or make a Salve of the juyce and leaves of Tobacco or take green Agrimony Betony Pimpernel of each one handful pound them together in a Morter and put them into a glazed pot with four pints and an half of white-Wine cover them well and boyl them upon a gentle and clear fire to the consumption of the half cool it by little and little the next day make it a little warm and strain it through a sive as much as you can adding thereto white-pitch melted apart one pound wax half a pound Turpentine and Mastick of each one ounce mingle these to a Salve Besides make a Plaister of black Rosin-pitch Brimstone and white Frankincense of each a like quantity bruise these and mix them with the white of an Egg lay it upon the wound after the blood is stanched washed off and the wound close up bind up the Wound with Cobwebs and Rowlers let them lye for several days on it Or boyl the leaves of Carduus Benedictus in Wine with Wheaten-meal till it be as thick as a Salve then wash the Wound with Wine twice a day and dress it with this Salve Or wash the Wound with a decoction of Canker-flowers or which is more expedient take dirt from under the pails and lay it to the Wounds which will heal it presently 137. Against old and new Wounds Take the leaves of Lambs-tongue Dogs-rib Mallows good-Henry noble-Sage of each a handful These Herbs being well washed and distilled must be pounded then take of Hogs-grease the fourth part of an ounce melt it in a pan and boyl it with the aforesaid Herbs till the juyce of the Herbs is consumed Add thereto Virgins-wax Rosyn Pitch of each about the bigness of two Nuts Frankincense half as much melt them again and make them into a Salve this is good for all sorts of Wounds Or take pounded and fifted Brimstone put it into a glass with Oyl of Olives till it stand four or five fingers thick above it then let the glass stand ten days in the Sun stirring it often with a wooden-stick keeping the glass well-covered that no dust fall into it after ten days pour the clear Oâ— which by that time will draw the virtue of the Brimstone
to it into another glass without spilling any of the brimstone then stop it fast and when you use it dip therein lint of a clean cloth or cotton or black-wooll and lay it on the Wound Boyl or swelling every day till it be healed you may put Oyl upon the same Brimstone out of which Oyl hath been once poured 138. Of Wounds by a Bullet If the Bullet sticks in the Wound and you would get it out make a tent of a Quince-Apple or of Marmalade anointed with Oyl and Eggs and put it into the Wound 139. Against strained Sinews Take ripe berries of Elder fill therewith a round flask half full with the oyl of Olives stop the Glass well and let it stand twenty four hours in a skillet of boyling-water then put it ten days in a dunghil Or oyl of Elder thus fill a glased pot half full with the juyce of Elder-leaves and fill it with the oyl of Olives stop it close with dough put it into an Oven after the bread is drawn and let it stand there untill the juyce be wholly consumed But this is more expedient lay upon the Sinew the dung of an Ox or Cow fryed in a pan with strong vineger or oyl of Acorns or Gum of a wild Pear-tree mingled with Capons-grease or oyl of Siccamore-Tree or Jasmin 140. Against stung Sinews Take Snails with the shells pound them small and put thereto dust-meal which is on the walls of Mills put this upon the Sinews or anoint them with the oyl of Earth-worms 141. For Sinews that are cut through Take unwashed Earth-worms pound them small and lay them on the wounded Sinews or lay Alder-flowers to soak or steep in the Sun in oyl of Nuts or in Balsom or oyl and dress the Sinew with it 142. For inward Wounds If they may not be tented drink the decoction of Eringo-Thistle and wash the outward Wound therewith Also take of Bramble-berries stinging-Nettles Marygoulds Sanickle Mouse-ear Pimpernel green-Sene Canker-flowers Lambs-tongue little tops of Hemp Female-Ferne Ox-tongue Gentiana Vervine Ash-keys Pennyroyal Scordium Nip Ruperts-herb five-finger-herb Venus-hair of all kinds Roots of Madder Sage the whole Wallwort St. Johns-herb Daisies Betony Agrimony Brunella of each an handful flowers that strengthen the heart four ounces of St. Johns-herb Carduus Benedictus seed long Raisons stoned Liquoris of each an ounce all these being well washed must be very well pounded and strained with one pint of white-wine to a Potion Let the wounded person drink hereof before dinner and supper if this drink be unpleasant to him then instead of pounding boyl the above-mentioned Ingredients in common-water and add thereto white-Wine honey of Roses Syrrup of dry-Roses as much as shall be necessary Cleanse the Wound with luke-warm white-Wine and lay thereupon fresh red and warm'd leaves of Coleworts forbear salt-meats Spices strong-Wine great labour and women 143. Against the biting of a Mad-Dog Eat sweet brier-wort and wash the hurt with a young Childs Piss or with a decoction of Rhue Figs red-Coleworts and Salt mingled with honey and butter 144. To Cure the Biting of a Serpent Take immediately a draught of the juyce of an Ash-tree with white-Wine and lay upon the bed of the party bitten the leaves out of which the juyce was pressed or the milky juyce of the Fig-tree or juyce of Figs or Mustard-seed bruised with vineger Or take the leaves of Wool-herb Caryophilate red-Currans of each an handful boil them in vineger and Mares-piss of each a like quantity until the half be consumed to a Potion Drink of this at once a small drinking-glass bath the Wound with the remainder of the pecoction 145. A Cure for Kibe-heels Take the burnt-ashes of old shoo-soles mingle them with oyl of Roses and anoint therewith the Kibes or lay thereupon Granate-shells boyled in Wine 146. A Cure for stinking Feet Put in your shooes the scales of Iron if you will preserve your health keep your body clean and purge out seasonably superfluous humours therefore use gentle Purges viz. Clysters Pills or small Potions to prevent thereby great sicknesses As take a Clyster every Month to keep the body in good order take purging Pills by the Advice of your Physician Pills of Aloe Myrrha wet with Wine or the Syrrup of Venus-hair which is good against fleam and being taken once a week 't is good for the stomach sight and hearing When your stomach is stopped you may loosen it by taking the eighth part of an ounce of the Powder of the leaves of Damask-Roses with broth made of flesh a little before dinner or with Cassia alone In the Spring you may cleanse and â—urge humours with the decoction of pale-Roses drink eight or nine mornings together one spoonful in a morning or without respect to the season of the year you may purge with these Flesh-broths Take a young Hen or a quarter thereof or boyl Weather-Mutton that is not very fat add thereto good Herbs as Bernagy Sorrel Lettice tame and wild Cicory of each a little quantity viz. an handful when it is boyled strain it through a cloth into a well-glazed-pot and adde thereto Sena-leaves Cinnamon and Anniseed of each a little then stop the pot very close that the vapours may not fly out put it on a fire and let it boyl up one boyling onely then take it from the fire and let it stand a whole night upon hot ashes the next morning strain it through a clean cloth and add to it Syrrup of Roses one ounce and an half boyl it to a potion take a little of this made warm about five hours before dinner in Spring and Harvest they are the best times because then Herbs are best in their season but better in the Spring than in the Harvest The Apozemata or herb-Potions purge fundamentally yet gently because of the divers vertue of Herbs of which they are made Add to this Potion Rhabarbar leaves of Sene Agarins also little Cakes of Cinnamon Sugar and other things according to the condition and complexion of the Patients body Another Purging Remedy Take Virgin-honey one pound Powder of Agarius of Folia-Sene of one of three or of all three four ounces mingle this Powder with honey let it stand sixty days in a cool-place in a pot well covered stirring it every day and take off the Scum FINIS
Egg and beat it with the powder of Mastick Or take the Oyl of the yolks of Eggs or Oyl of Wax and anoint therewith the Clefts or Chaps 6. How to make the Hands that are Yellow and Wrinkled smooth and white Take two pounds of Mellons with their Skins or Rines and a good quantity of Eggs without their shells distil all this together and keep the water not onely to wash your Hands but your Face Another smoothing Water Take Goats Milk six pounds white or red Roses small yellow Prunes of each three pounds crums of a white loaf two pounds Roots of Flower-de-luce two ounces distil these in hot water through a glass Or Boyl Roots of Nettles in Vineger and white-Wine wash your Hands with this Decoction at night when you go to bed and the next morning wash them clean with fresh water and soap Or take fresh Butter Oyl of Sweet Almonds Lambs Suet let these soak ten or twelve hours together then melt them over a little fire in a glazed earthen pot adding thereunto white wax with a little Musk or Civet make this into a Salve Or sometimes you may wash your hands with sweet-sented water and soap or with stilled water of Bread or with water and Rolls of bread To these waters you may add sweet-scented water as water of Orange-flowers Damask-water or a little Oyl of Cloves Cinnamon or the like 7. How to take away Warts off the Face or Hands The juice of Lemmons killeth Warts but better the water of the same juice distilled through a glass Or the juice which is pressed out of the Flowers and Leaves of white Wool-blade Also the juice of the Leaves of great Spear-herb Also wart-Cicory either eaten in Sallets or laid upon the face or hands or other parts cures the same to admiration Also the Milky juice of Woolfs Milk and that of the wild fig-tree Oyl of Red Copper or Spanish Green Brimstone the grease which is gotten from the old Cask of an Oyl-Vessel made hot before a great fire the juice that is pounded out of the sprouts of Purslane without the leaves in a little Morter adding thereunto a little Salt this will cause the Warts to vanish away in four or five days when they are anointed therewith Or lay on the Warts the Powder of Savil or white-Daffadil Hermodactyl with Honey Vineger and Sea-Onion mix'd with the juyce of Marigolds sheeps-dung soaked in Vineger cureth hanging-Warts being laid thereupon 8. To take away Blood-Veins in the Face Sometimes a Vein appears unhandsomely between the Eyes for which it is good to lay on the fore-head this Plaister Take Mastick one ounce Sandal-wood half an ounce Margaret-flowers three quarters of an ounce mix these together and spread them upon Leather with the fine filing dust of Steel Upon the Vein you shall onely lay Mastick and Sandal-wood renewing the Plaister once a day rub also therewith the upper part of the Vein for the better reception of the Remedy 9. How to cure a Red Face Wash it with water in which Chaff or straw of Barley or Oats hath been boiled Or Peach-kirnels four ounces peeled Gourd-seed two ounces pound and press them so hard that Oyl may come out of them to the substance of an Ointment anoint therewith the Pimples and red places 10. How to heal Burning and Blistering Against all burning and blistering occasioned by fire make a Decoction of Radishes which lye on unquenched Lime Or take an Onion roasted in the Ashes or Oyl of Nuts with water or the yolks of Eggs beaten with Oyl or Hens-dung mixt with Oyl of Roses Or the Moss of an Haw-thorn-tree the thinnest you can get dry it in the Sun or Oven make a powder thereof preparing it with the Milk of a woman that giveth suck to a Male-child make a Salve thereof and anoint therewith the burnt place Or take salt-water or pickle wet a linnen-cloth therein and put it upon the burnt place Or take common Soap Honey and Butter or juyce of Onyons or Oyl of Eggs. Or let Loam red Copper or Spanish-green or Pellitory of the Wall or Campher be steeped in wine and water pour it often out of one pot into another then wet a cloth in this water that first is made luke-warm and lay it upon the burnt place Or take the white of two Eggs beat them with Oyl of Nuts and Rose-water adding thereto water wherein unquenched Lime hath been extinguished stir it well about and let the water stand until you have occasion for it And to the end that no scar may remain after the burning is healed you must wash the burnt place often with Lambs-tongue-water in which a little Allum is dissolved Or you may use an Oyntment of hogs-bread Roots pounded with House-leek but Brandy is better to wash the Scars of the burnt place whether they be in the face or other parts of the body 11. How to cure the POX and Vlcerations thereof Take water ten pints quench therein rough iron until the half be found in the water Then lay therein to soak unquenched Lime one pound strain it and melt in that which is gone through or strained Campher Spanish-green Red-copper of each twenty Grains This water is good to cleanse and dry the Ulcers Or boil clear water in a new earthen pot and when it begins to boil put therein unquenched Lime then put it out into another new pot then let it stand scum it till it be clear the Lime will remain in the bottom like a pap then pour out the clear water without stirring the Lime and put it into a clean glass well stopped for use In this water dip a little cloth the water being made luke-warm and lay it upon the Ulcers instead of a Plaister renewing it often 12. To take away Pockholes and make the skin smooth Take of the Oyl of St. Johns-herb one ounce Venetian Turpentine half an ounce melt it in a glazed pot and as soon as it begins to boil take it from the fire and work it into a Salve anoint therewith the scars and spots continuing to do so till the holes be stopp'd Or take the stilled water of the white of Eggs boyled hard with shells of Snails of Calves of Weathers of Goats-feet of Bean-flour Dragonwort i. e. Serpentaria These waters you shall use single or mingled together and with that bathe the face when you go to bed having prepared the same with the steam or smoak of warm water or decoction of the chaff of Oats Oyl of Dates Flower-de-luce Myrrha Pistacies Or take three Ounces of the Oyl of Flower-de-luce Rosen Capons-grease of each one ounce wash them well in Rose-water add thereunto four whites of Eggs half boiled in their shells Oyl of Sweet and Bitter Almonds planched of each one ounce pound them in a Marble Morter mingling therewith a quarter of an ounce of the powder of Melon-seed work it to a Salve Another Take the Powder of Silver-scum burnt Bones of a Calf dry Reed-Roots
well-stopp'd-glass when the Sun shines bright but â—ake it away when it shineth not stir the glass twice or thrice a day to an Eye-â—alve These Remedies also serve against Red and Blear'd-eyes 38. To take away the pain of the Eyes Make a Decoction of Camomile Melâ—lot and Fenickle-seed boil these in water and white-wine dip therein a four-doubâ—â— cloth wring it hard and apply it to the Eyes or bath the Eyes in womans Milk beaten with the white of an Egg. 39. To cure the pain of the Ears If it proceeds from an hot cause takâ— Oyl of Roses with a little Vinegar spoâ—â— them into the Ears and lay thereon a small bag of Camomile Melilot Flax seed boiled in Milk but if the pain 〈◊〉 occasioned by Inflammation then take thâ— blacking of the smoak of boyled pitch 〈◊〉 mingle it with a little Oyl of Roses anâ— pour it warm into the Ears if the paiâ— be occasioned by cold put into the Eâ—â—â— Cotten made sweet with one grain oâ— Musk. 40. To help thickness of Hearing Drop into the Ears the juyce of a wild-vine or of Onion mingled with Honey oâ— Oyl wherein Affodel-roots have been boiled 41. A Cure for Deafness Make a Salve of the following Ingredients take Goose-grease two ounces melt it over a soft fire mingling with it powder of Aloes half an ounce this you shall put into the Ears with Cotton or take the juice of Radish-skins mingled with Oyl of Roses or the fat of an Eel with Oyl of bitter Almonds or the juyce of an Onion mingled with Honey or Powder of Aloes dissolved in white-wine and dropped warm into the Ear. Then to sneeze with the Root of Hellebore or let the fume of Ash-wood be received into the Ear which you may do by firing a stick of Ash-wood at the one end and putting the other end to the hole of the Ear into which the smoak will easily enter the stick must be of a young shoot without knots This is of great virtue for the cure of Deafness although it be of 25 or 30 years but against natural Deafness there is no remedy Or take Wormwood Cammomile Thousand-leaf Hysop St. Johns Herb Fine-mint Rosemary Saintory Savory of each one handful boil these in white-wine to the consumption of one third part thereof and let the hot smoak into the Ear through a Funnel and then drop some of the following Oyl into the Ear and stop the Ear with Cotton in which Musk hath been Or take Oyl of Olive two ounces Mallows one ounce and a half Oyl of Onions sweet Almonds of each one ounce put all these together into a flask with a long neck set it on a fire that is not too hot boil them until the juices be half consumed then take the dust hence and put therein powdred Castoreum Coloquint Mastick Spikenard of each the sixteenth part of an ounce then take the flask and being well stopt boil it in a little kettle full of water like a Balneum Mariae for three hours then put it in the Sun a little while to cause the Oyl to be clear then strain the Oyl through a thick cloath and add thereunto Musk ten grains to an Oyl keep it safe and carefully in a well-stop'd flask for use 42. A Cure for the Worms in the Ears Take the Milky juyce of a Fig-tree or Figgs also the juyce of Capers Wormwood Futher-wood Fine-mint Santory the rind of an Acorn-tree or the rind of green Acorns alone or mingled together 43. A Cure for the noise in the Ears Drop therein Oyl of Spikenard Bay-berries Bitter-Almonds or of Rhue with some Brandy or Eels-grease or Brandy where Carraway or Anniseed have been soaked Or take Saw-dust of Cedar-wood fill therewith a little Taffata-bag of Crimson as big as an Almond let it soak in Brandy quite through then put it somewhat deep into the Ear stop it in and let the Patient lye down to sleep on that Ear. 44. To take away little Vlcers from behind the Ears Make a Plaister of Barley-meal boiled in Honey-water add thereto the juyce of five-leaved-grass an Herb that killeth fleas and Oyl of Flower-de-luce or a Plaister made of Goats-dung unsalted Butter and the Lees of Nut-oyl 45. Against the Kings Evil. Take Betony and Sorrel-leaves and Roots squeeze out one pound of the juyce and Bertram bruised one ounce Spanish-green half a quarter of an ounce mingle these together and warm therewith the Crop or Swelling hang also about the neck the Roots of Selandine and Lambs-tongue Or when the Moon decreaseth and is near the Sun then cut off the feet of a great frog and hang them about the neck Or take a good quantity of Tobacco bruised in a clean Morter and apply its juyce to the Crop or Swelling nine or ten times the said swellings are brought to Ulcers by laying thereunto Cow or Ox-dung made hot in Vine or Colewort-leaves among the ashes and being mingled with Vineger 46. A Remedy for the stopping of the Nose When the Nose is stopped by humours that fall into it and hinder the fetching of breath then to open the same take the juyce of Beets and Marjoram mingled with the Oyl of bitter-Almonds and snuff it up Also the smoak of Tobacco received into the mouth through a little Funnel and let go through the Nose is good alone 47. For a dropping Nose This is cured by Medicines which are proper for the brains whereby such humours are stopp'd and dried up In this case 't is good to use Rubbings Perfumes in little caps and bags also sneezing is very good 48. To procure Sneezing Blow into the Nose powdered Peper Berthram Staphisagria Flower-de-luce Roots of Florence mingle these flowers and grease and anoint the Nostrils if sneezing trouble you it is cured by scratching the soles of the feet and palms of the hands by rubbing the Eyes and Ears by smelling white Flower-de-luce by washing or bathing the hands in warm-water 49. To recover the Smelling when 't is lost Make a Persume of Nardus-seed Averone Rhue and other Herbs which have a strong sent or smell to water-Mint 50. To staunch Blood You may stanch the bleeding of the Nose by putting the Thumb on that side of the Nose out of which the blood issueth Or put about the neck a string of Jasper-stone or tye the uppermost joints as fast as 't is possible and put into the Nose a Tent of Dove-nettles also keep in your hand the Roots and Leaves of Agrimony or take rain-water in your Mouth or Sage-flower or other woolly fruits being put into the Nose or lay upon the forehead Camphire or use the juyce of Lambs-tongue or of Night-shade Or lay upon the Temples and round about the neck especially on the great Vein cooling herbs as Night-shade Lambs-tongue Lactuce or stinging nettles bruised with Salt and wine-venegar the Herb Periwinckle put under the Tongue hath the same virtue Also you may make a Girdle or Bracelet of Thousand-button called St. Innocentius some
Flowers of wild Pomgranats Cinnamon and Cloves All these you shall reduce into fine Powder each apart to joyn them together as necessity requireth Also Oyl and water of Copperas make the Teeth white But some allow not of this because of their burning heat and because they imagine they will loose the Teeth Indeed the water may better be used than the Oyl and with less danger especially when you mingle it with common water and rub the Teeth and Gums with it a Month together Of the afore-said and other like Ingredients a Powder may be made and used very useful for the Teeth with which you may rub them in the morning fasting A Powder for the Teeth Take the Powder of clean Crystal one eighth part and one sixteenth part of an ounce red and white Coral of common Salt of each the eighth part of an ounce Pumice-stone Sea-scum of each the two and thirtieth part of an ounce Alabaster-stone white Marble-stone Rock-Allum Root of Flower-de-luce of Florence Crimson-berries Cinnamon of each the sixteenth part of an ounce prepared Pearls the twenty fourth part of an ounce make all these into a fine Powder mingled together Preserves for the Teeth Of such Powders you may make Preserves if you put honey thereto with which you may rub your Teeth and Gums in the morning Another Preserve may be made to make the Teeth white and fast and the Gums hard and strong which will also cure a stinking breath proceeding from the Teeth and 't is thus prepared Take of a wheaten-loaf three ounces red and white Coral Harts-horn of each half an ounce Allum one sixteenth part of an ounce Pellitory of the wall Venus-hair of each one handful Egg-shells four or five put these together in an earthen-pot set it in the Oven when the Bread is taken out till they be turned into ashes then take of these ashes four ounces of Cinnamon the 4th part of an ounce of Cloves or Gilliflowers Bread-sword of each the eighth part of an 〈◊〉 Spica-Nardi Calamus of each the sâ—â—â—â—enth part of an ounce well cleansed Oyl of Roses as much as will be necessary mingle the aforesaid Ingredients being reduced to a Powder and add thereto vineger of Sea-onion one ounce work this into a Preserve when you have rubb'd the Teeth with these Preserves then rinse them with wine With the aforesaid Ingredients you may make very useful waters to rinse the Teeth in the morning fasting As take wild Mulberries when they are green one pound leaves of the Mastick-tree half a pound Agrimony one handful Roots of Flower-de-luce Dragon-blood of each three ounces distil these through a glass to a Tooth-water and keep it in a glass for your use The following water is much commended for keeping the Teeth white Take Rose-water and common-water of each four ounces burnt Allum powdered one quarter of an ounce whole Cinnamon the eighth part of an ounce put all these together upon a soft fire and let it boil until a third part thereof be consumed take it off then and when the water is cold strain it through a cloth put it into a glass and keep it for your use A Water to make Black Teeth White This following water cleanseth the Teeth how filthy and slimy soever and makes Black Teeth White Take Live-brimstone and Allum of each one pound Wine-vineger four ounces some take instead of vineger the Spirit of Copperas draw water out of these through a Colb-glass with a slow fire that the water may not smell of the Brimstone For to make the Teeth White For to make the Teeth White it is good also to rub the Teeth with Pellitory of the Wall Roots of Beets crust of barley-bread Goats-horn burned to ashes you may put all these things into an earthen pot and put it into the Oven with several Batches of Bread till they become ashes or rub your Teeth with honey and ashes of Vine-leaves which have not born any Grapes To preserve the Teeth from filthiness For to keep the Teeth clean and to preserve them from all filthiness wash the Mouth every morning and evening with Fountain-water one pint Rose-water six ounces Allum Cinnamon of each a quarter of an ounce boil this in a leaded earthen-pot until one third or fourth part is consumed Or wash the Teeth with Sage Rosemary Marjoram prepared with white-wine and the same boil'd until two third parts are wasted 57. How to fasten the Teeth when loose It is good to wash the same with Rose-water and Allum mixt together or the Roots of five-finger-grass and Allum 58. For to prevent hollowness of the Teeth Hold in the morning under your tongue a course large corn of Bay-salt let it melt and rub your Teeth therewith After that you have used all Remedies it will be good for the preservation of the Teeth to rub them oftentimes with Roots of Marsh-Mallo's by which means they will be smooth and bright these Roots are especially useful for they make the gums fast and leave a good smell behind When you prepare them you shall cut the Roots off four or five fingers long if they are gross and thick then you shall cut them through again in the length for to make thereof pieces that are of the thickness of a little finger next you shall let them boil six hours in clean water with Salt Allum and root of Flower-de-luce at last you shall dry them which must be done quickly and not slowly lest they rot therefore you shall put them in a hot Oven if it be in winter-time when you cannot have the benefit of the Sun 59. A Remedy against Tooth-ach The Tooth-ach proceeds from divers as well cold as hot causes in case it is occasioned by cold then use these following means You shall rinse the Teeth with strong vinegar in which Wormwood is boyl'd Strawberries or red-wine in which are boyl'd leaves of Strawberries with Lavender Sage and Marjoram or White-Wine wherein the leaves and Nots of the Cypress-tree Juniper-berries and Roses Mirtle-leaves are boiled or the Flowers of Lavender Cinamon Fenickle Roots of Sparagus boiled in Wine oyl of Juniper-tree is good being put in the Teeth if they are hollow but this following is better Oyl of Pepper Cloves Sage Bame Oyl of Spike and Aqua-fortis being gently put into the hollow Tooth with Cotton takes away the pain and breaketh it if it is corrupted If the Tooth-ach proceeds from an hot cause then you shall put to the painful Teeth Oyl of Poppeys Mandragora Henbane-seed together or alone or in want of oyls the Mandragora and Henbane mixt with Wine or Henbane Roots mixt with Rose-water and Wine-vineger or you shall hold in the Mouth Wine-vineger wherein Campher has been boiled from what cause soever the Tooth-ach proceedeth you shall appease the pain with Oyl of Henbane-seed which is made after this manner sprinkle the seed of Henbane with Brandy then put it into a glass which you shall cover very close put it in a kittle full