Rosin and so making Balsoms and Unguents and Emplaisters thereof for the said use as for example take this Receipt from the Colledge of Physicians of London of an Unguent of Tobacco Take two pound of the Leaves of Tobacco bruised let them steep all night in Red Wine and in the morning boil them with a pound of Pork Grease till the Wine be wasted then strein it and add to the streining half a pound of the Juice of Tobacco Rosin four Ounces then boil them again to the wasting of the moisture and towards the end sprinkle in of the roots of round Birthwort poudered finely two Ounces and as much Wax as will suffice to make it of the consistence of an Unguent Or this way Take four pound of the Juice of Tobacco and boil it in a Skillet or Glazed Pipkin with half a pound of Oyl-Olive till the Juice be wasted then put thereto of Rosin and Bees-wax of each half a pound when they are melted and mixt together take them off the fire and stir them continually with an Iron Spathula and adding thereto half a pound of Venice Turpentine put them again over the Coals and stir them very well together lastly take them off the fire and pour them into a Glazed Earthen Vessel and let it stand till it be cold then stop it and cover it close and keep it for the uses aforesaid this will last for many years Another Balsome of Tobacco Take the Leaves of Tobacco as many as you can hold between your two Hands clean them well with a Linnen Cloth Leaf by Leaf without washing them beat them in a Marble Mortar with a Wooden Pestle then strein the Juice through a Linnen Cloth the which put into a Posnet or Glaz'd Pipkin with Rosin and Burgundy Pitch of each a quarter of a pound half a pound of Bees-wax as much fresh Porks Grease all these mixt together shall be put upon a gentle fire for about the space of an hour skimming it alway with a Scummer or till it be boild enough which you will know by dropping a little upon a Board and if it be of the consistence of boiled Honey it is enough then take it off the fire and add thereto four Ounces or half a pound of Venice Turpentine then mix it over the fire and so pour it out as before Or thus Take three Ounces of new Bees-wax and as much Rosin melt them in a Posnet or Pipkin as before over a charcole-Charcole-fire when they begin to boil throw in a pound and a half of the Juice of Tobacco boil them altogether over a gentle fire for five or six hours in which time the moisture will be consumed then strain it through a strong Linnen Cloth and put it into the Pipkin again adding thereto half a pound of Turpentine mix them over the fire and so keep them for your use as before The simple Balsome of Tobacco may be made this way Take what quantity of Leaves of Tobacco you will bruise them as before and put the Juice into a thick Glass Bottle with as much Oyl of Olives and put the Glass well stopt into Horse-dung and deep covered for forty days at the end take it out and you will find a Balsome swimming o' th top the which pour very gently off from the dreggs and keep it in a Glass for your use These Compositions of Tobacco are likewise good for Bruises and old Vlcers and cold Tumours c. Another excellent Balsome Put into a glazed Earthen Veffel Brimstone finely Poudred and Salted pouring thereon as much Oyl as will swim above the Brimstone four fingers breadth put them i' th Sun and let them stand till they be thick by stirring them once or twice every day then pour off the clearest for your use Another excellent Oyntment for green wounds Take an Ounce of Oleum Petroleum half an Ounce of Venice Turpentine and as much Oyl of Olives two drams of Mastich mix them all together and boil them over a gentle fire till they come to the consistence of an Oyntment or Balsome and keep it in an Earthen Glazed Vessel close stopt for your use CHAP. XIX Of Swellings and Apostumes FOr any new Swelling apply presently a Pultis made only of the Crums of White-bread boil'd in Milk and when it is boil'd to the thickness of a Pultis add some Oyl of Roses or fresh Porks Grease or fresh Butter thereto or Marsh-mallow and white Lilly-roots and Figs boil'd in Water with Oyl fresh Butter or Pork Grease as before will break it if it must be broken Also Bean and Barly-meal boil'd in Hony and Water dissolves Swellings and brings them to Ripeness The Leaves of wild Clary steept in Vinegar and applyed with Hony resolves Apostumes If these do not you must Advise with the expert Chirurgeon and remember always to roul the part swell'd with Linnen Roulers Those kind of Apostumes we call Felons may be ripened and softned by these means following Take Wheat-flower and Pork Grease Hony and the Yelk of an Egg mix them hot over the fire and apply it to the Felon Or this take Bean-meal Leven Figgs Raisons ston'd mix them together as before and apply it or Plantan Leaves beaten in a Mortar with Oyl of white Lillies and apply'd thereto or Sheeps Dung steept and mixt with Vinegar To conclude this Chapter I will give you the Receipt of a most excellent Plaister of Tobacco against all kinds of Cold and hard Swellings whatever and to heal old Vlcers Take half a Pound of the Juice of Tobacco of the Juice of Wormwood three Ounces Oyl of St. Johnsworts simple Oyl of Elder of each an Ounce and a half of the Leaves of Wormwood Consound and Figwort of each one handful White-wine a quarter of a Pint Let the green herbs boil in the Juices and Wine and Oyls in a Posnet stirring them continually with a wooden Spathula to the bottom that they burn not to but let them not boil till they be too thick and no moisture left then taking them and streining them hard with your hands or a Press dissolve in that Liquor you streined four Ounces of Bees-wax and two Ounces of Bucks Grease or Suet then take it off the fire and Incorporate therein two Ounces of Venice Turpentine Frankincense Mastick and Myrrh of each one Ounce finely Poudred apart and so when 't is cold enough make it up into rowls of plaster to be spread upon leather when you have occasion to use it CHAP. XX. Of Burnings and Scaldings FOr any kind of Burning or Scalding whether directly by Fire or boiling Water or Oils Pitch Fat 's or scalding Lead or Gun-powder c. these Remedies following you will find to be profitable and proper for the purpose First of all you must see to take out the fire that is in the burnt part as well to advance the cure as to prevent blisters and crusts which may follow without proper remedies and indeed the marks of the burn that
the Tree alone or together Against the noise in the Ears proceeding from wind or other Causes 't is good to put into the Ear a tent dipt in Oil of Rue Castor or Spike with juice of Leeks also in a Morning fasting 't is very healthful to receive the Vapor by a Funnel putting into the Ear water wherein hath long boiled Marjoram wild Mint Sage Camomile flowers Aniseeds and Fenelseeds and a Coloquintida Apple and to the end the Vapor penetrate the further let the Patient have some hard thing between his Teeth as Pease or Beans chewing them with force the same will be good at Night going to Bed and having received it put in the Ear one drop of Oil of Coloquintida then stop the Ear with Cotten dipt in the said Oil and lye down thereupon Deafness is cured by means of an Unguent made of two Ounces of Goose-grease melted with a gentle fire and two drams of Aloes Soccotrine in Pouder incorporated applyed with Cotton putting it into the Ear or the juice of Radishes mixed with Oil of Roses or with the fat of an Eel and Oil of bitter Almonds or the juice of an Onion mixed with Honey or by the Pouder of Aloes dissolv'd in white wine Instill'd warm into the Ear and after make him sneeze with some Pouder of Tobacco or by the fume of the wood of Oak which you may do by lighting a stick at one end and putting the other into the hollow of the Ear but you must have a branch of a tender one of one years growth without knots CHAP. V. Of the Diseases of the Mouth THe Vlcers of the Mouth are Cured by washing the Mouth with a Decoction of the Herbs of Mouseear Consound and Golden Rod or Pomegranate flowers Sumach Plantain Agrimony and Roses adding a little Alum towards the end or with Wine wherein have Boil'd Aniseeds and Cloves or with the Distill'd water of Scolopendrium or with Treacle water and the like quantity of Rose-Vineger and Brandy wherein hath been dissolved a little Bole-Armenac or with Honey of Roses by rubbing the Ulcerate places of the Palate or the Tongue The Decoction of the Herb Speedwell in Wine gargariz'd dryes the Ulcers of the Mouth and wash therewith in fevers And for a singular Remedy touch the Ulcer with a drop of Oil of Vitriol The Super abundance of Spittle is corrected by using astringent and drying Gargarisms made by boiling Roses Pomegranate flowers Plantain and Alum in Water and Wine 't is also good to Eat Bisquet and dry Rosted meats and Mustard to eat Cubebs and green Ginger On the contrary to provoke Spitting chew Sage or Mastick or Tobacco fasting or at other times For the Curing a Stinking Breath from what Cause soever wash the Mouth with Vineger of Squils or a Decoction of Mint Balm Fenel and Aniseed chew Nutmeg Cloves Oris Root hold in the Mouth a Pill made as followeth Gum-dragon one Ounce Dragons Blood two drams steep them in Rose-water for two dayes then put them in a Marble Morter with six drams of Sugar three of Cinamon five of Starch a scruple of Musk all dissolv'd in Rose-water mixt together with a Pestle after it is dry make Pills to hold in the Mouth To take away the smell of Onions or Garlick c. chew Cloves Aniseeds Fenelseeds c. or wash the Mouth with Rose-water c. The Diseases of the Teeth spring from divers causes hot and cold if from cold do as followeth wash them with one of these Decoctions Wormwood boil'd in strong Vineger the Leaves of Ivy in red Wine with Lavender Sage and Marjoram Cypress Leaves and Nuts and Juniper-Berries Roses Mirtle Leaves in white-Wine Oil of Cloves Sage c. are good dipt in Lint or Cotton to put into the Tooth if hollow If the pain proceed from a hot cause then apply the Oil of Poppy Mandrake Henbane or their Decoctions in Wine or Henbane root boil'd in Rose-water and Vineger or hold Vineger in your Mouth wherein hath been boiled Camphor And from what cause soever the pain proceeds it will be appeas'd by the Oil of Henbaneseed made after this manner Besprinkle Henbaneseed with Brandy then put it in a Glass Viol which stop very well and make this boil in a Pot of water twenty four hours then take off the Phiol and pour out the Seeds while it is yet hot put them in a Cloath and strain them with a Press and so your Oil is made Hold Milfoil-root between your Teeth or Pellitory or Agrimony or chew Mastick incorporated with new Wax To preserve the Teeth wash your Mouth every Morning in fair water if they be loose rub them with this Pouder Compos'd of Myrrh Cinamon Alum burnt Pumice stone burnt all in equal parts apart finely Poudred and mixt Crums of Bread with Salt after Eating to rub with and then wash them with fair water and a little Vineger or red-Wine Perles both Corals Ivory Crystal white Marble Alabaster Cubebs Harts-horn Mastick dryed Bones Tartar white Copporas Sal-gemm Crabs Eyes Eggs-shels Snails-shels Oisters-shels dry'd Roses Orris Tamaris Spikenard Dragons-blood Venice-hair Pomegranate-flowers Sumach c. all Poudred apart and mixt For the Quincey 't is good to gargle the Mouth with water of Speedwell distill'd in Balneo Mariae or its Flower boiled in Vineger and Honey or Mint Sage Rue and Coriander boil'd in Cows or Sheeps Milk or the Decoction of Figs and Cinquefoil in Water dissolves the Tumor or the ashes of a Swallows Nest burnt with the young ones made into a Pultis with Oil of Camomile and sweet Almonds is excellent Peach-Gum boil'd in Vineger with a little Saffron or a Liniment made of Bores Teeth Poudred with Linseed Oil or to drink a dram of the Pouder in Carduus Benedictus water Here you must send for a Chyrurgion and the first thing you do let Blood it may be more than once CHAP. VI. Of the Diseases of the Breast FIrst when one speaks low and with pain take at Night going to Bed two Ounces of Wine wherein have boil'd Figs and Raisins with Sugar Cloves and Cinamon and the Tablets of Diarios given Morning and Evening clears the Voice and Syrup of Iujubs So doth the decoction of Enula Campana or Oximel wherein Liquorice hath been boil'd For a Sovereign Remedy is this Liquor taken at Night going to Bed put an Ounce of Pouder'd Sugar in a Porringer and pour thereon as much Brandy as will cover it or a little more put it upon the Coals then light your Brandy with a Paper lighting as often as it goes out till it will take fire no more then let the Patient take it all at once To Cure a Cough the Remedies before are good but especially these boil in water Raisins and Figs Hysop Anise and Fenel-seed till the third part be wasted and of this give Night and Morning two hours before meals 2 or 3 spoonfuls after eating a Tablet of Diaireos or Diapenidion or take Night and Morning a
for a cure if possest therewith The most assured way of preservation is not to communicate with the infected but dwell in a sound place the air cold and dry rather than moist and hot and to remember the commands of our Ancestors citò longè tardè that is to go quickly from the place infected and to go a long way to a healthful place from whence to be slow in returning till all danger be past But if they must remain in an infected place then to prevent if possible the Disease you must Bleed and Purge and Sweat and keep all things sweet and clean and good Diet keep Fires by night if in Summer and all day in Winter burn Frankincense and Benjoin and Storax never go out fasting Take Pill Ruffi 3 or 4 or 6 Pills going to Bed for cure and prevention and Mitridates his Remedy composed only of one Figg and Walnuts and Rue six Leaves and a little Salt beaten together comfortable Wines and Waters and Brandy are good having a care there be not a great Feaver then you must give Juice or Syrrup of Lemmons with Barley-water c. in Bleeding you must have a care not to Let Women Blood in their last Moneth or newly Delivered or weak and decrepid Folks or those that have Swellings In lieu of Bleeding may be used Cupping-glasses to the Shoulders and Thighs after Bleeding give Cassia or Manna the next day Now for outward applications you must here use no repercussive Medicines After Bleeding apply to the Bunch a Pultis made of Figgs Raisins stoned and Leven beaten together with Oyl of Camomil or Bread and Milk and Lilly Roots boiled together or Diachilum cum Gummi or Paracelsus Plaister or Ammoniacum or Galbanum and open the Aposteme before it be quite ripe then dress it with Vnguentum Basilicum with Tents from first to last CHAP. XV. Of the Gout FOr the Gout whether in the Hands or Feet or Knees or Hips the chief remedy is to Let blood in a hot cause more than once if occasion be purge gently as you have been taught before if they be Feaverish and give Clysters and then cool drinks as in Fevers then use Ointments to appease the pain and Cataplasms and Plaisters and Oyl of Roses and Lillies a Pultis of Whitebread and Milk and Oyl of Roses and to boil Hemlock and Henbane in Milk and make a Pultis with Whitebread and Vnguentum Populeon Vnguentum Anodynum and bathe with Milk and warm Water and apply Diapalma Plaister softned with Oyl of Lillies or Roses and Emplastrum de Ranis or if from a cold cause use Paracelsus Plaister and Oxycroceum Diachylon cum gummi cicuta Ointments and Plaisters of Tobacco are excellent in all Gouts and Sciatica's so is Oyl of Exeter and Oyl of Spike and Turpentine CHAP. XVI Of the Cure of outward pains in any part of the Body FOr pain o' th Members the Oyl of Dwarf-elder is very proper anointing the place first therewith if it be from a cold cause and then apply hot Emplaisters as Paracelsus c. as before in the Gout Also Brandy and fresh Butter or Porkgrease never forgetting if the Patient have need to Let blood i' th Arm more than once if there be occasion and to purge gently two or three times together as you have been taught before sufficiently if you be ingenious The Oyl of Elder-flowers and Earth Worms mixt together are excellent good and this following take Pitch and Rosin new Wax of each half an Ounce fresh Butter half a Pound melt them gently over the Fire in an Earthen Glazed Vessel all but the Rozin which is to be cast in in small pieces when the other have boiled a little or begin to boil then stir them well with a Wooden stick to incorporate them with this composition being warm anoint your parts pained and rub them as long as they can endure it then lay an Emplaister of the same thereon and so roul it up if it be in a place that may be rouled after it hath lain on twenty four hours take the Plaister off and anoint and rub it again and lay it on again and do so every twenty four hours till they be well The Ointment and Plaister of Tobacco hath done great good to many CHAP. XVII Of Bruises in any part of the Body FOr Bruises whether from blows or falls or any other cause these remedies following are very good Lupine-meal boil'd a little in Wine to the consistence of a Pultis Bean-meal boil'd in Vinegar Radishes beat with Hony takes away the marks of the Bruise The leaves of Consound mixt with Oyl of Saint-Johns-worth dissolves the clotted Blood in any part of the Body that comes from Bruises This Oyl following is excellent good for all Bruises and shrunk Sinews also Take a young fat Fox take off his Skin then open him and take ouâ— his Garbage then boil him whoâ—… in common Oyl with Bay-berries and Sage-leaves and Marsh-mallow-roots till the Flesh part from the Bones and after you have broke the Bones put them into the Vessel again to boil the Marrow out and let them boil a little then press all hard out and keep it in Earthen Glazed Vessels for your use CHAP. XVIII Of green Wounds and old Sores FOr Wounds from what cause soever you have several cheating Mountebanks that go up and down the Country promising you Infallible Cures by their Balsomes forsooth But if the Wound be of any moment you 'll find them most commonly deceive you and so you have work made for the Chirurgion and that which perhaps if at first artificially handled might with ease have been Cured becomes it may be desperate or difficult with hazard of Life or Limb So that I thought good to give you this caution and withal to give you the most approved way of Curing green Wounds and Ulcers and old Sores First Then if any one happen to be wounded be sure to have in a readiness always i' th house that most incomparable Balsom called by the name of Linimentum Arcei to be had at the Apothecaries and if the wound be not hallow spread some of it upon Lint and apply to the wound and bind it up but if it be hollow you must melt it in a Spoon and pour it warm into the wound or dissolve some in Oyl of Turpentine and pour it in or inject it in with a Syringe or you may make this Sovereign Balsome your self thus Take Gum Elemi and Turpentine of each an Ounce and a half Rams Suet old and tried two Ounces old Hogs Fat tried one Ounce the manner of making this Liniment is this dissolve the Gum in Sack and let the Sack cimmer away gently over the fire then put in the Fat 's and lastly the Turpentine Others make great esteem of Tobacco in the Cure of green Wounds and old Sores either boiling the Leaves or Juice alone thereof in Wine and Oyl or by adding Turpentine Wax and Gum and
appear after the cure First then as soon as 't is burnt anoint it with Salad-oil and Water beaten well together and strew thereon Wheat-flower and dip Linnen clothes or Flax Tow in the said Oil and Water and lay them on or Rose or common water with the whites of Eggs beaten to water and oil of Roses or Lillies or Poppies or for all use Snow-water if you have it and indeed you should never be without it If notwithstanding all this through the malice of fire blisters shall arise you must then cut them with Cisers and lay thereon fresh butter boil'd oil of Roses and yelks of Eggs beaten together The Vnguentum Basilicum will cure them perfectly or this Unguent following Take half a pound of fresh Butter well boil'd and strein'd Ceruse and Tutty washed both in Plantan or Rose-water of each half an ounce burnt Lead a quarter of an ounce with four yelks of Eggs mix them all together to the form of an Unguent A Pultis made of the leaves of Bur-dock with the whites of Eggs cures burns also Hen-dung mixt well with hony of Roses or oil of Roses The decoction of Mallow leaves and fresh Butter beaten a great while together and applied in manner of a Liniment with a Colewort leaf a little warm is good to separate the burnt crusts if any so are yelks of Eggs with oil of Violets mixt together To appease the pain coming from burns imply this Unguent Take old Bacon grease melted in an earthen glazed Vessel and pour it into Rose-water then strein it through a linnen Cloth then wash it five or six times in Plantan-water to four ounces of Lard so prepar'd add two yelks of Eggs and make them into an Ointment The oil of the yelks of Eggs is singular to appease the pains and that the marks of the burn may not be seen after the cure you must wash the part often with Plantan water with a little Allum dissolved therein To remove such Cicatrices likewise a Liniment made of the herb call'd Porks bread beaten with Housleek is very proper CHAP. XXI Of a Scald-head THis is a loathsome disease and requires skill to cure it well Out of many sound Experiments make use of these following Take two handfuls of the herb Celandine four ounces of Bay salt and as much quick Brimstone finely poudred beat the herb well in a stone or wooden Mortar with a wooden Pestle that done boil them in sweet Oil altogether then take them from the fire and strein them through a Linnen Cloth to extract their substance wherewith anoint the head of the Patient night and morning Another Remedy After having wash'd the head with Beef Piss and rubbing it therewith till blood come almost then lay on the pouder of Hens-dung dried in the Oven and thereon an Emplaster made of the Soot of a Furnace mingled with strong White-wine Vinegar Another is this Take two ounces of common Turpentine well wash'd first in common water then in Fumitary water fresh Butter one ounce wash'd in Rose-water Bay-salt half an ounce two Yelks of Eggs the Juice of Limons and Oil of Roses of each one ounce a scruple of Camphir and mix them together and make an Ointment Another for the same is made of Roch-allum Vitriol and Verdigreese and quick Brimstone Soot of a Furnace of each three drams Camphir two drams Oil of sweet Almonds and Porks Marrow of each half an ounce incorporate them well together and make them into an Unguent Sometimes it happens that we search for that a great way off which is nigh at hand and that Medicines of a small price do as much good as dear Drugs or as we say in the English Proverb Far fought and dear bought is good for Ladies as may be seen in this matter for Juniper-berries boil'd in Vinegar and Honey and apply'd in manner of a Pultis is excellent good In Infants it is much more easie to cure the Scald-head than in those of riper years and in these more easie than in old folks the time rendring it incurable wherefore it is very convenient to distinguish between age and age and remedy and remedy to go artificially to work that is to say for the young use gentle remedies and to others stronger Note here that in little children this Disease is commonly healthful it delivering them from the Falling sickness and Convulsions and other fearful distempers by purging them from the impure blood they contracted in their Mothers womb The difficult sort of Scald-heads are distinguished into dry ones and moist ones For the dry one begin with this decoction Take two handfuls of Fumitary Monks-rubarb and roots of Mallows flowers of Melilot and Camomile of each two small handfuls Linseed Beans and Lupines of each a quarter of a pound boil them in Lee made of the ashes of a Vine-tree or Fig-tree bathe and wash the head therewith twice a day then anoint it with this Unguent following Take a pound of Lard Fumitary Monks-rubarb and Ivy one handful slice them very small then add two ounces of oil of Bays four ounces of oil of Mastick half an ounce of Turpentine four ounces of the juice of Colâ—…orts beat all these well together and then let them steep twenty four hours then let them boil till the juice be consum'd then strein it and anoint the head therewith laying on after a Colewort leaf For the moist Scald-head wash and bathe it with a decoction as before wherein you have dissolv'd Roch-Allum then anoint it with the Unguent call'd Vnguentum de minio to be had at the Apothecaries then take Verdegreese with Allum Honey and Vinegar of each two ounces a dram of Arsenic two of Sublimate all in pouder boil them together till they begin to be thick enough for an Ointment and you will find this a miraculous Ointment Here you must remember to cut the hair close or shave it away first of all some apply a Cap of pitch to tear it up by the roots CHAP. XXII For the Scabs and Itch in the hands FOr these in the hands the water of a Smiths Forge to wash and bathe the hands well in is good or Allum-water or the juice of Limons alone the brine of salt Bacon or brine of Pickle-herring or Anchoves the Lee made of Oak-ashes then anoint with Vnguentum Nicotianum or Enulatum cum Mercurio or flower of Brimstone mixt with either of them and so if the whole body letting blood first and purging use those Ointments to anoint withal using a temperate diet and drinking as little strong drink as may be CHAP. XXIII Of the Tetters and Ring-worms THey are an unhandsom sight and therefore to quit your self of them note that against them are employ'd divers Remedies according to the diversity of the nature of them those that are not rebellious may be cured with gentle and mild remedies but the rebellious and malignant with more difficulty by application of more violent and stronger remedies as in the Chapter before For the not rebellious do thus wash and bathe them in the decoction of Beans and Wheat in Vinegar or take a thin slice of Veal Beef or Mutton lay it upon the coals or Gridiron then beat it with Vinegar and Mustard and apply this to the Tetter Or take Frankincense Oil of Roses and Vinegar and make an Ointment and anoint Now if these will not do being first applyed to rebellious ones then apply your self to these following First wash and bathe them with a decoction of Lupines and Marsh-mallow roots made in Vinegar to the consumption of half or with Plantan-water wherein hath been infused white Vitriol and burnt Alum Or make an Unguent of two drams of Aloes dissolv'd in distill'd Vinegar Oil of Wheat alone is excellent for this purpose it is made by putting Wheat between two hot irons and the Oil will drop out or else thus Take some Wheat beaten and put it into a glass Vessel and stop it close and put it into a Kettle of water upon the coals to keep the water hot and not to make it boil and so let stand three days together at the end thereof take out the pouder and you will find it moist the which put into a Linnen Cloth and press the oil hard out CHAP. XXIV Of Corns in the feet and toes THese often hinder people from going in ease and so ought to be considered and to have remedies laid down for their help for which are divers used but these following may prove most effectual some bathe and wash them first in a Decoction of herbs and then cut them with a sharp Penknife or Razor as far as they can possibly go then apply a Plaster of soft Wax red or green having been first steep'd 24 hours in strong White-wine Vinegar for the Cinabar and Verdigreese wherewith these Waxes are coloured will kill and take away the roots of the Corns The same will these remedies following do effectually sometimes one sometimes another according to their divers properties of which you may choose which will be best for your purpose and make use of them Galbanum and new wax mixt together some take Lilly roots well boil'd and then beaten with Porks marrow and apply it some use onely Emplastrum de ranis cum mercurio CHAP. XXV Of the Ruffness and Chops in the hands and lips THe Chops in the hands and lips coming from cold winds or other causes inward or outward are cured by these Remedies following having first washed them with Barly-water then anoint them with Vnguentum rosatum or Pomatum at the Apothecaries or Capons Grease or Oil of Wax is excellent for it will cure them in a short time CHAP. XXVI Of Warts in any part of the body THe juice of Limons kill Warts in any part of the body or the same juice distill'd or distill'd Vinegar or the juice of the leaves and flowers of white Mullein Oil of Vitriol Brimstone are infallible but you must use them warily The juice of the stocks of Purselain and Housleek bruised in a Mortar with Bay-salt and the Warts rub'd therewith often cures them in three or four days FINIS