Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	brick_n	put_v	toad_n	162	3	16.9445	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89531	Queen Elizabeths closset of physical secrets, with certain approved medicines taken out of a manuscript found at the dessolution of one of our English abbies and supplied with the child-bearers cabinet, and preservative against the plague and small pox. Collected by the elaborate paines of four famons [sic] physitians, and presented to Queen Elizabeths own hands.	A. M.	1656 (1656)	Wing M5B; ESTC R232158	120,443	222

two ounces flower of Cassia newly drawn half an ounce Penidios three ounces oyle of sweet Almonds newly drawn half an ounce the Lungs of a Fox finely beaten to powder two ounces powder what is to be powdered then mix them all together and make an Electuary with Sirrup of Hysop An Electuary for the shortnesse of Breath Take a pint of the best Honey you can get set it on the fire and scum it very clean then put into it a little Hysop bound in a bundle bruised a little let it boyle till the Honey taste well of the Hysop then take it out and wring out all the Honey and put into it the weight of sixpence of Angelica root grated or cut very small as much of Elacampane root of Ginger the weight of two pence as much of grosse Pepper of Licorice eight penny weight cut very small of Anniseeds eighteen penny weight put these altogether after the Hysop is taken out and let it boyle a walm or two on the fire stirring it a little then take it off and put it into a glasse or pot and put thereto three spoonfuls of Aqua vitae and stir it well together and take it on a tufted Licorice stick at morning about ten and at four in the afternoon and when you goe to bed letting it melt down out of your mouths For a Bruise or Squat â„ž White Dasie roots leaves floures and all pownd them and strain the juyce of them into strong March Beer or Sack and give the Patient a good draught thereof Or seeth them in Ale and make a Posset thereof and let the Patient drink thereof as of the former and let him eat the leaves if he can and let him sweat after â„ž Of Comfry M. i. when it sprouteth forth the youngest leaves wring them with your hands and put them into fresh Butter out of the Churne unwasht into a Frying-pan and hold it a good way off the fire and so let it boyle together till it be green then strain it and keep it for your use Probatum A Restorative for the Backe Take of stale Ale two pound of Germander half a handfull of unset Hysop and of unset Thyme and of Clary ana M. i. a branch of Rosemary and a good quantity of English Saffron a dish of sweet Butter and a good peice of Sugar then boyle all together till half be consumed then strain it and let the Patient drink it morning and evening For Aches in the Backe â„ž Bores grease and Nerve oyle ana p. ae and as much Turpentine boyle them a little together and annoint the greived place downward therewith For Bleeding at the Nose Take a Toad and kill him and take three Bricks put them into fire and then take out one of them and put the Toad upon it then take out another and put him again on that and when he is almost cold take off the Toad and put the Brick into the fire then take the third Brick and doe so till the Toad be consumed to ashes then take the ashes and put them into a Taffata bag and when any one bleedeth apply the bag upon the heart and it will instantly stay the bleeding either of the Nose or any Wound For Burning or Scalding â„ž A spoonfull of Sallade oyle and the white of an Egg beat them well together and annoint the burnt place with it often then take a linnen rag and wet it in the oyle and lay it over the sore and keep it still wet till you find the fire be drawn out of the Wound then take away the rag and annoint the place with a feather and put Harts-tongue leaves to it and so bind it up and dresse it thrice a day for two or three dayes and after that but once a day and this will cool it without any scarre 2. â„ž The reddest Onyon you can get and take off the rinde and beat the Onyon with Bay Salt in a wooden dish till it be made very small then put it very thick upon the burned place and renew it three or four times and this will take out the fire and then you may apply any healing Medicine to it to skin it C. For a Cough of the Lungs REcipe Of clear running water three pound of good Sugar half a pound with nine Figs sliced half a spoonfull of Anniseeds bruised a spoonfull of Licorice bruised of great Raisins having their stones taken out one handfull of Maiden-hair one penniworth boyle these together till one half be consumed away then strain it thorough a fine linnen cloth and every morning take two spoonfuls of it luke-warm and you shall finde present remedy Probatum For purging of Colds Coughs and comforting the Lungs â„ž Rubarb two drachms Sena half an ounce Anniseeds one ounce steep them in a pint of white Wine and put to it one ounce of brown Sugar-candy set it over the fire to be kept stewing all night stop the pot very close that no water come out and in the morning when it is blood-warm strain it and take a pretty quantity of it and put two drops of oyle of Sulphur into it and drink it fasting and fast two or three houres after then take a little broth and keep you warm A Julep for a Cough â„ž A pottle of Spring water and put into it ten branches of Hysop and two of Rosemary Licorice clean scraped and thinne sliced two ounces of Anniseeds bruised two ounces French Barly which hath been cleansed in one water boyle these till half the water be consumed then strain it and put to it three drops of oyle of Sulphur take two spoonfuls of this when you begin to Cough this will loosen the flegm and cause you to bring it up easily Another Boyle three sprigs of Rosemary and as much Maiden Hysop in two pound of white Wine of Mace two flakes of Nut-Neg two or three slices Saffron six or eight blades burn the Wine and after sweeten it with brown Sugar-candy and drink a good draught warm mane vesperi and two or three spoonfuls in the afternoon For Canker in the mouth Mingle the juyce of Agrimony with raw Honey and annoint the lips with it and it will heal it Probatum Richard Jones cured a young man which had the Canker both in his tongue and lips onely with good Romane Vitrioll dissolved in spring water and making it as milk warm from the Cow with a stick and a linnen cloth fastened to the end of it he washed his tongue mouth and lips herewith every morning and evening and cured him in short time But if it be in an old man let run too long that it eat still and Vitrioll Salves nor other waters will cure it there is no other way to save this man but to wash carefully his lips or mouth with a very little oyle of Vitrioll to cauterize the veins and stop the malignant humours that comes from the brain and feeds it But this course must not be taken unlesse the