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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96816	A supplement to The queen-like closet, or, A little of everything presented to all ingenious ladies, and gentlewomen / by Hannah Woolley ...	Woolley, Hannah, fl. 1670.; Woolley, Hannah, fl. 1670. Queen-like closet.	1674 (1674)	Wing W3287; ESTC R221176	74,618	219

Onion and put to it three spoonfuls of Fair-water and as much pure sallad Oil and beat it together very well with two or three Feathers tied together beat it till it be thick and white and lay it on with a Feather then lay on very thin Raggs dipped therein dress it three times in a day for you must not let it be dry and when you do dress it anoint the Cloths with some of it before you take them off that they may come easily the pulling of them off when they are hard and dry is that which makes a Scar. When you perceive the fire to be quite out then leave out the juyce of Onion and use only the Oil and Water and besure you anoint it eight or ten days after it is quite well I have Cured many Burnings and some with Gunpowder without a Scar with this Medicine For the Shingles Take a Cat and cut off her Ears or her Tail and mix the Blood thereof with a little new-Milk and anoint the grieved place with it Morning and Evening for three days and every night vvhen the Party goes to Bed give her or him two spoonfuls of Treacle-water to drive out the venom To take away the pain in the Huckle-bone or for any Old ach Take of Burgundy-Pitch Oxicroscium and Paracelsus of each a like quantity melt them together in an Earthen-Porringer and spread them upon Sheeps-leather then anoint the grieved place vvith Oil of Amber and lay on your Plaister This is very good also for any Sprain For one who is suddenly taken with a Numbness in any Limb. Take Brandy and Mustard and warm them well together and bath the place very well with it twice a day for a week together and it will work a wonderful effect To take away any extream pain in the Head in any Sickness At your going to rest let a linnen Cloth be dipped in Aquavite and laid all over the Forehead from one Temple to another then dip little linnen Rags in Cinnamon-water and put up the Nostrils let them not be too short for fear the breath draw them into the Head For an Impostume in the Ear. Take a great Onion and roast it in a paper wetted in wood-Embers when it is enough put to it two pennyworth of Saffron and a little spoonful of sallad Oil and work them well together with the back of a Spoon then apply it on a linnen Cloth to the hole of the Ear as hot as the Party can suffer it at the time of going to rest and the next day when you take it off put a warm Cloth instead thereof thus do three Nights together and when you find that it is broken and well drawn out Seringe the Ear with a little warm Sack and Betony-water for three days together twice a day For Deafness in Young or Old Take Brine which comes from Beef at the first salting and boil it very well and scum it well and keep it in a Glass for your use Then take the Kidney-Suet of a Loin of Mutton and shave it very thin and when the Party goes to Bed fill the hole of the Ear that is grieved with some of the Suet and stop it with Black-wool and let him lie on the other side that it fall not out and as he sleeps it will melt into the Ear thus do for a Week every Night when that is done then take three or four drops of the Brine in a Spoon and warm it a little and drop into the Ear every night for a Week This hath done very much good to one of Fourscore years Old For the Emorroids or Piles Take of Unguentum Album vvhich you have at the Apothecaries commonly melt it over the fire vvith a little sallad Oil and put in a little of the best Bolearmoniack apply it upon a linnen Cloth every Night vvhen you go to bed till you are vvell For to Cure Heart-burning Take prepared Crabs-Eyes and mix leaf-Gold therein and keep them in a Box and when you find your Heart begin to burn lick two or three times of the powder and it vvill Cure you for that time and be a means to keep it away for the future Also a draught of Milk never at all boiled doth help it but the other Medicine is much better For the passion of the Heart Take as much Confection of Alkermes as a Pea in a drop or two of Sirrup of Clove-Gilly-flowers and it will case you in such an instant as you cannot but admire it is beyond all things that ever I used and not of much cost Take heed that it be good Alkermes for there is much of deceit used in it For the Cramp in the Legs Take a lock of black-Thred about half an ounce and dip it in such Oil as they greaze Wool withal then draw it through your hands very well that the Oil may not drop from it then vvind it about your Thighs and tie it and keep it on day and night Eel-skins are also good to tie about the Thighs but first they must be made gentle and easie And that which is as good as either of these is to anoint the grieved parts vvith Oil of Spike a vveek together The same perfectly Cures a Crick in the neck in two or three times using I like the latter best To Cure a Scabbed-Head and to kill the Lice Take the yolks of six hard Eggs and bruise them well with a spoon then put one pound of new-Butter to them that vvas never salted boil them together till you find it to be enough which will be in an hours space upon a slow fire let it look blackish when you take it off the fire then strain it and keep it for your use anoint the Head very well with it twice a day and it will soon destroy both Scabs and Lice in a short time to much admiration For Chilblanes on the Hands So soon as you find your Fingers begin to itch spread some Burgundy Pitch upon Leather and lay round about your Arms let the Plaisters be four-four-fingers broad and lay them four-four-fingers above your hand They will soon abate the itching and draw forth the humor where they lie not suffering it any more to fall into your hands Wash your hands every day with right Venice Soap and that will help you in the Cure This is a very certain Remedy to my knowledge It also Cureth sore hands that are crackt and chopt with a sharp humour if you lay the Plaisters round about the upper-part of your Arm above the Elbow and wash with the same Soap To kill the Scurvy before you purge Take of Scurvy-grass of Worm-wood and Sage of each half a handful with a little Rue put them into a pint of Whitewine and let them boil softly till half be consum'd close covered then strain it and put in as much Saffron as will well colour it Divide this into three parts and take every Morning one then take this Purge following Take five Gallons

Right-hand Pluto the God of Riches With Black Curl'd Hair in a Robe of Cloath of Gold Bacchus the God of Wine With Curl'd Brown Hair Cloathed in a Leopards Skin spotted or in a green Mantle Crown'd with a Wreath of Ivy or Vine-Branches his Complexion Tawny Hymen the God of Marriage With long Yellow Hair in a Purple or Saffron coloured Mantle Vulcan the Deified Black-Smith Let him be Cloathed in a Scarlet-Robe Genius In a Purple Mantle fringed with Gold Sleep In a White Mantle cast over a Black Cupid In a Green Robe Minos one of the Judges of Hell His Curuseers to be of Gold his Robe Blew and Silver his Buskins of Gold vvith long Curl'd Brown Hair and Crown'd with a Golden Crown Momus the Carping God With a Dark-coloured Robe the hair of his Beard must be Party-coloured Goddesses Juno the Queen of the Goddesses With black Hair and black Eyes with a Skie-coloured Mantle wrought vvith Gold and Peacocks Eyes Diana the Virgin Goddess With yellow Hair a Grass-green mantle trimmed with Silver Buskins of Silver a Golden Bow and a painted Quiver Pallas the Goddess of Wisdom With a Blow Mantle embroidered with Silver Venus the beautiful Goddess With Gold yellow Hair attired vvith Black a Scarlet Robe and a Dove-colour or Watchet Mantle Ceres the Goddess of Corn. With yellow Hair and a Straw-colouloured Mantle trimmed vvith Silver Tellus the Goddess of the Earth In a Green Mantle Proserpine Queen of Hell In a black Mantle trimmed vvith Gold flames Aurora In a Purple Robe and a blew Mantle fringed with Silver Urania one of the Muses In a Mantle of Azure filled with Lamps Vesta Daughter to Saturn In White Garments filled with Flames Astrea the Goddess of Justice In a Crimson Mantle trimmed with Silver Flora the Goddess of Flowers In a Mantle of Divers Colours And Night In a black Mantle spotted about with Stars of Gold Ceres the Enchantress Her under garment Gold the ground Green the Mantle Purple the three Graces in Silver Robes The Twelve Months of the Year March Is drawn in Tawny with a fierce aspect a Helmet upon his head and leaning on a Spade and a Basket of Garden Seeds in his Left hand and in his Right hand the Sign of Aries And Winged April A Young Man in Green with a Garland of Mirtle and Hawthorn-Bude Winged in one hand Primroses and violets in the other the Sign Taurus May. With a sweet and lovely Countenance clad in a Robe of White and Green embroidered with several Flowers upon his Head a garland of all manner of Roses on the one hand a Nightingale in the other a Lute His Sign must he Gemini June In a Mantle of dark Grass-green upon his Head a garland of Bents Kings-Cups and Maiden-hair in his Left hand an Angle with a box of Cantharides in his Right the Sign Cancer and upon his arms a Basket of seasonable Fruits July In a Jacket of light Yellow eating Cherries with his Face and Bosom Sun-burnt on his Head a Wreath of Centaury and wild Tyme a Seith on his shoulder and a Bottle at his girdle carrying the Sign Leo. August A Young Man of fierce and Cholerick aspect in a Flame-coloured Garment upon his Head a garland of Wheat and Rye upon his Arm a Basket of all manner of ripe Fruits at his Belt a Sickle His Sign Virgo September A merry and chearful Countenance in a Purple Robe upon his Head a Wreath of red and white Grapes in his Left hand a handful of Oats withal carrying a Horn of Plenty full of all manner of ripe-Fruits in his Right hand the Sign Libra October In a Garment of Yellow and Carnation upon his head a garland of Oak-leaves with Akorns in his Right hand the Sign Scorpio in his Left hand a Basket of Medlars Services and Chesnuts and any other Fruits then in Season November In a Garment of Changable Green and Black upon his Head a garland of Olives with the Fruit in his Left hand Bunches of Parsnips and Turnips in his Right His Sign Sagittarius December A horrid and fearful aspect clad in Irish-Rags or course Freez girt unto him upon his Head three or four Night-Caps and over them a Turkish Turbant his Nose red his Mouth and Beard clog'd with Isicles at his back a bundle of Holly Ivy or Misletoe holding in sur'd Mittens the Sign of Capricornus January Clad all in White as the Earth looks with the Snow blowing his Nails in his Left Arm a Billet the Sign Aquarius standing by his side February Cloathed in a dark Skie-colour carrying in his Right hand the Sign Pisces LADIES I hope your pleas'd and 〈◊〉 shall I If what I 've Writ you may be gainers by If not it is your fault it is not mine Your benefit in this I do design Much labour and much time it hath me cost Therefore I beg let none of it be lost The Mony you shall pay for this my Book You 'l not repent of when in it you look No more at present to you I shall say But wish you all the happiness I may H. W. FINIS