stopt at pleasure the other still remaining open blow up some drops first into one of the Patient's Nostrils and a while after into the other 2. A good Plaister for Aches especially Scorbutical SPread thinly upon Slinck or very fine Kids-Leather the Emplastrum de Mucilaginibus and let it lye upon the aching Part as long as there is need 3. For an Old Ach or Strain TAke of Lucatella's Balsam one Ounce of Oyl of Turpentine one Dram incorporate them very well with a gentle heat and anoint the Part affected therewith wearing on it a piece of unwash'd Flannen besmear'd with the same Oyntment 4. For Scorbutick Aches especially about the Share-bone TAke two parts of Palm-Oyl and one of Oyl of Camomile to which if you please you may add a little Oyntment of Elder mix these exactly and anoint the Part affected 5. A Powerful Remedy for Scorbutick Aches TAke to one Ounce of Oyl of Turpentine one Dram or two of the Volatile Salt of Harts-horn or as much as being well ground with it in a Mortar of Glass or Marble will bring it to the consistence of a kind of Oyntment with which the cold being taken off the Part affected is to be lightly anointed 6. A very easie Medicine for light Scorbutick Aches or Pains ANoint the pained Part from time to time with fasting-spittle and if you will have the Medicine a little stronger the Patient may put Roch Allom to the bigness of a small Pea into his mouth before he employs his Spittle 7. For Aches and pricking Pains in the Sides and elsewhere WIth a sufficient quantity of clean Sulphur finely pouder'd mix diligently as much Venice-Treacle as will bring it to a consistence for Pills Of this Mixture you may give the quantity of a Pistol-bullet twice or at most thrice a day drinking any convenient Liquor after it 8. An Experienc'd Medicine for an Anasarca or General Dropsie of the whole Body FRY freshly-gather'd Rue with Oyl of Walnuts till it become fit to be applyed hot as a Cataplasm or Pultice to the Navil and keep it on that part for some hours renewing it once or twice a day if need require 9. An External Medicine often successfully try'd for Agues TAke 5 7 or 9 for 't is pretended it must be an odd Number of the Roots of Ribwort and having made them clean put them into a little Bag of Sarsnet or fine Linnen and let the Patient wear it upon the nape of his Neck renewing it within 2 3 or 4 days if need require 10. A try'd Remedy for Agues TAke of the Bark of Sassafras-Root and of Virginian Snakeweed both in pouder of each 10 Grains and with half a Dram or two Scruples of Mithridate or Venice-Treacle or as much as will give it a due consistence make a Bolus to be taken at the usual hours 11. A Choice Medicine for Aguish Distempers TAke of Salt of Wormwood 15 Grains Crabs-eyes or Pouder of Crabs Claws simple 8 or 10 Grains mix these well and give them in two or three Spoonfuls of some Cordial Water 12. An Excellent Wrist-Plaister for Agues TAke Wax and spread it to about the thickness of a Crown Piece of Silver and of a convenient breadth and length to make an entire Wrist-Plaister up-this spread and display as well as you can the Leaves of the tops of Rue not yet fully open'd by time so that they may cover the whole Plaister as well as you can make them do it Then apply this Emplaster and let it lye on for several days consecutively 13. An often-try'd Medicine for Agues TAke Ribwort gather the leaves as near the Root as you can in a dry Morning wipe them clean but do not wash them then dry them carefully till you may reduce them to Pouder Of this Pouder give from one Dram to two at most mixt with one Dram of Conserve of Roses or the Crumbs of White-bread or the Yolk of an Egg or two N. B. You may before you dry the Leaves distil a Water out of some of them and make an Extract out of others with Spirit of Wine or which is better with Spirit of Dew They are both good for the same Disease that the Pouder is The Dose of the Water is one Ounce or an Ounce and half at the usual times And that of the Extract about one Dram in some Ounces of White-wine 14. An Excellent Medicine for Agues especially Tertians GIve as much of well-condition'd Virginian Snake-Root reduc'd to fine Pouder as will lye upon a Shilling in a Cup of Sherry just before the beginning of the cold Fit repeating it once or twice if it need to be us'd oftner 15. For a Tertian Ague TAke of the Root of Angelica grated or otherwise made into Pouder and give of it from half a Dram to a Dram in any convenient Vehicle at the usual times viz. about two hours before the Cold Fit 16. A Medicine with which a Quartan was cur'd that could not be cured with the Jesuits Bark TAke one Dram of the black tips of Crabs Claws and having reduc'd them to exceeding fine Pouder let the Patient take it in any convenient Vehicle or Conserve twice or thrice as he would take the Cortex without intermitting any day 17. An easie Remedy which long continued does much destroy Acidities or Heart-burnings in the Stomach TAke half a Dram at least of finely pouder'd red Corral and give it from time to time in any convenient Vehicle till the Patient be reliev'd 18. A very often try'd Remedy for the Asthma TAke Soap-boilers Lees made with Pot-Ashes and Quick-lime one part Spirit of Wine rectify'd two parts set them in Digestion to unite them well and then add some drops at discretion of Chymical Oyl of Carraways and if you please of Aniseeds too The Dose in younger Persons is about 10 drops in elder ones from half a Dram to one Dram in some convenient Vehicle 19. An Excellent Medicine for a dry or Covulsive Asthma TAke choice Saffron reduce it by rubbing it in a Stone or Glass Mortar to a kind of Pouder and with any convenient Mixture give 8 or 10 Grains of it in the form of Pills at Bed-time B. 20. An Experienc'd Remedy for Difficulty of Breathing TAke of choice Castoreum dry'd enough to be pouder'd 2 3 or at most 4 Grains mix this with 10 or 11 Grains of Gasgoin's Pouder reduc'd to very fine Pouder mix up these with some little Syrup or Conserve and when the Patient has taken it let him wash it down with the Mixture consisting of five Drams of Pennyroyal-water and half a Dram or at most two Drams of Briony-Water Compound 21. An Approved Medicine for Inveterate Scorbutick Cholicks and Pains of the Bowels TAke English Barley and having well wash'd it boil it in a sufficient quantity of fresh Spring-water till it be just ready to burst Then pour off the clear upon the yellow part of the Rinds of Lemmons freshly cut off from the white
part and put them into a Bottle which being carefully stopt the Liquor is to be kept so for use which is that the Patient make it his constant Drink 22. To reduce flagy Breasts to a good shape and consistence TAke green Hemlock well bruis'd and reduc'd to a kind of Cataplasm or Pultise which is to be apply'd the Cold being first taken off to the Parts 't is to work upon and to be kept on till it hath perform'd what was intended shifting it once a day 23. An easie but useful Remedy for a fresh Bruise or Contusion TAke fresh Butter and Parsley of each a sufficient quantity and having chopt the Herb mix it very well with the Butter to the consistence of a Cataplasm which is to be apply'd warm to the newly bruised Part. 24. For Coagulated Blood or a Bruise TAke black soft Soap and with a sufficient quantity of soft Crumbs of white-bread very well mixt with it make a Paste which is to be laid on the Part with a linnen Rag and kept bound upon it for some hours that it may have time to resolve the congealed Blood and bring the contused Part from a livid to a red colour which will much hasten and facilitate the restoring it to its former state 25. To stanch Blood falling from the Nose by a Simple held in ones hand LET the Patient hold Knot-grass and Solomon's Seal in his hand till it grow warm there or longer if need be 26. An Excellent Remedy to stanch Blood in any part of the Body TAke Plantane-water two Ounces Barley-Cinnamon-water six Drams Spirit of Vinegar one Ounce Dragons-blood half a Dram Syrup of Myrtles five Drams mix and make a Julep of which let the Patient take three spoonfuls every hour 27. The Styptick Water for stopping of Blood in any part of the Body TAke one Pound of Excellent Quick-lime and put it into a clear Earthen Pot pour upon it five or six Pounds of Fountain-Water cover the Pot close and let it lye to infuse about an hour without touching it then after stir it with a stick for a little time then let it lye as before for 24 hours sometimes stirring it in the end you shall let it settle to a Sediment the Water being very clear above pour it off by inclination without stirring Take of this Water one Pound which being put into a Vial you shall add to it a Dram and half of Sublimate finely pouder'd then shake very well all together so that the Pouder may dissolve and be of an Orange colour or more reddish than yellow and in the end clear and limpid because the red Powder will praecipitate to the bottom Your Water being clarify'd you must separate the Water from the Grounds into another Vessel without troubling the Sediments and to the Water you shall add one Dram of Oyl of Vitriol and an Ounce of Saccharum Saturni Shake all together that they may mix the better afterwards let all settle and pour off the clear Water and keep it for your use 28. A Choice Medicine to resolve extravasated Blood GRate or Rasp the Root of Burdock and spreading the pouder upon a Linnen Cloath bind it quite round the Part affected renewing it twice a day 29. To make an Excellent Styptick for stanching of Blood TAke Hungarian Vitriol Allom of each half a Pound Phlegm of Vitriol ten Pounds Boyl to a dissolution of the Vitriol and Allom being cold filter it through brown Paper and if any Crystals shoot separate the Liquor from them adding to each Pound one Ounce of Oyl of Vitriol Dip Cloaths into this Liquor and apply them to the Part affected 30. An often try'd Styptick to stanch Blood especially in Wounds TAke Colcothar as it comes out of the Retort and having pouder'd it roll Tents of Lint in it and apply them to the Orifices of the greater Vessels and employ other usual means to compress the Vessel upon the Tent and to fill the Cavity of the Wound partly with Colcothar too 31. A very often Experienc'd Remedy for Burns TAke two parts of Oyl of Walnuts and one of Honey mix them well together over a gentle Fire and when they are thorowly incorporated dip a Feather in the Mixture and anoint therewith the Part affected so as the Oyntment may touch it immediately and then strew on it some Pouder of Ceterarch or Spleen-wort and keep the Part quiet and defend it from the Air. 32. An easie Medicine and common enough but useful against Burns TAke Onions and beat them into a soft Mass and apply them as speedily as you can to the Part affected and keep them on it till they begin to grow dryish and then if need be shift them and apply fresh ones 33. For a Recent Burn. TAke Onions a sufficient quantity and beat them very well with common Salt finely pouder'd into a Mash that may be applyed as a Cataplasm the Cold being first taken off to the Part affected and renewing it if need be till the impression of the Fire be taken out 34. An Excellent Oyntment for Burns and Scaldings TAke of the inner Rind of Elder-Tree and of fresh Sheeps dung without any adhering straws or foulness of each one Handful and with fresh Butter or Oyl make thereof an Oyntment to be applyed as is usual in such Distempers 35. An easie and approv'd Remedy for Burns especially Recent ones TAke a sufficient quantity of Adders-Tongue and boil it softly in Linseed-Oyl till the Liquor be strongly impregnated with the Herb then strain it and keep it stopt for use 36. An Excellent Oyntment for Burns and Scaldings TAke of Saccharum Saturni half a Dram of the sharpest Vinegar four Ounces make a solution of the former in the latter and add to this Solution drop by drop often stirring or shaking them together as much Oyl of Elder as will serve to reduce the Mixture into the form of a Nutritum or Oyntment 37. A slow but innocent way of making Blisters without Cantharides TAke Crows-foot and putting to a handful of it about half a spoonful of Mustard beat them very well together to the consistence of a Poultise put this to the thickness of ones little Finger into the cover of a Box cut shallow and of about the breadth of the Palm of ones Hand tho' this cover be less necessary than convenient and cutting a hole of the wideness of the Box in a Plaister of Diapalma or the like to make it stick you must apply it to the Part and let it lye on 12 or 14 hours because it works as well more slowly than Cantharides as more safely and innocently 38. A good Medicine to raise Blisters TAke Cantharides reduc'd into Pouder and upon half an Ounce of this put two or three Ounces of good Spirit of Wine let them lye together four or five days that the Spirit may acquire a good Tincture then filter it and dip into it a piece of Linnen Cloath 6 7 or 8 times double and of the
they call them or Fits of the Mother TAke the Liver of a Hare if it hath been hunted it may be the better and hang it up in a dry place till it be somewhat fryable having a care that it putrifie not of this reduced to Pouder let the Patient take two or three Scruples at a time in any convenient Vehicle 57. An Excellent Medicine for dry or Convulsive Asthma's and also for Costiveness GIve at Bed-time 8 or 10 Grains of choice Saffron pulveriz'd grosly in a little Syrup or Conserve as of Violets c. to embody it with 58. An Excellent Mixture for Fits of the Cholick and some kinds of Convulsions TAke one Ounce of Flowers of Sulphur and as much Sugar-candy grind them very well together in a Glass or Stone Mortar and upon this quantity drop thirty drops of Oyl of Carraway-seeds as much of Oyl of Orange and as much of the Oyl of Aniseeds Incorporate these well and of the Mixture give about 20 or 30 grains for a Dose 59. An incomparable Medicine for the Cholick THE yellow Peel of Oranges being reduc'd to Pouder give from half a Dram to two Scruples of it in any convenient Vehicle 60. To make a good Purging Drink for the Cholick TAke two Ounces of Rhubarb four Ounces of Gentian and a quart of good Aniseed-water let the Roots infuse along in it and give the Patient about two spoonfuls at a time as often as need requires 61. An almost Specifick Remedy for a Fit of the Cholick TAke about half a Dram of express'd Oyl of Nutmegs usually sold in the Shops for East-Indian Oyl of Mace Dissolve this in some spoonfuls of good Wine which the Patient is to take as hot as conveniently he can 62. An uncommon but try'd Remedy for Cholicks without much Matter and good in Fits of the Mother TAke good Ginger dry and instead of poudering it cut it into as thin slices as you easily can With these fill a Tobacco-pipe and take the smoak as you would that of Tobacco Do this twice thrice or four times a day but especially at Bed-time and in the Morning 63. An Excellent Medicine for Convulsive Cholicks TAke of the Volatile Salt of Pigeons-dung two or three Grains or somewhat more not exceeding five or six in all mix these with a Scruple or half a Dram of the same Dung crude but well and slowly dry'd and finely pouder'd Give this Mixture for one Dose in some spoonfuls of any convenient Vehicle 64. For the Cholick or Pains in the Sides TAke two Balls of fresh Horse-dung and infuse them for 12 hours if haste require 3 or 4 may serve the turn in good White-wine in a close Vessel then strain the Liquor and let the Patient take five or six Ounces of it at a time 65. For the Cholick BOyl about one Ounce of the Seeds of the black stinging Nettles in about a quart or more of good Claret-Wine then strain the Decoction and give of it a Wine-glass full at a time two or three times a day or as often as need requires 66. An Excellent Medicine for the Cholick TAke of Doctor Stephens's Water half a Pint Plague-water half a Pint Juniper-Berry-water half a Pint Pouder of Rhubarb 2 Ounces mingle these together shake the Bottle when you take any of it and take about four spoonfuls at a time 67. For the Cramp TAke the Leaves of Rosemary chop them very small and sew them so in fine Linnen or Sarsnet as to make a kind of Garter of them to be tyed about the Patient's bare Leg. 68. To take off the Pain of the Cramp TAke of the Oyntment of Populeon two parts Oyl of Spike one part mix them and with the Mixture anoint well or chafe the Part affected D. 69. A Remedy by which an Hydropical Merchant was cur'd GIve about half a Dram or two Scruples for a Dose of yellow transparent Amber twice or thrice a day in any convenient Vehicle 70. An Experienc'd Medicine for a Dysentery or Bloody-flux GIve about three Ounces of the Juice of Ground-Ivy mixt with one Ounce of the Juice of Plantane once or twice a day 71. For to stop a Dysentery or Bloody-flux USE the Pouder of Crepitus Lupi or Fuss-balls made up with some Conserve of Roses or other convenient Additament into Pills Of this Mixture give in Dysenteriâ as much at a time as contains from about a Scruple to about half a Dram of the Pouder 72. An easie but very often try'd Digestive to be used instead of Basilicum TAke two Ounces of good Venice Turpentine and incorporate very well with it the Yolks of two fresh Eggs and then add to it at discretion a little Spirit of Wine with this dress the Part Morning and Evening laying it on thicker if the Part be near some Nerve or other dryer Part and less thick if it be fleshy or moist 73. A good Medicine for Incontinency of Vrine and the beginning a Diabetes CUT off the Necks of well blown Sheeps-Bladders of the remaining Membranes put up pretty store one over another into a cover'd Pot where being dry'd gently and yet sufficiently in a Baker's Oven take them out and pulverize them well The Dose is as much as will lye upon a large Groat or small Sixpence 74. For a Diarrhoea Loosness or Flux of the Belly MIX up 15 Grains or if the Distemper be but slight 10 Grains of pouder'd Rhubarb with half a Dram of Diascordium and let the Patient take it either going to Bed or early in the Morning after his first sleep E. 75. For a Contusion of the Eye TAke the Crumb of Whitebread and diligently incorporate with black soft Soap as much of it as will make a somewhat soft Paste and then with your Thumbs make a little Cake as it were of it and apply to the bruised Part the Eye being first shut and bind it so that it may lye on for some hours or a day if need be But this ought to be used with Caution 76. An Excellent Medicine for clammy Humors of the Eyes TAke New Milk and let it stand till it hath got a little Cream upon it then let the Patient when he is in Bed take up with his Finger a little of the Cream and not of Milk and shutting his Eye-lids besmear his Eyes with it having a care that very little or none get into his Eyes because it would make them smart let this Cream lye on till the next Morning and in case the Patient chance to wake in the Night he may if he finds cause lay on a little more and wash all off in the Morning 77. A somewhat sharp but often try'd Medicine to take off the Pearl on the Eye TAke of the Juice of Celandine and mix with it about an equal part of pure Honey and of this Mixture employ a drop or at most two at a time letting it fall upon the Part affected Morning and Evening 78. An easie Remedy for a Recently Blood-shot
often as need requires 128. An Experienc'd Medicine for a Gonorrhoea TAke two Ounces of ripe Laurel-Berries and infuse them for a day in a quart of good White-Wine Of this let the Patient drink about two or three spoonfuls twice a day for a pretty while together only once in three days or thereabouts intermitting that he may take some gentle Purging Medicine 129. For a Gonorrhoea TAke choice Mastich a sufficient quantity and having very finely beaten and searc'd it take about half an Ounce of it at a time in the Yolk of a new-laid Egg washing it down if it be thought needful in any convenient Liquor 130. An Excellent Remedy to take off the Pains of the Gout TAke Minium or Red-Lead ground fine half a Pound Oyl of Earth-worms one Pound or a sufficient quantity Boyl them to the consistency of a hard or solid Emplaster without burning Afterwards add of Camphire two Ounces dissolved in Oyl of Earth-worms so much as may make the Emplaster of a just consistency 131. An Excellent Oyntment in the Gout TAke Barbadoes Tar and Palm-Oyl of each a like quantity melt them together in no more fire than is needful to make them incorporate well with this Mixture warm the Part is to be anointed and warily chafed 132. A slight but effectual Medicine to appease Gouty Pains TAke Linseed well condition'd and with a little Water beat them in a Marble or Glass Mortar rubbing them very well that the Medullary part may be separated in some measure from the Husk and may make the Water considerably white In this Liquor dip clean Rags and when they are thorowly wetted apply them somewhat warm to the Part affected shifting them if need be once in an hour or at most in two 133. A speedy Remedy to take off Arthritick or Gout-Pains TAke good Spirit of Sal Armoniac and with a Feather dipt in it moisten gently all the Part or Parts affected 134. A Medicine that almost presently appeases the Pains of the Gout TAke of black Soap four Ounces choice Wood-soot finely sifted about a Dram and half and add to these about half the Yolk of an Egg Incorporate them diligently together and spreading the Mixture somewhat thin apply it the cold being first taken off by way of Cataplasm to the Part affected 135. A homely but often try'd Medicine to appease the Pains of Scorbutical Running Gouts TAke Earth-worms cleans'd and having fill'd an earthen Pot with them and luted on a cover very well set it into an Oven with a batch of Bread and let it stand there till the Oven be cold Then take out the Pot and having remov'd the cover you will find the Matter turn'd into a gross Liquor ill scented Strain this with expression and keep it stopt for use which is to rub therewith the Part affected with a warm hand once or twice a day N. B. If the smell be offensive you may put to it a few drops of Oyl of Rhodium or some other Odoriferous one to Correct it 136. An Excellent Remedy for the Gonorrhoea TAke of choice Amber and of Mastich both reduc'd to very fine Pouder and very well mixt equal parts and of this Mixture give half a Dram at a time in a proper Vehicle or in a draught of Chocolate Continue this for three Weeks or a Month if need require purging the day before you begin to take it and once every Week afterwards especially when you leave off the use of the Pouder 137. To appease the Pain of the Gout and by degrees lessen the Fits TAke one part of Spirit of Sal Armoniac and three parts of Spirit of Wine neither of them too well rectify'd Shake them together and if you please digest them a while and having dipt old but clean Linnen Rags in the Mixture apply them to the Part affected shifting them now and then as need shall require H. 138. To make an Excellent Cephalick or Head-Pouder good also for the Eyes TAke the Leaves or Flowers of Betony Marjoram and Damask Roses also the Flowers of Sage and Rosemary all at discretion To these add the Pouder of Lignum Aloes and some Seeds of Nigella Romana Reduce all these to Pouder to be us'd as a Hair-pouder when the Patient goes to Bed 139. An useful Drink to be frequently employ'd to Correct Sharp Humors TAke two Ounces of choice Barley English or French well wash'd from its Dust and Sordes Boyl this in a quart or more of Spring-water till the Grains begin to burst Then strain the Decoction through a clean Cloath and let the Patient use it at Meals and other times for his ordinary Drink 140. An experienc'd Medicine for Dulness of Hearing and Hysterical Affections THE Juice of red Onions is Excellent for Diseases of the Ears and for a Deafness in its beginning N. B. Briony-Roots also wonderfully prevail against all Affections of the Womb. 141. An Experienc'd Medicine for the Pain of the Haemorrhoids TAke the sole of an Old Shooe worn by some Man that walks much cut it in pieces and burn it not to white or gray Ashes but to a fryable and tender Coal reduce this to impalpable Pouder and then with a sufficient quantity of unsalted Lard make it into an Unguent wherewith the Part affected is to be anointed from time to time 142. For the Haemorrhoids MAke a Suppository of Hogs-Lard or Bacon or instead of that employ Goose-grease made up into the same form 143. For the Haemorrhoids IN the Yolk of an Egg or a little of some convenient Syrup or Conserve give from half a Dram to two Scruples or one Dram or somewhat more of Flower of Brimstone once or if the case be urgent twice a day The Pouder may be also given in Milk to those that like it better than sweet Vehicles 144. A Choice Internal Remedy for Painful Haemorrhoids TAke about two Scruples of choice Sulphur vive and mix it with a little Sugar to make it relish and give that Dose once or at most twice a day 145. A very choice Medicine for the Pain and Tumors of the Haemorrhoids TAke fresh Leeks the whole Plant shred them small and fry them well with fresh Butter till they be fit to be brought to the consistence of a Cataplasm or Poultise that is to be apply'd very war to the Part affected and to be renewed from time to time as need shall require 146. An Vseful Medicine for the Pain of the Haemorrhoids MAke up Flower of Brimstone and an equal weight or a double of fine Sugar with a Solution of Gum Dragon into Tabulets that may weigh about a Dram a piece of those that contain the most Sulphur you may give one twice a day but of the other sort much oftner if need require 147. A choice Remedy for the Pain of the Haemorrhoids TAke Album Graecum or white Dogs-turd reduc'd to an impalpable Pouder mix it up with a sufficient quantity of Goose-grease and by grinding it well in a Leaden Mortar
Consistence then add of Wheat-flower and Saffron reduced to a Pouder as much of each as you may take up upon the point of a Knife and having mix'd all well put it over the Coals again until it lose its Smell Afterwards you may put it into a little Stone or Earthen Pot and keep it for Use which is that the Patient take the quantity of a Pea and anoint the Navil and fill the Cavity thereof with it repeating the Application for some days together when the Stomach is empty and abstaining from Meat and Drink about two hours after the Medicine is us'd The End of the First Part. Medicinal Experiments OR A COLLECTION OF Choice Remedies FOR The most part Simple and Easily Prepared The latter Five DECADS being A SECOND PART By the Honourable R. BOYLE Fellow of the Royal Society LONDON Printed for Sam. Smith at the Prince's Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard 1693. DECAD VI. I. A parable Medicine for the Stone TAke of the Seed of Flixweed and give of it about as much as will lie upon a Shilling either whole or grosly bruis`d in any convenient Vehicle II. For Fits of the Mother DIssolve store of Sea-Salt in the best Wine Vinegar and in this dip a soft Linnen Cloth which being folded so as to make 3 or 4 Doubles is to be applied somewhat warm to the Soles of the Patient's Feet and kept on till the Fit be over III. A Choice Plaister to Strengthen the Joynts after the Gout and hasten the going off of the Pain TAke of Paracelsus and Diapalma ana melt them and incorporate them exactly together and spread the mixture very thin upon fine Leather to be us'd as a Plaister to the Part affected IV. A very good Drink in continual Fevers MAke a Decoction of the Leaves of Rue in fair Water till the Liquor tast pretty strong of the Plant This being strain'd is to be made somewhat Palatable with Liquorice or a little Sugar or Aromatic Body To half a Pint of this add about 10 Drops of Spirit not Oyl of Vitriol Let the Patient use this for his ordinary Drink V. A good Drink to be frequently used in Fevers especially continual Ones GIve in half a Pint of some small convenient Drink half an Ounce of Harts-horn burnt to great whiteness which is to be a little boyled in the Liquor and this thus alter'd is to be given from time to time VI. An easie Medicine for a fresh Strain MAke up the Clay with which the Bungs of Barrels are wont to be stopp'd with as much Vinegar as will bring it to the Consistence of an indifferently stiff Cataplasm Then warm it a little and apply it to the Part affected VII A Remedy much used for Chilblains TAke a Turnep roast it well under the Embers and beat it to a Poultice then apply it very hot to the Part affected and keep it on if need be for 3 or 4 days in that time shifting it twice or thrice if occasion require VIII A Simple Antimonial Remedy that has often done much Good even in the Leprosie and all continual Fevers TAke Crude Antimony well chosen and pouder'd of this give about one two or three Scruples Morning and Evening according to the Age of the Patient in a little Syrup of Clove-Gilly-Flowers or any such Vehicle or else mix'd with fine Sugar enough to make it somewhat Palatable This may be continued for 4 or 5 Months if need require and if the first Dose prove Beneficial to the Patient in Cases not urgent a Scruple or half a Dram may serve the Turn nor need the Exhibition be continued for so long a time IX For the Cholick and divers other Distempers TAke four or five Balls of fresh Stone-horse Dung and let them steep for about a quarter of an Hour or less in a Pint of White-wine in a Vessel well stopp'd that the Liquor may be richly impregnated with the more volatile and subtil Parts of the Dung strain this and give of it from a quarter to half a Pint or some Ounces more at a time the Patient having a Care not to take Cold after it X. An often Experimented Antimonial Infusion TAke one Ounce of pouder'd Antimony tied up in a little Bag of clean Linnen and hang it in a Gallon of Beer or Ale that is brought from the Brew-house and is yet scarce fit to be drawn out much less to be drank Of this Liquor when 't is ripe let the Patient make use for his ordinary Drink only having a Care that if by Age or Accident it be perceived to grow sour that Vessel then be left off for fear lest the Acidity of the Liquor corroding the Antimony might make it vomitive DECAD VII I. An easie Medicine to cleanse the Womb especially after Child-bearing TAke a large white Onyon of about four Ounces in weight if you can get so big a one and boyl it in about a Pint of Water with any thing fit to make a very thin Broth till a third part or more of the Liquor be consumed Of this Broth which may be made a little palatable with Nutmeg c. the Patient is to take six or eight Ounces twice or thrice a day II. An Experienced Wash that quickly cures the Itch. TAke strong Quicklime one Pound and put to a Gallon of Spring-Water let them lie together for some hours and then warily pour off the clear filter the rest and take two Ounces of Quick-Silver ty'd up in a Linnen Bag and hang it in the Liquor and boil it for half an hour or more then pour off the cleer Liquor once more and wash the Hands only with it twice or at most thrice a day III. A Remedy often us'd with Success in Fluxes and even Dysenteries TAke fresh Roots of Bistort cut them into thin Slices and moisten them well with fair Water and Wine to make them more soft and Succulent then press out the Juice as strongly as you can And of this give about three or four Spoonfuls mingled with half a Dozen Spoonfuls or somewhat more of Red Wine or some other convenient Liquor IV. A good Medicine for a sore Throat TAke the White of a New-laid Egg and by beating it reduce it into Water and with this Water mix diligently so much Conserve of Red Roses as will reduce it to a soft Mass Whereof the Patient is to let a little Bit at a time melt leisurely in his Mouth V. A choice Medicine for a sore Throat TAke a piece of greasie Linnen Cloth of such a bigness as that being doubled it may make a Bag in form of a Stay to reach from one side of the Throat to the other and contain as much Matter as may make it of the thickness of an Inch or more This Bag being fill'd with common Salt is to be heated throughly and apply'd to the Part affected as warm as the Patient can conveniently indure and within