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"A Book of Fruits and Flowers"


Take _Rossen_ one pound, _Perrossen_ a quarter of a pound, as _Mastick_
and _Deer sewet_ the like, _Turpentine_ two ounces, _Cloves_ bruised,
one ounce, _Mace_ bruised, two ounces, _Saffron_ two drams, boyle
all these together in Oyle of _Cammomile_, and keep it for your use.

_An Oyntment to be made at any time of the
yeare, and is approved good, and hath
helped old Paines, Griefes, and
Aches._
Take _Steers Gall, Sallet Oyle_ and _Aqua vita_ of each five spoon-fulls,
boyle them together a little, and therewith annoint the place
pained, by the fire, and lay a warm cloath on it.

_An Oyntment for the Sciatica_.
Roaste a handfull or two of _Onions_, and take _Neats-foot_ Oyle,
and _Aqua vita_, of each a pint, stamp, or rather boyle all these together
to an Oyle, or Oyntment, and straine it into a gally pot,
and therewith annoynt the place grieved as hot as you can endure
it, morning and evening.
_A Water to drive away any Infection._
Take _Draggons, Angelica, Rue, Wormwood_, of each a handfull,
chop them pretty small, and steep them in a quart of _White-wine_,
twenty four hours, then distill them in a Still, and reserve the water
in a glasse close stopped; give to the sick Patient six or seaven
spoonfuls thereof at a time fasting, and let him fast an houre and
an halfe after, and keep himselfe very warme in his bed, or
otherwise.


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