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fier in a pewter dishe, and having [maskes ] cutt out of lynnen
clothe, dipped them in and make[ Ceare clothes] to lyne [maskes],
lett the wax and sperna ceti be equall in quantity

A [Reseipt] for the makinge of an oyle to cure any
greene wonnde made with [Sworde dagger][ Rinse]
or edgetoohe, wher noe bone is broken as also for
all hurtes by shott, Yt will also heale an ould vlter

Take three ponndes and a halfe of the very best oyle olive you Cann
gett for money, and provide three yunge whelpes lyvinge male
or female all is one so they bee under nyne days ould , the blacker
the better, then take of ordinary great wormes suche as Creepe.
Seeve and powre water on them still to make them [scowre ]and
Cheuse them selves And when you see them Cast any white
frothe, wipe of the same [scill], then when you shall find them to
bee very Cleane putt them into a pott or full quarte of white
wine, and ther lett them lye till the next morninge, And soe the[ thrid]
then putt the last wine with the wormes, the oyle, and the
whelpes lyvinge into a Kettell, and lett them boyle gently for A
good space over the fier, then take out the whelpes and mangell
them into gobbettes boanes and all, And putt them into the same
liquor againe, to boyle so longe till you may find the wyne to
be quite Confirmed whiche you shall perceve by puttinge A
smale sticke of fier therin, for if the liquor burne Yt is A
signe that the oyle [holdeth his] full power without chanecke
then take of the leaves of nicotiana (Whiche is the leaves of great tobacco) a good quantity bruse them (and havinge first
strained the former liquor throwe a lynen clothe) [Justuse]
distreined therunto. Then havinge so mingled all the former
ingredientes putt the same into a bottle & therto adde the flower
and pultis Aloes, And when you have occasion so vse the
same for a shotte, Take onely a lynen Ragge and out of the
bottle lett droppe a little of the oyle into A saucer and make
the same warme, And dippe your Ragge therin, and lay
the same vpon the the wonnde with out any tente or other
thinge therin vsed, save onely a thyne plaister to keepe Yt
fast and soe building Yt uppe dresse it oute a day.

for a wonnd by sworde or any other edge toole take a peece of
blacke wooll pulled from the backe, necke or ratherer the coddes
of a blacke Ramme onely carded without wastinge, And
dippe in the same oyle and lay it onely on the wonnde and
dresse Yt oute in fower and twenty howers with a thinne [cleaving]
plaister ov Basilicon or the like to keepe the woolle on, And
were the wonnde through the body so as none of the noble partes
bee offended, the party shall (by gods grace) Recover in nyne
dayes, Yf you feare any inflamation aplye a [cataplasmns]
of coolinge hearbes, now you must know that if the hurte bee
in the head they never use this oyle,
The oyle will keepe tenne yeres and the elder the better and
the woolle dipped and laid by is the better, the newer the oyle
is the longer the wonnde is in curinge.

A proved medicen for the Greene sicknes
and helpeth the scurvey.

Take mace one onnce nutmegges halfe an onnce, cloves halfe
an onnce, the cernels of Ashe keyes fortie , Amber white one
dramme, Corall one drame, pearle a quarter of an onnce
Tarttar two drams, Beate all theis into fine powder then adde to
Yt steele that is filed very smale or steele prepared one Onnce and
a halfe, fine suger halfe a ponnde or more as you like the
taste , take the wight of six pence in the morninge fastinge
and fast two or three howers after Yt, the like quantity at night
last to beddeward, and presently after the takinge to walke or
doe some exercise, and to absteine from all frutes, nuttes
cheese, milke, fishe, and salte meates.

To Cuer pinne and webbe
or peale in the eye

Take burnt allam, the finest white suger you can gett
take of theis two a little quantity, make them in as fine powder
as may bee , it is best to beat them severally, and mixt them
well togither, It must be made freshe every three or fower
dayes, and kept very drye, The use of it is to [have] the
partie greeved to sitt downe low and hould his eye open
and putt in asumuche as you may resonably take uppe betuene
your finger and thumbe

A most excellent and presious oyle or
balsam [whitche] Cureth all wonndes in a very
shorte time, It is also good for all paines
for the Crampe, stiffe members shrunke sinowes
and many more deseases of mans body
if it approved to bee good

Take of freshe and sweete oyle of olives tenne ponndes, white
wyne one ponnde boyle theis togither till the wine bee Consumed
lett it Coole, and putt it into a stone potte that is bigg enough.
then adde vnto It of the flowers of Rosemary one ponnd and
a halfe, of lignum aloes three Onnces, of olibanum, of Bdellium
of eche five onnces, then stoppe your potte well with Corcke.
pitthe and bledders and burye it in the earthe about the beginninge
of august there lett it Remayne about halfe a yere then take
it owte and putt in the followinge thinges,
Take of sage, Rosemary, [Betouney], [Rue], yarow, of the Rootes
of [Consolida maior], of the hearbes of [viticella] or ballsamina
mas Called in englishe Balsam apple is an Italian plante and
rare in any other Country if beareth a Red frute, here is ment
the leafe but in defett of this I should Conncell to take of
Balsamice samina in english [inadelyn], of the flowers of [tapsus]

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