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Our Stone Water.

Take of Pillitory of the wall of Parsely of white
Saxafrage of Mother of time of Each 5 handfulls
12 good Radishs slitt then mingle these herbs & Radishes
bruise them well in Amortar & Lay them in steep
in A Gallon of new milk from the Cow 24 hour's
then distill them in A cold still with A soft fire itt
must be still'd in May, sweeten'd with sirrup of
March Mallow roots if itt be for prevention
vse itt About the new & full of the Moon Agood
Draught in the morning fasting take it but
twice A weak if you be in pain & if any
mixture of the wind Collick put 2 drops of the
Oyle of Juniper into your Drafft.

For A Plurisie & Amedicine when Aman is past letting Blood

Take an Apple cut of the Top then take the Coar clean
out fill your Apple with white of frankinsence
putt on the top again roast it then mingle itt well
together season itt with sugar & eat itt.

An Ale for the Lungs

Take of Ellicampane one pound Rasons of the sun
one pound & An' stoned ground Ivie or Ale hoofe
2 handfulls of Hysop 2 handfulls bruise the
Roses and herbs put itt into A bag and hang
itt in 5 Gallons of Ale, let itt Stand 8 days
and then itt is for your vse.

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For Asore Brest

Take the Lights of weather mutton lay it upon
the sore brest & itt will draw & heal itt.

Apoltis that will draw & heal A sore Brest

Take the yolk of an Egg & as much English honey some
Saffron and [sowes] grease melted, mix it the stifness
of other pultises and warme it A littlewhen yow
vse itt, lay itt on it will both draw & heal.

For Asore Brest

Take the Leaves of holy Oake & violet leaves boil them
well in Hogs grease, white wine new bottled wheat
brane rose leaves old or new boil them till they be thick
then lay it to the brest as hott as yow can endure itt
shifting itt morneing & Evening.

For the yellow Jaundice

Take eight Kentish pipins cut the coares clean
out then take 3penny worth of Saffron & dry itt
then take 11 Sows for a man 13 if they be small
for A woman 9 if they be small 11 bruise
them with the point of A Knife alltogather, then mix
the Apple the Coar being clean out with the Sows
& Saffron put them into the Apple, roast itt thorowly
eat one apple soe ordered every morneing for 3
morneings togather then omitt 3 morneings & take itt
3 morneings Again

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