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A Soueraigne Balsome which
will cure any greene wound presently
Take of oyle oliue 3 pints of cleare well water one pinte of
venis Turpentine one pound of virgin wax half a pound Hype=
ricon or St Johns wort 6 oz of liquid Storax 4 oz of Mumma
1/2 an oz of dragons blood one oone oz of naturall balsome one ounce
of red Saunders one oz of [Plantan] & Rosewater of each halfe
a pint of greene bay leaves, of Rosemary of balme Time Tutson of
each one handfull
Take a brasse bason qtsquarts & putt into itt
e oyle oliue e well water e venis Turpintine e Liquid Storax and
stirre them well about t they may bee well mix ed together then putt
itt on e fire & wax and e hearbs therein shredd e hearbs before y
putt them therein butt never wash them lett them bee cleane ga=
thered then lett them boyle verry untill Hearbs bee tender
& strayne itt whilst itt is very hott w ch done cast away the Hearbs
& drosse & lett the strayned liquor stand untill itt bee cold & then
cutt itt in 4 peices & take away e drosse & afterwards putt itt
into a vessell w th e Rose & Plantan water & when itt is melted
Styrre into itt e powder of Mumma of dragons blood & off Red
Saunders & adde into itt e oyle of St Johns wort & e naturall
Balsome w ch done bury itt in e ground in a temperate place
for e space of 12 months & after vse itt (butt itt may bee vsed
presently after itt is made) allbeit t buried is of greater virtue
It is good for all Aches Strains or Synewes anointinge e place
greiued
Tis good for any surfett plague or small pox if y
inwardly
An excellent Balsome curinge many
disseases & all desperate wounds in e
space of 24 hours
Take of Myrre of Aloez heaped of Spiknard of sanguis draco=
nis of frankinscense of Mommee of Opopanax of Bdellium
of carpobalsa of ammoniacum of Sarcocolla of Safron of
Masticke of Gumme Arobacke of Storax liquida of each 2 ounces
of e iuice of Castorummum 2 oz, of Muske, 8 oz of Turpentine
Take
them well w th Turpentine putt them all into a Limbec & distill
itt ingenioussly Take e liquid distilled & keepe itt well in a glasse
The virtues
{1st} Dead bodys anointed therewith will nott corrupt or putrify
{2ly} It Restoreth pined bodys t are falne away temperd w th Rose Water
& anointed from e necks to e Reigns
{3ly} It taketh away e Shakinges of agues if one houre before e fitt y
anoint e backbone warme leauinge itt soe vppon a cloth
{4ly} In soundinge itt is as itt were e e last refuge to anoint e backbone
{5ly} ffor losse of speech lay a little thereoff vnder your tongue
with MS. 160
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