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For an ould or new sore or to disperse
the humor
Take halfe a pinte of sweete milke & sett ytt on the
fire, & when ytt boyleth take the ffayrest white breade
you canne gett stale, & grate suche a quantitye therof
as in sturring ytt with milke boyling ytt may growe
to the thickness of a poultesse; then take to the quantitye
of halfe a spoonefull of cewes or otherwise called the
refinned pouder of white leade ffinelye scraped & putt
ytt into youre poultesse stirring ytt still as you shor[k]es
ytt in, thereby to incorporate ytt into the poultesse: &
soe permitting ytt to boyle once vpp, applye ytt to
the so^ar spredd somewhatt thick & warme vppon a
ffayre linnen clothe.

For the white scawle
probatum
Take a handfull of salandine, of redd dock rootes
halfe a doussen, 3 elicompane rootes, scrape them
cleane without wasting, & ffrye them with half a
pounnde of butter unwasht & soe strayne ytt into a
pott or boxe & use ytt morning & evening.

for the yealow Jaunders
Take a Pipen & koare him & putt therinto a
wuantity of saffarne & so putt on the cappe agayne
& rosting ytt eate ytt warme together

for the pinne or webb in the
eye.
Take an egge & rost him harde & soe putt out the
yeolkes, & ffill vpp the hole with white salt, & bruse
ytt being putt into a linnen cloathe & soe strayne
ytt & dripp the juyces into the eye as occision is
offered.

for the yche
Take a pinte of Dammaske Rose Water, soe
muche of plantin water, & soe much oforinge fflower
water or when yt ys nott to be had a pinte of
runnning water with orange pilles steeped therin,
half an ounce of mercury sublimatum, and putting all into an
earthen pipkin boyle ytt together over a soft ffyer
untill a pinte be consirued, & then with xx a ffether
annoynte the bodye with the warmed water.

for a bruse or ache
Take a pinte of strong Ale or beare & half a pinte
of oatemeale, with as much black sope as the quantity
of an egge & boyle them untill they come to the thick
nes of a poultesse & soe applye ytt unto the griefe.

For the fellon
Take of daysye rootes & leaves a handfull, washe
them and wipe them verye drye, then stampe them
verye smaule, & take a sponefull of wheaten fflowers
a sponefull of honye, a sponefull of black sope, & a yeolke
of an egge, then beate them together with newe
milke poultesse like; & when therfor it sufficientlyes
drawen & the loaw out; then making ytt agayew
without sope & applye ytt to the sore