For the Fluxe to stay it.
Take the yolke of an Egge, and beat it, then mixe with it one grated Nutmegge, and lay it on an hot tyle stone to bake, and eate thereof fasting, and before Supper, and after meales, and it will stay it. Often proved to be excellent.
A good Powder for the Gout.
Take fine Ginger the weight of two groats, and Enula campane-roots dryed, the weight of foure groats, of Liquorish the weight of eight groats, of Sugar-candy three ounces; beat all these into a powder, searce them fine, and then mingle them together, and drinke thereof morning and evening, and all times of the day. Approved.
A speciall Medicine for the Collicke.
Take Horehound halfe an handfull, of Sage, and Hysope of either as much, twelve leaves of Betony, of Centaury sixe crops, one Alexander-root, foure penie weight of Enula-campana roots powdered, Spikenard of Spaine one penie worth; seethe all these in three quarts of fine wort to a pottle, and draw it through a linnen cloth, and take three spoonfuls at once morning and evening.
To take away rednesse of burning of the Eyes.
Take the white of an Egge, and beat it very well with a spoonfull or two of red Rose-water, then put thereto the pap of a rosted apple, mingle them well together, and spread it upon a little Flaxe; so lay it on the eye, binding it on with a linnen cloth.
For the Rheume in the Eyes.
Take the white of an Egge, and so much Bolearmoniacke as will thicken it, and spread it on a round plaister of sheeps leather, and lay it on the temples on that side the Rheume is.