Take raisons of the Sun beaten to a conserve & spread upon white soft leather laying it to ye greenest place fresh and fresh as you find it dry but it need not till it be quite dry. probatum.
203. For a Sore Throat.
Gargle it well when you go to bed with allome posset drink and if very sore towards a quincey then lay ye curds warme to your Throat. Probatum.
204. For a Cold.
Take a pint of milk boyle in it a large onion and at night when you go to bed take out your onion put thereto 2 or 3 spoonfulls of rosewater sweeten it either with Sugar or honey of roses & so drink it warme in your bed 3 nights together forbareing your supper those nights you take it. probatum.
205. For the Piles inwardly.
Take pilewort leaves and roots with the flowers of Elder buds the like quantity chopp them small and boyle them in hogs Lard till it looks green over a gentle fire then strain it and put in fresh herbs so do till it is of a very deep green strain it and keep it for your use take some mutton sewit & mix with the ointment and make it into suppositors.
206. A Glister for the Piles inwardly.
Make water into a warme pot & put it into a glister bag take it presently before it be cold you take one of these glisters every other day and when you do not you must use the suppositer but if you are in great pain you may use them at any time for they do not worke if you boyle pilewort in broth or grewell it will do much good, if the pain be violent take 2 quarts of scumme milk put in a good many turnips sliced and a great deal of the inner rine of Elder boyle them together 2 hours and pour it into a close stool boyleing hot and set over it as hot as you can possibly endure it this cures ye pain be it never so violent if often bath’d with it & twice a day apply’d hot to ye place.