Take the grissle or bone that grows in the heart of a Stag dry it on paper then powder and search it fine and take as much of it as will lye on a 3 pence in half a wine glass of Sack 3 mornings fasting, fast an hour after it.
238. For Deafness.
Take the Ivy that have white strings in it and pound it put some of it into the ear and let it lay there all night.
239. For an Imposthume or Gathering.
Take half a pint of Sallet oyle and a good handfull of cammomile pound it and put it into the oyle in an earthen pot and set it in a oven or the chimney corner and let it stand there 48 hours then strain it out and anoint the place that is swelled keep it in a bottle close stopt if any inward imposthume take venice treacle methridate and leafe gold mixt together take ye quantity of a small nutmeg ye last thing at night for 4 or 5 nights together.
240. For a Sore Throat.
Take tops of rosemary fennell sage marygolds with the black middles sinkfoins of each a like quantity a good handfull altogether. a little cammomile boyle it in a quart of ale till tis very strong of the herbs then strain it and sweeten with honey or Sugar, you may boyle a piece of gold or a gold Ring if you please in it.
241. For the Stone Collick, or Gravell in ye Kidneys.
Take a quart of white wine or renish and burn it, take mouse-ear pellitory of the wall, and nettle tops with the seeds and a few Juniper berrys boyle these in Spring water till all the vertue is out then strain it and put the water to the wine and bottle it up, drink a wine glass (sweetened with Sirrop of elder berrys and De-althea & horse raddish and squeez in some juice of lemon) once a day. Approved Dr May.