CHAP. 34.
Common Pills very good for the ſame.
Take Aloes probæ, and Lote, two ounces, one ounce of Saforne, one ounce of good Mirrhe, or elſe Mirrhe and Ammoniacum, diſolved in white wine of each half an ounce, mixe them together with hony Roſet, but in winter you may put Zedoaria, Agallochi, or Red Sandis of each of them a dram, but in ſummer take away the Mirrhe and Amoniacum and put to it bole Armoniacke prepared three drams, half a dram of Red Corrall with a ſcruple of Camphere to take commonly a pill or two before your meals, ſometimes a dram after your firſt ſleep as you ſhall prove by experience.
CHAP. 35.
Antidotes or Medicines, and comfortable preſervative of ſmall coſt eaſie to find that poor people may prepare for themſelves.
1. Take Garlick and drink a little wine after it, or a Fig with a Walnut and Rue and a little ſalt ſpecially in winter. 2. Take twenty leaves of Rue with two Walnuts and as many Figs and a grain of Salt all being mixt together receive it in the morning. 3. Take ſix leaves of Rue with Vineger. 4. Take the Root of the herb called in Latine Imperatora, of ſum Laſcopitium, Gallicum. 5. Take the Root of Angelica. 6. The Roots of Gentian. 7. The Root of Zedarie. 8. Of Cardus Benedictus. 9. Of Garlina. 10. Take the herb called Scordium in ſmall powder the quantity of a dram, either in a ſoft maſs made with ſodden honey and vineger, or with ſome ſirrup as of Lemons or in Opiat the bigneſs of a Cheſnut, or of a ſmall Peaſe with wine in winter, in ſummer with Roſe water, or with the juce of Sorrell. 11. Sorrell alone or with Pimpernell in Vineger and drink of it in the morning. 12. Or the juce of them wherewith you may make a taſte in ſummer. 13. Or Juniper berries, the leaves of green Pimpernell of Bittany of Pulegion of Sorrell of each a like quantity brayed together and ſodden in honey, put thereto a little Vineger like a conſerve.
[CHAP. 36.]
Another rare Medicine.
Take Juniper berries, bole Armoniack, of each two drams or of both alike quantity being ſtamped lay it in ſweet oyl and Vineger or in Oxmillite, in the mean form either Opiat or maſs. If it be Opiat take as much as a Cheſtnut, if it be Maſs take one great Pill, and drink after it a little Hidromill or Oximill or wine.