e first as it wasteth, and when it waxeth somewhat
coole, but not cold, straine the Oyntment from the Hearbs,
into a gally pot, and keep it for your use.

_A Plaister for a Bile or Push_.

Take a yolk of an Egg, and halfe a spoonfull of English _Honey_,
mix them together with fine wheat flower, and making it to a
Plaister, apply it warme to the place grieved.

_An approved good drink for the Pestilence_.

Take six spoonfuls of _Draggon_-water, two good spoonfulls of
_Wine-Vineger_, two penny weights of English _Saffron_, and as much
Treacle of _Gene_, as a little _Walnut_, dissolve all these together upon
the fire, and let the Patient drink it blood-warm, within twenty
hours or sooner that he is sick, and let him neither eat nor drink
six howres after, but lye so warme in his bed, that he may sweat,
this expelleth the Disease from the heart, and if he be disposed to
a sore, it will streightwayes appeare, which you shall draw out
with a Plaister of _Flos Unguentorum_.

_For the Rheume in the gums or teeth_.

Boyle _Rosemary_ in faire water, with some ten or twelve _Cloves_,
shut, and when it is boyled take as much _Claret_ wine as there is
water left, and mingle with it, and make it boyle but a little againe,
then strayne it into some glasse, and wash the mouth there
with morning and evening; this will take away the Rheume in
short time; and if you boyle a little _Mastick_. therewith, it is the
better.

_For the Emroids_.

Take _Egremony_ and bruise it small, and then fry it with _Sheep
suet_, and _Honey_, of each a like quantity, and lay it as hot as you can
suffer it to the Fundament, and it will heale very faire and well.

_An approved medicine for the Dropsey_.

Take the Hearb called _Bitter sweet_, it grows in waters, and bears
a purple flower, slice the stalks, and boyle a pretty deale of them
in _White-wine_, drink thereof first and last, morning and evening,
and it will cure the _Dropsey_.

_A Powder for Wounds_.

Take _Orpiment_, and _Verdigreese_, of each an ounce, of _Vitriall_
burned till it be red, two ounces, beat each of them by it selfe in
a brasen Morter, as small as flower, then mingle them all together,
that they appear all as one, and keep it in bagges of leather,
well bound, for it will last seaven years with the same vertue, and
it is called _Powder peerlesse_, it hath no peer for working in
_Chyrurgery_, for put of this powder in a wound where is dead flesh,
and lay scr