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THE COMPLETE HERBAL 
a draught of the Wine in the evening, hot, 
but in the morning cold. 
5. Another. 
“Stew Onions in a close pot, and bathe the 
head and mouth, and nose therewith. 
6. For the falling off of the Hair. 
Beat Linseeds very well, and mix them 
with Sallad-oil; and when jou have well 
mixed them, anoint the head therewith, and 
in three or four times using it will help you. 
7. To purge the Head. 
Chew the root of Pellitory of Spain, and 
chew it on both sides of thy mouth, and as 
the rheum falls down into thy mouth, spit it 
out, but retain the root there still, till you 
think the head is purged enough for that 
time. 
FOR THE EYES, AND THEIR IMPEDIMENTS. 
8. For Eyes that are blasted. 
Only wear a piece of black Sarcenet be- 
fore thy eyes, and meddle with no medi- 
cine; only forbear wine and strong drink. 
9. An excellent water to clear the Sight. 
Take of Fennel, Eyebright, Roses, white, 
Celandine, Vervain and Rue, of each a 
handful, the liver of a Goat chopt small, in- 
fuse them well in Eyebright-water, then dis- 
til them in an alembic, and you shall have a 
water will clear the sight beyond compari- 
son. 
10. For a hurt in the Eye with a stroke. 
Take Agrimony, and bruise it very well, 
and temper it with white Wine, and the 
white of an egg: spread it pretty thick 
upon a cloth, like a plaster, and apply it 
to the outside of the eye-lid, and, although 
it be almost out, it will cure it. 
11. To draw rheum back from the Eyes. 
Take an egg and roast it hard, then pull 
off the shell, and slit it in two, and apply it 
hot to the nape of the neck, and thou shalt 
_ find ease presently. 
e 12. For the web in the Eye. 
_ Take the gall of a hare, and clarified 
honey, of each equal proportions: mix 
them together, and lay it to the web. 
FOR THE EARS, AND THEIR IMPEDIMENTS. 
13. For pain in the Ears. 
Drop a little oil of sweet Almonds into 
the ear, and it easeth the pain instantly: 
(and yet oil of bitter Almonds is our doc- 
tor’s common remedy.) 
14. For an imposthume in the Ear. 
Boil some milk, and put it into a stone 
pot with a narrow mouth, and hold the sore 
ear over the pot whilst the milk is very hot, 
that the vapour of the milk may ascend into 
the ear: this is an often approved remedy 
to take away the pain, and break the im- 
posthume. 
FOR THE NOSE, AND ITS INFIRMITIES. 
15. For Polypus; or a fleshy substance 
growing in the Nose. 
Take the juice of Ivy, and make a tent 
with a little cotton, the which dip in the 
juice and put it up in the nostril. 
16. To cleanse the Nose. 
Snuff up the juice of red Beet-root; it 
will cleanse not only the nose, but also the 
head, this is a singular remedy for such as 
are troubled with hard congealed stuff in 
their nostrils. 
17. For bleeding at the Nose. 
Bind the arms and legs as hard as you 
can with a piece of tap-ribboning; that, 
perhaps, may call back the blood. 
18. For a Canker in the Nose. 
Boil strong ale till it be thick, if the Can- 
ker be in the outside of the nose, spread it 
as a plaster, and apply it; if in the inside, 
make a tent of a linen rag, and put it up 
the nostril. 
19. Another for the Polypus. 
The water of Adder’s-tongue snuffed up 
the nose, is very good: but it were better, in 
my opinion, to keep a rag continually 
moistened with it in the nose. 
20. For bleeding at the Nose. 
Take Amber and bruise into gross pow- 
der, put it upon a chafing-dish of coals, and 
receive the smoke up into the nose with a 
funnel. : 
