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INTRODUCTION. 



will be proper always to keep them in Rcadi 



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For Oxymel of Garlic, put half a Pint of Vi- 

 negar into an earthen Pipkin, boil in it a Quarter 

 of an Ounce of Caraway Seeds, and the fame 

 Quantity of fweet Fennel Seeds, at laft add an 

 Ounce and half of freih Garlic Root diced thin-, 

 let it boil a Minute or two longer, then cover it 

 up to Hand till cold, then prcfs out the Liquor, 



and add ten Ounces of Honey, and boil it to a 



Conliflence. 



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For Vinegar of Squills, put into a Pint of Vi- 

 negar three Ounces of dried Squills, let it ftand 

 two Days in a gentle Heat, then prefs out the 

 Vinegar, and when it has flood to fettle, add a 

 Pound and- a. half of Honey, and boil it to a 

 Confluence. Both thefe are excellent in Afthma's. 



To thefe alfo fhould be added, the com- 

 mon fimple Oxymel, which is made of a Pint of 

 Vmegar, and two Pounds of Honey boiled toge- 

 ther to the Confiftence of a Syrup. 



Finally, as to Ointments, nothing Can be (d 



Cafy as the making them of the common Herbs, 

 and the Expencc is only fo much Hogs-Lard. 

 The Lard is to be melted, and the freih gathered 

 Leaves of the Herb are to be chopped to pieces, 

 and throv/n into it : They are to be boiled till 

 the Leaves begin to feel crifp, and then the Lard 

 IS to be ftramed off. It will be green, and will 

 have the Virtues of the Herb, and mufl: be cal- 

 led Ointment of fuch an Herb. To thefe I Ihall 

 take the Opportunity of adding the Way of mak- 

 ing ^two or three more, which though not the 

 Produce of £«^/^, Herbs are very ufeful, and our 

 charitable Shop fhould not be without them. 

 Tk'* • f^'^^ Ointment, called Unguentum. 



1 his IS made by melting together four Ounces of 



white 



