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of hemlock sliced six drams ; of briony roots half 

 an ounce ; of the leaves of red roses two pugils ; let 

 them be boiled in a pottle of water, wherein steel 

 hath been quenched, till the liquor come to a quart. 

 After the straining, put in half a handful of bay salt. 

 Let it be used with scarlet cloth, or scarlet wool, 

 dipped in the liquor hot, and so renewed seven 

 times ; all in the space of a quarter of an hour, or 

 little more. 



3. Theplaister. 



Take emplastrum diachalciteos, as much as is 

 sufficient for the part you mean to cover. Let it be 

 dissolved with oil of roses, in such a consistence as 

 will stick ; and spread upon a piece of holland, and 

 applied. 



His Lordship s broth and foment at ion for the stone. 



The broth. 



Take one dram of eryngium roots, cleansed and 

 sliced ; and boil them together with a chicken. In 

 the end, add of elder flowers, and marigold flowers 

 together, one pugil ; of angelica seed half a dram, of 

 raisins of the sun stoned, fifteen ; of rosemary, 

 thyme, mace, together, a little. 



In six ounces of this broth or thereabouts, let 

 there be dissolved of white cremor tartari three 

 grains. 



Every third or fourth day, take a small toast 

 of manchet, dipped in oil of sweet almonds new 

 drawn, and sprinkled with a little loaf sugar. You 



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