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CHAP. CLXV. Receipts to d[jjolve Himours. 



TAke of Wormwood, Sage^ Rofemary, and the bark of an Elm, or of a 

 Pi/ie, o[ each a good qjantit/, and boil them in Oil, wiih a good 

 quantity ofLmfeed, aad make a Bath thereof ^ bathe the grieved part 

 and it vviil diffolve any Humours that are gathered or bound together. 



A pound of Figs (tamped with Salt, till they come to a perft6: Salve, 

 diflblvcthall manner of Humours, by opening the Fores, and giving a large 

 Paffage. 



-iJC HAP. CLXVI. Hcip to molife any Hardnefs, 



TAke of Xinfeed punn'd, and of Fenugreek, of each fotir ounces 5 of 

 Pitch afid Rofin, of ezch three ounces ^ of the Flowers of Rofes two 

 ounces, Pitch of Grexe three ounces-, boil them together, then add three 

 ounces of Turpentine, iix ounces of Honey, and a little Oil ^ and then ap« 

 plying the Sal*:e, it will mollihe and fof-en any hard Subftance. 



Malvavifco ^ell fod and (tamped with Oleum Rofatum, being laid hot 

 to any hardnds^^will make it fofr. 



Boil Brank Uifine and Mallows together, and beat them with Oil and 

 Lard, and they w-iil fofren much. 



Malvavifco, Cele-VVorts, Brank-Urfine, Herb of the Wall, and oLJ 

 Greafe pounded, doth mollifie verv much. 



The Oil <.f Cyprus both mollifieth and healeth. 



Wheat-Me^il, Horey, Pellitory, Brank-Urfine and the Leaves of Worm- 

 v^ood, being beaten wiih J^^wines Greafe, and laid hot unto any hard Tu- 

 nnour, doth iuddenly moUifie it, and is very good for any (tripe alfb. 



Greafe, Multard-Setd and Cummin boiled togtther, doth mollifie 

 very much. 



Take of Soap half an ounce, of unflacked Lime an ounce, and mix 

 them well with ftrong Lee, and it will moUifie even the hardett Hoofs. 



The juice of the leaves and roots of Elder, or a Plailter made thereof, 

 doth dry up and moUifis Humours marvelloufiy. 



So doth the juice of the tops of Cyprus, and dry Figs macerated 

 ia Vinegar, and (trained, of each three ounces : And if you add to it 

 of Salt-Niter one cunce, of Armoniack half an ounce, of Aloes and 

 Opopon-rtx a little, and make it into an ointment, it will mollifie 

 any hardnefs very fufficiently. 



Mallows, Nettles, Mercorella, and the Roots of Cucumbers, and 

 old Turpentine, being beaten together with old Greafe, will mollifiQ 

 any hardnefs fpeedily. 



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