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waflied dovv^n with a horn or two of warm ale 

 and powdered anifeed fweetened. Aloetic, or 

 mercurial purges, followed by a fhort, or long 

 alterative courfe, or not, according to the cafe. 

 It is however very material to be noted, that if 

 the ftagnation of the humour arife from a lax 

 and dilated Itate of the veflels, and poverty of 

 the blood, the evacuants muft be of the gentled 

 kind, the alterants muft partake of the reftora- 

 tive cldfs, cordial ball, fteel, &c. and after cefia- 

 tion of the difcharge, the tone of the defeftive 

 veflels fliould be well confirmed, both by the 

 a6lual and medical bracers ; to wit, bandage 

 and embrocation. 



Clip away the hair, and let ablution, as al- 

 ready dire6led, be rigoroufly, and punftually 

 perfifted in, twice a day (no excufes from John, 

 or juggling between him and the Doftor) with 

 the fotus afterwards, or fomentation with flan- 

 nels. Poultices (fee Index) and the parts con- 

 ftantly bound up, and well defended from cold. 

 Rowel or feton in the breaft, belly, thighs, or 

 all of them. Loofe ftable, and walking exercife, 

 twice a day. Touch the fores with the acgyp- 

 tiacum Mixture (p. 121) and if they become 

 rigid and dry, rub in the following ointment, 

 or ufe it upon lint or tow : The allies of the 

 fineft hay, goofe-greafe, neat's-foot oil, and 

 fugaroflead. Or. Yellow bafilicon and ho- 

 ney, two ounces each ; verdigreafe in fine 



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