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ranee, where the Oyntment isadminiftred as neither Hurds, 

 Luit, Plaifters, or the like, unlefs you may have occafion to 

 taii;t a wo^nd which is extraordinary deep, neither that for 

 any long time, or too often, and belides the feldomer, the 

 wound is drelled, as once a day, or once in two days, it will 

 heal the better ^nd fafler, elpecially if it be brought into 

 good forwardnefs of healing. And together with this Un- 

 guent, you may do well to wafh the forrance, with the wa- 

 ter I call Che Copperas water, which by reafon it is always 

 fir/t to be ufed, I will fet it down firit, and the green Oynt- 

 ment Ihall afliirae the fecond place. 

 ofipr ai '^"^^^ ^^^^ water two quarts, and put it into a clean Poft- 

 Tvaisr^ net, and put thereto of green Copperas half a pound, and of 

 Salt one handful, and of ordinary Honey one fpoonful, and a 

 branch or two of Rofemary, boyl all thefe till one half of 

 the water be confumed, and a little before you take it from 

 the fire, put to it the quantity of a Doves- Egg of Allum, 

 then take it from the fire, and when it is cold put the water 

 into a Glafs, and flop it up clofe, and keep it for your ufe ^ 

 and when you arc to drefs any fore, firll wafti it clean with 

 this water, and if the wound be deep, injed it with a Sc- 

 ringe. ^^* This water of it felf will cure any reafonable 

 fore, or wound ( but the green Oyntment being applyed af- 

 ter it is wafhed) will heal any old Vlcer, or FtflnU whatfoe- 

 ver, if they come to the bottom of them, and for green 

 wounds, they have not their fellow j the Green Oyntment is 

 thus made, .,rv , . * 



Take a clean Skilfet or Poflnet, and firll put into it of 

 Rofin the quantity of a Walnut, which being molten, put 

 to it the like quantity of Wax, and when that is alfo molten, 

 put to them of tryed Hogs-greafe half a pound, and fo fooa 

 Grm Opt' as that is molten, put into the reft of common Englifn Ho- 

 mm, uey one fpoonful , when all thefe are molten and well ftir- 

 red together, then put in of ordinary Turpentine half a 

 pound, and fo foon as it is diflblvcd, take it from the fire, and 

 put into the Skillet of Verdegreafe made into very fine Powder 

 one ounce, and fo ftir it all together, but be careful it rujj 

 not over, for that the Verdegreafe will caufe it to arifc, then 

 fet it again upon the fire, till it do begin a little to fimpcr, 



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