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lye, and mix ordinary durt which lyeth in the ftreet f wherein 

 fiiufl; be neither flones nor gravel) with the Buck-lye,Qiiick- 

 lilver, and Orpiment, and herewith anoint the forance twice 

 a day if need be, and when the ointment is well rubbed in, 

 then clap a plaifter of the fame medicine to the grief eve- 

 ry time you do anoint it. \'^. This is very good. Ano- 

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Take of the flrongeft white-Wine- Vinegar, and boyl it, 

 and fo boyling hot, rubthe Malender' therewith twice every 

 day till it do bleed, that dor]e,pi]t upon it the powder of Ver- 

 digreafe good and thick, and fo bind it on with a clout, and 

 let it fo rem.ain till a cruft come thereupon, and when you 

 Ihall find the cruft to be dry, and withal to chop, anoint the 

 grieved places with tryed Hogs-greafe, and that will caulc 

 the craft to fall off, and the fore to heal up. \* This is a 

 moft excellent Cure, and it did never fail me. Another j 



Rub the fore with the oyl of Hempfeed, or with the oyl of 

 Nuts, or with Iharp Muftard, but the oyl of Hempfeed is 

 the very beft, if it may be had. This was taught me by a 

 French Marijhal^ but I never made tryal thereof. Another , 



Firft rub off the outward fcurf till it hleed^ then bind up- 

 on the place this medicine ; take of black-Sope, and of Quick- 

 filver mortified with fafting fpittle as much as will fnffice,and 

 fo work them to a falve, and plaifter-wife bind it to the fo- 

 rance, renewing it every day once till it be killed, and after 

 heal up the fore with frefh or fwcet Butter. Another ; 



Take G lover s-Jhretis which he cuteth fromhiswhite leather, 

 and boyl them in Fimgar of the beft and ftrongeft till they be 

 foft, bind this to the malender vtvy hot, and it will perfcftly 

 cure the fame. I did never make tryal thereof, but it v^as gi- 

 ven for me very good. Another j 



Take the fat or lard of Bacon one pound, red Lead, Verde- 

 greafe and Letharge of gold, of each two ounces, make them 

 all into fine powder, and boyl them well together with the 

 faid fat of Bacon, keeping them in the boyling continually ftir- 

 ring j then having very well cleanfed the fore, and made it 

 raw, anoint it with this medicine morning and evening till it 

 be clean dryed up. ^'^ This is very good. Another, which is 

 only to anoint the forrance with the oyl of Turpentine, and 



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