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ther Clofe, or Backlide, from Houling or Straw, and there 

 place it, and fo make a great fire both round about it, and 

 upon it, and fo keep the fire upon the Pot , till it be as .red 

 hot as the very fire coals themfeives, and let the fire continue ^ 

 fo great after the pot is red hot by the fpace of half an hour 

 at the leaft : then let the fire remain untouched, until it be all 

 confumed to alhes, and fo go forth of itfclf, without either 

 quenching the fame, or taking away any of the .fire about it, 

 and fo let it (land till it be through cold, which will hardly 

 be done the fame day, fo when the Pot is through cold, take 

 it from the place, and opening it, take forth the ftuff^, and put 

 it into fome Trough or great Morter made for the purpofe, 

 which rauft (land in fome out or open place where no wind 

 can come, theTrough or Morter being covered with a cloth, 

 that the powder may not fly away, then pound and ftamp 

 thefc things together into fine powder, and in the ftamping, 

 add thereunto of flaked-lime one pound. Let him that ftamp- 

 cth it be clofe muffled, and his eyes covered with a glafs cafe . 

 made for the purpofe for fear of hurting them ; and when it 

 is throughly powdred, fearfe the powder through a courfe 

 hair-cloth, and fo keep the very finell of the powder for your 

 ufe in fome clean glall or gaily pot. This powder killeth 

 2\\ Wild-Hres whatfoever, and all running Sorrances and Ul- 

 cers, provided it be applyed to flelhly places,and not to places 

 where "veins ov fnews be, for that it will burn them in funder. 

 ■^^^ This 1 have made fundry times,and often ufed it, and to 

 cure & dry up old fores & Ulcers (^this powder,beingdifcreet- 

 ly ufed and rightly applyed ) a better thing then this truly 

 I known not, efpecially if the cure be either defperate or dan-= 

 gerous. 



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Hippoph . \/\7 t^<it good PUifter have yon to lay upon a Wound, 

 whereby to. k^ep m the Taint or Salve ? 

 Hippof. Take Pitch, Rofm, Maftick, Turpentine, Hogs- '^'"'^'^^' 

 greafe, of each fo much as will fuffice, melt all thefe toge- 

 ther \ and fo keep it : and when you would ufe it, fpread 

 what will feiTe upon a plaifter of Leather, and fo cover the 



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