Of the farcy. y^ 



watery humor or Serum Water may run ofF; then rub the 

 part well with equal parts of Strong Beer and Oil of Turpen- 

 tine {hook well together in a bottle, then for ufe. Then im- 

 mediately foment the part with Old Lant and Wood Alhes 

 well boiled together ; then give the following Drinks for four 

 or five mornings together, or every other morning, or ac- 

 cording as you fee occafion require the ufe of them. 



If the above application fhould fail, make two, three, or 

 four Incifions in the Swelling under the Belly, with a hot Iron 

 Chifel an inch and a half wide quite through the (kin and 

 membrane, then flay each orifice the whole length of your 

 finger all round; then fill each orifice with Tow and Oil of 

 Turpentine, and treat the orifices as a rowel. 



A DRINK for the WATER FARCY. 



Take a quart of Old Lant and boil therein two pounds of 

 Rufly Steel or Iron; then ftrain it off, and add to the de- 

 coftion, Aflies of Green Broom two ounces, and Diapente 

 one ounce, mixed together for one drink. Then give the 

 following drink if occafion require the ufe of it. Take one 

 quart of Ale, and boil therein a full handful of Rue and the 

 fame quantity of Hemlock, then add to the above deco<5lion, 

 Diapente one ounce. Liver of Antimony in fine powder two 

 ounces ; when mixed all together, add Tincture of Steel one 

 dram; then given for one drink; repeat the above drink one 

 every other day. Give three of the above drinks. 



Seftion, 



