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tilled water thereof is very good for such 

 as are pained in their heads, it prevails 

 against the dropsy and all sorts of fevers 

 it succours the liver and spleen, and helps 

 want of digestion and evil disposition of 

 the body thence arising ; it hastens travail 

 in women with child, and is excellent 

 against the bitings of venomous beasts. 



Distil Sage whilst the flowers be on it, 

 the water strengthens the brain, provokes the 

 menses, helps nature much in all its actions. 



Marjoram is in its prime in June, dis- 

 tilled w&ter is excellent for such whose 

 brains are too cold, it provokes urine, heats 

 the womb, provokes the menses, strengthens 

 the memory and helps the judgment, causes 

 an able brain. 



Distil Camomel water about the beginning 

 of June. It eases the cholick and pains 

 in the belly ; it breaks the stone in the 

 reins and bladder, provokes the menses, 

 expels the dead child, and takes away pains 

 in the head. 



Fennel water strengthens the heart and 

 brain ; dilates the breast, the cough, pro- 

 vokes the menses, encreases milk in nurses, 

 and if you wash your eyes with it, it clears 

 the sight. 



The Hooses of the fore feet of a Cow 

 dried and taken any away, encrease milk 

 in nurses, the smoke of them drives away 

 mice. Mizaldus. 



Calaminth water heats and cleanses the 

 womb, provokes the menses, and eases the 

 pains of the head, distil it in May. 



The distilled water of Rosemary flowers, 

 helps such as are troubled with the yellow 

 Jaundice, Asthmas, it cleanses the blood, 

 helps concoction, strengthens the brain 

 and body exceedingly. 



Water of the flowers of Lilies of the valley, 

 strengthens the brain and all the senses. 



The water of Cowslip flowers helps the 

 palsey ; takes away pains in the head, the 

 vertigo and megrim, and is exceeding good 

 for pregnant women. 



The eyes being washed every morning 

 with Eyebright water, most strangely clears 

 and strengthens the sight. 



Maidenhair distilled in May, the water 

 cleanses both liver and lungs, clarifies the 

 blood, and breaks the stone. 



Hyssop water cleanses the lungs of flegrn, 

 helps coughs and Asthmas, distil it in 

 August. 



The water of Hore-hound, helps the cough 

 and straitness of the breast ; it strengthens 

 the breast, lungs and stomach, and liver, 

 distil it in June. 



Carduus water succours the head, 

 strengthens the memory, helps such as are 

 troubled with vertigoes and quartan agues , 

 it provokes sweat, strengthens the heart, 

 and all other fevers of choler. It is in 

 its prime in May and June. 



Scabious water helps pleurises and pains, 

 and pricking in the sides ; Aposthumes, 

 coughs, pestilences, and straitness of the 

 breast. 



Water of Flower-de-luce is very profitable 

 in dropsies, an ounce being drank con- 

 tinually every morning and evening ; a? 

 also pains and torments in the bowels. 



Bawm water distilled in May, restores 

 memory, it quickens all the senses, 

 strengthens the brain, heart, and stomach, 

 causes a merry mind and a sweet breath. 



The water of Comfrey solders broken 

 bones, being drank, helps ruptures, out- 

 wardly it stops the bleeding of wounds, 

 they being washed with it. 



Wormwood water distilled cold, about the 

 end of May, heats and strengthens the 

 stomach, helps concoction, stays vomiting, 

 kills worms in the stomach and bowels, it 

 mitigates the pains in the teeth, and is pro- 

 fitably given in fevers of choler. 



Mint water strengthens the stomach, helps 

 concoction and stays vomiting, distil it in 

 the latter end of May, or beginning of 

 June, as the year is in forwardness or back- 

 wardness, observe that in all the rest. 



