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PLAISTERS. 



Emplastrum ex Ammoniaoo. 

 Or, A Plaister of Ammoniacum. 



College.'] Take of Ammoniacum, Bran 

 well sifted, of each an ounce, Ointment of 

 Marsh-mallows, Melilot plaister compound, 

 roots of Briony, and Orris in powder, of 

 each half an ounce, the fat of Ducks, 

 Geese, and Hens, of each three drams, 

 Bdellium, Galbanum, of each one dram and 

 an half, Per-Rozin, Wax, of each five 

 ounces, oil of Orris, Turpentine, of each 

 half an ounce, boil the fats and oil with 

 mussilage of Lin-seed, and Fenugreek seed, 

 of each three ounces, to the consumption of 

 the mussilage, strain it, and add the Wax, 

 Rozin, and Turpentine, the ointment of 

 Marsh-mallows with the plaister of Melilot; 

 when it begins to be cold, put in the 

 Ammoniacum, dissolved in Vinegar, then 

 the Bdellium in powder, with the rest of the 

 powders, and make it into a plaister accord- 

 ing to art. 



Culpeper^] It softens and assuages hard 

 swellings, and scatters the humours offend- 

 ing, applied to the side it softens the hard- 

 ness of the spleen, assuages pains thence 

 arising. 



Emplastrum e Baccus LuurL 

 Or, A Plaister of Bay-berries. 



College.'] Take of Bay-berries husked, 

 Turpentine, of each two ounces, Frankin- 

 cense, Mastich, Myrrh, of each an ounce, 

 Cypress, Costus, of each half an ounce, 

 Honey wanned and not scummed, four 

 ounces : make it into a plaister according to 

 art. 



Culpeper.~\ It is an excellent plaister to 

 ease any pains coming of cold or wind, in 

 any part of the body, whether stomach, 

 liver, belly, reins, or bladder. It is an 

 excellent remedy for the cholic and wind in 

 the bowels. 



Emplastrum Barbarum Magimm. 



College^] Take of dry Pitch eight pounds, 

 yellow Wax six pounds and eight ounces, 

 Per-Rozin five pounds and four ounces, 

 Bitumen, Judaicum, or Mummy, four 

 pounds, Oil one pound and an half, Ver- 

 digris, Litharge, Ceruss, of each three 

 ounces, Frankincense half a pound, Roach 

 Alum not burnt, an ounce and an half, 

 burnt, four ounces, Opopanax, scales ot 

 Brass, Galbanum, of each twelve drams, 

 Aloes, Opium, Myrrh, of each half an 

 ounce, Turpentine two pounds, juice ot 

 Mandrakes, or else dried bark of the root, 

 six drams, Vinegar five pounds : Lei the 

 Litharge, Ceruss, and Oil, boil to the thick- 

 ness of Honey, then incorporate with them 

 the Pitch, being melted with Bitumen in 

 powder ; then add the rest, and boil them 

 according to art, till the vinegar be con- 

 sumed, and it stick not to your hands. 



Culpeper.~\ It helps the bitings of men 

 and beasts, eases inflammations of wounds, 

 and helps infirmities of the joints, and gouts 

 in the beginning. 



Emplastrum de Betonica. 

 Or, A Plaister of Betony. 



College.'] Take of Betony, Burnet, Agri- 

 mony, Sage, Pennyroyal, Yarrow, Comfrey 

 the greater, Clary, of each six ounces, 

 Frankincense, Mastich, of each three 

 drams, Orris, round Birthwort, of each six 

 drams, white Wax, Turpentine, of each 

 eight ounces, Per-Rozin six ounces, Gum 

 Elemi, Oil of Fir, of each two ounces, Avhile 

 Wine three pounds : bruise the herbs, boil 

 them in the Wine, then strain them, and add 

 the rest, and make them into a plaister ac- 

 cording to art. 



Culpeper.~] It is a good plaister to unite 

 the skull when it is cracked, to draw out 

 pieces of broken bones, and cover the 

 bones with flesh : It draws filth from the 

 bottom of deep ulcers, restores flesh lost, 

 cleanses, digests, and drys. 



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