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the eyes of hot scalding vapours that annoy | it, helps digestion, stays vomiting and putre- 

 them, | faction of the meat there. 



Empla strum de Cerussa. Emplastrum e Cymino. 



Or, A Plaister of Ceruss. Or, A Plaister of Cummin. 



College.'] Take of Ceruss in fine powder, ! College.'] Take of Cummin-seed, Bay- 

 white Wax, Sallad Oil, of each three ounces, 1 berries > yellow Wax, of each one pound, 

 add the Oil by degrees to the Ceruss, and I p er-Rozin two pounds, common Rozin 

 boil it by continual stirring over a gentle ? three P ound s, Oil of Dill half a pound: 

 lire, till it begin to swell, then add the Wax j mix them > and make tnem into a plaister. 

 cut small by degrees, and boil it to its justf Culpeper.'] II assuages swellings, takes 

 consistence. \ awa y old aches coming of bruises, and ap- 



Culpeper.-] It helps burns, dry scabs, and I P lied to the bell y> is an excellent remedy 

 hot ulcers, and in general whatever sores } for lhe wmd choll c. This I have often 

 abound with moisture. $ proved, and always with good success. 



Emplastrum ex Cicuta cum Ammoniaco. r Emplastrum Diacaldteos. 



n TT ., College. ,] lake of Hogs grease fresh and 



Or, A Plaister of Hemlock with f purg ed ftim the skins two pounds, oil of 



n ,, -i rp Ammomacum. j O]ives omph acine, Litharge of Gold beaten 



College.-] Take of the juice of Hemlock ; and ^faf of eadl thn f e d wfaitc 



four ounces, Vinegar, of Squills, and | Vkriol bumt and d fo ' ur ounces . , et 



Amrnomacum,oleachei g htounces,d,ssolve ltheLith grease, and oil boil together 



the Gum in the juice and Vinegar, after a 

 due infusion, then strain it into its just con- 

 sistence according to art. 



with a gentle fire, with a little Plantain 

 water, always stirring it, to the consistence 



ig TO .ic. }of a plaister, into which (being removed 



Ctdpeper.] I suppose it was invented to j from the fire) t in the Vitriol a 6 nd makc jt 

 mitigate the extreme pains, and allay the j into a Iaister accordi to art 

 inflammations of wounds, for which it is? Culpeper.-] It is a very drying, binding 

 very good: let it not be applied to any jp] a j s t ei , profitable in green wounds tohinder 

 principal part. , putrefaction, as also in pestilential sores 



Emplastrum e crusta Panis. { after they are broken, and ruptures, and 



Or, A Plaister of a crust of Bread. also in burnings and scaldings. 

 College.'] Take of Mastich, Mints, Spo- j Diachylon simple. 



dium, red Coral, all the Sanders, of each j College.'] Take of mussilage of Linseed, 

 one dram, Oil of Mastich and Quinces, of} Fenugreek seed, Marsh-mallow roots, of 

 each one dram and an half, a crust of Bread j each one pound, old Oil three pounds: boil 

 toasted, and three times steeped in red Rose j it to the consumption of the mussilnu 

 Vinegar, and as often dried, Labdanum, of 

 each two ounces, Rozin four ounces, Sty rax 

 Calamitis half an ounce, Barley meal five 

 drams : make them into a plaister accord- 



strain it, and add Litharge of Gold in fmc> 

 powder, one pound and an half: boil them 

 with a little water over a gentle fire always 

 stirring them to a just thickness. 



ing to art. Culpeper.'] It is an exceeding good 



Culpeper.'] I shall commend this for a > remedy for all swellings without pain, it 

 good plaister to strengthen the brain as any j softens hardness of the liver and spleen, it 

 is in the Dispensatory, the hair beings is very gentle, 

 shaved off, and it applied to the crown ; also j Diachylon Ireatum. 



being applied to the stomach, it strengthens! College.-] Add one ounce of Orris in 



