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Swelling it occafions, mull be afTwag'd by applying 

 Brandy* Swellings, fucceeding to old Sinew- Sprains, 

 if they are not very hard, will be refolv'd by one 

 or two applications of this Ointment; but the Ope- 

 ration of the firft muft be over, before you attempt 

 a fecond. This Ointment performs its cure* in the 

 fpace of nine days. 



For Stents foften'd after the ufual 

 manner, and prick'd ; the following * }e J s &*&'* 



^. ' r . ,, ^ 1, „.. , ^ r £ Ointment for 



Ointment, apply'd to the thicknefs or s pients, &c. 

 a French Penny, with a red hot Fire- 

 Ihovel held over it to make it fink in, will in 1% 

 or 1 5 days perform the Cure, without making the; 

 Hair fall off, or hurting the Sinew. About the end 

 of April, and in May-, you'll find exa&ly about the 

 foot of the Stalk of the Bulbous Crowfoot, having 

 a root not unlike a TiftoUbullet^ with Which fome 

 Meadows are almofl wholly cover'd \ you'l find 

 there a little black longifi Infeft, not bigger than 

 a fmall Bean, without Wings, but furnifh'd with 

 Legs, and fo hard that you can hardly bruife it be- 

 tween your Fingers : Mix 300 or 400 of thefe 

 with old Hogs greafe in a Pot •, then cover the Pot 

 very clofe, till they are quite Dead, and ftamp 'em 

 with the Greafe to an Ointment, which will be more 

 effe&ual the longer 'tis kept. This Ointment draws 

 forth a red Water, which after nine days, turns 

 to a Scurf or Scab 7 which will afterwards fall 

 off. 



Before you apply either of thefe 

 two Ointments, or any Retoirts to a A v lf%2 r \ e *** 

 hard Swelling, you muft take care to R^oire, 

 foften it, by applying the following 

 Pultis. Take Roots of Lillies, and Marfomallows, of 

 each two Ounces \ Leaves of Mallows, and Violets, of 

 each two handfuls j Dill, Wild- Marjoram-, and Wild 

 Tenny -royal, or Corn-mint, of each a handful. Boil 

 the Roots about an hour in a Efficient quantity 



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