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The Duke's Ointment, p roper for all forts of 

 Swellings accompanied with Heat, or Inflam- 

 mations* 



TAke clear and pure Linfeed Oil, one Pound ; 

 Flowers of Brimftone, four Ounces • put 'era 

 into a Matras or Glafs-Vial with a long Neck, 

 letting it ftand in a moderate Sand Heat for the 

 fpace of an Hour ; after which, augment the Heat, 

 and keep it up to the fame Degree, till the Flowers 

 be perfectly diflblv'd. In the mean time, before the 

 Oil grows cold, left part of the Brimftone fall to the 

 Bottom, melt a Pound of Tallow, or of Boars- 

 Greafe, in another Veflel, with two Ounces and an 

 half of White Wax -, inftead of which, if you can 

 procure Horfes Greafe, the Remedy will be more ef- 

 fectual'- but then you muft take fourOnces ofWax 7 

 becaufe Horfes-Greafe is not fo thick as the Boars- 

 Greafe. The Greafe and Wax being wholly melted, 1 

 pour in the Linfeed-OU^ and removing the Veflel 

 from the Fire, ftir the Ointment with a Slice of Mla- 

 net-Root till it be cold. 



It refembles Ointment of Rofes ; for the Brimftone 

 is fo perfe&ly diflblv'd, that you can hardly perceive 

 it otherwife than by the Smell. This Ointment is 

 apply'd cold ; it eafes Pain, and aflwages all forts 

 of Swellings, Blows, Bruifes, &c. in the Hammes, 

 Withers, Sheath, and other Parts of the Body, pro* 

 vided it be applied for a confiderable time. 



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