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'ourounces. Southernwood, Betony, Chame- 1 Culpeper.] See the simple oil of St. 

 pritys, Lavender, of each six ounces, Rose- i John's Wort, than which this is stronger. 



inary one pound, the flowers of Chamomel, 

 Broom, white Lilies, Elders, the seeds of 

 Cummin, and Fenugreek, the roots of Helle- 



Oleum Hyperici magis compositum. 

 Or, Oil of St. John's Woit more compound 

 College^ Take of white W;ne three 



lore black and white, the bark of Ash and i pounds, tops of St. John's Wort ripe 

 Lemons, of each four ounces, Euphorbiuin, ; gently bruised, four handfuJs, steep 



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and 

 them 



Mustard, Castoreum, Pellitory of Spain, of j two days in a glass, close stopped, boil them 

 each an ounce, Oil sixteen pounds, Wine | in a bath, and strain them strongly, repeat 

 three pounds, the herbs, flowers, seeds, and \ the infusion three times, having strained it 

 Euphorbium being bruised, the roots, barks, j the third time, add to every pound of cle- 

 and Castoreum cut, all of them infused ! coction, old Oil four pounds, Turpentine 

 twelve hours in the Wine and Oil, in a warm | six ounces, oil of Wormwood three ounces, 

 bath, then boiled with a gentle fire, to the; Dittany, Gentian, Carduus, Tormentil, Car- 

 consumption of the Wine and moisture, {line, or Cordus Maria, Calamus Aromaticus, 

 strain the Oil and keep it. jail of them bruised, of each two drams, 



Culpeper J] Many people by catching \ Earth-worms often washed in white Wine 

 bruises when they are young, come to feel ? two ounces, set it in the sun five or six weeks, 

 it when they are old : others by catching j then keep it close stopped, 

 cold, catch a lameness in their limbs, toj Culpeper.'] Besides the virtue of the sim- 

 both which I commend this sovereign oil to i pie oil of St. John's Wort, which this per- 

 bathe their grieved members with. | forms more effectually, it is an excellent 



Oleum Hirundinum, j remedy for old bruises, aches, and sprains. 



Or, Oil of Swallows. Oleum Irinum, 



College.] Take of whole Swallows six- j Or, Oil of Orris, 



teen, Chamomel, Rue, Plantain the greater j College.] Take of the roots of Orris 

 and lesser, Bay leaves, Pennyroyal, Dill, j Florentine, three pounds four ounces, the 

 Hyssop, Rosemary, Sage, Saint John's Wort, | flowers of purple Orris fifteen ounces, 

 Costmary, of each one handful, common j Cypress roots six ounces, of Elecampane 

 Oil four pounds, Spanish Wine one pound, : three ounces, of Alkanel two ounces, Cin- 

 inake it up according to art. | namon, Spikenard, Benjamin, of each one 



Culpeper.] Both this and the former are 5 ounce : let all of them, being bruised as 



appropriated to old bruises and pains thereof | they ought to be, be steeped in the sun, or 



coining, as also to sprains. t other hot place, in fifteen pounds of old oil, 



Oleum Hyperici compositum. j and four pounds and an half of clear water, 



Or, Oil of St. John's W'ort compound. : after the fourth day, boil them in Balneo 

 ' College.] Take of the tops of St. John's | Marine, the water being consumed, when it 

 Wort four ounces, steep them three whole \ is cold, strain it and keep it. 

 days in a pound of old Sal lad Oil, in the heat | Culpeper.'] The effects are the same with 

 either of a bath, or of the sun, then press j the simple, only 'tis stronger, 

 them out, repeat the infusion the second or j Oleum MarjorantB. 



third time, then ^boil them till the wine be! Or, Oil of Marjoram, 



almost consumed, press them out, and by \ College.] Take of Marjoram four hand- 

 adding three ounces of Turpentine, and onejfuls, Mother of Thyme two handfuls, the 

 scruple of Saffron, boil it a little and keep j leaves and berries of Myrtles one handful, 

 it. | Southernwood, Water Mints, of each half; 



