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1642. Christopher Pearson 41. 6s., and a pair of my boots which are 

 to strate for mee, and a pair of old shoes* ; William Browne 41. ; 

 James Wethrill 3/. 10s.; John Smyth 3^. ; Percival Holmes 21. 10«. , 

 George Gardam 1^. 2s., and a pair of boots; GeorgeMorley, a shepherd; 

 1/. 6s. Sd. ; Elizabeth Dales 21. 4s.; Isabel Huntley U. 4s. 23/. 28. 8rf. 

 There godspennyes came to 20s. and 4(1. more which I gave them. 



1644. Apr. 4th. Rec. in money 3/. ; rec. by money payd for mee to 

 the high constable for 3 monthly assessments, 1 7s. 8d. ; rec. more of 

 Henry Best, of Elmswell, 111. 12s. Jo. Pierson. — There was 44s. that 

 I payd for the king's assessment for Mr. Pearson, not yet allowed mee 

 till I speak with William Clithery. — November 25, 1644, for the hay 

 1643, lis. 4d. ; for the free rent for 1643, 18s. ; for the tyth come that 

 yeare for the 28 oxgange of the farmes land, 14/. ; for wool! and lambs 

 this yeare, 1644, 21. 5s. ; Received of Mr. Henry Best of Elmswell, in 

 consideration of the whole yeare last past, for his tythes and offerings 

 due at Easter last, the some of 15s. May the 16th, 1645. Ralph Mason. 



To MAKE ONES Haxds White. — The hands washed in an oxes gall 

 and water is mad white howe black soever they were before tj-mes. 



A Drinke foe the Fayrst. — Take a quarte of old ale, the juce of a 

 handfull of rue, and boyle them together ; and when it hath boyled 

 well, take it of, and after it be but looke warme, give the horse it to 

 drinke; and then put a little aquavitaj, and a little of the juce of rue 

 into the horse earcs with a little wooll, and twitch them up ; sure. 



A Powder to cure a Fistula in a Horse, or any otuer old Ulcer. 

 — Sulphur, mirhe, masticke, francansencc, cloves, vitrioala rueaua, of 

 each a like quantity, and beate them to powder, and throw a little of 

 it once in 2 or 3 dayes on the sore. 



To LAY TO A YONG CniLDS NAVEL TO CURE THE WoRMES. WomiCWOOd, 



rue, bulls gall, and hogs grease, all fryed together, and layd to the 

 childs navell ; and anoynt the stomach with the same. 



To CURE THE CuEST WoRMF^s. — Takc marcs milke, and give it the child 

 to drinke fastingo, and it will make him cast them upj) at his mouth. 



For THE Payne in the Stommake and Harte. — Take a pynte of 

 Buduxe viniger, qr lb. of white suger candj', a pennyworth of licorice 

 and anisccdes, and put the licorice and anisocdos in a lawne cloth, and 

 boyle them in the viniger till half bee wasted ; and then strapic it out 

 into the viniger, and put the suger candy into the viniger, and licko as 

 a sirrop. 



To cure the Pimple on the Face or Body. — Gesner.— Take the 

 lether of a shoe that hath beene worne, beinge of an oxe hide, and 

 burne it, and apply it to the pimples of the body or face, and it will 

 cure them. 



To cure Deafness. — The suit or marrow of an oxe, mingled with 

 goose grease and powered into the eares, helpeth deafnes. 



» Ho who delights to trace the identity of our nature in ilifltTint ages may oonsnlt 

 Aristophanes Vespie, lines 440-447- 



