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triacle : but the other plaister is most forcible to be 

 applyed outwardly, above al medicines in the world. 



" For the simple or uncompounded medicines to be 

 taken against this sore, are many : As Goose-grease, the 

 roote of Wilde roses drunke ; bitter Almonds, leaves of 

 Chickweed, or Pimpernell, the old skinne of a snake 

 pounded with a male sea Crab, Betony, Cabbage-leaves, 

 or stalkes, with Persneps and vineger, lime and sewet, 

 poulder of Sea-Crabs with Hony ; poulder of the shels 

 of Sea- Crabs, the haires of a Dog layed on the wound, 

 the head of the Dog which did bite, mixed with a little 

 Euphorbium; the haire of a man with vineger, dung 

 of Goates with wine, Walnuts with Hony and salte, 

 poulder of fig tree in a sear cloth, Fitches in wine, 

 Euphorbium, warme horse-dung, raw beanes chewed in 

 the mouth, fig tree leaves, greene figs with vineger, 

 fennel stalkes, Gentians, dung of pullen, the Lyver of a 

 Buck-goate, young swallowes, burned to poulder, also 

 their dung ; the urine of a man, an Hyaena's skin, flower 

 de luce with honey, a Sea hearb called Kakille, Silphum 

 with salt, the flesh and shels of snayles, leeke seeds with 

 salt, mints, the taile of a field mouse cut off from her 

 alive, and she suffered to live, rootes of Burres, with salt 

 of the Sea plantaine, the tongue of a Ramme with salt, 

 the flesh of al Sea- fishes, the fat of a sea-Calfe and 

 Vervine, besides many other superstitious amulets which 

 are used to be bound to the Armes, neckes, and brests, 

 as the Canine tooth bound up in a leafe, and tyed to the 

 Arme. A worme bred in the dung of Dogges, hanged 

 about the necke, the roots of Gentian in an Hyaena's 

 skin, or young Wolfe's Skin, and such like ; whereof I 

 know no reason beside the opinion of men." 



Let us now see what medicinal properties exist in dogs 



