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kincenfe and the white of anegg,doth in the {pace of thirtie daiscure thoferhat areburftenbel- ‘G _ 
i lied, Inthe little horns of fhell-{nails there is found a certainehard{ubftance refembling grit or . 
| 64. .0- fandywhichif ic¢be hanged abouta yong infant, isa meansthatit fhall breed recth with eafe. The 
) es. 1 athes.of fnaile thels when the {uailsare gone, incorporat in waxjandapplied tothe feat or funda- 
_” _ -Ment,putceth backe the end of the tiwill that is falne downe and readie to hang out of the bodie: 
but you muft not forget to mingle with the {aid athes the bloudie fubttance that is letout ofa 
vipers brains when her head is pricked. The brains ofa viper if they be put in alittle fine skin and 
worne by ayoung child, helpeth itto breed teeth without any great paine:for the fame purpofe — 
ferve alfo the teeth of ferpents, fo there bee chofen the biggeft that are in their heads: ravens 
dung lapped in wooll,and hung to any part of young infants,cureth the chincough. 91g 
Some things thereremaine as touching this argument, which hardly me thinks] fhould not py 
haidle ferioufly and deliver in good earneft :howbeit,fince there be divers writers who have pat 
them downe in writing, I muftnotpaffe them over in filence. They are of opinion and doe give 
order, to cure the rupture and defcent of the guts in little children,with a lizard: but how? fit, it 
ought to be of the malekind,whichis taken for this purpofe yand that may foone be knowne, if — 
uoderthe taile ic have one hole and no more:then there muft be ufed all means poffible that the 
| | faine lizard doe bite the tumor ofthe rupture through a peece of cloth of gold,cloth of filver, or 
purple:which done,the faid lizard muft be tied faft within anew cup or goblet that never was oc- 
cupied, and {o fetin {ome {mokie place where itmay die. If lictle infants piffe their beds, areadie 
way toinake them containe their water,is to give them fodden mice for to eat, Ifthere be any fut 
picion of forcerie,witchcraft, or enchantment, practifed for to hurtyong babes;the greathorns 7 
of beetles, fuch efpecially as beeiknagged as it were with {malltecth, are as good as. a countre- 
charme & prefervative,ifthey be hanged about their necks. There is(by their faying)a litle ftone 
within the head.of ao:0x or cow,which they ule codifcharge and {pir out when theybein danger 
of death ; the fame ificbe taken out of one of their heads,which is fodainly ftricken oft before the 
beaft be ware thereof,and hangedaboutan infantsneck or other partofthe bodie,is wonderfull 
good for breeding of teeth. Semblably they doe preferibe their brains to becarriedabout them 
in like manner,and for the fame purpofe :alfothelittle bone or {tone found ina naked {nailes 
backe, Moreover, the anointing of childrens goumbs with the brains of afheepe, isfingular 
good and effetuallto caufe them for to breed their teeth with facilitie:likeasgoofe greacein- _ 
{tilled with the juice of bafill into their ears,cureth the infirmities therof. There bein many pric- jx 
kly hearbs certaine rough and hairie worms, which if they be hung aboutthenecks of youngin- =~ 
fants,do prefently cure them, ifhaply there be any thing in their meat that ftucke and lay hardin 
their ftomack,for they will caufe them to puke itup.To provoke fleep, there is not a better thing 
than the tried greace of unwafhed wooll,with fome myrthebe itnever fo little, infufed & diffol- 
vedin two cyaths of wine; orels incorporat with goofe greafe and wine of myrtles: for which 
intent they ufe to take the bird called acuckow, and within a hares skin ue it unto che patientsor 
els to bind the bill ofa young heron ro the forehead,within a peece of an afle skin :and they.ate 
of opinion, that rhe fame bill alone is as effe@uall, fo it be well wafhed in wine: contrariwiles the 
head of a bat dried & hanged about the neck,keepeth one from fleepe altogirher.A lizard drow- 
_ *Biberis,fome ned to death inthe urine of a man, difableth him from the ufe of venerie who *dranketheliquor 4 
ae whereof that urine came: and no matvell; for why?the magicians repofe a greatthing ina lizard 
the faid water, inlove matters. The excrements of {nails which refemble dung,as alfo the dung of pigeons, tem- 
peredinacup of wine & given todrink,cooleflethly luft. Theright lobe or fide of a vuleurs lungs 
» o» = proyoke men untohe {ports of Yenws, if they,carrie icabourthem enwrapped withina ‘cranes 
e> ~~ skin,In like manner,the yelks of five pigeons egs incorporat with fwines greace tothe weight of 
one denierRoman in hony and fo {upped off, work the {ame effe&. Some eat {parrows orditiarily 
for this purpofe ; or fup their egs-Alfo there be,who carie about them the right {tone ofa cocke, 
enclofed fat within a peece of leather made.ofarams skin,and to good effe@t;if all be true that 
magicians fay: who atfirme alfo, that thofe women who are annointed witha liniment made of 
the afhes of the bird Ibis, incorporat with goofe greafe and the oile of Ireos, fhall ifthey becon- 
ceived wich child go out their full cime: andthey {¥y,that whofoeverbe anointed with a liniment 
made of the ftones of a fighting cocke and goofegreace, thall have but little mind to performe 
the act of generation; or ifthe fame be tiedto any part ofthem, within apeece of leathermade = 
of.arams skinsInlikemanner,it is faid that the ftones of any other dunghill cock,are — a 
Slagouid | M 1 effedt, 
