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be givenfor the quartan fever; others advile to faveand keepeit atime, for to fervethe tutne iri 
cafe of Tinefmes,which are unordinat ftreinings at the ftoole rono effect : alfo.of all gouts and 
pains of joynts: and in verietruth,by age & long keeping, it forgoeth all that brackifh taft which 
ie had atthe firlt. Some boile it before: butall in generall agree inthis, Toufe for thefe purpofes 
that fea water which was taken our of thedeepe far from the land; fuciras is not corrupt with any 
mixture of frefh water with it ;and before their patients doe drinkeit, enjoyne them to vomit: 
"and then alfo doe they mingle with it, either vinegre or wine forthat purpofe, They that give lic- 
tle thereof, and by it{felfe, appointradifhesto be eaten prefently upon it, with honeyed vinegre 
or oxymell , forto provoke the patient to vomit againe, Moreover, they ufe orherwhile to mini- 
fier a clyttre made of fea water, firft warmed : and verely there isnotabetter thing than it forte 
bath and foment the cods withall, if they be {welledeither with ventofities or waterifh humors. 
Alfo it is much commended for kibed heels, if they bee taken before they are broken andexulce- 
rat: and in like manner they kill theitch, cure {cabs, rettars, and ringworms.: Sea warer. ferverh 
well to wath the head, & to rid it of nitsand filthielice : yea and reduceth blacke and blew marks 
in the skin, co the frefh and lively colour againe. Inall thefe cures, after the ufe of falc water, itis: 
pafling goodto fomentthe place affected, with vinegre hote. Over and befides, itis thought to 
be vere holefome and good againft the venomous {tings of ferpents,and namely of the {piders. 
Phalangia and fcorpions, Semblablyit curech thofe that be infected outwardly with the noifom 
falivation or fpittle of thre deadly afpiscalled Pryas:butin thefecafes it mutt be taken hore. Fur- 
thermore, a perfume made wich fea water and vinegre, is fingular forthe head-ach, If it becly- 
fterized Kor, irallaieth the wrings and grindings of the bellie ;yea and {taieth the violent moti- 
ons of cholerique humours working upward and downward, Thofe that be once-chauted and fet 
into an heat with fea water, {hall nor{o eafily feele cold againe. When woinens paps are over- 
growne, and fo exceeding great that they meet and kiffe one another, there is nora beter thing 
to take chem downe, thanto bath in atub of fea water: the fame alio may ferve to atnend the 
priefe of the bowels and precordiall parts, yea and toreftore thofe thatbe exceeding leane and 
worne away, The fumes and vapors of this water boiling togither with vinegre, are foveraign tor 
thofe ue be hard of hearing, or troubled with the heaa-ach. Seawater hath this efpeciall pro- 
pertic, that of all chingsit {coureth away ruft of yron fooneft. The fcab that annoieth theepe, it 
healeth,and maketh their wooll more foft and delicat, But what meane I to fay thus much of fea. 
water, knowing as] doe full well, tharfor thofe who dwell far up into the maine,and inhabit the 
inland parts, all this may feeme necdleffe and {upeiflucus? And yet there hath been means devi- 
fed to make artificiall fea water, wherewith everie man may ferve his owne turne when he will.In 
which invention, one wonderfull thing isto befeene;namely, if aman put more than one {ex- 
tar of falrrotoure of water, the nature of the wares will be fo far overcome,that {alt thall not dif 
folve nor mele therein: butif you mingle onefextar of fale juft with foure lextars of water, you 
fhali havea brine as {trong as the falteft waterthatis in the fea:butto havea kind and moft mild 
brine, it is though futficrent toremper the forefaid meafure of water wich eight cyaths of fales 
and this water thus proportioned,is very proper forro heat the finews,without any fretting of the 
skin acai], There is acertaine compound {ea-water kept in manner ofa fyrrup, which they call, 
Thalaffomeli, made of fea water, honysand raine water, of each a like quantititic. Now the fore-, 
faid {ea water, they terch tor this purpofe our of the verie deepe, and this compofition they put 
up in earthen veflels well pitched or vatnifhed, and referve ie for their ufe. An excellent purgas. 
tive this is; for befides char it cleanfeththe ftomacke withoutany hurt or offence thereof, the taft 
arid finell both, are verte pleafantand delectable. As touching the mead called Hydromell,.tt 
confifted in times patt of rain waterwell purified, and hony:a drinke ordained and.allowed only 
to ficke and feeble perfons when they cailed for wine, as beeing: thougit leffe hurtfull to bee. 
drunke: howbeit, rejeCted it hath beenthefe many, yeers, and condemned : for by experience it 
was found at length, to have the*famedifcommodities that wine,but far thortit was ofthe good * Namely, ad- 
and holefome qualities of wine. 7 rt 214 eres 
Moteoveover, for asimuch as fea-fatinig men and ailers be many timesatafaulefor.freth wa “9 Se" 
ter, and thereby much diftrefled, Ithinke it goad to{hew the means howto be provided for the 
fugply of chis detect. Firft and foremoft therefore, if they {pread anddifplay abroad certaine 
ficecesof wool! round about a fhip, the fame will-receive aiid sdrinke in the vapours of the fea, 
and become moitt and wet withall;preffe or wring them well, youfhall have water freth enough. 
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