of Plinies Naturall Hiftorie. 
A Butprincipally for the eyes: and therefore it entreth into collyries and eyefalves. Howbeir, for 
thefe purpofes abovenamed,it.isthoughr that the falt named Tattaeus,of the lake Tatta, is moft 
commended,as alfo the other like unto itcalled Caunites. Ifthe eyes bee bloud{horten,or looke 
blacke and blew upon fome ftripe,applie falt with an equall weight of Myrrhe and with honey,or 
els with *Hyflopeand hote water: with this charge,to foment or bath the place afterwards with a *Hy/fopo.Some 
kind of falebrine, But above all Spanith falt would be chofen for this effect :& the fame is good 
againtt cataracts and fuffufions of the eyes: if it bee ground with milke upon fome touchftone, 
wherftone,or hard porphyrite marble.More particularly, itis fingular for the black bloud gathe- 
xed in the eyes,if itbe folded within alittle linnen cloth,and {o applied: bur the fame ought tobe 
dipped eftfoones in hote water,and fo the place to be oftentimes patted withall.For the cankers 
of fores in the month, it is good to Jay falt upon fine lint.In cafe the gumbs be fwelled, it were not 
amifle torub them therewith. Beeing beaten and reduced into {mall pouder, it ferveth forthe 
roughnefie of the tongue. Moreover, it isfaid, That whofoever hold every morning undet his 
tongue while he is fafting a little fale untill itbe melted, he fhalby that meanes preferve his teeth 
from being worme eaten or rotten, The fame incorporat in raifins without their ftones, and in 
Boeute fuer,with a little origan, levaine, or bread, is foveraigne for the leprofie, fellons, tettars, 
fingwormes,and the wildfcab. But in all thefe accidents, the faltof Thebais in high Agypt is 
moit commended: And of this they make choice alfotokillthe itch. A gargarifme or collutt- 
on thereof with honey, ispaffing good for the inflammation of the Amygdalesand the Vvula. 
There isno kind of fale butit helpeth the Squinancie : and the rather, if it be ufed inwardly with 
oileand vinegre,foas at the fame time it bee applied withoutthe throat alfo ina linimenc with. 
tarre.If a cup of wine be dreffed therewith, it fotteneth the bellie being coftive, The fame alfo ta- 
ken in wine,chafeth out of the bodie all wormes and any hurtfull vermine befides. Held under 
the rongue,it enableth them that have been weakened with fome long difeafe and newly recove- 
red,to endure the heat of baines or ftouves the longer, Singular it 1s for the gicete of the finewes : 
butin the practife and ufe of this receit,it would be obferved efpecially that there bee applied a- 
bout the fhoulders and teines of the backe, fachels or bags full of {alt,and the fame made hote 
oftentimes in feething water: for fo it eafeth the paine. Being given in drinke,or laid too excee- 
ding hot in the faid bags,it afluageth the collicke & other wrings of the bellie,yea,and the Scia- 
tica.Beaten fimall,and applied in manner of a cataplafme,with meale,honey, and oile, itis fove- 
raigne for the gout of the feer, Where I may not forget the obfervation of this foveraign receit 
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wich purtech usin mind,that there is nothing better for the whole bodie [of fuch efpecially as 
befubject to the gout |than *falt and Sunne together ; For thus we fee,that our fifhers at fea ordi- 
narily have bodies as hard and tough as horne. A principal thing thisis therefore to be nomina- 
ted and fet downe, for the gout in the feet. But falt moreover taketh away cornes of the feet, and 
kibes in the heels. Being chewed in the mouth and fo applied,or els with oile,it healeth any burn 
or skald,and keepeth the skin from rifing into blifters. With vinegre or byflcpe, itcureth S. 4a- 
thonies fire and all ulcers that bee corrofive. It healeth likewife cankerous fores,if itbee applied 
with wild Vine grapes. Reduced into fine pouder and laid too with Barley meale, itis foverain for 
ulcers corrofive,fuch as be called Wolves, and doe eat deepe co the very bone; fo there bee laid 
over the fame and the part affected,alinnen cloth well foakedand bathed inwine. A proper re- 
medieit is for the jaundife,and riddeth away the itch occafioned thereby, if the pacientbe rubbed 
all che bodie over with it,oile,and vinegre,againft a good fire untill he fweat.Bur with cile alone 
it ferveth for thofe that feele themfelves wearie. Many Phyficians have cured thofe thatbee in a 
dropfie with fale; and have ordained to rub their bodies with oile and falctogether who are in an 
ague,for to avoid the extremitie of heat: and they hold opinion, That there is nota better thing 
to difpatch away an old cough,than to bee licking ever and anone of falt. They have given order 
likewife to minifter fale by way of clyftre up into the bodie, for the Sciatica. To applie thefame al- 
fo,for to eat away either prowd or dead fle(h in any ulcers. Being lapped within a linnen cloth,8 
appliedto the biting of Crocodiles, it isfoveraigne, fo thatthe place affected were well patted 
wichall and prefled hard before. Moreover,gcod itis to be taken in honied vinegre againft the 
daungerous Opicari. Brought into a cataplafme with honey and mealefitis of great effe& ta 
reGifie any diflocation of bones which be out of joint :and in that fort it taketh down all tumors 
or {welling bunches. A collution or fomentation therewith, allaieth rhe tooth-ach : anda lini- 
meat alfo made with it and rofin, worketh the fame effeét. For all thefe accidents fs aa 
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