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A. Jarlyto'extinguifh the Mlat of carbunclesand botches inthe {aid fecretparts, If one of the cods 
hang downe flagging unfeemely lower than his fellow , fome would have it annointed with she 
froth that commeth from fhell-{nails or periwinkles, The fleth of the Sea-horferofted; helpeth 
them that cannot hold their urine,in cafe they uf ordinarily 10.eat thereof :likewileshe tittle fli 
called Ophidion, fo like unto a Congte, if it be taken with a Lillie root, The{mall fifhes found 
in the bellies of the greater who have devonred and {wallowed them downestaken forth and bur- 
ned to afhes,ate good in thisinfirmitie to be drunke in water. The afhes of hell-{nails,meéatand 
all,burnt,are prefcribed by fome phyficians to be given in Signine wine againft.inconrinency of 
*"" piine ; but principally of Barbarie {nails,For the gout in the fect,and the difeates of otber joints, 
the oile whereina frog was boiled, is foveraigne: fo are the guts of the {aid frog,and the athes of 
B atoadincorporat with old oile:fome putthereto the aflies of all che three kinds of barly, of ech 
an equall weight. And they give direction to rub alfo the gourie feet,with'a Sea-hare: alfotobe 
fhod with the skinns of Bevers, efpecially.thofe which are bred in Ponths : like as, to weare flioes 
made of Seals skin : the fat of which fith, is likewife verie goed. Alfo the fea-mofle or teits-cal- 
led Bryon, liketo lettuce, but that the leaves be more riveled, and growto no. {talke;whereof I 
have written heretofore: ofa flypticke and aftringent nature itis ; no marveile therefore;if being 
applied unto the gout, it mitigat the furie and violence thereof. Moreoverjthe common {ca= 
weeds named Alga,of which alfol have treatedalreadie: but this caution there would be in the 
application thereof, That it benotdrie: The fea fith called Pulmo Martinus, ctureth the kibes in 
theheels : the afhes alfo of the Sea-crab, tempered with oile: yea and the river Crabs or Creifi- 
C hes burn: and calcined to athes, if the fame be incorporat with oile: like as the fat of the fith Sis 
Jutus. Moreover, if other joynts be difeafed, it were verie good for the eafement of their griefe, 
eftfoons to lay thereto frogs,frefh and new taken : mary the beft way; by the direction of: phyf- 
cians, istofplitthem through, and fo to apply them warme. The broth of Limpins; Mufclés, 
Cockles, and Wilkes, is verie nutritive, and maketh them fat that ufe it. Thofechat bee fubjec& 
- tothe falling fickneffe, ufe ordinarily (as it hath been faid before) to drinke the rennet of the 
Seale or Sea-calfe, either with mares milke or afles milke,or els with the juice of the pomgranat: 
and fome are woont to take it in oxymell or honeyed vinegre :and yet there be others that {wal- 
lowthe famedowne by it felfein forme of pills. And for the fame purpofe, Caftoreum is ufually 
given unto fuch patients fafting, to bee drunke in three cyaths of honeyed vinegre or oxymell 
D aforefaid:but thofe that eftfoonsbe furprized with the fitts,and oftentimes fall therof,find won- 
derfull much good by this clyftre following: Take of Caftoreurm two deams, of honey and oyle 
one fextar, and of water as much, But fay that onebe prefently ina fire, the readie means to raife 
‘ himand fet him upright upon his feet againe, isto prefencunto his nofthrills Caftoream with 
vinegre, for tofimell unto. The liver alfo of the fith nanied the Sea-cat or Weazill, is givenin 
like cafe : even as the bloud either of Sea-mice or Tortoifes. - y 
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Pg» Remedies for fevers of all forts : alfafor divers other infirmities. 
E 'He liver of a Dolphin eaten before the acceffe, cureth all thofe agues which be not conti 
nuall, but returne by fitts and keepe their courfe, Oile rofat wherein the fithes called Sea- 
horfes were fuffocated andkilled, is fingular good to annoint thofethatbe ficke of fuch a 
gues as come with acoldfitt:and the very fithit felie is moft effectualltorid away the fame, in 
cafe i bee hanged about the necke, or tothe:arme of the patient, Semblably, the little {tones 
which are found in a Haddocks head at the fullof the moone, if they bee taken foorthand hung 
aboutthe patient,lapped handfomly ina littlelinnen bag;ferve to drive away {uch fevers, Mare- 
over, itis {aid, that the longeft tooth inthe head of a river: fifhcalled Pagrus, tied to oneof.the 
hairs of thepatients head, fo as he doe not fee the partie who faftened or hung it thereto, in five 
daies {pace, will doethe deed: as.alfo that the oile wherein a frog hath been boiledinfomecarre- 
F fourorcroffe ftreetturning three waies,cureth thofe who ate ficke of aquartan ague, if theybe 
all over annointed therewith; provided alwaies, that the flefhbe firft thrown away.And yetfome 
ordaine,that they fhould be ftrangled or ftifledin oile, andthen the bodies hung privily about 
foie part of the patient without his knowledge ;and that he:be afterwards well rubbed and an- 
nointed with the forefaid oile, If one carrie about him the heart of a frog either hanging by his 
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