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neckeortied to hisarme, furely it will diminith and fhorteiithecold fit of an ague:like asthe 
oile will doeno leffe,- wherein theentrails of the faidfrog were boiled, in cafelhee be annointed 
therewith; Buc ’above all, either frogg or toad (the nails whereof have been clipped) hanged a4 
bout one that is ficke of a quartan ague, riddeth away the difeafe for ever: alfo; whofoever have 
about him hanging to any part of hisbodie the heart ofa toad,enfolded within a peece of cloth 
of awhite ruflet colour, hee fhall be delivered fron the quartane ague. Stampe river-crabs ot 
creififhes, concorporat them with oile and water, and herewith annoint the patientall over/be- 
forethe fit of any ague, you fhallfind it to doe verymuch good’; but fome put peppertheretoz 
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other for the quartan particularly, boile the fame in wine untill a fourth part befodden away,and 
then give counfell unto the ficke parties to drinke of that broth, prefently after they be come out 
of the baine, You fhall have fome advife, for to{wallow downe whole, the lefreye ofacreififhin 
thiscafe, Moreover,the magicians feeme to affure us that whofocverbee ficke of atertian ague, 
fhall betid of it,in eafethe eyes of the faid creifithes bee tied or hanged about them one mor-. 
ning before the Sun be up; fo aswithall, they that have the doing hereof, letthem goe againe 
blindas they are, into the water: and they would beare us in hand, Thar if the faideyes plucked 
outof the head of a creififh, be wrapped togither with the fleth of a nightingale, within a peece 
of a ftags skin, and fo worne either about the necke,or otherwife tied faft tofome part of the bo- 
die, they will caufe him or her chat weareth them, to be watchfull and not enclined one whitto 
fleepe. They ufe likewife the rennet of a Whale or elfe of a Seale, giving it unto thofethatbee 
growing into a lethargie,for to fmell unto: and fome of them annoint thofe that bealreadiein 
a lethargic, with the bloud of tortoifes, The fith likewife called Spondylus, isfaid torid away the ~ 
tertian ague, in cafe the patient weare one of them without any thing elfe, aboutthe necke: like 
as the river fhell-{nails eaten frefh and new gathered,cure the quartan: howbeit, fome there be, 
who for that purpofe keepethemcondite in falt,& give them after they be punned,for to drinke, 
Thewilks alfo or wrinkles called Strombi, fuffered to lie and putrifie in vinegre, doe with their | 
verie finell awaken and raife’ thofe that lie in a lethargie. The{ame are good likewife for fuch as - 
be readie to faint and fall into cold fweats,through feeblenefle of theheart and ftomacke. The 
fithes named Tethew, eaten with rue and honey, are foveraigne for to reftore them whofe fleth is 
fale away in a confumption, The fat of a dolphin melted and drunke in wine, curethfuch asbee _ 
ina dropfie. In cafe the head be heavie and readie evermore to * fall afleepe, thereis not a better 
thing than torub the nofthrils with {ome convenient ointment,or to holdthertofome perfume, 
orelieto {top the fame any way it nsakes no matter how. Alfo, the meat of the forefaid wilkes or 
wrinkles, ftamped and given in three hemins of honeyed wine, with as much water, or in mead 
or honeyed water if the patient have a fever withall, is fingular good againft the faid drowfinefle: 
likewife the juice or decoétion of creififhes with honey. Moreover, water- froggs boiled in old 
wine with the red wheat Far, and eaten as meat; foas the patient drinke alfo of the broth out of 
the fame veffell where they were fodden, are thought to bee foveraigne for fuch fleepie difeafes: 
or elfe take a tortoife, cut away his head, fcet, and taile, plucke out his guts and garbage ;the reft 
of the flefh condite, fo as it may be taken without any loathing or rifing of the ftomackesfor this — 
isheldto bee fingular in this maladie. Moreover, frefh-water creififhes eaten with their broth, 
have thenametoreftore firch as be ina phthyfickeor confumption of the lungs. The afhesei- J 
ther of afea-crab or viver-creifith, beexcellenr eitherfor burne or{cald: and this mannerof cure 
alfo ferveth fortoteftore haire againe ; butthenthey hold opinion, that togither with the afhes 
of the river creifithes,there be wax ufed and bears greace.Alfo the afhes of frogs gallisthought 
good fora fever. As for fhinglesand S.mthontes fire, thebellies of live froggs applied tothe 
place, doe extinguifh and quench the extremitie of their heat :bupin any cafe order is givens 
thattheybe tied bythe hinder leggs with theirmouths bending forward ; to the-end, tha their 
often breathing alfoupon the place, may coole and doe good.Furthermore,mvany there be who 
ufe for that purpofe, the afhes of the heads of the fithes called Siluri: as alfoof faltfith with vi- 
" negre,andapply the fame to fuch wildfiresand inflammations, Theliver ofa Puffen or Forke- 
fith fodden in oile, beeing outwardlyapplied, killeth not onely theitch and {cab of men, buralfo 
the {curfe and mange of foure-footed beafts,mofteffe@ually . The callofitie or thicke skin wher-" 
with Purple fithes: cover their heads-and hollow concavitie, if it bee punnedand applied unto 
wounded finews, doth confolidatandfowder them againe thongh they were cat afunder. The 
rennet of a Seale or Sea-calfe taken in wineto theweight of one obolus,helpeththofethatlie * 
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