with Lard ; the laft cures lore l egs. For a ftrain’d 
Sinew, boil Chick-weed and redRofes in a Quart of 
Mufcadine Wine, till a fourth Part is wafted ; then 
add a Pint of Sheepsfoot Oil, boil it fomeTime, then 
flrain and anoint herewith Evening and Morning at 
a warm Fire. The Juice drop’d into the Eyes cures 
their Heat and Rednefs. It eafes Pain and Heat from 
the Sharpnefs of the Blood, in any Part of the Body. 
It is good in hot and virulent Ulcers, and Sores in 
the private Parts, or on the Legs. The Herb 
boiled with Althaea, Fcenugreek, and Linfeed made 
into aPoultife, and laid on Tumours and Impoft- 
humes, ripens and breaks them, or at leaft eafes 
Pain and abates Heat and Swelling. 
64. 
Sea Chick-weed ( AIJins Marina) clcanfes the 
Reins and Bladder, provokes Urine, foftens the 
Hardnefs of the Uterus , and, ufedwith Oil of Rofes 
and Milk, heals up Wounds. Taken with Oxymel, 
j Diofcorides fays, it is good in the Epilepfy. It clean- 
fes and purifies the Blood. 
65. 
Cinquefoil (Shiinque folium) or five- leav’d 
Grafs, is vulnerary, aftringent, and febrifuge ; it 
ftops Fluxes of the Belly, and Haemorrhoids y 
Bleeding of the Nofe, or Spitting of Blood, and a 
Cough. Some recommend it for a Palfy, Con- 
fumption, Sciatica, and Jaundice. It is faid to be 
tifeful in the Stone, and Excoriations of the Kid- 
nies a Ruptures, and Fevers. Its Juice dropp’d 
into inflamed Eyes, or ufed in a Gargle for fore 
Throats, and loofe Teeth, is good. It is alfo faid 
to cleanfe malignant Ulcers. A Dram of the Pow- 
der taken a little before the Fit, and often repeated, 
is excellent in Intermitting Fevers ; for which Puiv 
