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their Vintage make a Wine of the Herb for their 
common cheating Glafs ; and find old, weak, or 
dim Eyes, made clear, young, and ftrong by it. 
* But Cafper Hoffman will only allow this Herb to 
be 
* The Difeafes of the Eyes being many, i. A Tumour of 
the greater Caruncle in the inward Corner of the Eye, whether 
it be ulcerated, and fo a Lacrymal Fiftula , or not, fine Leaves 
of Rue made into a Poultife and applied ; or a Poultife of Service 
Berries beaten up and ufed. 2. Albugo, or white Specks, a 
Seed of Clary put into the Eye at going to Bed cleanfes it well ; 
or a Drop of the Juice of Fennel drop’d in, or with it a Drop 
of Peruvian Balfam. 3. Dimnefs or Mill, Foment the Eyes 
Evening and Morning with a Deco&ion of Betony ; or drink 
an Infufion of Elecampane Root in Wine falling; or the Pre- 
parations of Eye-bright ; or drop in depurated Juice of Rue two 
Parts, clarify’d Honey one Part, mix. 4. Catara&s, take Tops 
of dry Eye-bright two Ounces, Mace half an Ounce, mix the 
•Powders ; Dofe, two Drams every Morning, after due Evacua- 
tions. 5. Invohntary Tears ; wafh the Eyes every Morning 
with a Decoflion of clean, frefh, young Quince Leaves, in 
Water. 6. A Fijlula ; take daily, falling, a Dram of Powder 
of dried Betony Leaves in fome fit Liquor. 7 Weaknefs of 
Sight ; ufe powdered Eye-bright both in Meat and Drink, or 
Elecampane Wine ; or drink every Day a Glafs of diftfll’d 
Clary Water, and wafh the Eyes with it warm. 8. Blear’d 
Eyes ; Juice of wild Crabs drop’d into them. 9 Spots on the 
Eyes ; Camomile, Hemlock, Rue, of each a Handful, Sea 
Salt two Spoonfuls, Leaven enough to make a Pafte, to be 
worn on the Wrifts ’till it is dry ; or Juice of Celandine and 
Honey drop’d into the Eyes Evening and Morning ; or a Drop 
of Rue Juice drop’d into the Eye. 10. Clouds; a Dram of 
powder’d Betony taken in Betony, or Eye-bright Water, every 
Morning ; or drink Betony Flower Tea ; or infufe frefh ripe 
Juniper Berries in Vinegar four or five Hours, dry and eat in a 
Morning, and, with the Hand before the Mouth, caufe the 
Breath to reach the Eyes. 1 1 . Inflamed ; apply a warm Poul- 
tife of Wormwood Tops beaten up with the Yolk of an Egg ; 
or a warm Poultife of a fcoop’d Apple fill’d with Wormwood 
Tops, roafled, beaten up, and laid on : Or ufe Blue Bottle 
Flow( r Water ; or Juice, or diftill’d Water of Heath, or bruifed 
Leaves, Juice, or diftill’d Water of Stitch-wort ; or a warm 
PcTulti.fc of roafled or rotten Apples, with the White of an Egg 
and Sugar ; or with Rofemary ; or a Poultife of Rue and Sage 
beaten up with the White of an Egg ; or a Poultife of Houfleek 
beaten up ana laid on thick. 12. A Suffufion; Juice of 
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