( io 7 ) 
with Camphire and prepared Tutty, and Rofe Wa- 
ter enough to make an Epithem for Blood-fhot 
Eyes. Sim. Pauli. Its Powder, with Smallage Juice, 
is good for cold Tumours in Women’s Breads. In 
Clyfters it expels Wind powerfully, and eafes Pain. 
Given to Horfes with their Corn, is good for their 
Cough, Cold, Breath, and fattens them. 
1 1 6. 
Fox-glove. ( Digitalis ) Some flrongRufticks 
venture on a Decoflion of the Leaves in Water, for 
a Vomit ; it works upwards and downwards with 
great Violence *, fometimes caufes a Superpurgation, 
Fever, Phrenzy, or other dangerous Symptom *, 
therefore fhould either be totally refrained, or ufed 
with Judgment and Caution. Yet Parkinfon affirms 
that two Handfuls of it with four Ounces of Polypo- 
dy Root, boiled in Ale and drank, cured the Falling 
Sicknefs in thofe that had it feverely for twenty-fix 
Years. Both Leaves and Flowers are good in the 
moift and running King’s Evil, but not in the dry. 
But my Author would have found it alike fuccefs- 
ful in both Kinds, if indead of his Ointment, and 
Precipitates, he had taken the green frefh Leaves, 
cleaned and fpread them three or four on one ano- 
. ther upon the Sore twice a Day •, he would gene- 
rally have found them to clean, draw, and heal, 
beyond all other Cleanfers. Sorne make an Oint- 
ment of the Flowers, by flopping as many of them 
as they can into May Butter or Lard, and fet them 
in the Sun the whole Summer ; or bury them forty 
Days under Ground ; thus they preferve the Flowers 
with the Ointment, and fpread them on Linnen and 
apply to the Tumour, which they ripen and dif- 
cufs •, or cleanfe, fillup, and heal, the Ulcers. During 
that whole Time they purge every fifth or fixthDay, 
and drink conilantly a Deco&ion of Herb Ro- 
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