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Spleen. Parkin fen fays, that he always found its 
inward Ufe caufe violent Purging. And Prevo - 
tins places it at the Head of Purgers of Bile. Mr. 
Ray fays, that Dr. Hulfe informed him that the 
following in one Night diffolved a Tumour as big 
as a Man’s Head, and healed defperate and dan- 
gerous Contufions of the Mufcular Parts. Take 
Leaves of Bitter- fweet cut finally four Ounces of Lin- 
feed, finely powdered, boiled in Mulcadine Wine, 
or Hogs Lard, to a Poultifc, and apply hot to the 
Part. * 
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* For internal Ulcers, a Deco&ion of Bugle in Mutton 
Broth is wonderful ; or a Syrup of the Flowers of St John's 
Wort, made by Infufion on a Sand-heat ; or a Root of Comfry, 
boiled in Broth ; or its Svrup taken. Riverius ..For ma- 
lignant Ulcers, Juice of Pimpernel, boiled with the Herb, and 
applied, cures perfectly ; Potcrius. Or ufe the Root of Dra- 
gons, Euji. Rudi. Or waih and foment the Ulcers daily, Evening 
and Morning, with a Deco&ion of Mint, then fprinkle line 
powdered Rue on them ; Rulandus. Frelh Arfmart Leaves 
fteep’d in Water, then apply to the Ulcers, till they are warm 
and dry, then bury the Leaves in the Dunghill, and as they 
rot the Ulcer heals ; continue this Courfe for fome Time ; 
Paracelfus. For Phagedacnic Ulcers, theexprefs’d Juice ; or 
the diftill’d Water of Female Fluellin, drank, and applied, 
cures creeping and cancerous Ulcers ; Lobel. The diitill’d 
Water of rotten Apples, applied warm, with folded Linnen 
Cloths, is good ; Etmuller. For putrid Ulcers, Juice of 
Sauce-alone, or Jack by the Hedge gathered in April or May, 
dried one Day in the Shade, then beaten well in a Mortar, and 
the Juice drain’ d out in a Prefs, and put up in Glafs Bottles 
top’d with Oil, will keep good three Years. In putrid and 
fordid Ulcers, or in Gangrenes, there is not a more excellent 
Remedy ; Fabrjcius Hildanus For Venereal Ulcers, 
Juice of Arfmart, or Soap-wort, and belt Englijh Honey, mix 
and ufe ; Dr. Bowles. -Old Ulcers, Decodtion of Pim- 
pernel, drank and applied, eafes the Pain, and heals them ; 
Foterius. Juice of Mercury has a wonderful Power to cleanfe 
and heal them ; Ray. Or fprinkle fine powdered Barberry 
Bark on them, it cleanfes and heals; Stockerus. Walk the 
Ulcers firft with white Wine or Verjuice, then apply the fol- 
lowing Ointment twice a Day ; Take Carduus, three or four 
