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Plum-tree ( Prunus ) the rnoift, ripe, fweet 
Fruit loofens-, they afford not the beft Juice, they 
foon putrefy in the Body, and nourifh little, nor 
fhould they be eaten too plentifully at once, nor too 
ripe. 
Scruples or a Dram of Powder of Holly Leaves, in red Wine, 
Powdered Flowers of Amaranthus, or Flower Gentle in Wine, 
drank. A Decoftion of Silver Weed. Powder or Deco&ion 
of the inner or red Peel of Walnuts. Dwarf Sun Flower taken 
any how. A Fumigation of Fleabane Leaves to the Anus ; or 
the Herb beaten up with Vinegar, and laid to the Stomach. 
Quinces baked with Wax, or Gum Arabic eaten. Acorns 
boiled in Broth ; a Handful of Juniper Berries, boil’d in red 
Wine, a Pint and a half, to a Pint, (trained and drank, and if 
needful repeat it thrice ; or Medlars eaten ; or the Powder of 
Mulberries dried in the Sun ; or Juice of Arfmart, or Houfleek, 
of each three Ounces, boil away to a third Part, and give in 
the Morning, it is Sovereign ; or Plantain Leaves boil’d in 
Mutton Broth ; or lay Cloths to the Stomach, Belly, and Back, 
dip’d in a Decodtion of Knot-grafs, in Crab Juice, or Verjuice ; 
or half a Dram of the Powder of thickened unripe Sloe Juice, 
in red Wine ; or half a Dram of the Powder of Willow-fponge, 
in Wine ; or Powder of Flix-weed Seed in red Wine, drank ; 
or powdered Leaves of Perriwinkle, with a little Rhubarb, and 
Conferve of red Rofes For a Dyfentery, or Bloody Flux, 
Wild Tanfy ufed as above. Billort Root boil’d in red Wine, 
and drank; or its Powder taken in Conferve of Rofes. A De- 
codlioij of Powder of Shepherd’s Purfe. Chefnut Peel, as above. 
Quince a little fcoop’d, and the Hole ■filled with Cochineal, 
and rpafted and eaten. Two Drams of powdered Leaves, or 
Root of Drop-wort, taken in Wine or in an Egg. Cudweed 
boil’d in Wine. Three or four Ounces of Juice of Ground-ivy. 
A Dram of Powder of Walnut-tree Buds, in Plantain Water. 
A Decottion of red Archangel, drank. Powder of Dock-feed, 
a Spoonful in a poch’d Egg or Broth. A Decodlion of Holly- 
hock Roots and Plantain Leaves drank. White cut Leaves of 
Millefoil and Plantain, boil’d in red Wine, and drank. Club- 
mofs ufed as in the Stone. CrefTes Seed, given any how. A De- 
coflion of Burnet in Water, with Butter, drank twice a Day. 
Juice of Plantain, three or four Ounces ; or its Leaves boiled 
in Broth. Apples prepared with Wax, as in a Loofenefs. Oak 
Leaves boil’d in Vinegar, put in- Bags and laid to the Belly and 
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