Chap. 351. aW £ ngtijh Herbs. 5 o 1 
Gnats &c. come, it kills them upon the fpot; mix- 
ed. with Crumbs of Bread, Cheele, and butter, and 
fet in proper places, it kills Rats, Mice, and the 
like; if Hens, Ducks, or Geefe Ihould chance to eat 
it it would quickly kill them; being made up into a 
Mats with Meal and Butter, and put into Mole 
Holes or their Burrows , it will quickly cleitroy 
them: The Liquid Juice dropt into the Ears takes 
away the noife and finging in them, and kills Worms 
in that Organ, if any be, which is known by their 
extraordinary itching, and fometimesby a pain in the 
Ear ■ mixed with White Wine in equal quantities it 
' is good to cleanfe the Hands; or other parts of the 
Skin troubled with Scurf, Motphew, Leprofie, Tqt- 
tars. Ringworms, Herpes, Scabs, Itch, Freckles, Len- 
tils, and other like deformities thereof 
XVII. Mel Elleboratum. Honey Helleborated, or 
impregnated with the Virtues of Hellebor. T akc 
Roots of White Hellebor .dryed and cut a Pound, fair 
Water fourteen Ounces , digeft three days, then baft 
gently till the half be confumed, ft rain it carejully 
out, and with clarified Honey three Pounds boil again 
to the confiftence of Honey. It is a ftrong Medica- 
ment, and to be given but in a fmall Dole, viz. 
fiom one Dram to two , or but three at molt ; it is 
prevalent againft Melancholy, Dotage, Frenzy, Mad- 
nefs. Gout, Sciatica, Rheumatifm, Dtopfie, Lethar- 
gy, Vertigo, Palfie, Apoplexy, Epileptic, and fuch 
like defperate difaffeUions ; you may mix it with 
clarified Whey , or DecoUion of Sena , or Epnhy- 
XVIII. Oxymel Elleboratum. Honey and Vinegar 
impregnated with Hellebor. Wake Leaves of Rue, 
tops of Tyme, Dittany of Crete, tops of Hyjfop, Pen- 
nyroyal, Horchound, Car duus. Roots of Celtick J\ard, 
of each a handful, Calamint two Pugils, Seeds of 
Anifc Bafil . , Dill, Fennel , Roman Nettles, of each 
two Drams, Roots of Angelica, Aron, Squills prepa- 
red Birthwort long, round, and climbing, toft us, 
flovoerdeluce , Polypody, Turbith , Union Peels, of 
each an Ounce, Strings of Black Hellebor , Spurge 
Asrick (added towards the end of the boding) of 
7% two Drams, Strings of the Roots, of White Helle- 
bor four Drams , all being dryed and bruifed digeft in 
a Glafs or glazed Veffel clofe ftopt in the heat of the 
Sun, or of a Furnace, inPofca, (which is a mixture 
made of equal parts of Wine Vinegar and Water) eight 
Pounds Rob or Sapa two Ounces, three days digeft ion 
being paft, boil it gently till it is wafted a little more 
than half away, ftrain it, preffing it. gently and to 
the Brained Liquor add Honey cfRofes, (in which 
Citron Peels two Ounces have been infufed) a Pound 
and half, boil to the fbicknefs of Honey , and with 
Cloves, Saffron, Ginger, Galangal, Mace, of each a 
Dram aromatize it according to Art. It is Emetick, 
and ought to be given after other general Remedies, 
being then profitable againft Madnefs, Frenzy, Epi- 
leplie. Apoplexy, Convulsions, Melancholy, Verti- 
go Lethargy, Megrim, obftruaions of the Stomach, 
Liver Spleen, Mefentety, Reins, and Womb it 
■crovokes Urine and the Coutfes, and is prevalent 
againft Agues. Dofe four or fix Drams to an Ounce 
in a Glafs of White Wine. 
XIX Another Oxymel Hellebor itum. 1 ake 
Strings of Black Hellebor well bruifed half an Ounce, 
Strings of White Hellebor well bruifed an Ounce 
Wine Vinegar, Juice of Quinces, Barfly Water of 
each three Pints and half. Winters Cinnamon , Ja- 
maica Pepper, both in Pbuder, of each two Ounces, 
mix, digeft in a Glafs Veffel in a gentle Sand heat 
for four days, then boil gently m Balneo till almojt 
half is wafted away, ftrain out, and to the Liquor aid 
clarified Honey three Pounds, Cremor Tartar in fine 
Ponder one Pound , boil to the confiftence of Honey, 
being cold add Chymical Oil of Limons one Ounce, mix 
well, and keep it in a Veffel clofe ftopt for ufe. This 
Preparation lias not the tenth pare of the trouble and 
difficulty of the former, yet is double in its elletls 
and operations , having all the Virtues al'eribed to 
the former; you may give it from half an Ounce to 
an Ounce, or more, "according to Age and Strength. 
XX. Elleborifmus, or an Electuary of Wiiite Hel- 
lebor. Take While Hellebor Root out thin one Pound, 
Spring Water twelve Pounds, digeft warm three whole 
Jays, then boil to the conjunction of the half , ftrain 
out, preffing it Jlrong/y, adding Honey three Pounds, 
boil it again to the confiftence of Honey ; this E/ctfu- 
ary put into a Glafs or glazed Veffel and keep it for 
ufe. This is no Electuary, but rather a Loiioch; 
it cures Melancholy, Frenzy, andMadnels, and is 
appropriated to all the Difeafes the two former Pre- 
parations ate applied to; it may be given from two 
Drams to four, or more, in a Glafs of White Port 
Wine. 
XXI. The Lotion. The Root very thinly faced, 
or in grofs Ponder boiled in Vinegar , or in Juice of 
Qiiinces , or in an equal mixture of both , makes an 
excellent Gargle for a Canker in the Mouth, as alfo 
to eale the pains of the Toothach; it is alfo good 
againft Tanning of the Skin, Sunburning, yeUownefs 
of the Skin, Scurf; Morpheiv , Scabs, Itch, Lepio- 
fie. Freckles, Lentils, and other like defeedations of 
the Cutis ; it alfo cleanfes and drys old running Sores, 
foul Ulcers, callous Fiftula’s, and the like, in the 
Legs, Thighs, Feet, Arms, Hands, &c. and is alfo 
of good uie againft Kings-Evil Sores; if it is boiled 
in Lye made of Pot Afhes it kills Lice in the Head, 
being walked therewith Morning and Evening, and 
heals running Sores and Scabs of the Head , Scald 
Heads, Kings-Evil Sores, &e. being often walhed 
therewith , and a little kind of Cataplafm be alfo 
laid thereon made in this manner. Take fine Ponder 
of White Hellebor Root two Ounces, Wheat or Barley 
Flower fix Ounces , Honey enough to make it up ini a 
a Cataplafm , mix and apply it ; feme inltead of the 
Honey ufe frefti Butter , fome Hogs Lard, others 
White Bread fbftned with Milk, (ye. 
XXII. The Vencfick. Take the juice of White 
Hellebor Roots, put it into a Horn, or foinc wooden 
Cup, and let it ferment for fome little time. Take a 
Needle and Thread and wet them therein, and draw 
it thro’ a Frog, or Chicken, and if it die prefently it 
is good and ready, if not, you muft ferment it for 
fome little time longer , till it will upon tryal ex- 
quifitely perform that Work. This is the Poylbrl 
the Spaniards ufe in poyfoning their Arrow heads , 
they dip their Arrow heads therein, and then what 
Beall foevet (hall be Wounded therewith fhall fud- 
denly die. This thing Matthiolm fays he tried on 
Dogs and on Chickens, which died prefently after 
they Were Wounded. This Poyfon is only ufed while 
it is frefh, for if the juice drys upon the Arrow head 
ir lofes its ftrength, and therefore to keep them the 
better they ufe to keep them in a Cafe, the Iron 
heads being wrapped in Wool, and Cloths dipt there- 
in. But this is very admirable, as it is related, that 
this Poyfon being drank gives almoft no harm to 
them that drink it, unlels they take too much; and 
it is Paid that Hunters often take it themfielves , to' 
purge them from evil Humors, and preferve theft 
Healths. This is alfo remarkable, that the Flfclh of 
thofe Bealls killed by this Poyfon is not in the lea It 
huttful, but is more tender and pleafant in eating 
than the Flefh of other BcaftS not k died therewith, 
more efpecially that part about the Wound. 
XXIII. fibe Spirituous Tiltilure. It ought tu be 
corrected with Vinegar , or fume of Quinces, added 
in equal quantity after tre Finis are is made, and 
kern in VftrfUcn in a gentle Sand heat for one whole 
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