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limes or oftner,an hour. before the coming of the Fit 
of a Quartan Ague, will certainly cure it. The 
Juice of the Leaves and Flowers being put upon 
rough Warts, and rubbed on, quickly takes them 
away, as Mat thiol us fays, but does no good to thofe 
which arc fmooth. 
XIII. The Decofliofi in Wine dr Water. It is pro- 
fitable for thole which are Burlten, and for fuch as 
have Cramps and Convulfions, and likewife for fuch 
as are troubled with an old Cough. Being ufed as 
a Gargle, it eafes the Tooth-ach. The Dccoflion of 
the Root in Red Wine or Water, is good againft an 
Ague, as alfo the Bloody Flux, more efpecially, if 
Gads of red hot Steel or Iron has been often 
quenched therein. The fame opens obftruftions of 
the Reins and Bladder, and is good againft the 
Strangury. It is of great force to diffolve Tumors 
or Swellings, and Inflamations of the Throat. 
The Decoflion of the Herb in Water , Country Peo- 
ple give to their Cartel, when troubled with a 
Cough, or by reafon of a Loofenefs of the Bowels 
have a falling out of this InteJUnum re [him or 
Fundament. 
XIV. The Compound Decoflion. Take Leaves of 
Mullein two parts, Camomil Flowers, Marjoram, 
Sage, of each one part , make of all thcfe a Decofli- 
on in Wine. With this bathe Morning and Night 
where the Veins are Swoln, or the Nerves are con- 
trafled, or where the Cramp commonly afflifls, it 
gives relief, eale and comfort. 
XV. The Ponder of the Roots. Given to a Dram 
in a ltrong or Stiptick red Wine, Morning and 
Night, it Hops all forts of Fluxes of the Belly. 
If it is rubbed often on rough Warts, it will take 
them away in a fhort time, but it does no good to 
fuch as are fmooth, as was faid before of the 
Juice. 
XVI. The Ponder of the Flowers. It is an efpe- 
cial remedy, for fuch as are affli&ed with Belly- 
aches, and fuch as are troubled with the Colick, 
rho’ periodical. It may be given from a Dram to 
a Dram and half, Morning and Night, in any pro- 
per Vehicle. 
XVII. The fume. Take Seeds and Flowers dry- 
ed of Mullein, of each three parts ; white Rofin 
two parts .; Camomil Flowers, and Caraway Seeds 
of each one part-, mix them, and put them upon live 
Coals in a Chafing Difh , or fome Earthen Pan , and 
fet it in a Glofe-Stool, and let the perfon who is 
troubled with the Hemorrhoides or Piles, or 
falling down of the Fundament, fit over it, to re- 
ceive the Fumes up the Body -, it gives much eafe 
and relief; and is alfo very profitable for fuch as 
are troubled with a Tenafmus, which is a defire to 
go often to Stool, and can do nothing. 
XVIII. Tapfimel, Hony of Mullein. Take Juice 
of Male Mullein , Juice of Celandine , of each 
one part-. Clarified Hony, two parts-, boil them 
by Degrees , till the Juices are confuted -, 
adding (if the Phyfician fhall fo preferibe ) 
Vitriol and Alum burnt, a fujficient quantity • 
Ink enough to make a thin Body that they mix 
well ; boil again to a confifience of an Ointment ac- 
cording to Art. The fimple Tapfimel (without the 
Vitriol, Alum , and Ink) being taken three times a 
Day, an Ounce or Ounce and half at a time flops 
Catarrhs powerfully, and is good againft the 
Falling-Sicknefs. That with the Vitriol \ Alum, 
and Ink, is good to cleanfe old Sores, Ulcers, 
Fiftula’s, take away a Calous, and confume proud 
and dead Flefh. 
XIX. Tapfivalentia, an Ointment containing the 
Powers, Force, or Strength of Mullein. Take 
Juice of Mullein, Hogs Lard, of each equal quan- 
tities \ mix and beat or grind them together in a 
Stonc- AXortar keep it in a convenient VeJJel nine 
or ten days, then beat it well twice , once more with 
jrefh Juice,, until it be green , and another, time 
ivithout Juice, firft cafling aviay what is thin and 
d If colored, then keep it clofe covered for ufc. It 
foftens hard Tumors, and eafes their pain; anointed 
on the Belly , it flops a Loofenefs and a Bloody 
Flux; fo alfo given in a Clyfter. Anointed on the 
Crown of the Head and Sutures,, as alfo on the 
Nape of the Neck and Stomack, it Stops Ca- 
tarrhs, and is an excellent thing againft Coughs 
of the Lungs. And it has been found by 
experience to cure the Hemorrhoids or Piles. 
XX. The Infolatcd or Deccfled Oil. It is made 
by an Infufion or Deeoflion of the Flowers in pure 
Oil Olive, often repeated. It is very powerful 
againft the Hemorrhoides or Plies, being often 
anointed on the part affeUed. 
XXI. The Ointment. It is made of the bruifed 
Flowers, the To Ik of an Egg, Juice of Leeks, and 
Crumbs of white Bread, beaten together into the 
form of an Ointment. Applyed to the Piles when 
they fwell, and their pains are moft vehement, it 
gives wonderful eafe upon the fpor, and in a fhort 
time cures them. 
XXII. The Cataplafm. 1. Made of the Leaves 
and Seed boiled in Wine, and laid upon any Difio- 
cation , after it is fet, it eafes all the Pains and 
difeuftes the Swelling. 2. Made of the Leaves and 
Tops of the Lefter white Mullein boiled in Water, 
and applyed to the Gout, it gives wonderful eafe, 
and difeuftes the Tumor. 3. Made of the green 
Leaves beaten in a Mortar, and applyed or bound 
to a Horfe Foot, which is very much pricked with 
a Nail, or Thorn, or Splinter , it eafes- the Pain, 
and heals it in a fhort time. 
XXIII. The Di filled Water of the Flowers. 
Taken to 3 Ounces at a time or more. Morning 
and Night for fome days together, it is faid that 
there is not a better remedy found out for the hot 
Gout. Dropped into the Eyes, it takes away the 
watering of them, and alfo cures the redneft of the 
Face, called in Latin, Gutta Rofacea , or the Rofe, 
if it be wafhed therewith often - more efpecially 
if a little Camphorated Spirit of Wine be added to 
it. This Water is alfo ufed againft creeping and 
running Sores or Ulcers, or any other deformity of 
the Skin. 
XXIV. The Spirituous Tinflure. It cures a ve- 
hement pain of the Stomack, and is profitable 
againft Convulfions, Fainting and Swooning Fits, 
Palpitation of the Heart, Sicknefs at Heart, and 
Vomiting, a vehement Diarrhea, and the Bloody 
Flux. Dofe from 1 Dram to 3 in a Glafs of Madera , 
Sherry, ox Canary. 
XXV. The Oily Tinflure. Outwardly applyed 
to the Piles, it eafes the pain, heals and cures 
them. Applyed to the Gout, it eafes the pain 
and cures it : Anointed on the Back Bone and other 
parts affefled,. it prevails againft thePalfie, Numb - 
nefs of the Limbs, and a Trembling. Inwardly 
taken from a Scruple to a Dram, Dram and half, 
or more, according to the Exigency, it gives eafe 
in the moft Vehement Colick, prevails againft in- 
ward Convulfions of the Bowels, induces the Terms 
in Women if ftopt, facilitates the Birth, gives eafe 
in the Strangury, and provokes Urine powerfully, 
expelling all Heterogeneous things, as Stone, Gra- 
vel, Sand ; or Tartarous Mucilage from the Reins, 
Ureters and Bladder. 
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