Image 053, second book, folio 28a, receipts 112 (contd) to 120.
| The Seconde booke Fo. 28 | ||||
| Liber 2 | ||||
| oyle of cadlocke* seede, let them lye 9 dayes, & then boyle them in the | ||||
| same oyle, & no other licor, then wring it out through a cloth, & put it | ||||
| in a glasse, & so use it. | ||||
| 113. A medicine for ye scabs & itche. | ||||
| Take j id of the oyle of bayes, j id of quickesilver*, & kyll* it wth fastinge | ||||
| spittle*, & myngle it with spittle untill it come in manner to an oyle or | ||||
| water, then mixe the oyle of bayes & the quickesilver, & so well tempred | ||||
| anoynt the palmes of the handes, & ye soles of ye feet of the patiente. | ||||
| 114. To draw out & heale ye pricke of a nayle & thorne. | ||||
| Take 2 handfull of sellondine*, as much of orpine*, & cut it small, and | ||||
| boyle it with oyle, & strayne it, & use it. | ||||
| 115. A medicine to draw out a nayle or thorne yt is | ||||
| in any place of ye body, without any payne. | ||||
| Take the roots of reedes that growe in ye waters, & stampe* them very | ||||
| small with honye, & make a plaster thereof, & lay it to the griefe, | ||||
| and it shall come out without any payne. | ||||
| 116. For an inwarde bruise. | ||||
| Take 3 spoonefull of the powder of stone pitche*, & put it in a litle | ||||
| good ale, & drinke it colde, it hath bene proved, the next daye give | ||||
| him some parmacittye* to drinke. | ||||
| 117. A medicine to stauch blood in any cut or wounde. | ||||
| Take vine leaves & dry them & make a powder of them, & put the same | ||||
| powder into the wounde, & it shall staunch incontinente*. | ||||
| 118. For one that is benummed of his armes, legs, | ||||
| or other lymmes. | ||||
| Gather a basin full or twayne* of white willow leaves, & seeth* them | ||||
| very well in water, then put into the leaves a good quantity of vineger | ||||
| & make a plaster, & lay it to ye place benummed, & these will gather | ||||
| the flesh & bloud, & make it quicke* yt was deade. | ||||
| 119. For one yt is benummed partly through ye palsy. | ||||
| Take the first buds of an ash which are blacke, & boyle them in vineger, | ||||
| & as hot as may be suffered, lay the hand & arme that is benummed, in | ||||
| the same licor, & holde it in, till it be colde, doe this five or sixe times, | ||||
| & you shall be whole on warrentise* | ||||
| 120. For him that hath lost his speech through ye palsye, | ||||
| so that his mouth is drawne to his eare. | ||||
| Take aquavitae*, & wash his cheekes therewith by ye fire a good while, also | ||||
| take ye iuice* of lavender, & sage, & fret** well his tongne, & gummes | ||||
| therewith, & it will restore his speech agayne. | ||||
| For the throate |
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