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		An aproved medison for
		any itch whatsoever
		and scabs, of Mrs
		Eason
	Take a quart of creame and put it in a brase
	pan or skillet and lett it stand in it till the
	brase thing be all blew which wilbe in terme
	or a seven dayes then put into the cream, a-
a pennyworth	quarter of a handfull of bay leaves of the tops
of ether* of the	of bayes and as much wormwood as much
stavsaker* and	houslick** and as much red rose leaves, chope
brimston*	the earbs prity small then put thm into
	the cream with a little stavsaker and as
	much brimstone both beaten small and
	being stird together sett it before or on
	a soft fier and it will turne to an oyle
	which you must poure from the hearbs
	as it riseth and so keep it for your use
	and you must rube the sore place wth
	the hearbs as long as they last and after wards
	with the oyle;
		A speciall medison for one that
		cannot make watter learned
		of Mrs Easson
	Take a pint of posset* all mad with alle**
	and set it on the fier and put in as much
	as a nutmegg of allom*, and as much of the
	root of saxafrage* and grate it and put it
	into the possett ale and boyle it altogether
	and lett the patient drinke a good draught
	and when he is drye after wards lett him
	drinke the newest ale he can gett if it be out
	of the fate before it be tund* it is the better

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Transcribed by LF and JW