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Image 282 (unnumbered folio), two receipts.

Portagees* Ointment
Take} Grundivy* St Johns Wort
Palentine Fumetory
Rue Shipherds
Cammomile Crook }
Rib leaves or }
Balm Peterstaff*}
Mallows Meusear*
Yarrow
Wormwood
Smallage
Mint
Betony
Alder leaves*
Of each a Large Handfull and pound them in a Mortor, and Boil
them in Five or Six pounds of May Butter Two Hours over
a Still Fire and Strain out the Liquor and Scim it over
the Fire, & Scim it Strain out the Liquor & Scim it over the
Fire again and add thereto One pound of Virgins Wax, and
One pound of Venice Turpentine* & make it into an
Ointment according to Art
To make Lipsalve
Take – 4.Ounces of Beas Wax } Boil them together until they be
6.Ounces of Hoggs Laird* } Incorporated
Then take Madder Root & Alkennett* Root 3.Penny Worth and Boil with the
Liquour let it not be full Red & Strain it thro’ a Clean Cloth and this
will be an Excellent Lipsalve

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Transcribed by LF and JW