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Receipt for a Plaister* or Sear Cloth, for all Sorts of Pains, Strains & Sores. | ||||
Take half a pint of Sallad Oil, 3. Ounces of the Oil of Bays* | ||||
2. Ounces of Bees Wax, 4. Ounces of Red Lead, Boil all these together | ||||
over a Slow Fire Putting in |
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Red Lead, when it Begins to Boil, but be sure to keep it Stirring | ||||
all the time for fear it Boils over, and when it is Boiled Black | ||||
and find it is alike Plaister which will be about half an Hour | ||||
then Pour it over into a Pail of Water ’till it be Cold, and Work | ||||
it altogether like Paist*, and to make into Rowls** & Keep it | ||||
for Use. When you Work it into Rowls, Put a little Oil | ||||
on your Hands, and On the Place where you Work it, otherwise | ||||
it will stick fast. L Moore | ||||
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Reggy Banson* | ||||
A Pint of Sallad Oil | ||||
3. Ounces of Oil of Bays | ||||
2. Ounces of Bees Wax | ||||
4. Ounces of red Lead | ||||
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Transcribed by KS and GB