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Nctles, Rosemary, Mallows, and the rinde of the Roots of Wall-nut ; wasli themwell, and beat them : also, as much of the Flowers of Sage, Rosemary, Olive andPlantaine Leaves; two handsels of Hypocistis, Horchoucd, andthe tops of Bram-ble; one pound of the Flower of Mirtle; half a pound of the Seed ; two handselsof Rose-Buds, with their Stalks ; two drachms of Saunders, Coriander prepared,and Citron-Pill: three drachms of Cinnamon in powder ; ten of Cypress Nuts;five green Pine-Apples ; two drachms o f Bole-Aimcnick and Maffick. Powderthem all, and infuse them in sharp black Wine, and let them macerate three dryer:then, slightly pressing the Wine out,put them into an Alembick, and Hill them witha gentle fire: then boyl the distilled water, with two ounces of Allome till it bedissolved, in a Vessel close stopt. When you would use it, suck up some of thewater,and stir it up and down your mouth until it turn to Froth : then spit it out,and rub your Teeth with a Linen-clotb. It will perform what I have promised:for it sasteneth the T eeth •, and rest or et h the Gums that are eroded. Now we willdeliver other Experiments

To fasten the Teeth.

Macerate the Leaves of Mastick, Rosemary, Sage, and Bramble ; in Greek-Wine ithen distil it with a gentle fire through a Retort: cake a mouthful of this, and stirabout, till it jurn to Spittle; it sasteneth the Teeth, maketh them white, and re-storeth the Gums. The Root of Pebitory bruised, and put into the Teeth , takesaway the pain : so doth the Root of Henbane. For the bleeding of the Teeth, Ihave often made trial of Purslaine,so much commended.

For the [welling os the Cjums ,

beat the Roots and Leaves of Plantaine, and lay them to the swelling when you goto bed } and in the morning you (hall findc your Gums well.

Chap. VI.

For other infirmities of Mans Body. '

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T Will heap together in this Chapter, some Remedies not to be passed over, whichA 1 know to be certain, by continual Experience made; and although some of then*arc common, yet are they true. And first ,

For the Head-ach f

There is a certain Eslencc, of the colour of Blood, extracted out of Roses, of *wonderful sweetness and great strengijf Wet a cloth in this Liquor, and lay it toyour Fore-head and Temples j aqjS if sometimes it doth not quite take away a painof long continuance, yet it will niollifie it. If the cloth be dried before your paincease, wet it again. I have often known the Ophites, or Serpentine Marble appli-ed to the Head, both to take away, and mollifie the pain. The Vertigo, I have seenit cured also, by applying the Hoof of au Elk, and by a Ring of it worn on theFinger.

Against the chopping of the Lips

the Seeds of Henbane are good : for being cast upon live Coles, if you receivethe rising vapor through a Paper-Tunnel, upon the chopping of your Lips, as hot asyou can endure, it appeasech the swelling presently, and healcth the Cleftf^ that theyAt will never more trouble you. S

Against the clefts of the Fingers,

It is a most admirable Experiment, which I learned of ‘Paracelsus ; fbut haveoftenpracticed it my self: for it taketh away the swelling and pain, and eprcrb theNail. Take a Worm, which creepeth out of the Earth j especially^ iftmoyst

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