Image 225, seventh book, Folio 115a, three unnumbered receipts
| A Cerot* of Alguares a Portugall | ||||
| Physitian | ||||
| .fo.115. | ||||
| Take Gumme of Galbanum : 1 : oz & 2 : drams Gumme of | ||||
| Hamoniacum* 3: oz and 3 : drams appoponax* 1 : oz new wax one | ||||
| pound and 4 : oz oyle 1 : pound Lytharige* of gold 1 : pound & 1 : oz | ||||
| Olibanum* 2 : oz Mirrhe 1 oz & 2: drams frankinsence | ||||
| 1 : oz & 1 : drame Verdigrese* one oz Long Aristolothia** 1: oz | ||||
| Masticke : 1 : oz Boelium* : 1 : oz Calamint stone* : 1 : loadstar* | ||||
| 2 : oz make it thus, take the gumme of Galbanum Hamomiacum | ||||
| & Appoponax and breake them into small peeces then sett | ||||
| them to steepe 4 or 5 ; pintes of strong Vinegar upon a | ||||
| gentle fier to dissolve the next day strayne them | ||||
| thoroughly out & then put them againe into the | ||||
| pipkin stirring it sometymes let it boyle gently till | ||||
| the vinigar be evaporated altogether then dyssolve the | ||||
| wax in the oyle in the which norish* the litarige** in | ||||
| an earthen pan untill it be of the body of a plaster | ||||
| then haveing the rest of the things in fine powder | ||||
| first mingle the gumms and then |
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| fyer & put to the powders stirring it still untill | ||||
| it be cold make rowles hereof & keepe it to use | ||||
| The vertues for wormes Tumers | ||||
| To draw out splints thornes bones or Iron for the bytinge | ||||
| of any Venomous beast the Canker fistula for inflamations | ||||
| in wounds it hinders Gangreens Imposthumes* & for the | ||||
| plague soares hemicrania* hemrods** Carbuncles & | ||||
| many other diseases I have found this plaster good | ||||
| for all these things abovewritten but in pticular | ||||
| for shrunken nerves admirable good it never fayles | ||||
| to cure fistulas | ||||
| An Unguent for the Sciatica | ||||
| Take out the intrayles* of a Goose fit the body with | ||||
| pitch of Burgany* and sage washt with Aquavita* | ||||
| soe roast the goose and with the fat which drops | ||||
| anoynt the place it will cure quickly | ||||
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Transcribed by JW and LF