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Rh  with the ſame, cauſing alſo newe fleſh to grow in thoſe places, if you dayly waſhe them with the ſayd water, or otherwiſe dip linnen clouts in it, laying them aptly on the ſores. The ſelfe-ſame healeth places grieuouſly burned, without appearaunce on anye ſcarre afterwarde, by often applying lynnen cloutes dropped in it. And the ſeconde water being of a golden coloure dipped into the eyes, doeth not onely helpe ſwollen and bleared eyes, but the pinne and webbe in them, by the dayly and often dropping of the ſame into the eyes. But as touching the white and firſte water, there is no worthy matter mentioned in thys place by any of the old Practiſers.

Ake a pinte, or as much as you wil, of ye pure roſed hony, which put into a bodie of glaſſe cloſe couered & luted about, ſetting the ſame after into hote horſe dung with a ſquare ſtone on the head, & couering it ouer with ye horſe dung for 14. dayes, after which time, take the body forth, ſetting it into a fornace of fine ſifted aſhes, well a finger breadth or more aboue ye hony, preſuppoſing on your part, ye little peeces of flint ſtones be put into ye hony, & then diſtilled with a ſoft fire into a receiuer well luted at the mouth, for doubt of the ayre breathing forth. Whē ye ſame beginneth to diſtil, then draw forth part of the fire (vnleſſe you can otherwiſe gouerne your fire by the help of the fornace) whiche comming forthe white, let ſo long diſtill, vntill there appeare yealow droppes like to gold. Upon the ſight of this, ſet vnder another receyuer, keeping diligently this firſte water by it ſelfe, and increasing the fire, let that long diſtil, vntill certain white ſmoakes appeare, running into the receiuer: that ſpeedily take away, putting to another receiuer, which let ſo long diſtill, vntil no more will droppe forth, and this laſte, is or a rubie colour in redneſſe, ſo that if a woman often wetteth the heares of hyr head with this thirde water, ſetting then in ye hote Sunne, both to drie and wette them againe, wearing in ye meane whiles a large ſtrawe hatte with an open crowne, to  ſpreade