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 492 Correspondence.

Cinke-foyle, or five Leav'd Grass.

Being gathered as directed is the best that grows, being an Herb oi Jupiter, for curing of all kinds of Agues, be it what Ague soever, being boyled in white Wine, or white Wine Vinegar, being strained out, and the Wine drunk as hot as sufferabe two or three houres before the Fit, as Doctor Culpepper saith, he never knew if fail: I have had tryal of it above 12 years, I never knew it fail but it produced the desired effects at three times taking at most, by those that have had the Quartajie above a year, there is no Doctor can prescribe any better remedy for Agues, the directions rightly observed, for every day, or every other days Ague, once or twice taking hath had it away, some have taken it in strong Beer, Ale, Sider or Metheglim, it hath done the like ; It cures the Gout in any part, and Sciatica, being boyled in red Wine and drank, it stops all Fluxes of Blood, and Red or White?"

Henbane.

A Weed of Saturn, the root taken up as directed and dryed to powder, touch but the tooth that aketh with the powder, and it will fall out ; the root taken up as aforesaid and dryed, and a Necklace made thereof and put round the neck of a Child that breedeth teeth, they cut the Gums and breed them without pain, they are to be hung a bout the neck as Bracelets are.

Celandine.

Gather this herb as directed and when the Sun is in Leo in Trine to the Moon, and make an Oyntment of it with Hogs Lard, and anoynt your Eye-lids when you go to Bed, and in so doing it will take a way any Skins or Films that shall grow over the sight of the Eye ; or else take Celandine, field-Daises, and ground Ivy, clarified, and a little fine Shugar disolved therein, and droped into the Eye, is a soveraign remedy for Watering of them, for Paines, Redness; and also for the Fin, IVeb, Skins, and Films growing over tht sight, it helpeth Beasts as well as Men ; the Juice dropped into the Ears doth wonderfully help the Noise and Singing in them, and hearing which is decayed.

^Cf. J. Aubrey, Miscellanies, p. 137 (ed. 1857).