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 stand till it be clear, then take the clear stuff, put it into the eyes, with Gods help the pock shall pass away. Take roots of clote, pound thoroughly and boil in beer, give it the man to drink pretty warm, when thou seest that they break out, with Gods help no harm will come.

14. These worts shall serve for a lung salve, bone wort and brownwort, betony and a strawberry plant, southernwood and hyssop, sage and savine and rue, agrimony and hazel, quitch, mead wort, pellitory. Against head ache, boil in water pulegium and leek, mint, fenmint, and the third kind of mint that hath white blooms; wash the head frequently with this ooze. For a leprous body, delve up sorrel and silverweed so as to draw it out long, pound all well, boil in butter, add a somewhat of salt; that will be a good salve for a leprous body, wash the man with hot water and smear with the salve.

15. For knee wark, take " weed plants " and hedgerife, pound them well together and add meal, let it stand for some nights space on the worts; administer it to be drunk.

16. For an eye salve, take aloes and zedoary, laurel berries and pepper, shave them small, and lay fresh cows butter in water, then take a broad whetstone and rub the butter " on the whetstone with copper so " that it may be pretty tough," then add some part of the worts thereto, then put the paste into a brass vessel, let it stand for nine days, and let some one turn it every day; afterwards melt it in the same brass vessel, strain it through a cloth, afterwards put it into whatever vessel thou wilt, use it when need be. This salve is good for infirmity of every sort which aileth the eyes.