Doctor Lewin’s Unguentum Rosatum, good for the heat in the Back.

Take a certain quantity of Barrowes grease; Oyle of sweet Almonds, and Rose-water, either red or damask, of each a like quantity, but of neither so much as of the Hoggs grease, beat them together to an Oyntment, put it in some gally pot, and when you would use it, heat it, and therewith annoynt the Back and Reins.

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Of Beanes.

To defend Humours.

Take Beanes, the rinde or the upper skin being pul’d off, bruise them, and mingle them with the white of an Egg, and make it stick to the temples, it keepeth back humours flowing to the Eyes.

To dissolve the Stone; which is one of the Physitians greatest secrets.

Take a peck of green Beane cods, well cleaved, and without dew or rain, and two good handfulls of Saxifrage, lay the same into a Still, one row of Bean cods, another of Saxifrage, and so Distill another quart of water after this manner, and then Distill another proportion of Bean codds alone, and use to drink oft these two Waters; if the Patient be most troubled with heat of the Reins, then it is good to use the Bean codd water stilled alone more often, and the other upon comming downe of the sharp gravell or stone.

[Illustration:  Beanes]

Unguentum Sanativum.

Take of Terpentine one pound, Wax six ounces, Oyle of Cammomile halfe a pint, put all these together in a pan, and put to them a handfull of Cammomile, bruised, or cut very small, boyle them upon a soft fire till they be well melted, and no more; then take it from the fire, and strayne it into a clean pan, and so let it coole all night, and in the morning put it up for your use.  This Oyntment is good for any cut, wound, or breaking of the flesh, it eateth away dead flesh, and ranklings, and doth heale againe quickly.

A Serecloath for all Aches.

Take Rossen one pound, Perrossen a quarter of a pound, as Mastick and Deer sewet the like, Turpentine two ounces, Cloves bruised, one ounce, Mace bruised, two ounces, Saffron two drams, boyle all these together in Oyle of Cammomile, and keep it for your use.

An Oyntment to be made at any time of the yeare, and is approved good, and hath helped old Paines, Griefes, and Aches.

Take Steers Gall, Sallet Oyle and Aqua vita of each five spoon-fulls, boyle them together a little, and therewith annoint the place pained, by the fire, and lay a warm cloath on it.

An Oyntment for the Sciatica.

Roaste a handfull or two of Onions, and take Neats-foot Oyle, and Aqua vita, of each a pint, stamp, or rather boyle all these together to an Oyle, or Oyntment, and straine it into a gally pot, and therewith annoynt the place grieved as hot as you can endure it, morning and evening.