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Francis Smith medical recipe book, 1704

Page 16

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against ye plague 16 Take 3 pints of muscadine boil there in sage Rue an [.] a handfull till a pint be wasted, strain it and Sett it on the fire again. put thereto a penniworth of Long pepper half an ounce of Nutmegs all beaten together. let it boil a lettle. put thereto 3 pennyworth of treacle. a quartern of Angelica-water take of in warm morning and Evening a spoonfull or two. For the Rickets Take a peck of garden snails and bruse them put them into a course canvas bag and hang it up and set a [dish?] under to receive of Liquor that droppeth from them wherewith--anoint ye Child in every Joynt which is weak. before ye fire morning and evening.
 
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