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Francis Smith medical recipe book, 1704
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Take half a pint of [Tieril] boyle half a lb. of Red Lead half a penny-worth of bees wax warn ye Oyle blood-warme. then put in ye Red Lead stering it all ye while with a Slice, and when it is well boiled take the Slice and Dip it into a paile of Clean water. and if it sheweth gresy on ye Slice then boile it Longer tell it is allmost black then put in ye beeswax and boil it a little Longer then take it out of youre Skillit. and make it into Rolls. note; put in half a pound of common Turpentine; when you put in your Bees wax. This is a excellent Cerecloth for old Aches. In the year 1758 died att burbage one Mrs Evans aged 107. the same year att ye Lord Bruees Hennel a Large stone of 12 pound weight was taken out of a horses great gut.
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Take half a pint of [Tieril] boyle half a lb. of Red Lead half a penny-worth of bees wax warn ye Oyle blood-warme. then put in ye Red Lead stering it all ye while with a Slice, and when it is well boiled take the Slice and Dip it into a paile of Clean water. and if it sheweth gresy on ye Slice then boile it Longer tell it is allmost black then put in ye beeswax and boil it a little Longer then take it out of youre Skillit. and make it into Rolls. note; put in half a pound of common Turpentine; when you put in your Bees wax. This is a excellent Cerecloth for old Aches. In the year 1758 died att burbage one Mrs Evans aged 107. the same year att ye Lord Bruees Hennel a Large stone of 12 pound weight was taken out of a horses great gut.
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