33 Dr How told me that about 2 roots of Cattaria which grew in his garden he observed no lesse then 25 catts

34 Polyganum Vacciferum minus

35 Take 2 parts of lime made of stones & 1 part <of drift sand such as is by the land floods & a few>[replacing 'of'] beaten Brickes or which is better powdered['ed' inserted and following word 'of' deleted] Tyles with these mingle a convenient quantity of haire & horsedunge then make a very strong Decoction of Malt & in a Barrell of this decoction boile a great while about a Bushell of shreds of leather with this liquour temper up the Masse, which must be long & exquisitly beaten together till it be exactly incorporated then let it stand <about a day> & beat it as long & as well as before, this doe the 3th: & 4th: time & when you have used it smooth it over with a Truell wet in the aforesaid Liquour. <This is Mr Wild's mixture whereof he tels me he made his famous Marble Pillars.>[insertion in line in Boyle hand]

36 Make up Muske into a Pill & give it

37 Dr How tells me that he hath an Indian sort of Pease which he calls [space of 18-20 letters] which beares both[altered from 'bar'] its leaves & flowres underground['u' altered from '&'] he likewise assures me that Cochineel is neither a worm nor a flye nor a seed, but a fungous substance that adheres neere the ground to the Indian Figge. He likewise tells me that upon triall he finds the same Plant brought up in gardens & made to grow wild in the fieilds to becom['om' altered from 'ar'] as[altered from 'it'] it were 2 different Plants & that the same Plant after it had been transplanted from the Garden into the feild if it be againe retransplanted into the Garden will be different either in root or leafe or both of what it was in the feild,

He told me likewise that he hath in his garden Plantæ marinæ which being planted by the south wall & kept from being watered, doe looke & prosper much better then they did in their native Soile

He told me likewise that haveinge distilled the Ros Solis it yeilded him a tincted water

He told me likewise that the hearb [space of 11-13 letters] which is [ 'p' deleted] present poison to sheep is a safe Purge for men