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38 The Oile of Sulphur per Campanum being anointed upon the part affected gives ease ad miraculum ferè

39 Take Alablaster beat it small & set it in a Kettle over the fire & when it hath done boileinge & begins to grow a litle hard at the botthom take it of the fire & keep it perpetually (stirringe (which you must likewise doe from the time it begins to boile) till it grow perfecly cold then grind deleted powder it & sifte it very, finely & make it up into a Past of a convenient consistence with faire water

The Prosses must be used of Marble onely instead to make it up into a Past you must use Urine for water

40 Mr Gratorax takes a Barrell of Beare & puts into it whiles it is workeinge {pound} vi of Rases of Ginger, which he takes out & uses succesively to 2 or 3 Barrells more

41 Make your 6s Beare of River water (the Thames <water>in Boyle hand will never doe well) to a Kilderkin put in immediatly after fermentation three large Orengs & as many Lemmons Skin & all sliced'd' altered from 's' & then stop up the vessell exactly with Clay well beaten with Salt to exclude'c' altered from 'l' the aire Drinke at 6 weeke old in winter & at 3 or 4 in Summer.