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To ripen Beere, Two Gallons of the best o[ld] Sacke, (or a third part of March beere) to a hogshead of new beere, will ripen it two months sooner (as Mr W. Tells me.)

To recover Beere that begins to grow flatt, put to it a third part of Wort., somewhat stronger then that the Beere was made of. Mr. W.

A Third of Old Vinous Liquor to 2 thirds of New, ripens it: & a third of New to 2 thirds of old, makes it referment. Mr. W.

In Malignant Feavors (& in them only,) Mr Worsly uses to apply <as a Poltesse> to the Soles of both Feet once in 12 howres, Three parts of Leaven, one part of Piggeon's[first 'g' altered from 'd'] Dung; & one part of Onyons & Garlicke made up into a kind of Past with a little Turpentine.

For the knots of the sides in the Rickets, Mr W. hihly commends, Morning & evening, a Mixture of 2 parts of oyle of Mace & one part of oyle of hypericon, made up into a Ointment.

Mr W. Communicated to me his Oleum Febripellens, which upon severall Tryalls he highly commends in Agues, the Mother, & the Small Pox. The Receit he deliver'd me in these very Termes {Recipe} Ol: Hyperici-Sympl. {ounce} ii Ol: macis Oriental: {ounce} i Aranearum vivarum no 40. Simul infundantur, & lentè coquantur per quadrantem horæ. Deinde adde, Theriacæ Androm. {drachm} vi Flor. Sulphur. {scruple} iiii Misceantur. Hoc oleo inungantur Tempora, Malleoli, & Spina Dorsi, ægri, paulò ante Accenssionem Febris, & in lecto ad sudandum disponatur. In the Fits of the Mother & the Small Pox anoint the backe only. This is to be repeated Twice, or (at the most) Thrice, with 24 houres of Intervall betwixt.

Mr W. also assured me that he never found any thing so powerfull to quench unnaturall Thirst in hot Feavors, as Flower of Brimston given at any convenient times, from 20 to 40 graines in a little Syrrup of Violets.

Dr G. Boat's Medicine with[altered from 'wh'] which he cur'd so many Agues, was only a good Nutmeg, scrap't (not grated) to Powder; & to this powder he added an equall quantity of burn't Allum; This Mixture he divided into 3 equall Parts, one of which he administred at a Time some 2 howres before the Fitt was expected; in a Spoonfull of Good White-wine Vinegar; of which he also made the Patient take 3 or 4 Spoonfulls after The Powder. This Medicine he communicated to me himselfe, & assurd me he knew a Bohemian Doctor, who constantly['o' altered from 'a']