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A Book of Fruits and Flowers by Anonymous
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_An especiall Medicine for all manner of Poyson_.

Take _Hemp seed_, dry it very well, and get off the husks, and
beat the _Hemp seed_ into fine powder, take _Mintes_ also, dry them,
and make them into powder, boyle a spoonfull of either of these
in halfe a pint of _Goats_ milk, a pretty while, then put the milk into
a cup to coole, and put into it a spoonfull of _Treacle_, and stir
them together till it be coole enough, then drink it in the morning
fasting, and eat nothing till noon, or at least two hours; doe
the like at night, and use it so three dayes, and it will kill and overcome
any poyson.


_Doctor_ Lewin's _Unguentum Rosatum, good
for the heat in the Back._

Take a certain quantity of _Barrowes_ grease; Oyle of sweet _Almonds_,
and _Rose-water_, either red or damask, of each a like quantity,
but of neither so much as of the _Hoggs_ grease, beat them together
to an Oyntment, put it in some gally pot, and when you would use it,
heat it, and therewith annoynt the Back and Reins.

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_Of Beanes._
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