To Make a Water for All Wounds and Cankers
Take a handfull of red Sage leaves, a handfull of Selandine, as much Woodbine leaves, then take a gallon of Conduict water, and put the hearbs in it, and let them boyle to a pottell, and then strayning the Hearbs through a strainer, take the liquor and set it over the fire againe, and take a pint of English Honey, a good handfull of Roche Allum, as much of white Copperas tinne beaten, a penny worth of Graines bruised, and let them boyle all together three or four warms, and then let the scum be taken off with a feather, and when it is cold put it in an earthen pot or bottell, so as it may be kept close; and for an old Wound take of the thinnest, and for a green Wound, of the thickest, and having dressed them with this Water, cover the soare either with Veale, or Mutton, and skin it with Dock leaves.