225. _For Cankers in Man Woman or Child._

Take a new laid egg break the little end pour out all the inside pull

out the bottom skin and turn the egg down to let out all ye water then

take half the yolke of the egg one spoonfull of honey if for a child 5

tops but for a great body 7 buds of Southernwood shred as small as you

can, grate in as much ginger as will lye on a groate beat all these

together till they look whitish then boyle it in y^e egshell set in the

embers stiring it with a flat scuve and when the Southernwood turns

brown then strow in as much common allom as the bigness of a hazle nut

pounded fine let it boyle a little longer then take it off and let it

coole. put it cold into the mouth if in the throat swallow a little

(but dont rub the mouth) y^e 1^{st} thing in ye morning fast almost an

hour after it.

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