236. _An Ointment for the Gout or any Swelling._

Take cammomile tops and liverwort (after the woollyness is cropt off)

of each a good handfull wash them clean and dry them in a cloth mince

and bruise them then boyle them in a pipkin or bellskillet in a quart

of sweet cream till it comes to butter then strain out ye herbs and

keep it in a pot close cover’d anoint any place that is afflicted this

must be made in ye month of may.

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