497. _A Poultise._

Take all the herbs before named in the healing ointment & boyle them

in beer for an hour then strain out the herbs and thicken the liquor

w^{th} oatmeal or bread then boyle it well until it become a thick

poultise and y^n put into it oyle or fresh liquor If the maladye ye

poultise is to be apply’d unto requires speedy breaking then boyle

together w^{th} ye herbs an handful or less of white lilly mores this

poultise is very usefull for all sorts of swellings.

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