CHAP. 6. An approved good ointment to make an Impoſtume break and the Plague ſore to fall off.

To make this take a quantity of Oyl of Olive and ſet it on the fire in ſome firme veſſel, put thereto fine Cerus or White Lead well ſtamped together, literage of ſilver very fine and thine, with a quantity of Common wax, ſet it on the fire untill you may ſpread it with your finger upon a ſmooth ſtone, then take it from the fire and power a little Vineger upon it, but have a care of your face, then make a Plaiſter of this ointment, as big as all the ſore, and make a hole in the midſt thereof the breadth of a penny, make then a little plaiſter of ſuppling ointment the bigneſs of the hole, then make another plaiſter of the ſame bigneſs, and lay it on the ſuppling plaiſter, the mortifying plaiſter be between both, let this lye twenty four hours, then change onely the middle plaiſter, letting it ſo lye twenty four hours longer, but remember to annoint the top of the ſore with ſome Hogs ſuite, or Hen or Capons greaſe to mollifie it, ſo it will be hard in the middle, and round about it will be tender fleſh, in ſuch ſort that the ſore will break and come forth about the end of forty and eight hours, take of the foreſaid plaiſters, and lay upon it another plaiſter made with freſh Hogs greaſe, then will the dead fleſh fall out with the core, like unto a round half Ball, but the hole will remain which you muſt dreſs with healing ointment, you muſt ſtrow burnt Alum beaten to powder to eat the dead or rather proud fleſh away.