it in a chafing dish of Coals in your chamber, shut the windows and doors close, and be sure get out yourself. Do this three times a week for a month in hot weather, and it destroys all Vermin whatsoever in the bud.

43. Some take Wormwood, and slip it from the stalks, and put in white paper bags, and prick holes to let the fumes out; put some of these over, under, and betwixt your bed and sacking. This prevents all sorts of Vermin, and is very wholesome.

44. Take a handful of Wormwood and White Hellebore, and boil them in Urine tili half is wasted, and rub your bedstead with it.

45. Some take Quicksilver, and mix it with Hog's Grease, of each a like quantity, and use it as before.

46. Some take Wax and Brimstone, and burn them under the joints and creases of bedsteads, and the Bugs will come out of their holes.

47. Some take the Dregs of Oil and boil it, then mix the Gall of an Ox, and use it as before.

48. Some take strong Glue and boil it with Vinegar, and rub the bedstead with it.

49. Some take Hedram bruised with Oil, and rub the joints of the bedstead.

50. Some take strong Vinegar, mix salt with it, and sprinkle the room, and this kills Bugs or Fleas.

51. Some take a convenient quantity of Unslaked Lime, and put into some Water, and let it stand three or four days, then pour off the Water, and add a quantity of common Salt; the stronger both of Lime and Salt the better. Wash with this liquor the floor, sides of the wall, and bedstead, two or three times a week, and set your windows open to let in air, and it will kill Bugs and Fleas.

52. Some boil Coloquintida Seeds, a good quantity, in Water, to make the Water strong, and use it as before.

53. Some take a quantity of fresh Tar, and mix it with Juice of Wild Cucumber; let it stand two or three days, and stir it four or five times a day, then anoint your bedstead with it.

54. Some take the Rinds of Walnuts, bruise them, and keep them three or four days in Water, then wash your room and bedstead often.

55. If you would kill Snakes and Adders, strike them with a large Radish.

56. If thou art bit or stung by an Adder or Snake, take the Juice of Ash Tree Leaves, squeezed into good Wine, or Beer, then cover the place stung with Ash Leaves, and it will cure it.-C. Agrippa..

57. If you take Salt Water, and rub a lousy Head with it, it kills the Lice.

58. Some take Vinegar or Onion, and mix it with Alum and Aloes, and anoint the place.-Alex.

-59. Some take Aramanthus, and boil it in Lye, and wash the Head.-Bayrus.

60. Fig Leaf Ashes cast on the Root of Trees, kills Caterpillars.

61. Some take Ox's Piss and Lees of Oil, and boil them together, then cast it on Trees or Bushes, kills them.

62. Some take a gallon of Crabs, and steep them nine days in Water, and sprinkle the Trees with it, and it kills them.— Cardan.

63. If you would make your Teeth White, rub them with Brick Dust on a linen cloth, wet-Proved.

64. If you take a long Goose Feather, and hold it fast with your hands at each end, and strike at the neck of a live Cock, being held by another person, by the wings and feet, that he flutters not, it will cut off his head. This seems strange, but it is true.-I know one that has won several wagers upon it.

65. If you would keep your Cattle from injuries by Flies, anoint your Beasts with Oil wherein Bakeler hath been boiled, and the Flies will not come near them. Some anoint them in the beginning of Spring with Juice of Carworden Leaves, and that preserves them all that year.

66. To kill Flies. Take Origanum and Alum, heat them with Milk, and sprinkle them in the place where they come, and it kills them.

67. Some steep White Hellebore in Milk, and mix it with Orpiment as before.

68. If you would gather Flies together, get a deep earthen pot, and lay in it Beaten Coliander, and all the Flies in the house will come to it.

69. If you would gather Fish together, take Elder Leaves, Savory, and Thyme, of each a like quantity; then take Ox or Sheep's Suet and the Lees of Wine, and beat them in a Mortar, then throw little pieces into the Water near an hour before you fish.

70. Some take Garlick and Mutton Suet, and mix it with Red Wine, and make it in paste, and cast it into the Water as before.-C. Agrippa.

71. Make the Blood of a Black Goat, mixed with Wheat Flour and the Lees of Wine, into a paste, and throw the paste into the Water.-Proved.

72. To take Fish with your hands. Take Elder Leaves, wild Marjoram, and Thyme, all dried; then use a sufficient quantity of each; mix them with Sheep's Blood, and dry them in an oven, and throw lumps into the Water.-Pliny.

73. Some take Nettles and Cinquefoil, and Juice of Houseleek, and stamp them together; then take it into your hand, and go into the Water, and stir your hand to and fro, and they will come to you, that you may take them.

74. Some take Delphinum beat small and sifted througha sieve, and they will flock to it.—Pliny.

75. Some take Coculus India, Old Cheese, Cummin Seed, and Wheat Flour, and make a paste with Brandy, and throw pieces the bigness of a pea into the Water, and those that eat it will come to the Water side, that you may take them.

76. Some take Hart Wort beaten small, mixed with Lime, and throw it into the Water when calm, and the Fish will eat it, and it makes them drunk, that you may take them in your hands.-C. Agrippa.

77. To catch Eels. Take Sea Stone Wort, one ounce; Sea Onions, one ounce; mix them together, and throw it into the Water.-Tarentinus.

78. To take Fish with your hands. Take two ounces of Pingelon, and half a pound of Cock Stones; beat them together, and throw them into the Water.-Proved.

79. To take all sorts of Birds. Beat the Roots of White Hellebore small, and mix it with the Seed they eat, and it makes them drunk that you may take them.

80. Some take Grain, and boil it with White Orpiment, and strew it where Birds come.-Proved.

81. To take Crab Fish. Cut Frogs in pieces, and put them in a Basket, and hang them in usual places where Crabs are, and they will come into the Basket.

82. Some slit Willow Twigs, and put into the slits Guts or Pieces of a Frog, and place those Sticks where they use, and they come to it immediately.

88. If you would keep Birds from Fruit, hang Garlick down the Branches of Trees or Corn Stalks, and they will not come near.- -Democrates.

84. To gather Frogs together to kill them. Take the Gall of an Ox, Sheep, or Goat, and bruise it by the Water Side, and they will all come thither.

85. If you would take Partridges, get Wheat Flour, and with good Wine make it into paste, then roll it into pieces the bigness of a pea, and scatter them where they come, and it will make them drunk immediately.-Proved.

86. If you would take Wild Ducks or Geese, strew, in such places where they feed, Seeds soaked in Wine Lees, or strew Seeds wherein White Hellebore is boiled; or if they use the Water, strew it, and it will make them drunk, and you may catch them.-Agrippa.

87. If you would drive away Weasels, catch a Hedge living Weasel, cut his Tail short, and cut out his Stones, then let him

run, and the rest will be all frightened away from your habitation.

88. To gather together Weasels into one place. Beat the Gut of a Lizard in Spring Water, and pour it in such places where they come.

89. To handle Adders and Snakes without harm. Wash your hands in the Juice of Radishes, and you may do it without harm.-C. Agrippa.

90. To drive Snakes and Adders out of the garden. Take the Boughs of an Ash tree, while the Green Leaves are on them, and where Snakes or Adders come, strew them, and they will depart. Some burn Old Soles of Shoes upon the place where they are, and they will be gone, and come no more. Some take the Roots of Centaury, and carry where they come, and they will depart.

91. Some strew Deer's Suet up and down where they come, and they will depart.

92. Some plant Wormwood in several places of gardens, and they will not come then. Some take Lilly Roots or Hart's Horn, and smoke the places, burning them in a firepan, and they will be gone.-C. Agrippa.

93. If you would kill Moles, pour the Juice of Wild Cucumbers in their holes, and it kills them. Some pour the Dregs of Oil into their holes, and it kills them.

94. Some take White Hellebore, bruise it small, and mix it with Wheat Flour, White of an Egg, Wine and Milk, and lay little cakes of it in the mouth of the hole, then the Moles will eat it, and it certainly kills them.-Paxamus.

95. If you take a live Mole, aud put her into an earthen pot, stop it close, then make a fire, and set the pot on it, and if there be any Moles thereabout, hearing her cry, they will come together to the place, and you may kill them.-C. Agrippa.

96. To prevent Weasels from Sucking Eggs. Take Rue, and lay it about the Hen's Nest, and they will not come near it. 97. To kill Weasels. Take Wheat Flour, Sal Armoniac, and Honey, make these into a paste, and lay it in the places where they come, and they will eat it, and it immediately kills them.

98. To draw Rats and Mice together. Take a Copper or Brass Pot, and put into it Dregs of Oil, near half full, set it in a convenient place, and they will come in troops, then strew Pot Ashes about the place, and it kills them.-Abort.

99. To prevent Rats and Mice eating your Cheese. Take Hog's Suet, and the Brains of a Weasel, mix them together, and lay small pieces about the room, it will prevent their coming.-C. Agrippa.

100. To drive Rats and Mice from your house. Take Wild

Marjoram, and burn it in your rooms; it will drive them away as long as the scent remaineth.

101. Some take the Head of a Rat or Mouse, and pull the Skin off it, and lay it where they come, and it frights them, that they will come no more.-C. Agrippa..

102. To make Rats and Mice blind. Beat some Tithimalum to Powder, sift it through a sieve, and take a large quantity of Wheat Flour and some Metheglin; make it into a paste, and lay it where they come, and in a little time it will make them blind.-Proved.

103. To Fatten Chicken in a little time. Take Rice Ground, and scald it well with Milk, mix it with Brown Sugar, and give it to your Chicken in the day time, but no more than they can eat; give it them warm, and let it be as thick as paste; give them Beer to drink, and they will be quickly fat.

104. Bitter Almonds and Wheat Flour, made into a stiff paste, and laid in the holes of Rats and Mice, kills them. Some take Pot Ashes and throw into their holes, and it kills them. Some take the Scade of Wild Cucumber, an equal quantity of Colloquintida and Oat Flour; make it into a paste, and lay it where they come, and it kills them. Some take Filings of Iron or Steel, and mix it with Wheat Dough, and lay it in their holes, and it kills them.-C. Agrippa.

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NOTABLE THINGS.

1.

To kill Rats and Mice. Take Hemlock Seed, and cast it into their holes, they eat it greedily, and it will kill them certainly.

2. To dress or cleanse your Hat. Take a pint of Strong or Small Beer, boil it well, and lay it hot on, a little at a time, then with a hard brush rub it well. Some take a little Soap, and smear over the place that wants cleansing, then with some hot scalding Water rub it well with a hard brush; scrape the Soap off with the back of a knife, or it will look greasy again quickly.