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Handwritten page of a book with the heading: for the Kings Evil.

For the King’s Evil broken or not

Rx neats foote oyle & verjuice of each a like quantity mix them well dip clothes therein & lay on morning & evening.

Another
Rx the finest wheate flower & the best sallet oyle, blend them together very well, spred it on a linen cloth & lay it to the places grieved morning and evening;
Let their drink be midling ale wherein is laid in steepe Angelica leaves & stalks, Elder leaves & the inner bark of it, hounds tongue leaves & plantain leaves, of each 3 handfulls to fower gallons of ale. Drink it 2 or 3 times a day a good draught.

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