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• To dry up milk

  Two methods for drying up breast milk (presumably after weaning a breast feeding child) by applying soaked cloths; one with alum, and the other, diachylon .
• For sore nipples

  A remedy for women experiencing soreness in conjunction with breast feeding. Calls for covering their nipples with gold leaf. Also includes instructions for using the ashes of sea coal (pieces of coal washed up by the sea) to end lactation once the breastfeeding child has been weaned.
• A Famous salve for a sor [sore] Breast recommended by Lady Howe.

  A method for preparing a salve or poultice for a sore breast (possibly related to breastfeeding), using mutton suet, oil, and rosin.