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[text loss; top of page N125 stained and torn; may be continued]
Appears to be a recipe for a poultice or plaster, using beeswax, pitch, mace (pepper), and turpentine, spread on a sheepskin and worn on the stomach.
For ke[e]ping Shoos Black
A recipe for making shoe black (keeping shoes black).
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