Christ. Pray, Sir, make me up twelve boxes of them; for if I can get these, I will never take other physic. 758

Skill. These pills are good to prevent diseases, as well as to cure when one is sick. Yea, I dare say it, and stand to it, that if a man will but use this physic as he should, it will make him live forever. 759 But, good Christiana, thou must give these pills no other way but as I have prescribed; for, if you do, they will do no good. 760 So he gave unto Christiana physic for herself, and her boys, and for Mercy; and bid Matthew take heed how he eat any more green plums, and kissed them, and went his way.

It was told you before, that Prudence bid the boys, that if at any time they would, they should ask her some questions that might be profitable, and she would say something to them.