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A83965 England's happiness improved: or, An infallible way to get riches, encrease plenty, and promote pleasure Containing the art of making wine of English grapes, and other fruit, equal to that of France and Spain, &c. with their physical virtues. To make artificial wine, and order all sorts of wine to keep well, and recover what is faded, &c. The whole art and mistery of distilling brandy, strong-waters, cordial waters, &c. To make all sorts of plain and purging ales, cyder, mead, matheglin, rum, rack, and many other useful liquors. To gather, order, and keep fruit, in all seasons. The art and mistery of pickling flowers, fruits, herbs, buds, roots, fish, flesh, &c... . 1699 (1699) Wing E2977A; ESTC R229812 87,200 207

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