loath and without fire by degrees press out the Oyl 45. An excellent Water against fitâ— of the Mother Take Briony-roots Elder-berries ripe and dâ—estat a gentle heat in a furnace and cleans'd from their stalks of each two ounces leaves of Mugwort Dittany Featherfew Nep Basil Penny-royal Rue Sabine all dryed in the Sunâ— of each half an ounce peels of Oranges the out-side dry'd an ounce and a half Myrrh Castoreum of each three drams Saffron one dram powder them and steep them eight days in two quarts of the spirit of Wine then strain through a very quick hair strainer keep the strained liquor in a glass very well stopt 46. To make syrup of Wormwood Take Roman Wormwood or Poâ—tick VVormwood half a pound of red Roses two ounces Indian spike three drams old rich White-wine and juice of Quinces of each two pints and a half bruise them in an earthen Vessel twenty four hours then boil them till half be wasted strain it and put to the straining two pounds of Sugar and boil it to a Syrup 47. To make conserve of Quinces Take three quarts of the juyce of Quinces clarified boil it until two parts be wasted then put to it two pounds of white Sugar then boil them to the thickness of Honey 48. To make Syrup of Poppies Take the heads and seeds of white Poppy and black of each fifty drams Venus hair fifteen Licorice five drams Jujubes thirty Drams Letticâ— seeds forty drams and of the seeds of Mallows and Quinces tied up in a fine rag of each one dram and half boil them in eight pints of water untill half be wasted strain it and to every three pound of liquor put thereto Perrides Sugar of each 1 pound boil them to a Syrup 49. To make honey of Roses Take of pure white honey dispumed fresh juice of red Roses one pound put them into a Skillet and when they begin to boil throw into them of fresh red Rose leaves picked four pounds and boil them untill the juice be wasted alwayâ— stirring it then strain it and put it up in an Earthen pot 50. To make Syrup of Lemmons Take of the juice of Lemmons purified by going through a Woolen strainer with crushing three quarts and an half and of white Sugar five pound boil them with a soft fire to a Syrup 51. To make Spirit of Wine Take of good Claret or White-wine or Sack enough to fill the Vessel wherein you make your distillation to a third part then put on the head furnished with the Nose or Pipe and so make your distillation first in ashes drawing about a third part from the whole as for example six or eight pints out of four and twenty then still it again in B. M. drawing another third part which is two pints so that the oftner you distil it the less liquor you have bâ—t the more strong some use to rectifie it seven times 52. To make Syrup of Maiden-hair Take of the herb â—aiden-hair fresh gathered and cut a little five ounces of roots of Licorish Scraped two ounces steep them twenty four hours in a sufficient quantity of hot water then boil them according to art Add four pounds of Sugar to five pints of the clarified liquor and then boil them to a Syrup 53. To make Syrup of licorish Take of the Roots of licorish scraped two ounces of colts-foot four handfuls of Maiden-hair one ounce of Hysop half an ounce infuâ—e them twenty four hours in a sufficient quantity of water then boil them till one half be wasted add to the strained liquor a pound of the best clarified honey and as much white Sugar boil them to a Syrup 54. To make the Kings perfume Take six spoonfuls of Rose-water and as much Amber-greece as weigheth two Barley-corns and as much Civeâ— with as much Sugar as weigheth two pence beaten in fine powder all these boiled together in a perfuming pan is an excellent perfume 55. The Queens perfume Take four spoonfuls of spike water and four spoonfuls of Damask water thirty cloves and eight bay leaves shred as much Sugar as weigheth two pence all these boiled make a good perfume 56. King Edwards perfume to make your house smell like Rosemary Take three spoonfuls of perfect Rosemary and as much Sugar as half a Walnut beaten in small powder all these boiled together in a perfuming Pan upon hot Embers with a few coals is a very sweet perfume 57. To make conserve of Rosemary Take your Flowers of Rosemary which you may gather either in March or September when you have beaten them to pap take three times their weight in Sugar pound them all together and set them in the Sun and so use them 58. To make syrup of Cowslips Take the distilled water of Cow-slips and put thereto your flowers of Cow-slips clean pickt and the green knobs in the bottom cut off and boil them up into a Syrup take it in Almond Milk or some other warm thing it is good against the Palsiâ— and â—renzy and to procure sleep to the siâ—k 59. To make Marmelade of Lemmons and Oranges You may boil eight or nine Lemmons or Oranges with four or five Pippins and draw them through a strainer then take the weight of the pulp all together in Sugar and boil is as you do Marmelade of Quinces and so box it up 60. To make Angelica watâ—r Take a handful of Carduus benedictus and dry it then take three ounces of Angelica roots one dram of Myrrh half an ounce of Nutmegs Cinamon and Ginger four ounces of each one dram and half of Saffron of Cardonius Cubels Galingal and Pepper of each a quarter of an ounce two drams of Mace one dram of grains of Lignum Aloes Spikenard Iunius Odoratus of each a dram sage Borage Buglos Violets and Rosemary flowers of each half a handful bruise them and steep them in a pottle of Sack twelve hours and distill it as the rest 61. To make Quiddany of Cherries When your Cherries are fully ripe and red to the stone take them and pull out the stones and boil your Cherries till they be all broken then strain them and take the liquor strained out and boil it over again and put as much Sugar to it as you think convenient and when it is boilâ—d that you think it is thick enough put it into your boxes 62. To dry Cherries Take six pound of Cherries and stone themâ— then take a pound of Sugar and wet it with the juice of the Cherries and boil it a little then put in your Cherries and boil them till they are clear let them lye in the Syrup a week then drein them from the Syrup and lay them on thin boards or sheets of glass to dry in a stove turn them twice a day and when they are dry wash off the clamminess with warm water â— and dry them a little longer 63. To make brown Metheglin Take strong Ale-wort and put as much Honey to it as will make it strong
add to it three pints of red wine with four pound of white Sugar boyl it into a Syrup and perfume it with a dram and half of Câ—â— namon and of Cloves and Ginger of 〈…〉 two scruples 79. To make walnut-Walnut-water Take of green Walnuts a pound and half Garden Radish-roâ—rs one pound green Afarabacca six ounces Radish seeds four ounces Let all of them being bruised be steeped in three pints of White-wine-Vinegar for three days and then distil them in a leaden Still till they be dry 80. To make Treakle Water Take of the juice of green Walnuts four pound juice of Rue three pound juice of Carduus Marigolds and Balm of each two pound green Petaâ—â— is Roots one pound and half the roots of Burs one pound Angelica and Masterwort of each half a pound the leaves of Scordium four handfuls old Venice Treacle and Mithridate of each eight ounces Canary wine six quarts Vinegar three quarts juice of Lemons one quart digest them two days either in Horse-dung or in a Bath the Vessel being close shut then distil them in Sand in the distillation you may make a Theriâ—cal extraction 81. To make Syrup of Cinamon Take of Cinamon grosly bruised 4 ounces â—â—eep it in White-wine and small Cinamon water of each half a poundâ— three days in a glass by a gentle fire strain it and with a poâ—nd and half of Sugar boil it gently to a Syrup This Syrup refiesheth the Vital Spirits and cherisheth the Heart and Stomach helps Digestion and cherisheth the whole body exceedingly 82. To make Syrup of Citron peels Take of freth yellow Citron peels five ounces the berries of Cherms or the juice of theâ— brought over to us two drams spring-spring-water two quarts steep them all night boyl them till half be consumed take off the scum strain it and with two pound and half of the whitest Sugar boyl it into a Syrup let half of it be without Musk but perfume the other half with three grains of Musk tyed up in a rag 83. To make Syrup of Harts-horn Take of Hartsâ— tongue theeâ— handfuls Polipodium of the Oak the roots of both sorts of Buglos barks of the roots of Capers and Tamaris of each two ounces Hops Dodder Maiden-hair balm of each two handfulls boil them in four quarts of spring-water till it comes to five strain it and with four pound of Sugar make it into Syrup according to Art 84. An Oyl perfume for Gloves that shall never out Take Benjamin two ounces Storax and Calamint each an ounce â—ut the two first must be finely bearen by themselves then take a pound of sweet Almonds and mingle it with the Storax and Benjamin upon a marble stone and then put it into an earthen pot with more Oyl then put in your Gloves powdered and so let it stand very close covered and when you will perfume a pair of Gloves take a little fair water in a spoon and wipe your Gloves very fine with take another spoon and dip it in your Oyl and rub it on your Gloves and let them dry this is excellent 85. An excellent Water for one that is in a Consumption Take three pints of Milk and one pint of red Wine twenty four yolks of new laid Eggs beat them very well together then add so much white bread as will drink up the Wine and put to it some Cow-slip flowers and distil them Take a spoonful of this Morning and Evening in Chicken or Muton broth and in one month it will cure any Consumption 86. To make Barley Water Take a penny-worth of Barley a penny-worth of Raisins of the Sun a penny-worth of Anniseeds a half penny-worth of Liquorish about two quarts of water boil all together till half be consumed then strain it and when it is cold drink it your Liquorish must be sliced into small pieces 87. Dr. Deodates drink for the Scurvy Take Roman Wormwood Carduus benedictus Scurvy-grass Brook-lime Water-creases Water-trifoil of each one handful Dodder Cetrach Soolopendria Burrage Buglos Sorrel Vervain or Speedwel of each half a handful Elicampane root one ounce Raisins of the Sun three ounces slices of Oranges and Lemmons of each fifteen boil or rather infuse these in a double glass with so much White-wine as will make a pint and a half of the liquor when it is done 88. A conserve to strengthen the Back Take Eringo roots and conserve them as you do damask white and red Roses in every respect the pith being taken out one pound and a half of Sugar is enough for every pound of Roots with three pints of water stew them closely at first as you do your Roses if you add to them five or six grains of Amber grease beaten to fine powder it will be much more cordial 89. To make excellent Aqua Composita for a Surfeit or cold stomach Take a handful of Rosemary a root of â—nulaâ— campane a handful of Hysop half a handful of Thyme six handfuls of Sage as much Mint and as much Penny-royal half a handful of Hore-hound two ounces of Liquorish well bruised and as much Anniseeds Then take two gallons of the best strong Ale and take all the herbs aforeâ—aid and wring them asunder and put them into an earthen pot well covered and let them stand a day and a night from thence put all into a brass pot and set it on the fire and let it stand till it boil then take it from the fire and set your Limbeck on the pot and stop it close with past that there come no air out of it and still it out with a soft fire you may add to it 1 handful of red Fennel 90. To make Balm water Take four gallons of strong stale Ale half a pound of Liquorish two pound of Balm two ounces of Figgs half a pound of Anniseeds one ounce of Nutmegs shred the Balm and Figgs very small and let them stand steeping four and twenty hours and then put it in a Still as you use Aqua-vitae 91. To pickle Broom-buds Take as many Broom-buds as you please make linnen bags and put them in and tye them close then make some brine with water and salt and boil it a little let it be cold then put some brine in a deep earthen pot and put the bags in it and lay some weight on them let it lye there till it look black then shift it again still as long as it looks black boil them in a little Cauldron and put them in Vinegar a week or two and they will be fit to eat 92. To make good Raspberry Wine Take a gallan of Sack in which let two gallons of Raspberries stand steeping the space of twenty four hours then strain them and put to the liquor three pound of Raisins of the Sun stoned let them stand together four or five days being sometime stirred together then pair off the clearest and put it up in Bottles and set it in a cold place if it be not sweet enough you may put Sugar
to it 93. To make excellent Hippocras in an instant Take of Cinamon two ounces Nutmegs Ginger of each half an ounce Cloves two drams bruise these small then mix them with as much spirit of Wine as will make them into a Past let them stand close covered in a glass the space of six days in a cold place then press out the liquor and keep it in a glass A few drops of this liquor put into any Wine giveth it a gallant relish and odour and maketh it as good as any Hippocras whatsoever in an instant 94. To make artificial Malmsey Take two gallons of English honey put into it eight gallons of the best spring-water set these in a Vessel over a gentle fire when they have boil'd gently an hour take them off and when they be cold put them into a small Barrel or Runlet hanging in the Vessel a bag of spices and set it in the Cellar and in half a year you may drink thereof 95. To make artificial Claret-wine Take six gallons of water two gallons of the best Syder put thereto eight pound of the best Malaga raisins bruised in a Morter let them stand close covered in a warm place the space of a fortnight every two days stirring them well together then press out the Raisinsâ— and put the liquor into the sâ—id Vessel again to which add a quart of the juice of Ras-berries and a pint of the juice of black Cherries cover this liquor with bread spread thick with strong Mustard the Mustard-seed being downâ—ward and so let it work by the fire side three or four days then turn it up and let it stand a week and then bottle it up and it will tast as quick as bottle Beer and become a very pâ—easant drink and indeed far better and wholsomer then our common Claret 96. To make spirit of Amber-grease Take of Amber-grease two drams of Musk a dram cut them small and put them into a pint of the best spirit of Wine close up the glass Hermetically and digest them in a very gentle heat till you perceive they are dissolved then you may use it Two or three drops or more if you please of this spirit put into a pint of Wine gives it a rich odour or if you put two or three drops round the brims of the glass it will do as well half a spoonful of it taken either of it self or mixt with some specifical liquor is a most rich cordial 97. An excellâ—nt sweet Water Take a quart of Orange-flower water as much Rose water with four ounces of Musk-willow-seeds grosly bruised of Benjamin two ounces of Storax an ounce of Latdanum six drams of Lavender flowers two pugils of sweet Marjoram as much of Calanius Aromaticus a dram distil all these in a glass still in Balneo the Vessel being very well closed that no vapour breath forth note that you may make a sweet water in an instant by putting in a few drops of some distilled Oyls together into some Rose-water and brew them well together 98. Dr. Burges Plague Water Take three pints of Muscadine and boyl in it Sage and Rue of each a handful till a pint be wasted then strain it and set it over the fire again put thereto a dram of long Pepper Ginger and Nutmeg of each half an ounce being all bruised together then boil them a little and put thereto half an ounce of Andramachus Treacle three drams of Methridate and a quarter of a pint of Angellica Water Take a spoonful or two of this morning and evening 99. To dry Cherries or Plumbs in the Sun If it be small fruit you must dry them whole by laying them abroad in the hot Sun in Stone or Pewter dishes or tin Pans turning them as you see cause but if your Plumbs be large slit them in the middle and lay them abroad in the Sun an if they be very large then give each Plumb a slit on each side and if the Sun do not shine sufficiently then dry them in an Oven that is temperately warm 100. To preserve Pippins green Take Pippins when they be small green off the Tree and pare three or four of the worst and cut them all to peices then boil them in a quart of fair water till they be pap then let the liquor come from them as they do from your Quiddany into a bason then put into them one pound of Sugar clarified and put into it as many green Pippins unpâ—rd as that liquor will cover and so let them boyl softly and when you see they be boilâ—d as tender as a Codâ—ing then take them up and peel off the outermost white skin and then they will be green then boil them again in the Syrup till it be thick and you may keep them all the year 101. To maks syrup of Hysop Take of Hysop one handful of Figgs Raisins Dates of each an ounce boil these in three pints of water to a quart then strain and clarifie it with the whites of two eggs and two pound of Sugar and so boil them to a Syrup and being boilâ—d enough keep them all the year 102. To make Rosa Solis Take Liquorish eight ounces Anniseeds and Carrâ—way of each an ounce Raisins ston'd and Dates of each three ounces Nutmegs Ginger Mace of each half an ounce Galingal a quarter of an ounce Cubebs one dram Figgs two ounces Sugar four ounces bruise these and distil them with a gallon of Aqua-vitae as the rest but when it is distilled you must colour it with the herb Rosa Solis or Alkanet root 103. To make Muscadine Comâ—â—ts Take half a pound of Musk Sugar beaten and searced then take Gumdragagant steeped in Rose-water and two grains of Musk and so beat them in an Alablaster Morter till it come to perfect past then roul it very thin and cut it in small diamond pieces and then bake them and so keep them all the year 104. To make conserve of Burrage-flowers Let your flowers be well coloured and pick the blacks from them then weigh them and to every ounce of flowers you must take three ounces of Sugar and beat them together in a stone Morter with a wooden pestle till they be very fine then take them out and put the conserve into a pipkiâ— and â—eaâ— it thorow hot put them up and keep them all the year 105. To candy Ginger Take very fair and large Ginger and pare it and lay it in water a day and a night then take double refined Sugar and boil it to the height of Sugar again and when your Sugar begins to be cold take your Ginger and stir it well about while your Sugar is hard to the Pan then take it out piece by peice and lay it by the fire four hours then take a pot and warm it and put the Ginger in it tye it up close and every other morning stir it about throughly and it will be rock-candyed in a little time 106. To make Manus Christi Take
do this three or four times and it will do You may boyl the same Oats with fresh water three or four times 53. To take away Pock-holes or any spot in the Face Wet a Cloath in White-Rose-water and set it all Night to freeze in the Winter and then lay it upon your Face till it be dry also take two or three Poppies the reddest you can get and quarter them taking out the Kernels then Distill them in a quart of red Cows-Milk and with the water thereof wash your Face 54. An Excellent Beauty-water used by the D. of C. Take of white Tartar two drams Camphire one dram Coperas half a dram the whites of three or four Eggs juice of a couple of Limons Oyl of Tartar four Ounces and as much plantain-Plantain-water white Mercury a penny-worth two Ounces of bitter Almonds beat all these to powder and mix them with the Oyl and some water and then boyl it upon a gentle Fire strain it and so keep it when you use it you must first rub your Face with a scarlet Cloath and at Night wash your Face with it and in the Morning wash it off with Bran and White-Wine 55. Against a Stinking Breath Take a handful of Wood-bine and as much Plantain bruise them very well then take a pint of Eye-selt and as much water with a little Honey and Allom keep all these waters together in a Glass and wash your Mouth well therewith and hold it in your Mouth and it will destroy all Cankers and Cure a stinking Breath and preserve the Teeth from rottenness 56. To procure an excellent Colour and Complexion in the Face used by the C. of S. Take the juice of Hyssop and drink it in a Morning Fasting half a dozen spoonfuls in Ale warm it will procure an excellent Colour is good for the Eye-sight destroyeth Worms and is good for the Stomack Liver and Lungs 57. To keep the Teeth white and kill worms Take a little Salt in a Morning Fasting and hold it under your Tongue till it be melted and then rub your Teeth with it 58. To procure Beauty an excellent wash Take four Ounces of Sublimate and one Ounce of crude Mercury and beat them together exceeding well in a wooden Mortar and wooden Pestle you must do it at least six or eight hours then with often change of cold water take away the salts from the Sublimate change your water twice every day at least and in seven or eight days it will be dulcified and then it is prepared lay it on with Oyl of white Poppy 59. A Beauty-water for the Face by Madam G. Take Lye that is not too strong and put two peels of Oranges and as much Câ—tron-peel Blossoms of Câ—momile Bay-leaves and Maiden-hair of each a handful of Agrimony two or three Ounces of Barley-straw chopt in pieces a handful as much Fenugreek a pint of Vine-leaves two or three handfuls of Broom-blossoms put all these into the Lye and mingle them together and so wash the Head therewith put to it a little Cinamon and Myrrh let it stand and wash your Face therewith every Evening It is good to wash the Head and to comfort the Brain and Memory 60. Against stink of the Nostrils Take Cloves Ginger and Calamint of each a like quantity boyl them in White-Wine and therewith wash the Nose within then put in the powder of Piritrum to provoke one to sneeze If there be Phlegm in the Head you must first purge the Head with Pills of Colchie or of Hieva picra Or if the stink of the Nose come from the Stomack purge first 61. To make the Hands white To make the Hands white and soft take Daffodil in clean water till it grow thick and put thereto powder of Cantarium and stir them together then put thereto raw Eggs and stir them well together and with this Oyntment annoint your Hands and within three or four days using thereof they will be white and clear 62. A Sweet water for the Hands Take of the Oyl of Cloves Mace or Nutmegs three or four drops only and mingle it with a pint of fair water stirring them a pretty while together in a Glass having a narrow Mouth till they are well mingled together and wash your Hands therewith and it will be a very sweet water and will cleanse and whiten the Hands very much 63. For heat and worms in the Hands Bruise a little Chick-weed and boyl it in running-Running-water till the half be wasted away and wash your Hands in it as hot as you can suffer it for the space of six days and it will drive away the heat or worms in the Hands 64. To make the Nails grow Take Wheat-flower and mingle it with Honey and lay it to the Nails and it will help them 65. For Nails that fall off Take powder of Agrimony and lay it on the place where the Nail was and it will take away the aking and make theâ— Nails to grow 66. For cloven Nails Mingle Turpentine and Wax together and lay it on the Nail and as it groweth cut it away and it will heal 67. For Nails that are rent from the flesh Take some Violets and stamp them and fry them with Virgins-wax and Frankincense and make a Plaister and lay it to the Nail and it will be whole 68. Another Annoint your Fingers with the powder of Brimstone Arsenick and Vinegar and in short time you shall find great ease 69. For stench under the Arm-holes First pluck away the Hairs of the Arm-holes and wash them with white-wine and Rose-water wherein you have first boyled Cassia Lignum and use it three or four times 70. For the Yellow Iaundies Take the juice of Wormwood and Sorrel or else make them in Syrup and use to drink it in the Morning 71. To take away VVarts from the face or Hands Take Purslain and rub it on the warts and it maketh them fall away Also the juice of the Roots of Rushes applyed healeth them 72. To smooth the Skin and take away Morphew and Freckles Annoint the Face with the Blood of a Hare or Bull and this will take away Morphew and Freckles and smooth the Skin FINIS New and Excellent EXPERIMENTS AND SECRETS In the ART of Angling BEING Directions for the whole ART LONDON Printed in the Year 1675. New and Excellent EXPERIMENTS AND SECRETS In the ART of Angling To make the Lines TAke Care that your Hair be round and free from Galls Scabs or frets for a well Chosen even clear round Hair of a kind of a Glass-colour will prove as strong as three un-even scabby Hairs that are ill chose Let your Hair be clean washed before you go about to twist it and then not only chuse the clearest Hair but Hairs that are all of an equal bigness for such do usually stretch altogether and not break singly one by one but altogether When you have twisted your Links lay them in water for a quarter of an hour at the least and
pound of Clove-gilli-flowers the whites being cut off infuse them a whole night in a quart of fair water then with four pound of Sugar dissolved in it make it into a Syrup wishout boiling 12. To make Syrup of Violets Take of Violet flowers fresh and pickt a pound clear water boiling one quart shut them up close together in a new glazed pot a whole day then press them hard out and in two pound of the Liquor dissolve four pound and three ounces of white Sugar take away the scum and so make it into a Syrup without boiling 13. To make Murmelade of Quinces Take a pottle of water and four pound of Sugar and let them boyl together and when they boyl scum them as clean as you can then take the whites of two or three eggs and beat them to froath put the froath into the pan to make the scum â—â—se then scum it as clean as you can take off the Kettle and put in the Quinces and let them boil a good while and stir them and when they are boiled enough put them into boxes 14. To make Hippocras Take a gallon of White-wine two pound of Sugar and of Cinamon Ginger long Pepper Mace nâ—t bruised Grains Galingal Cloves not bruised of each two penny-worth bruise every kind of spice a little and put them all together into an earther pot for a day then cast them through your bags two or three times as you see cause and so drink it 15. To make Almond Butter Take your Almonds and blaunch them and beat them in a morter very small and in beating put in a little water and when they are beaten pour in water into two pots and put half into one and half into another put Sugar to them and stir them and let them boil a good while then strain it through a strainer with Rose-water and so dish it up 16. To preserve Quinces red Pare your Quinces and coar them then take as much Sugar as they weigh putting to every pound of Sugar one quart of water boil your Quinces therein very leasurely being close covered turn them to keep them from spottingâ— and when they are so tender that you may prick a hole through them with a rush and that they are well coloured then boil the Syrup till it will button on a dish and so put your Syrup and them up together 17 To pickle Cucumbers Wash your Cucumbers clean and dry them in a cloath then take some Water Vinegar Salt Fennel tops and some Dill tops and a little Mace make it fast enough and sharp enough to the tast then boil it a while and then take it off and let it stand till it is cold then put in the Cucumbers and lay a board on the top to keep them down and tye them up close and within a week they will be fit to eat 18. To Candy Pearsâ— Plumbs and Apricocks to look as clear as Amber Take your Apricocks or Plumbs and give every one a cut to the stone in the notch then cast Sugar on them and bake them in an Oven as hot as for Maunchet close stopt bake them in an earthen Platter and let them stand half an hour then take them out of the dish and lay them one by one upon glass plates and so dry them if you can get glasses made like Marmalet boxes to lay over them they will be the sooner Candyed In this manner you may candy any other fruit 19. To preserve Oranges Take a pound of Oranges and a pound of Sugar pill the outward rind and inward white skin off then take juice of Oranges and put them into the juice boil them half an hour and take them off 20. To make Oyl of Violets Set the Violets in Sallad Oyl and Strain them then put in other fresh Violets and let them lye twenty days then strain them again and put in other fresh Violets and let them stand all the year 21. To mak cream of Quinces Take a roasted Quince pare it and cut it into thin slices to the coar boyl it in a pint of cream with a little whole Ginger till it tast of the Quinces to your liking then put in a little Sugar and strain it and always serve it cold to the Table 22. To make a March-pan Steep two pound of picked Almonds one day and two nights in fair water and blaunch them out of it then beat them well in a morter and bedew them with Rose-water put to your Almonds so many pound of Sugar and beat your Sugar with your Almonds then make very fine â—rust either of past or wafer and sprinkle it with Rose-water and Sugar then spread the stuff on it and bake it at a very soft fire always bedewing it with Damask-water Civet and Sugar and lastly with a gut of Dates guilt or long Comfits guilt or with Cinamon-sticks guilt or the kernels of the Pine-apple and â—o â—et it forth 23. To make Almond Milk Boyl French Barley and as you boyl it cast away the water wherein it was boilâ—d till you see the water leave to change colour as you put in more fresh water then put in a bundle of Straw-berry leaves and as much Cullumbine leaves and boyl it a good while then put in beaten Almonds and strain them and then season it with Sugar and Rosemary then strew some Sugar about the dish and send it to the Table 24. To preserve Apricocks or Pear-plumbs when they are green You may take any of these fruits and scald them in water and peel them and sâ—rape the spungy substance of the Apricocks or Quinces so boyl them very tender taking their weight in Sugar and as much water as to cover them and boyl them very leasurely then take them up and boil the Syrup till it be thick and when they are cold put them up with youâ— Syrup into your preserving Glasses 25. To pickle French Beans You must take your Beans and string them boyl them tenderâ— then take them offâ— and let them stand till they are cold put them into the pickle of Beer Vinegar Pepper and Salt Cloves and Mace with a little Ginge 26â— To make an excellent Jelly Take three gallons of fair water and boil in it a knuckle of Veal and two Calves feet slit in two with all the fat clean taken from between the claws so let them boil to a very tender Jelly keeping it clean scumâ—d and the edges of the pot always wiped with a clean â—â—ath that none of the scum may boil in strain it from the meat and let it stand all night and the next morning take away the top and the bottom and take to a Quart of this Jelly half a pint of Sherry sack half an ounce of Cinamon and as much Sugar as will season it six whites of Eggs very well beaten mingle all these together then boil it half an hour and let it run through your Jelly bag 27. To make Aqua-Mirabil is Take of Cloves Galanga Cubebs Mace Cardamums
four a Clock After-noon and as much at Night going to Bed but be sure do no violent Exercise 43. For a sore Breast not Broken Take Oyl of Roses Bean-flower the Yolk of an Egg a little Vinegar temper all these together then set it before the Fire that it may be a little warm then with a Feather strike it upon the Breast Morning and Evening or any time of the day she finds it pricking 44. To heal a sore Breast when broken Boyl Lillies in New Milk and lay it on to break it and when it is broken Tent it with a Mallow-stalk lay on it a Plaister of Mallows boyled in Sheeps Tallow these are to be used if you cannot keep it from breaking 45. For a Consumption Take a pound and half of Pork Fat and Lean and boyl it in water and put in some Oat-meal and boyl it till the heart of the Meat be out then put to it two quarts of Milk and boyl it a quarter of an hour and give the Patient a draught in the Morning After-noon and Evening and now and then some Barley-water 46. For the Falling Sickness Take Powder of Harts-Horn and drink it with Wine and it helpeth the Falling-Evil 47. For the Tooth-ach Take Feathersew and stamp it and strain it and drop a drop or two into the contrary Ear to the pain and lye still half an hour after 48. For a Wen. Take black Soap and mix it with unslaked Lime made into powder and lay it upon the Wen or Kernel 49. For the Wind. Take the juice of Red Fennel and make a Posset of Ale therewith and drink thereof 50. An Excellent Medicine for the Dropsie Take two Gallons of New Ale then take setwel Calamus Aromaticus and Galingale of each two penny-worth of Spikenard four penny-worth stamp all together and put them into a bag and hang it in the Vessel and when it is four days old drink it Morning and Evening 51. For a Scald Head Wash thy Head with Vinegar and Camomil stampt and mingled together there is no better help for the Scald Or grind white Hellebore with Swines grease and apply it to the Head 52. To make the Plague-water Take a handful of Sage and a handful of Rue and boyl them in three pints of Malmsey or Muskadine till one pint be wasted then take it off the Fire and strain the Wine from the Herbs then put into the Wine two penny-worth of long-pepper half an Ounce of Ginger and a quarter of an Ounce of Nutmegs all grosly bruised and let it boyl a little again Then take it off the Fire and dissolve in it half an Ounce of good Venice-Treacle and a quarter of an Ounce of Mithridate and put to it a quarter of a pint of strong Angelica-water so keep it in a Glass close stopped for your Use. This Water Cureth Small-Pox Measles Surfeits and Pestilential Fevers 53. A precious Eye-water for any Diseases of the Eye often proved Take of the best White-Wine half a pint of white rose-Rose-water as much of the Water of Celendine Fennel Eyebright and Rue of each two Ounces of prepared Tutia six Ounces of Cloves as much Sugar rosate a dram of Camphire and Aloes each half a dram wash the Eyes therewith 54. A Cordial Iulep Take Waters of Endive Purslain and Roses of each two Ounces sorrel-Sorrel-water half a pint Juice of Pomegranats and for lack thereof Vinegar four Ounces Camphire three Drams Sugar one pound Boyl all these together in the form of a Julep and give three or four Ounces thereof at a time 55. To make the Green Ointment Take a pound of Swines grease one Ounce of Verdigrease half a Scruple of Sal Gemmâ—e this Oyntment may be kept forty Years it is good against Cancers and Running Sores it fretteth away dead Flesh and bringeth New and healeth Old Wounds put it within the Wound that it fester not 56. For Fits of the Mother Take a brown Toast of soure Bread of the neither Crust and wash it with Vinegar and put thereto black Soap like as you would butter a Toast and lay it under the Navil 57. For the Rickets in Children Take of Fennel-Seeds and Dill-Seeds but most of the last â—boyl them in Beer and strain it and sweeten it with Sugar and let the Child drink often Probatum 58. For the Shingles Take the green leaves of Colts-foot stamped and mingled with Honey and apply it and it will help 59. To heal a Fistula or Ulcer Take Figgs and stamp them with Shoomakers-wax and spread it upon Leather and lay it on the Sore and it will heal 60. For a Woman in Travel Take seven or eight leaves of Betony a pretty quantity of Germander a branch or two of Penny-royal three Marygolds a branch or two of Hyssop boyl them all in a pint of White-Wine or Ale then put into it Sugar and Saffron and boyl it a quarter of an hour more and give it to drink warm 61. To make a VVoman be soon delivered the Child being dead or alive Take a good quantity of the best Amber and beat it exceeding small to powder then sierse it through a fine piece of Lawn and so drink it in some Broath or Caudle and it will will by God's help cause the Patient to be presently Delivered 62. For Infants troubled with wind and Phlegm Give them a little pure Sugar-candy finely bruised in Saxsifrage-water or Scabious-water in a spoon well mingled together 63. A most excellent Medicine to cause Children to breed their Teeth easily Take of pure Capons grease very well Clarified the quantity of a Nutmeg and twice as much of pure Honey mingle and incorporate them well together and annoint the Childs Gums therewith three or four times a day when it is Teething and they will easily break the Flesh and prevent Torments and Agues and other Griefs which usually Accompany their coming forth 64. For Agues in Children Take a spoonful of good Oyl of Populeon and put thereto two spoonfuls of good Oyl of Roses mingle them well together and then warm it before the Fire annoint the Childs Joynts and Back also his Fore-head and Temples twice a day chasing the Oyntment well in 65. To cause a Young Child to go to Stool Chafe the Childs Navil with May Butter before the Fire then take some Black wool and dip it in the Butter and lay it to the Navil and it will procure a Stool This is also good for one in Years that can take no other Medicine 66. For VVorms in Children Take of Myrrh and Aloes very finely powdered of each a penny-worth and put thereto a few drops of Chymical Oyl of Wormwood or Savine and a little Turpentine make these up into a Plaister and lay it to the Childs Navil 67. To help one that is Blasted Take the white of an Egg and beat it in a Mortar put to it a quarter of an Ounce of Coperas and grind them well together till it come to an Oyntment
Roots of Melons each as much as is sufficient in a large Vessel with a long Neck Distill by an Alembeck with a strong and careful Fire 12. To Beautifie the Face Take of Cuckow-pintle a pretty quantity bruise the thick parts with Rose-water dry them by the Sun three or four days then pouring more Rose-water on it use it 13. To make the Face look Youthful Take two Ounces of Aqua-vitae Bean-flower-water and Rose-water each four Ounces Water of Water-Lillies six ounces mix them all and add to them one Dram of the whitest Tragacinth set it in the Sun six days then strain it through a fine Linnen Cloath wash your Face with it in the Morning and do not wipe it off 14. A VVater to take away wrinkles in the Face Take of the Decoction of Briony and Figgs each alike quantities and wash the Face with it 15. An Excellent water called Lac Virginis or Virgins Milk to make the Face Neck or any part of the Body fair and white Take of Alumen Plumost half an ounce of Camphire one ounce of Roch-Allom one ounce and a dram Sal Gemmi half an ounce of white Frankincense two ounces oyl of Tartar one ounce and half make all these into most fine powder and mix it with one quart of rose-Rose-water then set it in the Sun and let it stand nine days often stirring it then take Littarge of Silver half a pound beat it fine and sierce it then boyl it with one pint of White-Wine-Vinegar till one third part be consumed ever stirring it with a stick while it boyleth then Distill it by a Philter or let it run through a Jelly-Bag then keep it in a Glass Vial and when you will use those Waters take a drop of the one and a drop of the other in your hand and it will be like Milk which is called Lac Virginis wash your Face or any part of your Body therewith it is moâ—â— precious for the same 16. To take away Sun-burn Take the juice of a Limon and a little Bay-Salt and wash your Face or Hands with it and let them dry of themselves and wash them again and you shall find all the Sun-burn gone 17. To make the Face very Fair. Boyl the Flowers of Rosemary in white-wine with the which wash your Face also if you drink thereof it will make you have a sweet Breath Also to make the Face white make powder of the Root of Serpentine and of powder of Sepia and mingle them with Rose-water and let it dry and then let it be put to the same water again and dry again do this four or five times and then use to annoint the face therewith 18. To clear the Skin and make it white Take fresh Boars grease and the white of an Egg and stamp them together with a little powder of Bays and therewith annoint the skin and it will clear the Visage and make it white 19. To take away Freckles in the Face Annoint your face with oyl of Almonds and drink Plantain-water or annoint your Visage well and often with Hares blood 20. To smooth the Skin Mix Capons-grease with a quantity of Sugar and let it stand for a few days close covered and it will turn to a clear oyl with which annoynt your face 21. To Blanch the Face Take the pulp of Limons and take out the Kernels and put to them a quantity of fine Sugar Distill these and keep the water to wash your face every Night 22. For Morphew or scurf of Face or Skin Take of Brimstone beaten into powder two ounces mix it with as much black Soap that stinketh and tye the same in a Linnen Cloath and let it hang in a pint of strong Wine-Vinegar or Red-Rose-Vinegar for the space of eight or nine days and therewith wash any kind of Scurf or Morphew either in Face or Body dipping a Cloath in the Vinegar and rubbing it therewith and let it dry of it self Also drink the water of Strawberries Distilled or Tincture of Strawberries it certainly killeth Morphew or Scurf 23. For taking away spots in the Face after the Small-pox Mix the juice of Limons with a little Bay-Salt and touch the spots therewith oftenâ—times in a day for it is excellent good 24. A good Oyntment for the same Take Oyl of Sweet Almonds Oyl of white Lillies of either one Ounce Capons-grease Goats-Tallow of each four Drams Litharge of Gold one Dram and half Roots of Briony and of Ireos of either one Scruple Sugar-Candy white one Dram make powder of all those that may be brought into powder and sierce them then put them all in a Mortar together beat them together and in the working put thereto Rose Bean-flower and white lilly-Lilly-water of each a good spoonful put in by little and little and so work them together till they become an Oyntment annoint your Face and Hands with it every Evening and in the Morning wash it away in water boyled with Barley Wheaten-Bran and the Seed of Mallows 25. To take away the holes or pits in the Face by reason of the Small Pox. For helping of this Accident I have tryed many things and the best means I have found is to wash the Face one day with the Distilled water of strong Vinegar and the next day with the water wherein Bran and Mallows have been boyled and continue this twenty days or a Moneth together 26. For Redness of the Hands or Face after the Small-pox Take Barley Beans Lupines of each one handful bruise them all in a Mortar grosly and boyl them in three pints of water till it grow thick like a Jelly then strain it and annoint the Face and Hands therewith three or four times a day for three or four days together and then wet the Face and Hands as often with this water following 27. Another Take Vine-leaves two handfuls Bean-flower Dragon Wild Tansie of either one handful Camphire three Drams two Calves Feet the pulp of three Limons a pint of raw Cream shred the Herbs small as also the Limons and break and cut the Calves Feet small then mix them together and Distill it in a Glass Still and use it Also the water of May-dew is Excellent good for any high colour or Redness of the Face 28. For Pimples in the Face Wash your Face with warm water when you go to Bed and let it dry in then take the white of an Egg and put it into a Saucer and set it upon a Chafing-dish of Coals and put into it a piece of Allom beat it together with a spoon till it become thick then make a round Ball and therewith annoint the Face where the Pimples are 29. For Heat and Swelling in the Face Boyl the Leaves of the Blossoms of Rosemary either in White-Wine or fair Water and use to wash thy Hands and Face therewith and it will preserve thee from all such inconveniencies and also make both thy Face and Hands very smooth 30. For a Red Face Take Brimstone that is whole
Nutmegs Ginger of each one dram juice of Celandine half a pound Spirit of Wine one pint White-wine three pints infuse them twenty four hours and draw off a Quart with an Alembick 28. Dr. Stevens Water Take of Cinamon Ginger Galanga Cloves Nutmegs Grains of Paradise seeds of Annis Fennel â—arraways of each one dramâ— herbs of Time Mother of Time Mints Sage Penny-royal Pellitory of the Wall Rosemary Flowers of Red Roses Camomile Origanum Lavender of each one handful infuse them twelve hours in â—welve pints of Gascoign wine then with 〈◊〉 Alembick draw three pints of strong-water from it 29. To make good cherry Wine Take the Syrup of Cherries and when it hath stood a while bottle it up and tye down the Cork and in a short time it will be very good pleasant Wine 30. To make Waâ—ers Take a pint of flower a little cream the yolks of two Eggs a little Rose-water with some searced Cinamon and Sugar work them together and bake them upon hot Irons 31. To Preserve Grapes Stamp and strain them let it settle a while before you wet a pound of Sugar or Grapes with the juice stone the Grapes save the liquor in the stoning take off the stalks give them a boiling take them off and put them up 32. To Pickle Purslain Take the Purslain and pick it into little pieces and put it into a Pot or Barrel then take a little water Vinegar and Salt to your tast it must be pretty strong of the Vinegar and Salt and a little Mace and boil all these together and pour this liquor boiling hot into the Parslain and when it is cold tye it close but lay a little board on the top to keep it down and within a week or two it is fit to eat 33. To preserve green Walnuts Boil your Walnuts till the water tast bitter then take them off and put them in cold water and pill off the bark and weigh as much Sugar as they weigh and a little more water then will wet the Sugar set them on the fire and when they boil up take them off and let them stand two days and then boil them again once more 34. To preseâ—ve Currants Part them in the tops and lay a lane of Currants and a lane of Sugar and so boyl them as fast as you do Ras-berries do not put them in the spoon but scum them boil till the Syrup be pretty thick then take them off and let them stand till they be cold and put them into a glass 35. To make Goose berry Cakes Pick as many Goose-berries as you please and put them into an earthen Pitcher and set it in a kettle of water till they be soft and then put them into a five and let them stand till all the juice be out and weigh the juice and as much Sugar as Syrup first boyl the Sugar to a Candy and take it off and put in the juice and set it on again till it be hot and take it off and set them in the Press till they be dry then they are ready 36. An excellent broath Take a Chicken and set it on the fire and when it boils scum it then put in a Mace and a very little Oatmeal and such herbs as the party requires and boil it well down and bruise the Chicken and put it in again and it is good broath and to alter it you may put in six Prunes and leave out the herbs or put them in as you please and when it is well boyled strain it and season it 37. To make Angellets Take a quart of new milk and a pint of cream and put them together in a little Runnel when it is come well take it up with a spoon and put it into the Vate softly and let it stand two days till it be pretty stiff then slip it out and salt it a little at both ends and when you think it is salt enough set it a drying and wipe them and within a quarter of a year they will be ready to eat 38. To make Ielly of Harts-horn Take four ounces of the shavings of Harts-horn of the inside and two Aleâ— quarts of water put this in a Pipkin and boil it very gently till it come to a quart the Harts-horn must be steeped 3 or 4 hours first afterwards put a little into a Saucer till it be cold and if it be cold and Jellieth it is boil'd enoughâ— Then being warm take it off the fire and strain it hard through a cloath and set it a cooling till it be hard Jelly then take two whites of eggs and beat them very well er with a sprigg of Rosemary or birch but not with a spoon till a water come in the bottom then put these beaten eggs and the water thereof into a skillet and all the Jelly upon it with three spoonfuls of damask Rose-water and a quarter of a pound of Sugar and when it boils stiâ— and lay it pretty well then strain it through a cloath and let it cool and of this take four spoonfuls in the morning fasting and four a clock in the afternoon and this is excellent good for the weakness of the baâ—k 40. To preserve Damsons red or black Plumbs Take their weight in Sugar and water enough to make a Syrup to cover them so boil them a little therein being close covered turning them for spotting let them stand all night in their own Syrup then set them upon a pot of seething water and suffer your Plumbs to boyl no faster then the water under them and when they are both sweet and tender take them up and boil the Syrup again till it be thick then put up your Plumbs and it together in your preserving glasses 41. To make Rosemary water Take the Rosemary and the flowers in the midst of May before Sun-rise strip the leaves and flowers from the stalks then take 4 or 5 Elecampana roots and a handful or two of sage then beat the Rosemary sage and roots together till they be very small then take three ounces of Cloves as much Mace and half a pound of Anniseeds and â—eat these spices every one by themselves then take the herbs and the spices and put thereto 4 or 5 gallons of good White-wine then put in all these herbs spices and wine into an earthen Pot and put the Pot into the ground about sixteen days then take it up and distil it with a very soft fire 43. To make Pomatum Take fresh Hogs suet clean sed from the films and washt in White-wine one pound and as much sheeps suet washt in White-wine then take about sixteen Pomwater Apples cleansed and boyl d in Rose-water add to these Rose-wood Sassafras Roots of Orrice Florentine of each six drams of Benzoin Storax Calamita half an ounce of each and so make it into an Oyntment 44. To maks Oyl of sweet Almonds Take dryed sweet Almonds as many as you please beat them very small and put them into a rough hempâ—nâ—
very clean take it off the fire whilst it is hot put in Sugar to the thickness of a Syrup put it no more on the fire when it is cold put it into Glasses not filling them to the top for it will work like Beer 150. To make Orange-Water Take two quarts of the best Malaga Sack and put in as many of the peels of Oranges as will go in cut the white clean off steep them twenty four hours then Still them in a Glass Still and let the water run into the Receiver upon fine Sugar-candy you may still it in an Ordinary Still 151. To make a Caudle of great Virtue Take a Pint and a half of the strongest Ale may be gotten twenty Jordan Almonds clean wiped but neither wash'd nor blanch'd with two Dates minced very small and stamped then take the pith of Young Beef the length of twelve Inches lay it in water till the blood be out of it then strip the skin off it and stamp it with the Almonds and Dates then strain them altogether into the Ale boyl it till it be a little thick give the party in the Morning Fasting six Spoonfuls and as much when he goeth to Bed 152. An Excellent Surfeit VVater Take Cellandine Rosemary Rue Pellitory of Spain Scabious Angelica Pimpernel Wormwood Mugwort Betony Agrimony Balm Dragon and Tormentile of each half a pound shred them somewhat small and put them into a narrow mouthed Pot and put to them five quarts of VVhite VVine stop it close and let it stand three days and Nights stirring it Morning and Evening then take the Herbs from the Wine and Distill them in an Ordinary Still and when you have Distill'd the Herbs Distill the Wine also wherein is Virtue for a weak Stomack Take three or four Spoonfuls at any time 153. To make a Syrup for one short-winded Take a good handful of Hyssop and a handful of Horehound and boyl them in a quart of Spring-water to a pint then strain it through a clean Cloath and put in Sugar to make it Pleasant Stir it Morning and Evening with a Licorise-stick and take about three spoonfuls at a time 154. To make Syrup of Sugar Candyed Take Sugar Candyed and put it into a clear Bladder and tye it but so that it may have some vent then put it into a Bason of Water so that the water come not over the top of the Bladder and cover it with a Pewter Dish and let it stand all Night and in the Morning take of it with a Licorise-stick 155. To make an Excellent Syrup against the Scurvy Take of the juice of Garden Scurvy-Grass Brookâ—ime and Water-cresses of each six Ounces and after it hath stood till it is clear take sixteen Ounces of the clearest and put to it four Ounces of the juice of Oranges and Lemmons make it a clear Syrup with so much fine Sugar as will serve the turn 156. To make Syrup of Roses VVhen your Liquor is ready to boyl put as many Roses as will be well steept into it cover it close and when the Roses are throughly white then strain it and set it one the Fire again and so use it thirteen times and to every pint of your water or Liquor you must put a pound of Sugar and let it stand together steeping for the Space of one Night then scum it clean and seeth it over a quick Fire a quarter of an hour then take some whites of Eggs and beat them well together take off your Pot and put in the whites and then set it on the fire again and let it boyl a good space then let it run through a Jelly-bag till it will stand still upon your Nail 157. To make a Comfortable Syrup Take a handful of Agrimony and boyl it in a Pint of water till half be consumed then take out the Agrimony and put in a good handful of Currans and boyl them till they are ready to break then strain them and make a Syrup of them then set it on a Chafing-dish of Coals and put thereto a little white Saunders and drink it either hot or cold 158. To make an Almond Caudle Take three pints of Ale boyl it with Cloves and Mace and slice Bread in it then have ready beaten a pound of Almonds blanched and strain them out with a Pint of white wine and thicken the Ale with it sweeten it if you please but be sure to scum the Ale when it boyls 159. To Candy Cherries Take your Cherries before they be full Ripe take out the Stones put Clarified Sugar boyled to a height and then pour it on them 160. To make Syrup of Saffron Take a Pint of Endive water two Ounces of Saffron finely beaten and steep it therein all Night the next day boyl it and strain out the Saffron then with Sugar boyl it up to a Syrup 161. To make Rose Water Stamp the Leaves and first Distill the juice being squeezed out and after Distill the Leaves and so you may dispatch more with one Still than others will do with three or four and this water is every way as Medicinable as the other serving very well in all Decoctions and Syrups c. though it be not altogether so pleasing to the smell 162. To make Suckets of Green Walnuts Take VValnuts when they are no bigger than the largest Hasel Nut pare away the uppermost green but not too deep then boyl them in a Pottle of water till the water be boyled away then take so much more fresh water and when it is boyled to the half put thereto a quart of Vinegar and a Pottle of Clarified Honey 163. To make white Leach of Cream Take a Pint of sweet Cream and six Spoonfuls of Rose-water two Grains of Musk two drops of Oyl of Mace and so let it boyl with four Ounces of Isinglass then let it run through a Jelly-bag when it is cold slice it like brawn and so serve it out This is the best way to make Leach 164. To Preserve Pome-Citrons You must take a pound and a half of Pome-Citrons and cut them in halves and quarters take the Meat out of them and boyl them tender in fair water then take two pound of Sugar Clarified and make Syrup for them and let them boyl therein a quarter of an hour very gently then take them up and let your Syrup boyl till it be thick then put in your Pome-Citrons and you may keep them all the Year 165. To Pickâ—e Clove-gilly Flowers for Sallets Take the fairest Clove-Gilly-Flowers clip off the whites from them put them into a wide-mouth'd Glass and strew a good deal of Sugar finely beaten among them then put as much wine Vinegar to them as will throughly wet them tye them up close and set them in the Sun and in a little while they will be fit for use 166. To make Leach of Almonds Take half a pound of sweet Almonds and beat them in a Mortar then strain them with a Pint of sweet Milk
water till they be hard then take them off and pick as many as you please take as much Sugar as they weigh put two or three spoonfuls of water then put in the Damsons and the Sugar and boyl them take them off then let them stand a day or two then boyl them again take them off and let them stand till they be cold 185. To make Cakes of Limons Take of the finest double refined Sugar beaten very fine and sierced through fine Tiffany and to half a Porringer of Sugar put two spoonfuls of water and boyl it till it be almost Sugar again then grate of the hardest Rinded Limon and stir it into your Sugar put it into your Coffins and a paper and when they be cold take them off 186. To make Artificial Walnuts Take some Sugar-plate and print it in a Mould made for a Walnut-kernel and then yellow it all over with a little Saffron-water with a Feather then take Cinamon sierced and Sugar a like Quantity working it to a Paste with Gum-dragon steeped in Rose-water and print it in a Mould made like a Walnut-shell and when the kernel and shell be dry close them together with Gum-dragon 187. To make Black-Cherry-VVine Take a Gallon of the juice of Black-Cherries keep it in a Vessel close stopped till it begin to work then filter it and an Ounce of Sugar being added to every Pint and a Gallon of White-Wine and so keep it close stopped for Use. 188. To make Rose-Vinegar Take of Red-Rose buds gathered in a dry time the whites cut off then dry them in the shadow three or four days one pound of Vinegar eight Sextaries set them in the Sun forty days then strain out the Roses and put in fresh and so repeat it three or four times 189. To make syrup of Vinegar Take of the Roots of smalledge Fennel Endive each three Ounces Anniseeds smalledge Fennel of each an Ounce Endive half an Ounce clear water three quarts boyl it gently in an Earthen Vessel till half the water be consumed then strain and Clarifie it and with three pound of sugar and a pint and half of White-wine-Vinegar boyl it into a syrup This is a Gallant syrup for such whose Bodies are stuffed either with Phlegm or tough Humours for it opens Obstructions or stoppings both of the stomack Liver spleen and Reins it cuts and brings away tough Phlegm and Choler 190 To make syrup of Apples Take two quarts of the juice of sweet-scented Apples the juice of Bugloss Garden and Wild of Violet-leaves and Rose-water of each a pound boyl them together and Clarifie them and with six pound of very fine sugar boyl them into a syrup according to Art 191. To make the Capon-water against a Consumption Take a Capon the Guts being pull'd out cut it in pieces and take away the Fat boyl it in a close Vessel in a sufficient quantity of spring-water Take of this Broath three pints of Barrage and Violet-water a pint and a half White-Wine one pint Red-Rose leaves two drams and an half Burrage-Flowers Violets and Bugloss of each one Dram pieces of bread out of the Oven half a pound Cinamon bruised half an Ounce still it in a Glass still according to Art This is a sovereign Remedy against Hectick-Fevers and Consumptions let such as are subject to those Diseases hold it as a Jewel 192. To make Elder-Vinegar Gather the Flowers of Elder pick them very clean dry them in the Sun on a gentle heat and to every quart of Vinegar take a good handful of Flowers and let it stand in the Sun a fortnight then strain the Vinegar from the Flowers and put it into the Barrel again and when you draw a quart of Vinegar draw a quart of Water and put it into the Barrel luke-warm 193. To make China Broath Take an Ounce of China-Root clipped thin and steep it in three pints of Water all Night on Embers covered the next day take a Cock Chicken clean pickt and the Guts taken out put in its Belly Agrimony and Maiden-hair of each half a handful Raisins of the Sun stoned one good handful and as much French Barley boyl all these in a Pipkin close covered on a gentle Fire for six or seven hours let it stand till it be cold strain it and keep it for your Use Take a good Draught in the Morning and at four in the After-noon 194. To make Paste of tender Plums Put your Plums into an Earthen Pot and set it into a Pot of boyling water and when the Plums are dissolved then strain the thin Liquor from them through a Câ—oath and reserve that Liquor to make Quiddany then strain the pulp through a piece of Canvas and take as much Sugar as the pulp in weight and as much water as will wet the same and so boyl it to a Candy height then dry the pulp upon a Chafing-dish of Coals then put your Syrup and the pulp so hot together and boyl it always stirring it till it will lye upon a Pye-plate as you lay it and that it run not abroad and when it is somewhat dry then use it but put to it the pulp of Apples 196. To make Cream of Codlings First scald your Codlings and so peel off the skins then scrape the pulp from the Cores and strain them with a little Sugar and Rose-water then lay your pulp of Codlings in the middle of the Dish and so much raw Cream round it as you please and so serve it 196. To make Sugar of Roses Take of Red-Rose-Leaves the whites being cut off an Ounce dry them in the Sun speedily put to it a pound of white Sugar melt the Sugar in Rose-water and Juice of Roses of each two Ounces which being consumed by degrees put in the Rose-Leaves in powder mix them put it upon a Marble and make it into Lozenges according to Art 197. To make a Cream Tart. Cut the Crust of a Manchet and grate it small and mix it with thick Cream and some sweet Butter then take twenty-four Yolks of Eggs and strain them with a little Cream putting thereto a good quantity of Sugar mix these very well and set it upon a small fire and so let it boyl till it be thick then make two sheets of Paste as thin as you can and raise the sides of one of them the height of one of your fingers in breadth and then fill it and cover it with the other sheet then bake it half a quarter of an hour then put Sugar on it and so serve it 198. To make Artificial Oranges Take Alabaster Moulds made in three pieces bind two of the pieces together and water them an hour or two then take as much Sugar as you think will fill your Moulds and so boyl it to a height then pour it into your Moulds one by one very quick Then put on the Lid of the Mould and so turn it round with your Hand as quick as you can and when it is cold
Yolk of Eggs. Or take of Anniseed-water the best you can get half a pound of Oyl of Vitriol shake them well together and drink one or two spoonfuls thereof an hour before the Fit comes 104. For the Spleen Boyl the Rindes and Keys of an Ash-Tree very tender in white-wine and drink a good draught thereof for six or seven Mornings together and it will much ease the Patient when you drink this annoint the Spleen with Unguentum Dialthea every Morning and Evening applying also a Plaister of Melilot to the place 105. An Excellent Powder for the Green-Sickness Take four scruples of Gentian made into fine powder of raspt Ivory and Harts-Horn of each two scruples make these into fine powder and give a spoonful thereof with White-Wine or the like at once 106. A Drink that healeth all Wounds without any Plaister or Oyntment or without any taint most perfectly Take Sanicle Milfoil and Bugle of each a like quantity stamp them in a Mortar and temper them with Wine and give the Sick that is Wounded to drink twice or thrice a day till he be whole Bugle holdeth open the Wound Milfoil cleanseth the Wound Sanicle healeth it but Sanicle may not be given to him that is hurt in the Head or in the Brain-pan for it is dangerous This is a good and tryed Medicine 107. For pricking of a Thorn Take of Violet-leaves one handful stamp them together and take a quantity of Boars-grease ond of Wheat-bran one handful set it on the Fire in clean water and make a Plaister thereof and lay it to the Grief 108. To make Oyl of St. Johns wort good for any Ach or pain Take a quart of Sallet-Oyl and put thereto a quart of Flowers of St. Iohns wort well picked let them lye therein all the Summer till the Seeds of that Herb be ripe the Glass must be kept warm either in the Sun or in the water all the Summer till the Seeds be ripe then put in a quart of St. Iohns wort-seeds whole and so let it stand twelve hours the Glass being kept open then you must boyl the Oyl eight hours the water in the Pot full as high as the Oyl in the Glass when it is cold strain it that the Seed remain not in it and so keep it for your Use. 109. For the Tissick Take two Ounces of Licorise scraped and bruised of Figgs three Ounces of Agrimony Horehound Enula Campana of each a handful boyl them all together in a Gallon of water till the half be wasted then strain the Herbs from the juice and use it early and late Also for the dry Tissick stamp Fennel-Roots and drink the juice thereof with White-Wine 110. To make Oyl of Fennel Put a quantity of Fennel between two Tile-stones or Plates of Iron make them very hot and press out the Liquor and this Oyl will keep a great while for it is good for the Tissick dry Scab burning and scalding III. To make the black Plaister for all manner of Griefs Take a quantity of Oyl-Olive a quantity of Red Lead boyl these together and stirr them with a Slice of wood continually till it be black and some what thick then take it off the Fire and put in it a penny-worth of Red wax and a pound of Rosin and set it to the Fire again but do not blaze it and stir it then take it off and let it stand till it be cold and make it in a lump It is good for a New Wound â—or to stanch Blood pour a little of it in a dish and if it stick fast to the Dishes side then it is enough keep it for your Use as need requireth FINIS Beautifying Waters Oyls Ointments and Powders to Adorn and add Loveliness to the Face and Body 1. To make the Hair very Fair. WAsh your Hair very clean and then take some Allom-water warm and with a Sponge moisten your Hair therewith and it will make it fair Or you may make a Decoction of Turmerick Rubarb or the Bark of the Barberry-Tree and so it will receive a most fair and Beautiful Colour 2. Another Take the last water that is drawn from Honey and wash your Head therewith and it will make the Hair of an Excellent fair Colour but because it is of a strong smell you must perfume it with some sweet Spirit 3. To make the Hair grow thick Make a strong Lye then take a good quantity of Hyssop-Roots and burn them to Ashes and mingle the Ashes and the Lye together and therewith wash your Head and it will make the Hair grow also the Ashes of Froggs burnt doth increase Hair as also the Ashes of Goats-dung mingled with Oyl 4. To make the Hair Grow Take Marsh-Mallows and boyl them Roots and all and wash the Head therewith and it will grow in a short time Also take a good quantity of Bees and dry them in a Siev by the Fire and make powder of them and temper it witth Oyl-Olive and anoint the place where the Hair should grow Also take the Oyl of Tartar and warm it and annoint any bald Head therewith and it will restore the Hair again in a short time 5. To make the Hair Fair. Take the Ashes of a Vine burnt of the Knots of Barley straw and Licorise and Sow-bread and Distill them together in fair water and wash the Head with it also sprinkle the Hair while it is Combing with the powder of Cloves Roses Nutmegs Cardamum and Galingale with Rose-water also the Head being often washed with the Decoction of Beech-Nut-Trees the Hair will become fair 6. To make the Hair grow Taste Hasle-Nuts with Husks and all and burn them to powder then take Beech-mast and the leaves of Enula Campana and stamp the Herb and the Mast together then seeth them together with Honey and annoint the place therewith and strew the powder thereon and this will make the Hair grow 7. To take away Hair Take the Juice of Fumitory mix it with Gum-Arabick then lay it on the place the Hairs first plucked out by the Roots and it will never permit any more Hair to grow on the place Also annoint your Head with the juice of a Glo-worm stamped and it hath the same Virtue 8. For the Falling of Hair Take the Ashes of Pigeons-dung in Lye and wash the Head therewith also Walnut-leaves beaten with Bears-suet restoreth the Hair that is plucked away Also the Leaves and middle Rinde of an Oak sodden in Water and the Head washed therewith is very good for this purpose 9. To make the Face Fair. Take the Flower of Beans and Distill them and wash the Face with the water some say that the Urine of the Party is very good to wash the Face withal to make it Fair. 10. For cleansing the Face and Skin If the Face be washed with the Water that Rice is sodden in it cleanseth the Face and taketh away Pimples 11. A VVater to Adorn the Face Take Eggs cut in pieces Orange-peels the
butter and when it is sufficiently Roasted and brown draw it from the Fire and put some Vinegar and Butter on a Chafing-dish of Coals and crumb in some white-bread and boyl it till it be thick then put to it good store of Sugar and Cinamon and putting it into a clean Dish lay the Cows Udder therein and trim the sides of the Dish with sugar and so serve it 126. To make a Spinage-Tart Take of good Spinage and boyl it in White-wine till it be very soft as Pap then take it and strain it well into a Pewter Dish not leaving any unstrain'd Put to it Rose-water good store of Sugar Cinamon Rose-water and boyl it till it be as thick as Marmalade then let it cool and afterward fill your Coffin and adorn it and serve it it will be of a green colour 127. To make a Tart of Rice Pick your Rice very clean and boyl it in sweet Cream till it be very soft then let it stand and cool put to it good store of Cinamon and Sugar and the Yolks of a couple of Eggs and some Currans stir and beat all well together then having made a Coffin as for other Tarts put your Rice therein and spread it all over the Coffin and break many small bits of sweet butter upon it all over and scrape some Sugar over it then cover the Tart and bake it and serve it as other Tarts 128. To make a Codling-Tart Take Green Apples from the Tree and coddle them in scalding-scalding-water without breaking then peel the thin skin from them and so divide them into halves and cut out the cores and so lay them into the Coffin and do as in a Pippin-Tart and before you cover it when the Sugar is cast in sprinkle good store of rose-Rose-water on it then close it and do as in the Pippin-Tart 129. To make a Pippin-Tart Take of the fairest Pippins and pare them and then divide them just in halves and take out the cores clean then roul the Coffin flat and raise off a small verge of an Inch or more high lay the Pippins with the hollow side down-ward close one to another then put in a few Cloves a stick of Cinamon broken and a little piece of Butter cover all clean over with Sugar and so cover the Coffin and bake it as other Tarts when it is bak'd boyl some Butter and Rose-water together and annoint the Lid all over with it then scrape or strew on it good store of Sugar and so set it in the Oven again and then serve it up 130. To make a Cherry-Tart Take the fairest Cherries you can get and pick them clean from Leaves and stalks then spread out your Coffin as for your Pippin-Tart and cover the bottom with Sugar then cover the Sugar all over with Cherries then cover these Cherries with Sugar some sticks of Cinamon and a few Cloves then lay in more Cherries Sugar Cinamon and Cloves till the Coffin be filled up then cover it and bake it in all points as the Codling and Pippin Tarts and so serve it In the same manner you may make Tarts of Gooseberries Strawberries Rasberries Bilberries or any other Berry whatsoever 131. To make a Minc'd-Pye Take a Leg of Mutton or a Neats-Tongue and par-boyl it well the Mutton being cut from the Bone then put to it three pound of the best Mutton-suet shred very small then spread it abroad and season it with salt Cloves and Mace then put in good store of Currans great Raisins and Pruans clean washed and pick'd a few Dates sliced and some Orange-peels sliced then being all well mixt together put it into a Coffin or many Coffins and so bake them and when they are served up open the Lids and strew store of Sugar on the Top of the Meat and upon the Lid. 132. To make a Calves-Foot-Pye Boyl your Calves-Feet very well and then pick all the Meat from the Bones when it is cold shred it as small as you can and season it with Cloves and Mace and put in good store of Currans Raisins and Pruans then put it into the Coffin with good store of sweet Butter then break in whole sticks of Cinamon and a Nutmeg sliced and season it with Salt then close up the Coffin and only leave a vent-hole put in some Liquor made of Verjuice Sugar Cinamon and Butter boyled together and so serve it 133. To make a Tansey Take a Certain Number of Eggs according to the bigness of your Frying-pan and break them into a Dish taking away the white of every third Egg then with a spoon take away the little white Chicken-knots that stick upon the Yolks then with a little Cream beat them very well together then take of green Wheat-blades Violet-leaves Strawberry-leaves Spinage and Succory of each a like quantity and a few Walnut-Tree-buds chop and beat all these very well and then strain out the juice mix it then with a little more Cream put to it the Eggs and stir all well together then put in a few crumbs of fine grated bread Cinamon Nutmeg and Salt then put some sweet butter into a Frying-pan and as soon as it is melted put in the Tansey and Fry it brown without burning and with a Dish turn it in the Pan as Occasion shall serve strew good store of Sugar on it and serve it up 134. To Stew a Pike After your Pike is Drest and opened in the Back and laid flat as if it were to Fry then lay it in a large Dish put to it White-wine to cover it set it on the Coals and let it boyl gently if scum arise take it off then put to it Currans Sugar Cinamon Barberries as many Pruans as will Garnish the Dish then cover it close with another Dish and let it stew till the Fruit be soft and the Pike enough then put to it a good piece of sweet Butter with your Scummer take up the Fish and lay it in a Dish with Sippets then take a couple of Yolks only of Eggs and beat them together well with a spoonful of Cream and as soon as the Pike is taken out put it into the broath and stir it exceedingly to keep it from curdling then pour the broath upon the Pike and trim the sides of the Dish with Sugar Pruans and Barberries with slices of Oranges and Limons and so serve it up 135. To Roast Venison If you will Roast any Venison after you have wash'd it and cleansed all the Blood from it you must stick it with Cloves all over on the out-side and if it be lean lard it either with Mutton or Pork-lard but Mutton is best then Spit it and Roast it by a soaking Fire then take Vinegar Crumbs of Bread and some of the Gravy that comes from the Venison and boyl them well in a Dish then season it with Sugar Cinamon Ginger and Salt and serve the Venison upon the Sauce when it is Roasted enough 136. To Roast a piece of Fresh
enough to bear an Egg boil them very well together then set it a cooling and when it is almost cold put in some Ale-yeast then put it into a strong Vessel and when it hath done working put a bag of spices into the Vessel and some Lemon Peel and stop it up close and in a few days it will be fit to drink but the longer you keep it the better 64. To candy Oranges or Lemons after they are preserved Take them out of the Syrup and drain them well then boil some Sugar to a candy height and lay your Peels in the bottom of a â—ive and pour your hot Sugar over them and then dry them in a stove or warm oven 65. To preserve Oranges after the Portugal fashion Open your Oranges at the end and take out all the meat then boil them in several waters till a straw nay go through them then take their weight ann half in fine Sugar and to every pound of Sugar a pint of water boil it and scum it then put in your Oranges and boil them a little more then take them up and fill them with preserved Pippins and boil them again till you think they are enough but if you will have them jelly make a new Syrup with the water wherein some sliced Pippins have been boiled and some sine Sugar and that will be a stiff Jelly 66. To make good Vsquebath Take two Gallons of good Aquavitae four ounces of the best liquorice bruised four ounces of Anniseed bruiâ—ed put them into a Wooden Glass or Stone Vessel and cover them close and so let them stand a week then draw off the cleerest and Sweetest with Molosso's and keep it in another Vessel and put in some Dates and Raisens stoned keep it very close from the Air. 67. To make Italian Bisket Take serced Sugar and a little of the white of an Egg with some Ambergreece and Musk beat them all to a past in an Alablaster Morter and mould it in a little Anniseed finely dusted then make it up in Loaves and cut them about like Maunchet then bake them in an Oven as hot as for Maunchet and when they are risen somewhat high upon the Plates take them forth and remove them not of the Plates till they be cold for they will be very apt to break 68. To make French Bisket Take half a peek of flower with four Eggs half a pint of Ale-yeast one ounce and half of Anniseed a litle sweet cream and a little cold water make all into a Loaf and fashion it something long then cut it into thick slices like Tosts after it hath stood two days and rub them over with powdred Sugar and lay them in a warm Sun and so dry them and Sugar them as you dry them three or four times then put them into Boxes for use 69. To make Sugar Plate Take serced Sugar and make it up in past with Gum-dragon steeped in Rose-water and when you have brought it to a perfect past rowl it as thin as â—â—e you can and then print it in moulds of what fashion you please and so let them dry as they ly 70. To make Pomander Take half an ounce of Benjamin and as much Storax and as much Lapdanum with six grains of Musk and as much Civet and two grains of Amber-grease and one dram of sweet balsom beat all these together in a hot Morter then roul it up in beads as big or as little as you please and whilst they are hot make holes in them to serve for your use 71. To make conserve of Damsons Take ripe Damsons and put them into scalding water and half an hour after set them over the fire till they break then strain them through a Cullender and let them cool therein then strain them through a peice of Canvas from their stones and skins and then set them over the fire again then put to them a good quantity of red Wine and so boil it often stirring it till it be thick and when it is almost boil dâ—enough put in a convenient proportion of Sugar and stir it very well together and then put it into your gally-pots 72. To bake Oranges Peel all the bark off and boil them in Rose-water and Sugar till they are â—â—nder then make your Pye and set them whole in it and put in the liquor they are boilâ—d in into the Pye and season it with Sugar Cinamon and Ginger 73. To preserve Peaches Take a pound of your fairest and best colour'd Peaches and with a wer linnen cloâ—tâ— wipe oâ—â— the white hoar of them thâ—n parboil them in half a pint of White-wine and a pint and a half of running water and being parboil'd peel off the white skin of them and then weigh them take to your pound of Peaches three quarters of a pound of refined Sugar and diâ—â—olve it in a quarter of a pint of White-wine and boyl it almost to the height of a Syrup then put in your Peaches and let them boil in the Syrup a quarter of an hour or more if need require then put them up keep them all the year 74. To preserve Goose-berries Take Goose-berries or Grape or Barberries and take somewhat more then their weight in Sugar beaten very fine and so lay one laying of fruits and another of Sugar till all are laid in your preserving pan then take six spoonfuls of fair water and boil your fruits therein as fast as you can until they be very clear then take them up and boil the Syrup by it self till it be thick when they are cold put them into gally-pots 75. To preserve Pippins white Pare your Pippins and cut them the cross way and weigh them add to a pound of Sugar a pint of water then put the Sugar to the water and let it boil a while and then put in your Pippins and let them boil till they be clear at the core then take them off and put them up 76. To preserve Grapes it settle a while then wet a pound of Sugar or Grapes with the juice stone the Grapes save the liquor in the stoning take off the stalks give them a boiling tâ—ke them off and put them up 77. To preserve Angellica Roots Wash the Roots and slice them very thin and lay them in water three or four days change the water every day then put the Roots into a pot of water and set them in the embers all night in the morning put away the water then take a pound of Roots four pints of water and two pound of Sugar let it boil and scum it clean then put in the Roots which will be boâ—lâ—d before the Syrup then take them up and boil the Syrup after they will ask a whole days work very softly at St. Andrews time is the best time to do them in all the year 78. To make Syrup of Quinces Take of the juice of Quinces clarified three quarts boil it over a gentle fire tilâ— half of it be consumed scum it and