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-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—
loath and without fire by degrees press out the Oyl 45. An excellent Water against fitâ— of the Mother Take briony-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
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
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
water and then strew them over with Sugar finely sierced as you do Flower upon Fish to fry and set them into a broad earthen Pan and lay them one by another then set them into a warm Stove or Oven until they be dry and turn them every day till they are quite dry and if you please you may Candy them therewithal cast Sugar upon them three or four times as you dry them 120. To make Quiddany of Quinces Take the Kernels out of seven or eight great Quinces and boyl the Quinces in a quart of Spring-water till it come to a pint then put into it a quarter of a Pint of Rose-water and one pound of fine Sugar and so let it boyl till it come to be of a deep colour then take a drop and drop it into the bottom of a Saucer and if it stand take it off then let it run through a Jelly-bag into a Bason then set it over a Chafing-dish of Coals to keep it warm then take a Spoon and fill your Boxes as full as you please when they be cold cover them and if you please to print it in moulds wetting your moulds with Rose-water and so let it run in and when it is cold turn it into Boxes 121. To make Sweet Cakes without either Spice or Sugar Take Parsneps and scrape or wash them clean slice them thin and dry them well beat them to powder mixing one third part thereof with two thirds of fine Wheat-Flower make up your Paste into Cakes and you will find them very sweet and delicate 122. To make Wormwood-VVine Take small Rochel or Comahe Wine put a few drops of the Extracted Oyl of Worm-wood therein brew it together out of one pot into another and you shall have a more neat and wholsom wine for your Body than that which is Sold for right Wormwood-Wine 123. To make Sweet Bags to lye among Linning Fill your Bags only with Lignum and Rhodium finely beaten and it will give an Excellent Scent to your Linnen 124. To make Spirit of Honey Put one part of Honey to five parts of Water when the water boyleth dissolve your Honey therein scum it and having boyled an hour or two put it into a wooden Vessel and when it is Blood-warm set it on fire with Yeast after the usual manner of Beer and Ale turn it and when it hath lain some time it will yield Spirit by Distillation as Wine Beer and Ale will do 125. To Preserve Artichoaks Cut off the stalks of your Artichoaks within two Inches of the Choak and make a strong Decoction of the rest of the stalks slicing them into thin small pieces and let the Artichoaks lye in this Decoction and when you use them you must put them first in warm water and then in cold and so take away the bitterness of them 126. To make Syrup for a Cough of the Lungs Take a Pottle of fair Running water in a new Pipkin and put into it half an Ounce of Sydrack half an Ounce of Maiden-hair and a good handful of Elecampane Roots sliced boyl all together untill half be boyled away even to a Syrup then put into it the whites of Eggs and let it boyl two or three walms and give the Patient a Spoonful Morning and Evening 127. To make Banbury Cakes Take four pound of Currants wash and pick them very clean and dry them in a Cloath then take three Eggs and put away one Yolk and beat them and strain them with Yeast putting thereto Cloves Mace Cinamon and Nutmegs then take a pint of Cream and as much Mornings Milk and let it warm then take Flower and put in good store of cold Butter and Sugar then put in your Eggs Yeast and Meal and work them all together an hour or more then save a piece of the Paste and break the rest in pieces and work in your Currants then make your Cake what quantity you please and cover it very thin with the Paste wherein were no Currants and so bake it according to the bigness 128. To make Ginger-bread Take a quart of Honey and set it on the coals and refine it then take Ginger Pepper and Licorise of each a penny-worth a quarter of a pound of Anniseeds and a penny-worth of Saunders beat all these and sierse them and put them into the Honey add a quarter of a pint of Claret Wine or Old Ale then take three penny Manchets finely grated and strew it amongst the rest and stir it till it come to a stiff Past make them into Cakes and dry them gently 129. To make VVormwood-VVater Take two Gallons of good Ale a pound of Anniseeds half a pound of Licorise and beat them very fine then take two good handfuls of the Crops of Wormwood and put them into Ale and let them stand all Night and let them stand in a Limbeck with a moderate Fire 130. To make Paste of Quinces First boyl your Quinces whole and when they are soft pare them and cut the Quince from the Core then take the finest Sugar you can get finely beaten or sierced and put in a little Rose-water and boyl it together till it be stiff enough to mould and when it is cold roul it and print A pound of Quinces will require a pound of Sugar or thereabout 131. To make thin Quince Cakes Take your Quince when it is boyled soft as before and dry it upon a Pewter Plate with a soft heat and stir it with a slice till it be hard then take sierced Sugar to the same weight and strew it upon the Quince as you beat it in a Wooden or Stone Mortar and so roul them thin and print them 132. To make fine Cakes Take a Pottle of fine Flower and a pound of Sugar a little Meale and good store of Water to mingle the Flower into a stiff Plate with a little Salt and so knead it and roul out the Cakes thin and bake them on Papers 133. To make Suckets Take Curds and the paring of Limons Oranges or Pome-Citrons or indeed any half-ripe green Fruit and boyl them till they be tender in sweet wort then take three pound of Sugar the whites of four Eggs and a Gallon of water beat the water and Eggs together and then put in your Sugar and set it on the Fire and let it have a gentle fire and let it boyl six or seven walms then strain it through a Cloath and set it on again till it fall from the Spoon and then put it into the Rindes or Fruits 134. To make Leach Lombard Take half a pound of blanched Almonds two Ounces of Cinamon beaten and sierced half a pound of Sugar beat your Almonds and strew on your Cinamon and Sugar till it come to a Paste then roul it and print it as afore-said 135. To make a rare Damask Water Take a quart of Malmsey Lees or Malmsey one handful of Marjoram as much Basil four handfuls of Lavender one handful of Bay-leaves four handfuls of
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-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
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-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
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
Vinegar and Sugar and put them up into the same Pickle you must Observe to cut them into small Thongs the length of half the Piel of your Limon being pared it 's a handsom savoury Winter Sallet Boyl them first in Water before you boyl them in Sugar 231. To make Goosberry-Paste Take Gooseberries and cut them one by one and wring away the juice till you have got enough for your turn boyl your juice alone to make it somewhat thicker then take as much fine Sugar as your juice will sharpen dry it and then beat it again then take as much Gum-dragon steeped in Rose-water as will serve then beat it into a Paste in a Marble Mortar then take it up print it in your Moulds and dry it in your Stove when it is dry Box it up for your Use all the Year 232. To make Suckets of Lettuce-stalks Take Lettuce-stalks and peel away the out-side then par-boyl them in fair water and let them stand all Night dry then take half a pint of the same Liquor and a quart of rose-Rose-water and so boyl it to a Syrup and when the Syrup is almost cold put in your Roots and let them stand all Night to take Sugar then boyl your Syrup again because it will be weak and then take out your Roots 233. To make Musk-Sugar Bruise four or five Grains of Musk put it in a piece of Cambrick or Lawn lay it at the bottom of a Gally-Pot and strew Sugar thereon stop your Pot close and all your Sugar in a few days will both smell and taste of Musk and when you have spent that Sugar lay more Sugar thereon which will also have the same scent 234. To make Prince-Bisket Take one pound of very fine Flower and one pound of fine sugar and eight Eggs and to spoonfuls of Rose-water and one Ounce of Carraway-seeds and beat it all to Batter one whole hour for the more you beat it the better your Bread is then Bake it in Coffins of white Plate being basted with a little Butter before you put in your Batter and so keep it 235. To Candy Rose-Leaves Boyl Sugar and Rose-water a little upon a Chafing-dish of Coals then put the Leaves being throughly dryed either by the Sun or on the Fire into the Sugar and boyl them a little then strew the powder of double-refined Sugar upon them and turn them and boyl them a little longer taking the Dish from the Fire then strew more powdered Sugar on the contrary side of the Flowers 236. To Preserve Roses or Gilly-flowers whole Dip a Rose that is neither in the Bud nor over-blown in a Syrup consisting of Sugar double-refined and Rose-water boyled to it 's full height then open the leaves one by one with a fine smooth Bodkin either of Bone or Wood then lay them on Papers in the heat or else dry with a gentle heat in a close Room heating the Room before you set them in or in an Oven then put them up in Glasses and keep them in dry Cup-boards near the Fire 237. To make Ielly of Quinces Take of the juice of Quinces Clarified six quarts boyl it half away and add to the remainder five pints of Old White-Wine consume the third part over a gentle fire taking away the scum as you ought let the rest settle and strain it and with three pound of Sugar boyl it according to Art 238. To make Ielly of Currans Take four pound of good Sugar and clarifie it with whites of Eggs then boyl it to a Candy height that is till it go into flashes then put to it five pints or as much as you please of the pure juice of Red Currans first boyled to Clarifie it by scumming it boyl them together a while till they be scum'd well and enough to become a Jelly then put a good handful or two of the Berries of Currans whole and cleansed from the stalks and black End and boyl them till they are enough You need not boyl the juice before you put to the Sugar neither scum it before the Sugar and it boyl together but then scum it clean and take care that the juice be very clear and well strained 239. To make Syrup of Mint Take of the juice of sweet Quinces and between sweet and sour the juice of Pomegranats sweet between sweet and sour of each a pint and half dryed Mint half a pound Red Roses two Ounces let them lye in steep one day then boyl it half away and with four pound of Sugar boyl it into Syrup according to Art 240. To make Honey of Mulberries Take of the juice of Mulberries and Black-berries before they be Ripe gathered before the Sun be up of each a pound and half Honey two pound boyl them to their due thickness 241. To make Syrup of Purslain Take of the seed of Purslain grosly bruised half a pound of the juice of Endive boyled and Clarified two pints Sugar two pound Vinegar nine Ounces infuse the seeds in the juice of Endive Twenty four hours afterwards boyl it half away with a gentle Fire then strain it and boyl it with the Sugar to the consistence of a Syrup adding the Vinegar toward the latter end of the Decoction 242. To make Honey of Raisins Take of Raisins of the Sun cleansed from the stones two pound steep them in six pints of warm water the next day boyl it half away and press it strongly then put two pints of Honey to the Liquor that is pressed out and boyl it to a thickness It is good for a Consumption and to loosen the Body 243. To make Syrup of Comfrey Take of the Roots and Tops of Comfrey the greater and the less of each three handfuls Red Roses Betony Plantain Burnet Knot-grass Scabious Colts-foot of each two handfuls press the juice out of them all being green and bruised boyl it scum it and strain it add to it it's weight of Sugar and make it into Syrup according to Art 244. To Pickle Quinces Boyl your Quinces whole in water till they be soft but not too violently for fear of breaking them when they are soft take them out and boyl some Quinces pared quartered and Cored and the parings of the Quinces with them in the same Liquor to make it strong and when they are boyled that the Liquor is of a sufficient strength take out the quartered Quinces and parings and put the Liquor into a Pot big enough to receive all the Quinces both whole and quartered and put them into it when the Liquor is through cold and keep them for Use close covered 245. To make Plague-water Take a pound of Rue of Rosemary Sage Sorrel Celandine Mugwort of the tops of red Brambles Pimpernel Wild Dragons Agrimony Balm Angelica of each a pound put these Compounds in a Pot fill it with White-Wine above the Herbs so let it stand four days then Distill for your Use in an Alembeck 245. To make Quince-Cakes white First Clarifie the Sugar with the
Violets and beat them to powder and stamp them of each a like quantity then boyl them together in fair water till it grows thick then put it up and let the Patient take of it Morning and Evening 24. To make Unguentum Album Take a pint of Oyl-Olive and half a pound of Diaculum Anniseeds a pretty quantity and put them together and put thereto a pound of Ceruse small grounded boyl them together a little and stir them alway till it be cold and it is done 25. To destroy the Piles Take Oyl of Roses Frankincense and Honey and make an Oyntment of them and put it into the Fundament and put Myrrh unto the same and use often to annoint the Fundament therewith and let the Fume thereof go into the Fundament 26. For the Canker Take a handful of unset Leeks with the Roots and a small quantity of Yarrow and boyl them in White-Wine till they be all very soft then strain and Clarifie them and let the Patient drink thereof Morning and Evening Blood-warm 27. For the Itch. Take the Juice of Pennyroyal the juice of Savin the juice of Scabious the juice of Sage the juice of Pellitory with some Barrows grease and black soap temper all these together and make a Salve for the Itch. 28. For the Kings Evil. Take two Ounces of the Water of Broom-flowers Distilled and give it in the Morning to the Patient Fasting and it will Purge the evil Humour downward and wasteth and healeth the Kernels without breaking them outwardly 29. To break an Imposthume Take a lilly-Lilly-root and an Onion and boyl them in water till they be soft then stamp them and fry them with Swines grease and lay it to the Imposthume as hot as the Patient may suffer it 30. For biting of a Mad Dog Stamp large Plantain and lay it to the grieved place and it will Cure the Sore 31. For the Green-Sickness Take the Keys of an Ashen-Tree dryed and beaten to powder and take of red Fennel red Sage Marjoram and Betony and seeth them in Running-water from a Pottle to a Quart then strain them and drink thereof a good draught with Sugar Morning and Evening luke-warm 32. For Deafness Take of Wild Mint mortifie it and squeeze it in the hand till it rendreth juice then take it with it's juice and put it into the Ear change it often this will help the Deafness if the Person hath heard before 33. For the Dropsie Take a Gallon of White-Wine and put into it a handful of Roman Wormwood and a good piece of Horse-Radish and a good quantity of Broom-ashes tyed in a Cloath then take a good bunch of dwarf-Elder beat it in a Mortar and strain out the juice and put it into the Wine when you will drink it but if the dwarf-Elder be dry you must steep a good quantity in the Wine Take of this half a pint Morning and Evening 34. For a Sprain in the Back or any other weakness Take a quarter of a pint of good Muskadine a spoonful of Madder Incorporate them well together then give it the Patlent to drink for three Mornings together and if need requireth you may use it often in a day This will strengthen the Back exceedingly 35. An Excellent Water for Sore Eyes Take a Gallon of pure Running-water and eight Drams of white Coperas and as much of fine white Salt mix them together and let it simper half an hour over a slow Fire and then strain it for Use. Catholicon 36. A most Excellent Cordial Take half a peck of Ripe Elder-Berries pick them clean and let them stand two or three days in an Earthen Pan till they begin to hoar or mould then bruise and strain them and boyl the Liquor tiâ—â— half be consumed then putting a pound of Sugar to every pint of Liquor boyl them to Syrup 37. A Medicine for an Ague Take a quart of the best Ale and boyl it to a pint and let the Party drink it as hot as he is able and then let the Patientlye down upon a Bed and be covered warm when the first Fit grudges and let a Bason be ready to Vomit in 38. Another for an Ague Take a large Nutmeg and slice it and so much Roch-Allom beaten to powder and put them both into one pint of the best White-Wine and incorporate them well together and let the Patient take one half thereof about half an hour before the the Fit and then walk apace or use some other Laborious Exercise and when the Fit begins to come take the other half and continue Exercise Both these I have known to Cure to Admiration 39. For a great Lax or Looseness Take one quart of New Milk and have ready one half pint of Distilled Plantain-water and set your Milk over the Fire and when your Milk by boyling rises up take two or three spoonfuls as Occasion shall be to allay the rising and and when it rises again do the like and so in like manner till the Plantain-water be all in and then boyling up as before let the Patient drink thereof warmed hot or how else he likes it I never yet have sound it fail of Curing 40. For Curing of Deafness Take Herb-of-Grace and pound it then strain it and take two spoonfuls of the Juice put thereto one spoonful of Brandy-Wine and when it is well evaporated dip therein a little black wool or fine Lint being first bound with a silk thread and put it into your Ear. 41. For the Scurvey Take half a peck of Sea-Seurvey-grass and as much Water-cresses of Dwarf-Elder Roman Wormwood Red Sage Fumitory Harts-Horn and Liverwort of each one handful wash the Water-cresses and dry them well the other Herbs must be rubb'd clean and not washed then add one Ounce of Horse-Raddish and a good handful of Madder-Roots beat these with the Herbs and strain the juice well out for the last is best then set it on a quick Fire and scum it clean then let it stand till it be settled and when it is quite cold bottle it up and keep it in a cold place You must take four or five spoonfuls with one spoonful of Syrup of Limons put into it each Morning Fasting and Fast one hour after it 42. An Excellent Remedy to procure Conception Take of Syrup of Mother-wort Syrup of Mugwort half an Ounce of Spirit of Clary two Drams of the Root of English Snake-weed in fine powder one Dram Purslain-seed Nettle-seed Rochet-seed all in subtle powder of each two drams Candied Nutmegs Eringo-Roots Satyrion-Roots Preserved Dates Pistachoes Conserve of Suceory of each three Drams Cinamon Saffron in fine powder of each a seruple Conserve of Vervain Pine-Apple-Kernels picked and pilled of each two drams stamp and work all these Ingredients in a Mortar to an Electuary then put it up into Gally-Pots and keep it for Use. Take of this Electuary the quantity of a good Nutmeg in a little Glass full of White-Wine in the Morning Fasting and at
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-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
and Cinamon of either of them an even proportion by weight beat them into small powder and sierse it through a fine cloath upon a sheet of white Paper to the quantity of an Ounce or more and so by even proportions in weight mingle them together in clean Clarified Caponsâ—grease and temper them well together till they be well Mollified then put to it a little Camphire to the quantity of a Bean and so put the whole Confection in a Glass and use it 31. To take away Pimples Take Wheat-flower mingled with Honey and Vinegar and lay it upon them 32. An Excellent Oyntment for an Inflamed Face Take an Ounce of the Oyl of Bays and an Ounce of Quick-Silver and put them in a Bladder together with a spoonful of Fasting-spittle and then rub them well together that nothing of the Quick-Silver be seen take of this Oyntment when it it made and annoint the Face therewith and it will heal it well and fair Proved true 33. For a Rich Face Take three Yolks of Eggs raw as much in quantity of fresh Butter or Capons-grease without Salt Camphire two penny-worth Red-Rose-water half a pint two Grains of Sivet and boyl all these together in a Dish then strain them through a clean Cloath and set it to cool and take the uppermost and use it 34. To make the Skin white and clear Boyl two Ounces of French Barley in three pints of Conduit-water change the water and put in the Barley again do this till your Barley do not dis-colour the water then boyl the last three pints to a quart then mix half a pint of white-wine therein and when it is cold wring the juice of two or three good Limons therein and use it for the Morthew heat of the Face and to clear the Skin 35. An Excellent Pomatum to clear the Skin Wash Barrows-grease or Lard often-times in May-dew that hath been Clarified in the Sun till it be exceeding white then take Marsh-mallow-Roots scraping off the out-sides make thin slices of them and mix them set them to macerate in a Balneo and scum itâ— well till it be Clarified and will come to rope then strain it and put now and then a spoonful of May-dew therein beating it till it be through cold in often change of May-dew then throw away that Dew and put it in a Glass covering it with May-dew and so keep it for your Use. 36. To take away Spots and Freckles from the Face and Hands The Sap that issueth out of a Birch-Tree in great abundance being opened in March or April and a Glass Receiver set under it to Receive it This cleanseth the Skin Excellently and maketh it very clear being washed therewith This Sap will dissolve Pearl a Secret not known to many 37. To take away Freckles and Morphew Wash your Face in the wane of the Moon with a Sponge Morning and Evening with the Distilled water of Elder-leaves letting it dry into the Skin you must Distill your Water in May This I had from a Traveller who hath Cured himself thereby 38. To make the Teeth white and sound Take a quart of Honey and as much Vinegar and half so much White-Wine boyl them together and wash your Teeth therewith now and then 39. A Dentrifice to whiten the Teeth Take of Harts-horn and Horses Teeth of each two Ounces Sea-shells Common Salt Cypress-Nuts each one Ounce burn them together in an Oven and make a powder and work it up with the Mucilage of Gum Tragacinth and rub the Teeth therewith 40. To make the Teeth white as Ivory Take Rosemary Sage and a little Allom and Honey and boyl them together in fair running-Running-water and when it is well boyled strain out the fair water and keep it in a Glass and use it sometime to wash your Mouth and Teeth therewith and it will make them clean Also wash your Teeth with the Decoction of Lady thistle-Thistle-Root and it will cleanse and fasten the Teeth and the sore gums made wholeâ— also the Root of Hore-hound drunk or chewed Fasting doth quickly heal the gums and maketh the Teeth clean Strawberry-leaves also cleanseth the Teeth and Gums a sure and tryed Experiment 41. To make the Teeth white Take one drop of the Oyl of Vitriol and wet the Teeth with it and rub them afterwards with a course Cloath although this Medicine be strong fear it not 42. For a Stinking Breath Take two handfuls of Cummin and stamp it to powder and boyl it in wine and drink the Syrup thereof Morning and Evening for fifteen days and it will help Proved 43. To make the Breath Sweet VVash you Mouth with the water that the shells of Citrons have been boyled in and you will have a sweet Breath 44. To Sweeten the Breath Take Butter and the juice of Feather-few and temper them with Honey and take every day a spoonful Also these things sweeten the Breath the Electuary of Aromaticks and the peels of Citrons 45. To cleanse the Mouth It is good to cleanse the Mouth every Morning by rubbing the Teeth with a Sage-leaf Citron-peels or with powder made with Cloves and Nutmegs forbear all Meats of ill Digestion and raw Fruits 46. For Running in the Ears Take the juice of Elder and drop iâ— into the Ear of the Party grieved and it cleanseth the Matter and the filth thereofâ— Also the juice of Violets used is very good for the Running of the Ears 47. For Eyes that are Blood-shot Take the Roots of Red Fennel stamp them and wring out the juice then temper it with Clarified Honey and make an Oyntment thereof and annoint the Eyes therewith and it will take away thâ— Redness 48. To make the Hands white Take the Flower of Beans of Lupines of Starch-Corn Rice Orice of each six Ounces mix them and make a powder with which wash your Hands it water 49. A Delicate washing Ball. Take three Ounces of Orace half an Ounce of Cypress two Ounces of Calamus Aromaticus one Ounce of Rose-leaves two Ounces of Lavender-Flowers beat all these together in a Mortar siersing them through a fine sierce then scrape some Castile-soap and dissolve it in Rose-water mix your powders therewith and beat them in a Mortar then make them up in Balls 50. For the Lips chopt Rub them with the Sweat behind your Ears and this will make them smooth and well coloured 51. To prevent marks of the Small-Pox Boyl Cream to an Oyl and with that annoint the wheals with a Feather as soon as they begin to dry and keep the Scabs always moist therewith let your Face be annointed almost every half hour 52. To take away Child-blains in the Hands or Feet Boyl half a peck of Oats in a quart of water till it grow dry then annoint your Hands with Pomatum and after they are well Chased hold them within the Oats as hot as you can endure them covering the Bowl wherein you do your Hands with a double Cloath to keep in the steam of the Oats
make a Lamb Pye FIrst Cut your Lamb into pieces and then Season it with Nutmegs Cloves and Mace and some Salt with Currans Raisins of the Sun and Sweet Butter and if you will eat it hot when it is baked put in some Yolks of Eggs with Wine-Vinegar and Sugar beaten together but if you will eat it cold put in no Eggs but only Vinegar and Sugar 2. To make a Rice-Pudding Take thin Cream or good Milk of what quantity you please boyl it with a little Cinamon in it and when it hath boyled a while take out the Cinamon and put in Rose-water and Sugar enough to make it sweet and good then having your Rice ready beaten as fine as Flower and siersed as some do it strew it in till it be of the thickness of a Hasty-pudding then pour it into a Dish and Serve it 3. To make Cheese-Cakes the best way Take two Gallons of New Milk put into them two spoonfuls and a half of Runnet heat the Milk little less than Blood-warm cover it close with a Cloath till you see the Cheese be gathered then with a scumming-dish gently take out the whey when you have dreyn'd the Curd as clean as you can put it into a Siev and let it drain very well there then to two quarts of Curds take a quart of thick Cream a pound of Sweet Butter twelve Eggs a pound and half of Currans a penny worth of Cloves Nutmeg and Mace beaten half a pound of good Sugar a quarter of a pint of Rose-water mingle it well together and put it into Puff-paste 4. To make an Egg-Pye or Mince-Pye of Eggs. Take the Yolks of two dozen of Eggs hard boyled shred them take the same quantity of Beef-Suet half a pound of Pippins a pound of Currans well washt and dry'd half a pound of Sugar a penny-worth of beaten Spice a few Carraway-Seeds a little Candyed Orange-peel shred a little Verjuice and Rose-water fill the Coffin and bake it with gentle heat 5. To Carbonado Mutton Broyl a Shoulder or Breast of Mutton then Scotch them with your Knife and strew on minc'd Thyme and Salt and a little Mutmeg when they are broyled Dish them up The Sauce is Claret-wine boyled up with two Onions a little Camphire and Capers with a little Gravy Garnish'd with Limons 6. To stew a Pheasant French Fashion Roast your Pheasant till he be half Roasted then boyl it in Mutton-Broath and put into the Broath whole Pepper whole Mace and sliced Onions and Vinegar and make it sharp and put in Prâ—ans and Currans and colour your Broath with bruised Pruans 7. To make Bisket-bread Take half a peek of Flower fine two Ounces of Anniseeds two Ounces of Coriander-seed the whites of six Eggs a pint of Ale-Yeast with as much warm-water as will make it up into a Paste so bake it in a long Roul when it is two days Old pare it and slice it then Sugar it and dry it in an Oven and so keep it all the Year 8. To make a Dish of Marrow Take a piece of fine Paste and roul it very thin then take the Marrow all as whole out of the Bones as you can and cleave it into four quarters then take it and season it with a little Pepper Salt Sugar and Dates small minced then lay one piece in your Paste and make it up like a Pescod so make half a dozen of them and fry them in Clarified Butter scrape Sugar on and serve them 9. To make a Herring-pye Put great store of sliced Onions with Currans and Raisins of the Sun both above and under the Herrings and store of Butter put them into your Pye and bake them 10. To make Black-puddings Take a quart of Sheeps-blood and a quart of Cream ten Eggs the yolks and the whites beaten together stir all this Liquor very well then thicken it with grated bread and Oat-meal finely beaten of each a like quantity Beef-suet finely shred and Marrow in little lumps â—â—â—son it with a little Nutmeg Cloves and Mace mingled with Salt a little sweet Marjoram Thyme and Penny-royal shred very well together and mingle them with the other things some put in a few Currans Then fill them in cleansed Guts and boyl them very carefully 11. To make a good Spanish Olio Take a Rump of Beef or some of a Brisket or Buttock cut it to pieces a Loyn of Mutton with the Fat taken off and a fleshy piece of a Leg of Veal or a Knuckle a piece of inter-laided Bacon three or four Onions or some Garlick and if you will a Capon or two or else three great Tame-Pigeons First put into the water the Beef and Bacon after a while the Mutton Veal and Onions but not the Capon or Pigeons only so long till they are boyled enough if you have Garavanza's put them in at the first after they have been soaked with Ashes all night in heat wash them well in warm water or if you have Cabbage Roots Leeks or whole Onions put them in time enough to be sufficiently boyled You may at first put in some Crusts of Bread or Venison Pye-Crust it must boyl in all five or six hours gently like stewing after it is well boyled a quarter or half an hour before you intend to take it take out a porringer full of Broath and put to it some Pepper and five or six Cloves and a Nutmeg and some Saffron and mingle them well in it then put that into the Pot and let it boyl or stew with the rest a while put in a bundle of sweet Herbs salt must be put in when it is scumm'd 12. To Stew Venison If you have much Venison and do make many cold baked Meats you may stew a Dish in hast thus When it is sliced out of your Pye Pot or Pasty put it in your stewing-Dish and set it on a heap of coals with a little Claret Wine a sprigg or two of Rosemary half a dozen Cloves a little grated bread Sugar and Vinegar so let it stew together a while then grate on Nutmeg and Dish it up 13. To boyl a Leg of Veal and Bacon Lard your Leg of Veal with Bacon all over with a little Limon-peel amongst it then boyl it with a piece of Middle-Bacon when your Bacon is boyled cut it in slices season it with Pepper and dryed Sage mixt together Dish up your Veal with the Bacon round about it send up with it saucers of green Sauce strew over it Parsley and Barberries 14. To make Furmety Take French-barley and pick it and wash it lay it in steep one Night then boyl it in two or three several waters and so cover it as as you would do Wheat to make it swell then take a quart of good Cream and boyl it with a Race of Ginger cut in two pieces one blade of Mace and half a Nutmeg all in one piece then put thereto so much of the Barley as will thicken it and when it is almost boyled
Dish 5. A Warden Pye or Tart. 6. Custards A Bill of Fare for Winter Season 1. A Collar of Brawn 2. A Lambs Head and white Broath 3. A Neats-Tongue and Udder Roasted 4. A Dish of Minc'd Pyes 5. A Venison or Lamb-Pye 6. A Dish of Chickens Second Course 1. A Side of Lamb. 2. A Dish of Wild-Ducks 3. A Quince-Tart 4. A Couple of Capons Roasted 5. A Turkey Roasted 6. A Dish of Custards A Bill of Fare upon an Extraordinary Occasion 1. A Collar of Brawn 2. A Couple of Pullets boyled 3. A bisk of Fish 4. A Dish of Câ—rps 5. A Grand boyled Meat 6. A Grand Sallet 7. A Venison Pasty 8. A Roasted Turkey 9. A Fat Pig 10. A powdered Goose. 11. A Haunch of Venison Roasted 12. A Neats-Tongue and Udder Roasted 13. A Westphalia Ham boyled 14. A Joll of Salmon 15. Minced Pyes 16. A Sur-Loyn of Roast beef 17. Cold baked Meats 18. A Dish of Custards Second Course 1. Jellies of all sorts 2. A Dish of Pheasants 3. A Pike boyled 4. An Oyster-Pye 5. A Dish of Plovers 6. A Dish of Larks 7. A Joll of Sturgeon 8. A couple of Lobsters 9. A Lumber-Pye 10. A Couple of Capons 11. A Dish of Patridges 12. A Fricacie of Fowls 13. A Dish of Wild-Ducks 14. A Dish of cram'd Chickens 15. A Dish of stewed Oysters 16. A Marchpane 17. A Dish of Fruits 18. A Dish of Tarts A Bill of Fare for Fish-days 1. A Dish of Butter and Eggs. 2. A Barrel of Oysters 3. A Pike boyled 4. A stewed Carp 5. An Eel-Pye 6. A Pole of Ling. 7. A Dish of green Fish buttered with Eggs. 8. A Dish of stewed Oysters 9. A Spinage Sallet boyled 10. A Dish of Soles 11. A Joll of Fresh Salmon 12. A Dish of Smelts Fry'd Second Course 1. A Couple of Lobsters 2. A Roasted Spitcheock 3. A Dish of Anchovies 4. Fresh Cod. 5. A Bream Roasted 6. A Dish of Trouts 7. A Dish of Plaice boyled 8. A Dish of Perches 9. A Carp Farced 10. A Potato-Pye 11. A Dish of Prawns buttered 12. Tenches with short Broth. 13. A Dish of Turbut 14. A Dish of Eel-pouts 15. A Sturgeon with short broth 16. A Dish of Tarts and Custards A Bill of Fare for a Gentlemans House about Candlemas 1. A Pottage with a Hen. 2. A Chatham pudding 3. A Fricacie of Chickens 4. Leg of Mutton with a Sallet Garnish your Dishes with Barberries Second Course 1. A Chine of Mutton 2. A Chine of Veal 3. A Lark-pye 4. A Couple of Pullets one Larded Garnished with Orange-slices Third Course 1. A Dish of Woodcocks 2. A Couple of Rabbits 3. A Dish of Asparagus 4. A Westphalia Gammon Last Course 1. Two Orange-Tarts one with Herbs 2. A Bacon-Tart 3. An Apple-Tart 4. A Dish of Bon-Chriteen-pears 5. A Dish of Pippins 6. A Dish of Pear-mains A Banquet for the same Season 1. A Dish of Apricots 2. A Dish of Marmalade of pippins 3. A Dish of preserved Cherries 4. A whole red Quince 5. A Dish of dryed Sweet-meats FINIS A TABLE TO THE Art of Preserving Conserving and Candying A. ALmond-Butter Pag. 7 Almond-Candle 69. Almond-Milk 10. Angellets to make 15 Angelica-Roots preserved 30 Angelica water 23 Apricot-Cakes 48 Apricots preserved 10 Aqua Composita 35 Aqua Mirabilis 12 Artichoak-bottoms pickled 118 Artichoaks to pickle 94 Artificial Claret-Wine 38 Artificial Malmsey 28 Artificial Oranges 87 Artificial Walnuts 81 B. Banbury-Cakes 54 Barberries Candyed 75 Barberries preserved 76 Barley-Water 34 Baum-water 36 Bisket-Cakes to make 36 Black-Cherry-Wine 81 Bragget to make 122 Broom-buds to pickle 36 Burrage-flowers to Candy 47 Dr. Burges Plague-water 40. C. Cakes of Limon 80 Capon-water 83 Carraway Cake 91 Candying Pears Plums and Apricots 8 Caudle of great Virtue 66 Cherries to Candy 70 Cherries dryed in the Sun 41 Cherries preserved 4 Cherry-Wine 13 Cherries to dry 24 Chesiuts kept all the year 79 China-broath 84 Chips of Quinces 10â— Crystal Jelly to make 45 Cinamon Sâ—gar 74 Cinamon-water 2 Clove-gilly flowers to pickle 72 Comfortable Syrup 69 Comfits of all sorts to make 112 Conserve of Barberries 2 Conserve of Burrage-flowers 43 Conserve of Bugloss flowers 101 Conserve of Damsons 28 Conserve of Oranges 5 Conserve of Prua s. 44 Conserve of Qunces 19 Conserve of Roses 2 Conserve of Rosemary 23 Conserve of Sage 116 Conserve to strengthen the Back 35 Conserve of Strawberries 44 Conserves for Tarts all the Year 49 Cock-Ale to make 9 Cordial strengthning broath 77 Cream of Apricots 76 Cream of Codlings 8 Cream of Quinces 9 Cream-Tarts Cornelians to pickle 120 Cordial water of Clove gilly flowers 92 Cucumbers to pickle 8 Cucumbers preserved green 79 Cullice to make 77 Currans preserved 14 Currans-Wine 115 D. damask-Damask-water 57 Damsons preserved 7 Dr. Deodates drink for the Scurvy 35 Date-Leach 62 Dry Vinegar to make 62 E. Elder-Vinegar 83 elecampane-Elecampane-Roots Candyed 74 Eringo Roots Candyed 73 Excellent Broth. 15 Excellent Hippocras presently 37 Excellent Jelly 10 Excellent Surâ—eit-water 93 Excellent sweet water 40 F Fine Cakes 56 Flomery-Caudle 97 French Beans to pickle 10 French Bisket to make 27 Fruits dryed â—0 Fruits preserved all the year 97 G. Ginger to Candy 43 Ginger-bread to make 55 Gooseberry-Cakes 14 Gooseberry paste 102 Gooseberries preserved 29 Grapes to Candy 78 Grapes preserved 13 H. Hartichoaks preserved 53 Hippocras to make 6 Honey of Mulberries 107 Honey of Raisins 108 Honey of Roses 20 Hydromel to make 95 I Jelly of Almonds white 62 Jelly of Apples 121 Jelly of Currans 106 Jelly of Harts-horn 16 Jelly of Quinces 105 Jelly of Strawberries and Mulberries 46 Jelly of Gooseberries 121 Jelly of Raspices 111 Imperial Water 59 Italian Bisket 27 Italian Marmalade 122 Jumbals to make 61 K. Kings persume 22 K. Edwards persume 22 L. Leach of Almonds 72 Leach Lumbard 57 Leach to make 50 Limon and Orange-peel pickled 102 Lozenges of Roses 101 M. Manus Christi 44 Marmalade of Cherries 96 Marmalade of Currans 88 Marmalade of Grapes 119 Marmalade of Oranges 11â— Marmalade of Oranges and Limons 23 Marmalade of Quinces 6 Mackroons to make 4 Marchpane to make 9 Marygolds Candyed in wedges 73 Mathiolus Bezoar water 88 Mead or Metheglin to make 25 Mead pleasant to make 89 Medlars preserved 99 Mint-water 93 Muscadine Comfits 42 Musk-balls to make 59 Musk-Sugar 103 Mulberries preserved 99 N. Naples-Bisket to make 100 Nutmegs to Candy 114 O. Oranges and Limons Candyed 25 Oranges to bake 28 Orange-peels Candyed 63 Oranges preserved â— Oranges preserved Portugal Fashion 25 Orange-water 65 Oyl of Sweet Almonds â—8 Oyl of Violets 9 P. Paste of Apricots 117 Paste of Cherries 116 Paste of Genua 50 Paste of Quinces 55 Paste Royal. 47 Paste of tender Plums 85 Paste of Violets 63 Peaches preserved 29 Pears or Plums to Candy 18 Perfume for Gloves 33 Pippins dryed 49 Pippins preserved green 41 Pippins preserved red 64 Pippins preserved white 30 Plague-water 109 Pome Citrons preserved 71 Pomander to make 28 Pomatum to