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A67799	Introitus apertus ad artem distillationis, or, The whole art of distillation practically stated, and adorned with all the new modes of working now in use in which is contained, the way of making spirits, aquavitæ, artificial brandy, and their application to simple and complex waters in the exact pondus of the greater and lesser composition, as also many curious and profitable truths for the exalting of liquors, being the epitomy and marrow of the whole art, supplying all that is omitted in the London distiller, French and baker &c., experience being the true polisher hereof : to which is added, the true and genuin way of preparing powers by three noble menstruums, sc. a purifiedisal armoniak, the volatile salt of tartar, and Sal Panaristos, through which they are exiles to an higher degree of perfection than any hitherto extant, together with their virtues and dose : illustrated with copper sculptures / by W. Y-worth ...	Y-Worth, W. (William)	1692 (1692)	Wing Y218; ESTC R8590	96,825	215

Wine what sufficeth Infuse them in the Wine two days and then Distill in Bal. Mariae Y-worth 'T is good for such as have the Mercurial Property abounding and are troubled with dulness of Spirit as also against Faling-sickness Convulsion Fitts and Infirmities of the Brain The Dose is from one to three drachms Observe Here is no quantity of Spirits given because the Distillers have a usual way in this thing to go by their own Experience that is they 'll make them no richer of the Herbs Seeds and Spices than as they 'll answer their cost in the Sale therefore they sometimes put two or three Cans more than we prescribe nay and omit one half of the Ingredients only observing that according as the Water is called to let that Herb Seed or Fruit to have the predominance of the flavours so that they go more by Custom than by Book but for our part we don 't in all things approve of this for we love true Prescriptions though the Waters be something thing the dearer and so to unite sound Theory and Practice together Aqua Salviae or Sage Water Composition the greater Distiller Take of strong Proof Spirit sixteen gallons great Sage dry four pound twelve ounces six drachms and a half Red Sage dry three pound three ounces one drachm and a half Lavender Flowers Sage Flowers ana one pound nine ounces five drachms Lavender Cotton dry Southern-wood dry ana twelve ounces six drachms and a half Nutmegs one pound bruise or beat them as is most proper and then Distill into fine goods S. A. and dulcifie with white Sugar sixteen pound or what sufficeth Composition the lesser Take of strong Proof Spirit three gallons great Sage dry fourteen ounces three drachms and a half Red Sage dry nine ounces four drachms and a half Lavender Flowers Sage Flowers ana four ounces five drachms Lavender Cotton dry Southern-wood dry ana two ounces three drachms and a half Nutmegs one ounce bruise or beat them as is most proper and then Distill into fine goods S. A. and dulcifie with white Sugar three pound Aqua Salviae Composita or Sage Water Compound Distiller Take Sage Marjoram Thyme Lavender Epithymum Bettony ana one ounce Cinamon half an ounce lreos Roots of Cyprus Calamus Aromaticus ana one ounce Storax Benjamin ana one drachm and a half infuse them four days in four pound of Spirit of Wine and then Distill in Balneo Y-worth 'T is good for such as are cold and Phlegmatick to revive the Spirits and fortifie the digestive faculty as also against oppressive Vapours that disturb the Microcosm The Dose is from two drachms to an ounce Aqua Caryophillatorum or Avens Water Composition the greater Distiller Take of good Proof Spirit sixteen gallons Avens Roots six pound six ounces three drachms grains five Orrice Roots Nutmegs Yellow Sanders Mace ana three ounces one drachm and a half Lignum Rhodium Saffron Storax Benjamin ana one ounce and a half grains fifteen Angelica Roots four ounces six drachms and a half Limon Pills Green twelve ounces six drachms and a half sweet Foenil-seeds Aniseed ana one pound nine ounces five drachms Cloves two ounces Roman Wormwood Mint dry ana four handfuls and a half Red Roses Staechas Flowers ana six handfuls and a half sweet Marjoram Balm Burnet Thyme all dry ana nine handfuls and a half Alkermes Berries three ounces one drachm and a half bruise them all that are to be bruised and Distill into Proof Spirit S. A. and then dulcifie with Syrups thus made Take Rosewater six pound six ounces three drachms grains fifteen white Sugar sixteen pound boyl it to a Syrup hight then strain it and put it on the Fire again adding thereto Confection of Alkermes six ounces three drachms and a half Syrup of Gilly-Flowers one pound nine ounces five drachms Ambergreese dissolved in Rosewater four scruples grains sixteen let these boyl a little till they be incorporated with the Syrup and so keep it for use Composition the lesser Take of good Proof Spirit three gallons Avens Roots one pound three ounces one drachm two scruples grains five O●rice Roots Nutmeg Yellow Sanders Mace ana four drachms and a half Lignum Rhodium Saffron Storax Benjamin ana two drachms grains fifteen Angelica Roots seven drachms and a half Limon Pills green two ounces three drachms and a half sweet Foenilseeds Aniseeds ana four ounces six drachms Cloves three drachms Roman Wormwood Mint dry ana q. s Red Roses Staechas Flowers ana q. s e. sweet Majoram Balm Burnet Thyme all dry ana q. s e. Alkermes Berries four drachms and a half bruise them all that are to be bruised and Distill into Proof Spirit S. A. and then dulcifie with Syrups thus made Take Rose water one pound three ounces one drachm two scruples grains fifteen white Sugar three pound boyl it to a Syrup hight then strain it and put it on the Fire again adding thereunto Confection of Alkermes one ounce two drachms one scruple grains ten Syrup of Gilliflowers four ounces seven drachms Ambergreese Dissolved in Rose-water grains eighteen let these boil a little till they be incorporated with the Syrup and so keep it for use Y-worth This water is a very great Cordial Exhilarating the Spirits strengthning and comforting all the inward parts it not only preserves against the Consumption but also strengthens and revives those that are in it The Dose is from one to six scruples according to the age and strength of the Patient Rosa Solis Composition the greater Distiller Take of strong Proof Spirit sixteen gallons Cinamon the best twelve ounces six drachms and a half Cloves three ounces one drachm and a half Nutmegs Ginger Cara-way seeds ana six ounces three drachms Marigold-flowers Aniseeds ana one pound nine ounces five drachms bruise them and Distill into strong Proof Spirit S. A. Then add to the Distilled Water Liquorice Spanish one pound nine ounces five drachms Raisins of the Sun brown Sugar ana eight pound Red Sanders six ounces three drachms bruise the Liquorice and Raisins stir them well together and let them stand twelve days then being clear it may be drawn for use Composition the lesser Take of strong Proof Spirit three gallons Cinamon the best two ounces three drachms and a half Cloves four drachms and a half Nutmegs Ginger Caraway-seeds ana one ounce one drachm Marigolds Aniseeds ana four ounces seven drachms bruise them and Distill into strong Proof Spirit S. A. Then add to the Distilled Water Liquorice Spanish four ounces seven drachms Raisins of the Sun brown Sugar ana one pound and a half Red Sanders one ounce one drachm bruise the Liquorice and Rasins stir them well together and let them stand twelve days then being clear it may be drawn for use Addition Add to the Spirit half as much as the rule of every particular Ingredient therein expressed And instead of Sanders give it the Tincture of Roses Gilliflowers or Poppies S. A. Y-worth 'T

is esteemed an excellent Water for strengthning the Stomach expelling Wind and fortifying the Sanguifying Faculty The Dose is half an ounce Ros Solis Proprius Composition the greater Distiller Take of high Proof Spirit sixteen gallons Ros Solis gathered in due season and clean picked six pound six ounces three drachms two scruples grains five Juniper Berries four pound twelve ounces six drachms and a half Sassafras rooted with the Bark Caraway-seeds ana six ounces three drachms two scruples grains five Marigold-Flowers one pound nine ounces five drachms Aniseeds two pound six ounces three drachms and a half bruise them that are to be bruised and Distill into fine Goods S. A. Then take hereof ten pound three ounces add thereto of Aqua Pretiosa dulcified one pound nine ounces five drachms Liquorice bruised one pound nine ounces five drachms and then dulcifie with white Sugar sixteen pound If you add none of the aforesaid Water then instead thereof take Musk one drachm and a half grains six Ambergreese four drachms and a half grains eight colour it with the Tincture of Gilliflowers and Roses what is sufficient S. A. Composition the lesser Take of high Proof Spirit three gallons Ros Solis gathered in due season and clean pick'd one pound three ounces one drachm two scruples grains five Juniper Berries fourteen ounces three drachms and a half Sassafras rooted with the Bark Caraway-seeds ana nine drachms two scruples grains five Marigold-Flowers four ounces seven drachms Aniseeds seven ounces two drachms and a half bruise them that are to be bruised and Distill into fine goods S. A. Then take hereof one pound twelve ounces four drachms and a half add thereunto of Aqua Pretiosa four ounces three drachms dulcified Liquorice bruised four ounces three drachms dulcifie with white Sugar what sufficeth If you add none of the aforesaid Water then take instead thereof Musk grains eighteen Ambergreese grains twenty four colour it with the Tincture of Roses or Gilliflowers what sufficeth S. A. Y-worth This carries with it all the Virtues of the former being also powerful in opening Obstructions relieving decayed Natures and giving help in the Falling sickness The Dose is from two to six drachms Aqua Stomachica minor or Stomach Water the lesser Composition the greater Distiller Take of good Proof Spirit sixteen gallons spearmints dry Lovage Roots dry Aniseeds ana one pound nine ounces six drachms Calamus Aromaticus Ginger sweet Foenil-seeds Imperatoria Roots Wormwood dry and stript ana twelve ounces seven drachms two scruples Caraway and Coriander-seeds ana nine ounces five drachms Cummin-seeds Cloves ana four ounces six drachms and a half bruise them that are to be bruised and then Distill into strong Proof Spirit S. A. and dulcifie with white Sugar eight pound Composition the lesser Take of good Proof Spirit three gallons Spearmints dry Lovage Roots dry Aniseeds four ounces seven drachms Calamus Aromaticus Ginger sweet Foenil-seeds Imperatoria Roots Wormwood dry and stript ana two ounces five drachms Caraway and Coriander-seeds ana one ounce seven drachms Cummin-seeds Cloves ana seven drachms and a half bruise them that are to be bruised and then Distill into strong Proof Spirit S. A. and dulcifie with white Sugar one pound and a half Aqua Stomachica major or Stomach VVater the greater Composition the greater Distiller Take of strong Proof Spirit sixteen gallons Calamus Aromaticus nine ounces five drachms Guajacum green Bark Avens Roots dry Galingal ana six ounces and a half Citron Pills dry Orange Pills dry white Cinamon ana four ounces seven drachms grains fifteen Wormwood common dry Wormwood Roman dry Spearmint Rosemary tops Costmary Sweet Marjoram wild Thyme all dry ana three ounces one drachm and a half Nutmegs Cinamon ana four ounces four drachms Cubebs Cardamums ana two ounces three drachms grains fifteen Sweet Foenil-seeds Coriander-seeds ana eight ounces Aniseeds two pound six ounces three drachms bruise all that are to be bruised and then Distill into strong Proof Spirit S. A. and dulcifie with white Sugar sixteen pound Composition the lesser Take of strong Proof Spirit three Gallons Calamus Aromaticus one ounce seven drachms Guajacum green Bark Avens Roots dry Galingal ana twelve ounces Citron Pills dry Orange Pills dry white Cinamon ana one ounce one drachm two scruples grains five Wormwood common dry Wormwood Roman dry Spearmint Rosemary tops Costmary sweet Marjoram wild Thyme all dry ana four drachms and a half Nutmeg Cinamon ana six drachms Cubebs Cardamoms ana three drachms two scruples grains five sweet Foenil-seeds Coriander-seeds ana one ounce and a half Aniseeds six ounces one drachm bruise those that are to be bruised and then Distill into strong Proof Spirit S. A. and dulcifie with white Sugar three pound Aqua Stomachica Nostra or Our Stomach VVater Y-worth Take Spirit Vini Sulphurat mentioned in the Chapter of Rectification ten gallons of Gascoigne Wine one gallon mix them together and digest in the Still with a gentle warmth twenty four hours then add in of Ginger Galingal Nutmegs grains of Paradise Cloves ana four ounces Aniseeds sweet Foenil-seeds Carawary-seeds Hearts-Ease ana eight ounces Sage Mint Red Roses the Flowers of the Lily of the Valley ana ten ounces Thyme Pelitory Camomil Lavender Avens ana four large handfuls Spanish Angelica Roots Zedoary Snake Root ana five ounces Musk and Ambergreese ana five scruples put on the head and lute all close and let them remain with a gentle warmth twenty four hours more and then Distill into high Proof Spirit S. A. To every gallon of this add ten ounces of our Potestates Rosmarini and a pound and a half of the Syrup of Rasberies or Black Cherries and let it refine S. A. Its Virtues 'T is a great Preservative against all Pestilential and Infectious Diseases powerfully corroborating and strengthning the Stomach being indued with such salutiferous Virtues as that it will really perform as much as any other Stomachick what ever The Dose is from two to four drachms Usquebaugh Composition the greater Distiller Take of strong Proof Spirit sixteen gallons Aniseeds one pound nine ounces five drachms Cloves three ounces one drachm and a half Nutmegs Ginger Caraway-seeds ana six ounces three drachms Distill into strong Proof Spirit S. A. Then add to the Distilled Water Liquorice Spanish Raisins of the Sun ana three pound three ounces one drachm and a half bruise the Liquorice and Raisins and then dulcifie with brown Sugar eight pound stirr them well together and so let it stand ten days and then being fine draw off and keep it for use Composition the lesser Take of strong Proof Spirit three gallons Aniseeds four ounces seven drachms Cloves four drachms and a half Nutmegs Ginger Caraway-seeds ana one ounce one drachm Distill into strong Proof Spirit S. A. Then add to the Distilled Water Liquorice Spanish Raisins of the Sun ana nine ounces four drachms and a half bruise the Liquorice and Raisins and then dulcifie with brown Sugar

with their Kernels two gallons of the Flowers of Lavender nine handfuls White-Mustard seeds bruised three ounces mix them together and put some ferment to them and let them ferment for five or six days then add two gallons of our Sulphurated Spirit of Wine or rather Aqua Vitae Gla●beris and Distill into fine Spirits according to Art Then take of Ros Vitrioli which is the water that Distills from Vitriol in the Calcination thereof six quarts Misseltoe of the Oak and Paeony ana two ounces two drachms of Rue three handfuls Juniper Berries three ounces Bay-berries an ounce and a half Camphire an ounce Rhubarb sliced two ounces and an half Cats Blood two pound Spirit of Turpentine three ounces digest ten days and then Distill in Balneo Mariae you may mix this with the former in equal parts Addition Bawm Dean-wort Capers Coffee Hearts-Ease Mastick Bright-wort St. John's Wort Spicknard Rosemary and Valerian ana six handfuls fine Sugar eight pound Composition the lesser Take of Black-cherries bruised with their Kernells four Pints of the Flowers of Lavender two handfuls and a half white Mustard seed bruised six drachms mix them together and put some ferment to them and let them ferment for five or six days then add of our Sulphurated Spirit of Wine or rather Aqua Vitae Glauberis four Points and Distill into fine Spirits S. A. Then take of Ros Vitrioli three Pints Misseltoe of the Oak Paeony ana four drachms one scruple grains ten Rue one handful and a half Juniper-berries half anounce two drachms Bay-berries three drachms Camphire two drachcms Rheuburbisliced five drachms Cats-blood half a pound Spirit of Turpentine six drachms digest ten days and then Distill in Balneo Mariae you may mix this with the former in equal parts Addition Bawm Dean-wort Capers Coffee Hearts-Ease Mastick Bright-wort St. John's wort Spicknard Rosemary Valerian ana one handful and a half fine Sugar two pound Its Virtues 'T is excellent for the weakness of the head not only good against Convulsions but also for Vertigoe's and most Disseases of the superior region it strengthens the Sinews and expells wind out of the Head and Stomach-giving powerful relief in Hypocondriack and Hysterick Passions 't is a prevalent help for Children that have Convulsive Fitts and especially if given in a few drops of our Essentia Crani-humant spoken of in our Chymic Rational The Dose is from a drachm to two and from thence to an ounce or an ounce and half according to the Age and strength of the Patient Thus Reader I have given the Basis and foundation of such Waters as hitherto have not been so plainly published that so they may be of some advantage to such as languish under the burthen of Diseases for want of their pretious Virtue for whose benefit we shall yet proceed as follows first of Aqua Preciosa or Precious Water Composition the greater Distiller Take of strong Proof Spirit sixteen gallons of the Roots of Enula Compana Avens Angelica Cyprus Calamus Aromaticus Sassafras ana eight ounces Zedoary Galingal ana six ounces three drachms Cassia Lignea Lignum Rhodium Yellow Sanders ana four ounces six drachms and a half the dry Pills of Citrons and Oranges ana nine ounces four drachms Cinnamon white Nutmegs Mace Ginger ana eight ounces the choicest Cinnamon two pound Cloves Cardamoms Cubebs ana three ounces six drachms sweet Chervile-seeds Basil-seeds ana five ounces three drachms Coriander-seeds sweet Foenil-seeds ana one pound Aniseeds two pound bruise them and Distill into Proof Spirits and then dulcifie with white Sugar twenty four pound S. A. and let it stand till it be fine then draw it off and add Musk one drachm two scruples Ambergreese six drachms two scruples then let it clear and draw it off for use Composition the lesser Take of strong Proof Spirit three gallons Roots of Enula Campana Avens Angelica Cypress Caamus Aromaticus Sassafras of each one ounce and a half Zedoary Galingal ana one ounce one drachm Cassia Lignea Lignum Rhodium Yellow Sanders ana six drachms and a half the dry Pills of Citron and Orange ana one ounce six drachms grains fifteen Cinnamon white Nutmegs Mace Ginger ana one ounce and a half Cinnamon best six ounces Cloves Cardamoms Cubebs ana six drachms sweet Chervile-seeds Basil-seeds ana one ounce one drachm Coriander-seeds sweet Foenil-seeds ana three ounces Aniseeds six drachms bruise them and Distill into strong Proof Spirit and then dulcifie with fine white Sugar four pound and a half S. A. Let it stand till it be fine then draw it off and add Musk grains eighteen Ambergreese one drachm grains twelve then let it clear and draw it for use The Syrup for dulcifying the water is thus to be made Take Apricocks Quinces Cherries English Currants of each what sufficeth all full Ripe and of equal weight when they are thus prepared as followeth Prepare the Quinces and Apricocks take out the stones and Kernels and slice them very thin stone the Cherries and bruise them and the Currants then lay them in a flat bason or pan thus A lane of Fruit of a fingers thickness and then a lane of white powder Sugar of like thickness and so proceed in order lane upon lane till all be laid into the bason then pour on good Aqua Vitae gently till all be covered therewith and so let it stand two hours then bruise or posh them all together and press out the Juice as dry as possibly you can through a thick linnen bag then take the Juice and let it stand till it be settled clear which Juice by a gentle Exhalation in a hot bath boyl up to a Syrup height according to Art and keep it for use To every eight pound of the Spirit put a pound of this Syrup and when it is clear draw it off for use Y-worth T is a rare and excellent Water for such as are inclined to Melancholy for it strengthens the Heart revives the Spirits preserving and comforting the Sences and will demonstrate its vertue in the time of Contagious Diseases as Plagues and malignant Feavers The Dose is from two Drams to an Ounce Aqua Carminativa or wind-Wind-water Composition the Greater Distiller Take of strong proof Spirits 16 Gallons Enula Campana roots drie Aniseeds of each one pound nine ounces five drachms Cyprus-roots bark of the roots of Bay-tree or as much leaves Sassafras with the bark Cinnamon white of each nine ounces four drachms two scruples and five grains Calamus-aromaticus Orange pills drie of each 6 ounces and 3 drachms Clary red Mint Calamint Elder-flowers Camomile-flowers of each eight ounces sweet Fennel seeds Carraway-seeds Angelica-seeds of each six ounces and three drachms Coriander-seeds Cardamums Cubebs Grains of Paradise Cloves and Ginger of each four ounces Pepper long and white of each two ounces bruise them all grosely and distill into sine Goods S. A. and then dulcifie with white Sugar sixteen pound and draw it off for use when

it is perfectly clear Composition the Lesser Take of strong Proof Spirit three gallons Ennula-campana-roots drie Aniseeds of each four ounces and seven drachms Cyprus-roots bark of the roots of Bay-tree or as much leaves Sassafras with the bark Cinamon white of each one ounce six drachms and fifteen grains Calamus-aromaticus Orange-pills drie one ounce and a drachm Clary red Mints Calamint Elder-flowers Camomile-flowers of each an ounce and an half Sweet-Fennel-seeds Caraway-seeds Angelica-seeds of each one ounce and a drachm Coriander-seeds Cardamums Cubebs Grains of Paradise Cloves and Ginger of each six drachms Pepper long and white of each three ounces bruise them all grosely and distill into fine goods S.A. then dulcifie with white Sugar three pound and draw it for use when it is perfectly clear Aqua Sudorifica or Water to procure Sweat Composition the Greater Distiller Take of strong Proof Spirit 16 gallons Butter-bur-roots drie three pound three ounces one drachm and an half Valerian common roots Aniseeds of each one pound and an half one ounce and five drachms Vincetoxicum-roots Sassafras-roots with the bark of each twelve ounces six drachms and an half Angelica herb dry Carduus Benedictus Great-Valerian herb and roots all dry Scordium of each one pound three ounces one drachm and an half Cowslip-flowers Marigold-flowers of each one pound Juniper-berries two pound bruise them all and distill into fine goods S. A. and then dulcifie with white Sugar sixteen pound Composition the Lesser Take of Strong Proof Spirit three gallons Butter-bur-roots dry nine ounces four drachms and in half Valerian common roots Aniseeds of each four ounces seven drachms Vincetoxicum-roots Sassafras-roots with the bark of each two ounces four drachms and an half Angelica herb dry Carduus Benedictus Great-Valerian herb and roots all dry Scordium of each three ounces four drachms and an half Cowslip-flowers and Marigold-flowers of each three ounces Juniper berries six ounces bruise them all and di●●ill into fine goods S. A. and then dulcifie with White Sugar three pound Y-worth This Water is very excellent in pro●●king Sweat the Patient drinking an Ounce thereof ●●d then to be covered close in bed by which means ●iny Disseasysdea's will be dissipated and carried off and ●e Spirits and Body strengthened Aqua contra Crapulam or Surfeit Water Composition the Greater Distiller Take of strong Proof Spirit sixteen gallons Juniper berries three pound three ounces one drachm and an half Enula Campana roots dry one pound nine ounces and five drachms Calamus aromaticus Galingale of each six ounces and three drachms Wormwood Spearmint and Red-Mint all dry of each four ounces Caraway-seeds Angelica-seeds of each three ounces one drachm and an half Sassafras-roots with the bark and White Cinamon of each four ounces six drachms and an half Nutmegs Mace Cloves and Ginger of each one ounce and an half two scruples and five grains Red-Poppy-flowers six pound six ounces and an half Aniseeds four pound bruise them all and distill into fine goods S. A. and then dulcifie with white Sugar sixteen pound Composition the lesser Take of strong Proof Spirit three gallons Juniper berries nine ounces four drachms and an half Ennula Campana roots dry four ounces and six drachms Calamus-aromaticus and Galingale of each an ounce and a drachm Wormwood Spearmint and Red-Mint all dry or each six drachms Carraway-seeds and Angelica-seeds of each four ounces and an half Sassafras-roots with the bark white Cinamon of each seven drachms and an half Nutmegs Mace Ginger and Cloves of each two drachms and fifteen grains Red-Poppy-flower sone pound three ounces and an half Aniseeds twelve ounces bruise them all and distill into fine goods S. A. and dulcifie with white Sugar three pound Y-worth This Water is not only good for Surfeits but also for Feavers Agues and Obstructions and all others wherein a sharp and Acid ferment too much affects the Blood The Dose is from half an ounce to an ounce If in this Dose you mix two or three drachms of 〈◊〉 Spiritus Mundus and drink it two or ●hree times a day it will cure most Plurisies without ●mae-section Aqua contra Scorbutum or Scorbutical Water Composition the Greater Distiller Take of strong Proof Spirit sixteen gallons Horse-radish-roots drie three pound three ounces one drachm and an half Enula-Campana-roots drie Aniseeds of each one pound nine ounces and five drachms Water-cresses Winter-cresses and Garden-cresses Taragon Balsamint Scurvy-grass garden Wormwood Brook-lime Trefoile water Sweet-Chervile of each nine ounces and an half two scruples and five grains Arsmart twelve ounces six drachms and and half Mustard Bank-cress Rocket Radish of the seeds of each four ounces six drachms and an half Citron-pils Orange-pils dry Cinamon white and Mace of each six ounces three drachms and fifteen grains bruise them all and then distill into fine goods S. A. and dulcifie with white Sugar sixteen pound or what sufficeth For use take seven parts of this Spirit and one part of the Juice of Limmons or more mingle them together and dulcifie with white Sugar what sufficeth Composition the Lesser Take of strong Proof Spirit three gallons Horse-raddish-roots dry nine ounces four drachms and an half Enula-Campana-roots dry and Aniseeds of each four ounces and six drachms Water-cresses Winter-cresses Garden-cresses Taragon Baisamint Scurvy-grass garden Wormwood Brook-lime Trefoile water and Sweet-Chervile of each one ounce six drachms and five grains Arsmart two ounces three drachms and an half Mustard Bank-cress Rocket Radish of the seeds of each seven ounces and an half Citron pils Orange-pils dry Cinamon white and Mace of each one ounce one drachm two scruples and five grains bruise them all and then distill into fine goods S. A. and dulcifie with white Sugar three pound For use take seven parts of this Spirit and one part of Juice of Limmons or more mingle them together and dulcifie with white Sugar what sufficeth Y-worth This Water is excellent for purifying the Blood and for carrying off the Scorbutick Acidity by way of mortification for it sweetens the same all one as Spirit of Wine doth the Spirit of Salt The Dose for such is from two to six drachms twice or thrice a day Aqua contra Pestilentiam or plague-Plague-Water Composition the Greater Distiller Take of strong Proof Spirit sixteen gallons Butter-bur-roots dry one pound nine ounces and five drachms garden and common Valerian-roots both dry Angelica-roots Imperatoria Gentian Enula-Campana Snake-grass-roots of each nine ounces and an half two scruples and five grains Contrayerva Zedoary and Galingale of each six ounces three drachms and fifteen grains Rue-leaves dry white Horehound Scordium Carduus-Benedictus of each eight ounces Elder-flowers Lavender and Mace of each four ounces six drachms and an half Citron-pils dry Juniper-berries of each twelve ounces six drachms and an half Green Walnuts with the husks one pound nine ounces and five drachms Venice Treacle and Mithridate of each three ounces one drachm and an half Aniseeds best two pound six ounces three drachms and an

half Camphire an ounce and an half two scruples and five grains Distill into fine goods S. A. and dulcifie with white Sugar sixteen pound Composition the Lesser Take of strong Proof Spirit three gallons Butter-bur-roots dry four ounces and seven drachms Garden and Common Valerian-roots both dry Angelica-roots Imperatoria Gentian Enula-Campana Snake-grass roots of each one ounce and in half two drachms and five grains Contrayerva Zedoary and Galingale of each one ounce one drachm two scruples and five grains Rue-leaves dry White-Horehound Scordium Carduus Benedictus of each one ounce and an half Elder-flowers Lavender and Mace of each seven drachms and an half Citron pills drie Juniper-berries of each two ounces three drachms and an half Green Walnuts with the husks four ounces and seven drachms Venice Treacle and Mithridate of each four drachms and an half Aniseeds best seven ounces two drachms and an half Camphire two drachms and fifteen grains distill into fine Spirit S. A. and dulcifie with white Sugar three pound For Vse let the party infected take of this Water one Ounce mingled with warm Posser drink or any other water proper in that case and be kept warm and sweat well thereon Aqua nostra contra Pestilentiam or our Plague-Water Y-worth Take of Spanish Angelica Roots half a pound English Angelica leaves Rue and Sage of each three handfuls Long Pepper Nutmegs and Ginger of each one ounce and an half Venice Treacle and Mithridate of each four ounces Malaga Wine two quarts Aqua Vitae Glauberis one gallon digest twenty daies and then distil into fine Spirit S. A. Addition Contrayerva Virginia Snake root and Zedoary of each three ounces the Powers of Vipers four ounces Camphire one ounce Syrup of Wine Vinegar one pound with which refine down after distilled This Water is an incomparable preservative in and against the Plague Small-Pox Measles and all Pestilential and Contagious Diseases Two Spoonfuls being taken three or four times a day as a Cordial 'T is good also for all cold Stomacks want of Digestion and the like Aqua Florum or Water of Flowers Composition the Greater Distiller Take of strong Proof Spirit sixteen gallons and put it into a wide-mouth'd-pot or other Vessel stop'd very close take these several Flowers following in their Seasons and being clean pickt put them to the Spirit in the Pot viz. Cowslips Woodbine Stock-Gilli-flower of all the three sorts Damask-Roses Musk-Roses Sweet-Briar-flowers Lillium Convallium Jasmine Citron-flowers Orange-flowers or their pils dry Tillia-flowers Garden-Limmon and wild Thyme-flowers Lavender Marigold Chamomile Mellilot and Elder-flowers of each twelve ounces six drachms and an half being furnished with all your flowers as above when you would distil them add thereunto Aniseeds three pound three ounces one drachm and an half Coriander seeds one pound nine ounces and five drachms bruise the seeds 't were also best to bruise all the flowers as you put them up into the Spirit for the more orderly working Distil into fine Spirit S. A. then add to the distin'd water Roses Gilly-flowers and Elder-flowers of each one pound nine ounces and five drachms after twelve days Infusion it may be drawn off then dulcifie it with white Sugar sixteen pound and being fine it may be drawn for use Composition the Lesser Take of strong Proof Spirit three gallons put it into a wide-mouth'd Pot or other Vessel stopt very close take those several flowers following in their seasons and being clean pickt put them to the Spirit in the Pot viz. Cowslips Woodbine Stock-Gilli-flower of the three sorts Damask-Roses Musk-Roses Sweet-Brier-flowers Clove-Gilly-flowers Lillium-Convallium Jasmine Citron and Orange-flowers or their pils dry Tillia-flowers garden-Limmon and Wild Thyme-flowers Lavender Marigold Chamomile Mellilot Elder-flowers of each two ounces three drachms and an half Being furnished with all your flowers as above when you would distil them add thereunto Aniseeds nine ounces four drachms and an half Coriander seeds four ounces and seven drachms bruise the seeds and 't were also best to bruise all the Flowers as you put them up into the Spirit for their more ord erly working Distil into fine Spirit S. A. then add to the distiled water Roses Gilli-flowers Elder-flowers of each four ounces and seven drachms after Twelve days Infusion it may be drawn off then dulcifie it with white Sugar three pound and being fine it may be drawn for use Y-worth This is a great Cordial for strengthening and refreshing the Spirits and therefore proper for those who are troubled with Hypocondriack Melancholy The Dose is from one drachm to five according to the Age Strength and Condition of the Patient Aqua Frugum or Water of Fruits Composition the Greater Distiller Take of strong Proof Spirit sixteen gallons Juniper-berries six pound six ounces three drachms and fifteen grains Quince and Pipping-pairings both dry of each three pound three ounces one drachm and an half Limmon-pils Orange-pils dry of each one pound nine ounces and five drachms Nutmegs six ounces three drachms and fifteen grains Anisceds three pound three ounces one drachm and an half Cloves three ounces one drachm and an half Distill into fine Spirit S. A. To the Spirit add Strawberries Rasberries bruised of each eight pound stir them well together and after ten daies it being clear may be drawn off then dulcifie with Syrrup made as is taught in Aven's Water and so let it stand till clear and then draw it off for use Composition the Lesser Take of strong Proof Spirit three gallons Juniper-berries one pound three ounces one drachm two scruples and five grains Quince and Pipping-pairings both dry of each nine ounces four drachms and an half Limmon-pils Orange-pils dry of each four ounces and seven drachms Nutmegs one ounce one drachm two scruples and five grains Aniseeds nine ounces four drachms and an half Cloves four drachms and an half Distill into fine Spirit S. A. To the Spirit add Straw-berries Ras-berries bruis'd of each one pound and an half stir them well together and after ten daies it being clear may be drawn off Then dulcifie with Syrrup made as is taught in Aven's Water and so let it stand till it be clear and then draw it off for use Y-worth This is a great Carminative expelling Wind good in Surfeits and Fevers it abates Thirst The Dose is from one drachm to five in some proper Vehicle or dilated to a Julip We having thus run through the Prescriptions of such which are varied into a greater and lesser Composition we shall add some Observations and then proceed to lay down some particular waters that are purely for the use of such as would supply the defect of an Apothecary when not near c. You are first to observe that in the distilling of these Waters you must not make use of the Wool in the Head for that will be apt to suckand drink in too much of the Oleous part and so considerably destroy the vertues of the waters and altho there will often come

Germander Hermodactyls Tormentil White Frankincense the pith of Dwarf Elder Juniper-berries Bay-berries the Seeds and Flowers of Motherwort the Seeds of Smallage Fennel and Anise the Leaves of Sorrel Sage Felwort Rosemary Marjoram Mints Penny-Royal Stechados the Flowers of Elder Red and White Roses of the Leaves of Scabious Rue the lesser Moonwort Egrimony Centory Fumitary Pimpernel Sowthistle Eyebright Maiden-hair Endive Red Saunders Aloes of each four ounces pure Amber the best Rhubarb of each four drams dried Figs Raisins of the Sun Dates stoned sweet Almonds Grains of the Pine of each two ounces of the best Aqua vitae to the quantity of them all of the best hard Sugar two pound of white Honey one pound then add the Root of Gentian Flowers of Rosemary Pepperwort the Root of Bryony Sowbread Wormwood of each an ounce Now before these are distill'd quench Gold being made Red hot oftentimes in the aforesaid Water put therein Oriental Pearls beaten small two pound and then distill it after twenty four hours Infusion Y-worth This is a very good Cordial Water prevailing against Malignant Pestilential Feavers a great restorative to such as are in Consumption it comforts the Heart and revives drooping Spirits 't is very hot in Operation you must not exceed half a drachm for the largest Dose without the Advice of a Physitian In Feavers mix it with cooling Juleps Aqua Nostra Multifera Virtutum or our Water of Many Virtues Y-worth Take Pawme Sage Bettony Buglosse Cowslips all gather'd in their prime of each a handful Motherwort Bay Leaves of each a handful and half Marygold-flowers two handfuls flowers of Rosemary Lavender Lillies of the Valley Rosa-solis of each four handfuls the Juice of Salendine two pound Saffron two ounces Lignum Aloes an ounce and half Turmerick four ounces Spirit of Wine six Quarts digest all six days and then distil in B. S. A. This Water is excellent in the Diseases of the Head Breast and Heart Liver and principal parts fortifying the Faculties and strengthning Nature as far as can be expected from simple Cordial Spirits without being enriched with some Mineral Sulphurs the which will be shown in our Spagyrick Phylosophy Asserted and Spagyrick philosophies Tryumph Now by the way observe that most of these Waters or Spirits are too strong to be taken alone Nature not loving to ride in fiery Chariots 't is best therefore that they be dilated and reduced into Cordials the way by which 't is performed will be shown in our Medicina rationalis Crollii Aqua Theriacalis Camphorat Or Crollius his Treacle Water Camphorated Take of Andromachus his Treacle ten ounces the best Myrrh five ounces the best Saffron one ounce Camphire four drams mix them together then pour upon them of the best Spirit of Wine ●wenty ounces and let them stand twenty four hours in a warm place then distill them in Balneo with a gradual Fire Cohobate the Spirit three times Y-worth This Water is of Excellent Virtue against the Pestilence and other Feavers 't is a very good Counter-poyson and good for those that have been bit by any Venemous Creature or such as have the French Pox for it drives forth all virulent Humours from the heart and is a great Cordial The Dose is from half an ounce to an ounce Aqua Composita contra Scorbutum or a Scorbutical Water Take of the Leaves of both sorts of Scurvy Grass being made very clear of each twelve pound let these be bruised and the Juice pressed forth to which add the Juice of Brooklime Juice of Water Cresses of each a pound of the best white Wine sixteen Pints twelve whole Lemmons cut of the fresh Roots of Briony eight pound of the fresh Roots of Horse-radish four pound of the Bark of Winteran one pound of Nutmegs eight ounces let them macerate three days and then distill S. A. Y-worth This Water is Excellent for the Scurvy with all the Symptoms that attend the same 't will radically cure those that are not too Rebellious in a Month or six Weeks time if you take two Spoonfuls thereof in a Morning and Evening I could indeed inlarge my self with various other Prescriptions but I think it needless seeing you have here what is sufficient to accomplish any Distiller nay peradventure more than ever you may have occasion to make so that others of a more Superior and Higher Order will be superfluous as to such as have a desire to know more thinking them necessary in their Medicinal practice let them resort to our Medicina Rationalis where they shall find them under the head of such Diseases as they are appropriated to And for those that would be curious and have variety of chargeable Prescriptions let them apply themselves to the London Dispensatory and other Authors wherein they are prescribed But as to such as desire the healing Virtues of one single Cordial which hath been found for many years to supply the place of many others such we advise to our Spiritus Prophe●●●ticus Imperialis treated of in our Spagyrick Philo●●phy asserted for this indeed is various ways to be ●●dered and that to such an advantage as that it ●●swers all that can be desired from any thing of this Nature and therefore for the good of such as languish under deplorable Diseases we thought it ●●quisite to give its Virtue and Use First of the Spirit and then of the way of dilating it into a Cordial Spiritus HEADrophelacticus Imperialis or the Antipeleptick HEADowers Soveraign for all the Diseases of the Head Womb-Fits sudden surprisals and infectious Diseases being a general Cordial for all Diseases incident to the Body As to its Preparation 't is given in our Spagyrick Philosophy Asserted Its Virtues in General This is a great Cordial truly helping Nature in●●rdly or outwardly applyed and is of admirable benefit to poor fainty drooping Spirits and weak Nature and a great Reliever and Comforter of Old Aged people Strengthning and Comforting the Heart and Stomach prevalent against Wind Chollick Gripes Yellow Jaundice Cough and Colds and such like Distempers And also Bruises and Contusions wither'd and benumbed Members and Cramp 't is efficacious against Cold moist Diseases of the Head Stomach and Heart as Apoplexies Falling Sickness Palsies Trembling Head-ach Megrim Vertigo Carus Lethargy Sleepiness and Dimn●s● of Sight cold Rheums Catarrhs Rhumatisms Old Aches of the Back and Loyns stinking breath as also good against Convulsions It s Use and Dose For any Bruise Squatt Aches or weak and decayed parts you must dip a Cloath therein and lay it four or five times double on the part and at last having repeated this three or four times bind it fast thereon For the Diseases of the Face and Head you must annoint your Face and Temples and take the savours up your Nostrils For Rickets in Children it must be applyed as well outwardly as inwardly chasing the grieved part with the clear Spirit before the Fire Dipping a Scarlet cloath in it and laying it

Experience must be the chief Mistriss herein and as you proceed so we doubt not of prizing our Labours which are committed to the World for the benefit of such as are groaping as we may say at Noon day for satisfaction therein but here if you clear your sight you will discern a small Lamp burning by the which you may open the Chest to the choicest Mysteries thereof I have described all the necessary Stills and Furnaces in their several Figures so that we shall now proceed to the next Chapter in which will be laid down all the necessary Waters that will fully supply the Distiller with what may be desired of him for publick Sale CHAP. III. In which we shall give you the Composition and way of preparing of Aqua Vitae and other rich Cordial Waters in their greater and lesser Pondus stated from the greatest Authority of Art THE Receipts here prescribed derive their Foundation from the best Masters in Europe sc German Dutch and English c. that have Master-like treated hereof so that we have been at no small pains to compare and then compute their differences thence taking such a M●dium as that the subsequent prescriptions may well serve for either nay indeed much beter than some others extant for in the firs● place the exact quantity of the Spirit is ment●oned and in the second the just Pondus an● quantity of all the Ingredients even to a Grain Now as to the first 't is very convenient and helpful to the young Practitioners in this Art seeing they may be mistaken in that general term Ta●● Proof Spirit what sufficeth and so take either to● much or too little and thereby destroy the ha●monious A Philosophicall Alimbeck invented by the Author wherein you may obtain Oyl Spirit and Flegm at one time and a Spirit so Etheriall as to Fire Gun powder A bolt head for a Receiver AA the Ash hole B the Fire place C C the body of the Alimbe●● d d the Flews of the Furnace e A pipe to fill the still ff the joynt G the Head for Fleg● and Oyle H the joyning of the Rpe to the Receiver I the Receiver h h ii the Coolor to Refrigerate the Spirits K the pipe through wch the Spirits Ascend NN the Helm for their Condensation Place this Figure before Chap III in pag. 59. flavours of their Waters so is also the second for many Grains in a Composition where various things are named will amount to Scruples and Drachms and so make a considerable alteration especially in such as are prescribed for Physical uses in the which we ought to be very cautious that so their virtues may answer the Prescriber's end Now having given you to understand the reason why we have stuck so close to this Method sc for its exactness from whence superiority proceeds what remains as convenient to be treated of in this place is only to mention the Measures and then go on to the Receipts themselves As to the Measures the Dutch use Cans Stopes Small Cans Pints Half-pints and Muddikeys The English Cans Gallons Quarts Pints Half-pints and Quarter-pints the Dutch-Can is six Stopes and three Stopes are exactly two English Gallons so that their Quarts Pints Half-pints and Quarters are abundantly bigger than the English but finding the English Can generally to be four Gallons which exactly make six Stopes which is the same with the English Can we shall divide our measure thus into Cans Half Cans and Quarter-Cans which is to be understood four Gallons two Gallons and one Gallon this the English may compute by their Gallons and the Dutch by their Cans so that neither need to be in any Labyrinth Now by the way you are to observe that in the following common Waters that a Tun of Proof Spirits will make near a Tun and a half thereof That is by help of the sweets and allays Aqua Vitae Composition the greater Distiller Take of Strong Proof Spirit four Cans or sixteen Gallons Aniseeds bruised one pound eight ounces three drachms twelve Grains and adding a Can of Water as advised in Rectification Distill into fine goods or as long as it comes pleasant If it should be above Proof you may allay it the way how will be shown hereafter Composition the lesser Take of strong Proof Spirit three Gallons or ¾ of a Can Aniseeds bruised four ounces four drachms and Distill into fine goods as before directed S. A. Aqua Vitae A second Prescription and Composition the greater Distiller Take of strong Proof Spirit sixteen Gallons Aniseeds two pound Caraway Seeds Coriander seeds ana four ounces distill into sine goods S. A. Composition the lesser Take of high Proof Spirit three Gallons Aniseeds nine ounces six drachms Caraway Seeds Coriander Seeds ana one ounce one drachm distill them into fine goods S. A. Y-worth 'T is the manner of the Dutch to colour these Aqua Vitae's with Alkanet Root or Turnsole which is Linen Rags died Red their manner is thus They take a quart of Aqua Vitae and of either of these four ounces Musk and Ambergreese ana grains fourteen or sixteen or more or less as they will have it in strength they stop it close in a Bottle setting it in a gentle Warmth and then draw off the Tincture the which when cold they add in such quantity to their Aqua Vitae's as they would have them in height of Colour But the London Distiller uses Gilly-Flowers Roses Poppy Sanders or any of them severally what sufficeth and infuses them in Aqua Vitae or Proof Spirit till the Tincture be drawn out then decants the Spirit and reserves it close stopt for use which is to tinge or colour your Aqua Vitae's upon occasion the proportion may be about eight ounces to one Gallon or what more or less you think sufficient to answer your expectation If you add in a little fine Sugar 't will not be amiss Its Virtues 'T is an excellent Carminative for two or three spoonfuls being drank will expell Wind in the Bowels or any other parts of the Body a spoonfull thereof being taken in any Paroxism with as much Water relieves or helps the Patient being also very proper for such as are weak and faint through obstructions to be taken Mornings Aqua Vitae aurea secundum Glauber or Glauber's Goulden Aqua Vitae Composition the least Take of high Proof Spirit drawn from the aurified Salt spoken of in the Chapter of Rectification one Gallon to which add Flowers of the Lily of the Valley twelve ounces red Roses Cinnamon Mace Cardamums Burrage Rosemary Sage Lavender ana half a pound Ambergreese and Musk ana two three or four scruples let all these Flowers be fresh gathered and being in the Vessel with the dried Spices let them macerate for ten or twelve days then distill If you cannot get fresh Flowers you must even content your self with dried ones but the fresh gather'd would be better if they can be had Y-worth This is an incomparable