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A97281	The Britannian magazine: or, A new art of making above twenty sorts of English wines viz, of apples, pears, peaches, cherries, plums, sloes, damasins, quinces, figgs, goosberries, mulberries, currens, blackberries, elderberries, roses, carnations, cowslips, scurvy-grass, mint, and balm, &c. More pleasant and agreeable to the English constitution than those of France. With the way of making brandy and other spirits: as likewise how to make artificial clarets, rhenish, &c. The second edition. To which is added, the foundation of the art of distillation: or the true and genuine way of making malt into low-wines, proof-spirits, and brandy-wines, compliant to the late act of Parliament concerning distillation. By W.Y. M.D.	Y-Worth, W. (William)	1694 (1694)	Wing Y214; ESTC R230793	82,523	252

cover must be fitted which must be to take off and put on at pleasure set it in a warm place Winter or Summer and fill it full with clear and pure water to each three Gallons put six pounds of the best Mallago Raisins which you must bruise in a stone Mortar and upon 20 Gallons of the said water you must strew a handfull of Calx vive then cover the Vessel close with the cover and cast cloaths upon it to keep it warm and let it stand 4 or 5 days to work as Wine or Beer doth when they be new then see if the Raisins be risen up to the top of the water if so then put them down again as before let them thus stand 3 Weeks or a Month together with the Raisins being every 4th or 5th day put down if in case they rise up then put a tap into the Vessel three or four Fingers above the bottom and try if it be good and taste like Wine if not let it stand a while longer but if so draw it off into another Wine Vessel and to every 20 Gallons that you have drawn off put a pint of the best Aqua vitae two new laid Eggs and a quart of Alligant beaten well together and let it stand in a Cellar as other Wine does till it be clear and fit to be drunk and thus not only artificial Mallago may be made but also other artificial Wines for the Author cannot but presuppose that thou may'st by these examples invent and prepare other sorts of Wines which are not here set down by the same Method as that of Muscadine is prepared for having the knowledge of the different Herbs that bears a signature with the different sulphurs of the true Wine whether stiptick acid mild pleasant luscious or fat and balsamick so must the imitation of the different sort of Wines be whether Rapadavia Ribella Canary Tent or any other c. Mum according to the Authors way is thus ℞ A Vessel containing 63. Gallons of water boil it to the consumption of the third part then let it be brew'd S. A. with 7 bushels of ground Beans and when it is turn'd let not the Hogshead be sill'd too full at first and beginning to work put to it the inner rinds of Fir-Tree three pounds of birth and the leaves and tops of Fir-Tree each one pound Cardus Benedictus dry'd three good handfulls Burnet Bittony Rosemary Majorem Avens Penniroyal Elder-flowers Wild Thime of each one handful and half Seed of Cardemums bruised 3 Ounces Bay Berries an Ounce put the seed into the Vessel when it hath wrought a while with the Herbs after they are added let the Liquor work over the Hogshead as little as may be fill it at last and before 't is stopt put into the Hogshead 10 new laid Eggs the shells not broken nor crack'd then stop it close and drink of it at two years end if it be carried by water 't will be the better But Doctor Egidius added Water-Cresses Wild Parsley and 6 handsulls of Horse-Raddish to each Hogshead and 't was observed that the Mum which had in it the Horse Raddish drank more brisk than that which had not To make Punch-Royal ℞ Two quarts of Water one pound and half of Loaf-Sugar and dissolve it fully therein and if need be filter it through a Holland cloth then add a pint of Rhenish-Wine and 6 Ounces of lime-Lime-juice or the Juice of 4 great Lemonds and 7 or 8 drops of the true Spirit of Salt and a drachm of Alkermes or 2 grains of Musk and 3 of Ambergreece a quart of Brandy one Nutmeg grated and stir it till it be incorporated and then head it with toasted Biscakes this Liquor without bread drinks exceeding briskly being Bottled for a time A good way to bottle Wine Beer or any other Liquor if it should be a little prickt make a Syrrup of Clary and ferment it with Barm and to every Bottle put in a spoonful or two with a bit of Loaf Sugar and that being well Cork'd down will do very well The same does well for bottling Syder or Mead and preserves it wonder fully Now if you 'r minded to have variety of different Ales then make a Syrrup of the Herb and put in two or three Spoonful's in bottling and a Spoonfull or two of the Essence thereor let it be Oranges Lemonds or Scurvy-grass Cyprus Wormwood Mint Balm or the like and if you practice this way your experience will prompt you beyond words A Cathartick Physical Ale good against the Scurvy and several other diseases ℞ Of Sourvy-grass one peck Water-Cresses 12. handfulls Brook-Lime 6 handsulls English Rhubarb 6 Ounces Horse Raddish 4 Ounces Annis-seeds and Carraway-seeds of each one Oance sweet Fennel one Ounce Sena one Oance Pollypodi of the Oak 4 Ounces Raisins stoned and Lentfiggs of each 8. Ounces new Ale 5 Gallons make it S. A. To make Ale stale or new To every quart of new drink drop in 10 or 12 drops of the true Spirit of Salt and it is performed and to make stale drink new Chalk performs it being scraped in To make Coffee and Tea Boyl Spring water 12 hours and draw it forth into smaller po●s and add to every pound of this Water an Ounce or an Ounce or half of Coffee powder and stir it well in and set it before the Fire till ●t becomes in taste rich of the Coffee and well settled then is it fit to drink Tea is one with the Coffee but to a pint of Water you add of the Herb Tea a drachm half and put it before the fire to settle but not so near as to let it Boyl again for then 't will not be so good To make Chocolate-Cakes and Roles ℞ Caoco-Nuts gently dry'd in an Iron-pan and then peel off the Husks powder them very small so as to be sifted then to every pound so prepared add of White-Sugar 6 Ounces Cinamon half an Ounce one Nutmeg one Bonile of the best Ambergreece and Musk of each four grains if for high price or Spanish Chocolate but in the English it is left out The right way to prepare it is in a stone Mill or else on an Iron-plate clean and bright and a roul of Iron two hands longer than the Plate and about Ten pound Weight let your weight be placed on a wooden frame so that you may put a little fire of Charcoal under it and give a gentle heat and so first melt the Sugar and Cacao-Nut together by rouling the Iron over it moving it from the plate with an horn and so work it till it becomes like dough adding in the Cination Nutmegs and Bonile the more you work it the finer the Mase will be and be careful to preserve its Oyliness and keep it from burning the plate must not be too hot neither must there be wanting of labour in rouling of it often stirring and moving it from the plate and lastly add your Musk and Ambergreece and

Leaves a Pound Treacle Honey or rather Sugar 10 Pounds decoct as before directed and clarify it well with the White of 6 Eggs let this whole quantity be added to a Barrel of Aqua vitae and then make a small Bag and put therein the White of 3 Eggs a spoonful or two of Barme all beat together to which add a scruple of Musk 10 Grains of Ambergreece and let the said Bag hang by the Bung-hole in the Liquor and in 14 Days 't will be fit for Sale Now these following Simples are generally made use of for colouring your Liquors withal viz. Red Rose Leaves Poppy Leaves Turnsole Cochineel and the Root Alkaneet As we have thus prescrib'd Simple Waters useful in Families we shall now add proper compounded ones Right Irish Usquebagh Take the best Aqua vitae made from the strongest Beer Ten Gallons Aniseeds one Pound Cloves Two Ounces Nutmegs Ginger Caraway-seeds of each 4 Ounces and Distill them into proof Spirit S. A. then add to this Distill'd Liquor Spanish Liquorish Raisons of the Sun stoned of each Two Pounds let both be bruised of Date-stones the white skins plucked out 4 Ounces Cinamon 4 Ounces stop all close for three Days then add in Three Grains of Musk and Ambergreece dissolved and dulcified with 5 Pounds of Mevis Sugar stir them well together and after Ten Days let it run through Hypocrates's Sleeve and Fine it down with Whites of Eggs and Flower but some only draw it off the Lees into other Casks when Fine the Author hath a way of making Usquebagh-Royal worth Eight shillings a Quart a great Cordial in Nature wonderfully strengthening the Heart and all the principal Faculties Aqua-Corrob●rans or a Cordial Water Take Balme Sage Bettony Bugloss Cowslips all gathered in their prime of each an handful Low Wines Two Gallons Distill it into proof Spirit then add Galanga Nutmegs Cloves Mace Cubebes Cardamums Melolet flowers of each 6 Ounces the juice of Celandine 3 Pounds the proof Spirit the whole quantity White-wine or rather Current-wine a Gallon digest 24 hours and then Distill in Balneo till dry this is a great Cordial wonderfully strengthenging the Heart Stomach and principal Faculties being taken as a Cordial The Author 's Aqua Stomatica on Stomach water Take a Gallon of Gaskin-wine or instead thereof a midling Spirit of Wine Ginger Galanga Nutmegs Grains Cloves Anniseeds Fennel Carraway-seeds of each one Ounce Sage Mint Red Roses Thyme Pellitory Camomel Lavander Avens of each one handful bruise your Spices in a Mortar by themselves and cut your Herbs and put altogether into your Spirit or Wine and let them stand three Days in the cold keeping the Vessel very close and then Distill and Dulcify it with Syrrup of Rasberries The Author 's Aqua Pestilentia or plague-Plague-water Take Angelica-leaves and Roots of Rue and Sage of each three handfuls long Pepper Nutmegs and white Ginger of each an Ounce and half the Spirit of Elder one Gallon Malaga wine two Quarts Venice-Treacle and Methridate of each four Ounces digest them Ten Days then Distil so long as 't will come pleasant and add to what comes over a pound of Hungarian Water and a pound of Syrrup of Vinegar and a piece of Loaf-Sugar and let it ferment with the white of an Egg and a little Flower ty'd up in a Bag 5 or 6 Days and then 't is fit for use It 's virtues This Water is an excellent preservative against the Plague Small Pox and Measles and all Pestilential Diseases two Spoonfuls being take 3 or 4 times a day as a Cordial 'T is good also for all cold Stomacks want of Digestion and the like The Author 's Aqua Multifaria or Water of many Virtues Take Balme Sage Bettony Bugloss Cowslips all gather'd in their prime of each one handful Motherwort Bay-leaves of each one handful and half of Marigold Flowers two handfuls Flowers of Rosemary Lavander Lillies of the Valley and Rosasolis of each handfuls the juice of Celau●●●e two pound ●●ffron two Ounces Lig●●● A●ce●● an Ounce and hal● T●●merick four Ounces Spirit of W●●●●●● Quatis d●●●st all six days and Distill it in Bal. Sal Art its virtues 'T is excellent in the Diseases of the Head Breast and Heart Liver and principal parts fortifying the Faculties and strengthening Nature so far as can be expected from simple Cordial Spirits without being enriched with some Mineral Sulphurs which will be shewn in our Spagirick Phylosophy asserted also in Spagirick Philosophy's Triumph 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 to be dilated and reduced into Cordials the way by which 't is performed will be shewn in the succeeding Lines The Author 's Aqua Triplex or Triple Water Take Venice Turpentine four pound Frankincense Mastick of each two Ounces Aloes Epatica Date-stones Laudanum Castor the Roots of Bettony Elicampane of each two Ounces Cardemums Cloves Nutmegs Ginger Galingale Zedoare● Pepper Spiknard Laurel-berries Sma●● lage-seeds Mugwort-seeds F●nnel-seeds Annis-seeds Flowers of Brasil Elder-flowers Red and White Roses Lignum Aloes Cubebs Calamus Aromaticus Mace Germander Tormenmentil Juniper-berries Agrimony Centory Fumetory Pimpernel Dandelyon Eyebright Endive Seeds of Sorrel Yellow Sanders Fethersue Aloes-hepatick Ana of each 2 Ounces Rhubarb 3 Ounces dried Figgs Raisins Dates stoned sweet Almonds of each 4 Ounces Honey 6 pound Sugar 10 pounds Spirit of Elder highly rectified enough to over-top all sour Fingers breadth Musk and Ambergreece of each two Drachms Saffron 2 Ounces and half all being put into a Retort and its Mouth being very well clos'd with a Cork and then luted over and Lastly tyed fast to the Bladder and let it putrify 40 days in Horsedung and then remove it and Distill it in a strong Bal First will come a white Spirit then a Saffron colour and Lastly Red with some floating Oil let each be received apart and when the operation is over 〈◊〉 Baln thou mayst Distill it in violent Fire in Sand to see what more will be produced Its Virtues The first Water is proper for new Wounds old Aches and Plague Sores for weak Eyes and those that have a Pearl in them for the Strangury and Stone The Second Water for corrupted Blood and Leprosie for weak Members and for Agues The Third Water for a weak Brain and Catarrh and for the Palsie and Gout And what I have to say further is that these Bodies being opened by a proper Menstruum viz. The sweet Spirit of Salt or true Spirit of Tartar much might be expected from it for Wounds Ulcers Neli me tangere's Plague-sores Pearl in the Eyes Strangury and Stone Leprosie weak Members Agues Rheumes Impostumes Fistula's Hemorrhoids but now observe by means of the Menstruum they 'l not rise in those diversities but in an united Form ponderous and balsamick and yet more according to the degrees of exaltation impos'd thereon by the Spagyrick Physician To reduce

moderate heat then strain it through a Canvas Bag and let it settle in a moderate heat 4 or 5 hours then drain off the clear which keep apart To make white Varnish The white ℞ is made by putting 3 Ounces of pickt Sandr and 2 Ounces of Mastick in one pound of Spirit To make a raw Varnish for Violint and other Instruments ℞ Of the deepest coloured Amber 3 or 4 Ounces and put it in a well leaded po● and let it melt on a Charcoal Fire surring it with an Iron Spatula when 't is melted 't will be dark like clarify'd Rosin then pour it on a Marble stone To purify the Oyl ℞ Of the best Linseed Oyl q. s e. put it in a new well leaded pot let it boil well and skim it often when 't is boil'd enough which you may know by putting in a Goose-quill for then it will not burn it strain it and keep for the use Then ℞ Of this Oyl one pound of Amber above mention'd 6 ounces beaten small let them heat on a gentle Fire continually stirring it ●●ll it be dissolv'd if it be too thick ●dd more Oyl if too thin add more ●●mber when your Varnish is of a ●ood thickness strain it through a C●oth and keep it for use Sometimes 〈◊〉 will be 2 or 3 hours before the Am●●● be dissolved be not discouraged 〈◊〉 the blackness for 't is not turn'd 〈◊〉 't is ●ot always transparent at the first you must begin at first with a gentle fire and encrease it by degrees To Bl●ck Wood. First make a water of 2 pound of Brandy of well-well-water 2 pound of Galls 2 ounces of Salt M. boil them in an Earthen pot well stopp'd half an hour then take a spunge and with this water cover the work once in 4 or 5 hours at least 30 times every time before it is quite dry lay on the following die ℞ Of strong Vinegar 2 pound of Filings of Iron one pound and half of rusty Iron one pound a little Salt of Verdigrease an ounce and half of Galls a pound and half a penny worth of ○ → sublim'd a piece of the bark of Bois deanne and a Lemond cut into 4 let them steep for 15 days in an Earthen or Iron pot stopp'd then when 't is dry pollish it with Trippillo To gild it The proportions are of Bole one pound of Sanguin stone or Red one pound of black Lead an ounce of Tallow an ounce and half put the Bole to steep in water then pound the red Chalk and black and after grind them fine with the Tallow grind the Bole by little and little and then mingle all together and cover them with water To a spoonfull of this put 2 or 3 spoonfulls of Water and the quantity of a Wallnut of strong Sike lay on 7 or 8 couches this will keep in a cold place half a year Thus Reader we have presented thee with various things but indeed they are the draught of a rough Pen written for thy profit by one of Natures Pupils which I hope the Learned disciples in the secret Mysteries of Nature will take in good part seeing it is a true Birth and no Foster-Child which as 't is nourished may grow to the full stature of a Man and be able to plead something on the behalf of its Progenitor and seeing 't is done in good will thou must accept of it so Farewell A General Treatise OF THE ORIGINAL OF DISEASES Together with their Cure by Spagirical Medicines IN this Treatise we shall write concerning the Nature of Diseases together with the office of Physick or Medicine in general which is comprehended in the word Medicina which contains five kinds Nosognomick Boethetick Pharmaectuick Chirurgick Dietetick but we shall here comprehend them under three viz. Physiologick Pathologick and Therapeutick Now this division agreeing best with Spagirical Doctrine we shall erect upon this Hypothesis beginning first with Physiologica is to know and understand the structure of Human bodies both Anatomically and Physically from which we may know to apply suitable Medicines whether they are prepared from the Animal Mineral or Vegetable Kingdom Pathologica is that which describes and wherein is consider'd the general Method of Indications of Diseases Diagnostick Aetiologick and Prognostick Therapeutica is wherein are consider'd the general Indication of Cure under what denomination soever because in the Spagirical way we never observe the Dietetick part for we allow the Patient their kind of Food in Moderation as we have largely shewn in our Spagirick Phylosophy's Triumph As to the Chirurgick part we esteem not of it any more than for Wounds simple or compound Fractures Dislocations and such like external accidents but as to Ulcers Fistula's and Cancers N●ll we ●augeres experience doth demonstrate cannot belong to this part for if curable it must be perform'd by internal Specifick Medicines which will take off the original cause thereof for instance we had a Patient in Rotterdam was afflicted with a virulent Ulcer in the Leg and had been up and down under cure for 6 Months or more in some of which time she was under the Masters of the Hospital but to little effect for they us'd their hot corosives so long till she was down right Lame yet by the blessing of God was reliev'd and cur'd by me with one double bottle of my Vinum vitae proprietatis Ensencificated with the aurify'd Sulphur of Antimony We could give several other such Instances which for brevity's sake and lest the Volume should grow too big we shall omit till we publish our Spagirical Phylosophy Asserted And again that part in Chirurgery which to the Operator is most beneficial we cannot assent to as Phlebotomy Fomentation Scarrification and such like because they are cruel and unmercifull and after all that very little conducive to a Cure Now of the Pharmatick part we only esteem that which prepares such Medicines as will radically cure by a Specifick virtue for of violent Vomits Purges or Salivations we cannot admit because whilst drugs thus operate they are cloathed with their venomous and unnatural crudities and not fit to be given by the hand of an Honest Physitian such we mean as prefers a good conscience before popular applause The Quaery therefore will be how true Medicine and such as will really relieve the Diseased may be prepared in answer whereunto we refer you to ●t Third Head where we shall demonstrate that such are only prepar'd by the Knowledge of Nature as true Rivulets flowing from the Fountain for from thence proceed the Mediums and Menstrums that have power to open the most compacted bodies and cause them to send out those Friendly Balsamick and Medicinal virtues where by the afflicted are relieved but more of this in the place before cited ☞ We shall now come briefly to state our Hypothesis concerning the Original Nature and Cure of Diseases in such words as may so inform the well-minded desirer and to receive satisfaction thereby The

while 't is warm it may be made into Rouls or Cakes or cast into moulds or what form you please To make the Liquor of Chocolate ℞ Milk and Water of each one pound and let them boyl a while and then add of your Chocolate grated an ounce an ounce and half or two as you 'l have it in richness let it simper a little then take it from the Fire and add to it the Yolks of two new laid Eggs well beaten with as much Meevus Sugar as will sweeten it and then Mill it with a Mill for that purpose till it be thick Secundum Artem. To pickle Cucumbers so that they may look Green Take of Water and Vinegar alike and make the Liquor strong with Bay-Salt and other Salt mixt together and having boiled it very well your Cucumbers being in a Vessel in rows with Dill betwixt every row and a little of Verjuice or the Green Juice of Grapes upon the uppermost row then pour your Liquor boyling hot upon them then cover them close so that the steem may not come out and let them stand 14 days and Nights then cant off the Liquor and boyl up the same Liquor again with Pepper Cloves Mace Cinamon or other Spices as you think fit and put on your Cucumbers again and cover them very close for use by this means they will look Green The Pickle of them is good to be used in Inflamations and Scorbutick Nodes and other diseases as being a kind of Elatorium dissolved by the Acidity c. So much for this Chapter I shall now proceed to that of Distillation CHAP. V. Treateth of the Cheif heads in the Act of Parliament concerning Di●●illation in which is sh●w'd how the Constitutution of Distillation is alter'd DIstillation is a separating and extracting of the most Spirituous Liquor from the grosser part of the body by heat and therefore the purer your Basis is the more pure will your Spirits be for this end and purpose we are now to consider how we can proceed that our Hypothesis may have affinity with the Law for the Parliament hath constituted a path way for all Distillers to walk in and because we 'l make no breach in this point I shall make use of the chief heads therein contained c. in the Act entituled The Encouraging the Distillation of Brandy and Spirits from Corn. First the Trade and Commerce of France being prohibited and all their Goods from being imported into this Kingdom And whereas good and wholesome Brandys Aqua-vitae and Spirits may be drawn made from Malted-Corn For the Encouragement therefore of the making of Brandy Strongwaters and Spirits from Malted Corn and for the greater Consumption of Corn and the advantage of Tillage in this Kingdom The King Queen and Parliament th●n assembled have thus ordained it that every Gallon of low Wine of the first Extraction made or drawn from any foreign and imported materials or any mixture with foreign materials 8 d.. For every Gallon of low Wines or Spirits of the first Extraction made or drawn from Brewers Wash or Tilts or from any sort of English Materials other than from drink Brewed and pepared from any sort of Malted Corn or from Perry or Syder 1 s. For every Gallon of low Wines of the first Extraction drawn and made only from Drink brewed and made of any sort of Malted Corn. One penny And for every Gallon of low Wines of the first Extraction drawn or made from Syder or Perry or any mixture therewith Three pence And 't is further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that all Distillers and others who shall draw or make any low Wines Spirits or Brandy from Corn shall brew or cause their Corn to be brewed and made into clean and wholsome drink and from such drink so made and prepared without any mixture with any Molossus Wash or Tilts or other materials whatsoever shall draw their low Wines or Spirits of the first Extraction c. So that the Basis that Distillers are to erect upon are well brewed Beer Syder and Perry therefore the matter of Distillation cannot be so hard seeing the making of these is so well known in England but however there is one thing yet difficult which is to give a taste to English Spirits and make it in the second Distillation like to that of Brandy and that by the addition only of the Products of England so that this would be very advantageous to cause the Wares to be transported to most of the European parts and this would be wonderfully advantageous both to the Factrage and Products of England as I shall more largely touch at in the next Chapter And although I may justly claim right to this S●cret yet I shall be very ●ree to give my Secret to others with this provisor that it might advance the good of the publick which can be no otherwise done than by the Establishment of a Brandy Manufacturage for otherwise the Proverb may prove true viz. Th●t private E●ds carry away publick Profit Therefore such a Facturage would have some general tendence First the chief Cities and Towns in the Kingdom may be supplied with good Wares which now many come short of Secondly the growths and products of the Kingdom of England and the Dominions thereunto belonging may be more easily brought to a Country Town than undergo the troublesome carriage some scores of Miles there being also the conveniency of Fires for Distillation at cheaper rates and again they he more ready and for that reason may be afforded cheaper in the transportation thereof for if they were to be Distin'd here in London and carried to E●eter the carriage by Land as Pam informed i● 7 l. a Pipe and so by consequence proportionable to every part in England and this would so greatly exalt the price that People would rather be contented with indifferent Wares than pay so dear for better And that which is yet more principal by such a publick Manufacturage the King's Customs would be highly advanced and more certain than in any private hands whatsoever for that their Commissioners and Collectors might have open recourse thereunto with abundance less trouble than now possibly can be But of this in its proper place let us now return from this Digression to Distillation Where let me beg this boon of the Honourable P●● that no exceptions may be taken concerning my prescribing various Products in Distillation for I desire not to do it to infrigate the breaking any English Law but on the contrary own a due obedience thereunto only am willing to serve the Netherland where I have a Brothership and Natives priviledge too and also to be serviceable to several Islands that belongs to their Majesties or any of their Dominions where various things are made use of in Distillation which we shall here treat of but First of Malt. Aqua vitae is nothing else but well Brew'd Beer that is strongly Hop'd and well firmented but if it should not be

then may not the true Spagiricks in the Vegetable Kingdom change the nature of Saturn and Jupiter into that of Venus and the Sun seeing Transmutation is so generally allow'd and we suppose at this time of day no rational man makes doubt of its verity Thus much for the way of making Artificial Brandy-Wines We shall now offer some Considerations for the Encouragement of a Brandy Manufacturage to be established here in England The First Consideration that offers it self is that by such a Facturage great consumptions of Corn would be made and so the Tillage in this Kingdom would be considerably advanced the Malt-Corn and such other grain used would be advanced in its Price so that the Farmer might well live on it and yet make Just payments to his Landlord which is by many now found to the contrary and many Farms to our Knowledge are in divers places in this Kingdom vacant which might well be employed Another Consideration this being a publick thing the publick stocks of those concern'd therein would be able to uphold such a Facturage above all by-ends and self Interest of any particular person whatsoever so that Distill-houses and Ware-houses being erected in every County-Town in England or the Dominions thereunto belonging the Neighbouring Inhabitants might have easy recourse thereunto to bring in their Wares at Market price and receive either Wares or ready Money for the same so for Wood or other materials requisite by this means trading would be promoted and Money brought to circulate more freely Another Consideration is by this way and method abundance of Carriage and Recarriage would be saved and yet the Wares lye ready for Transportation for which reason they might be afforded abundantly more cheaper to all the Foreign Plantations than otherwise and by this means we should considerably out-do our Neighbouring Countries and yet very considerably advance our own Another Consideration is whereas Spirits are to be Distill'd from good and wholsome Beer we say then the first mashing is only sit to be distilled and the second mashing might be brew'd into very good 2d gallon Beer which would be of great service to the poor Inhabitants many of which now drink Water for want of conveniencies to brew we therefore wish it was united with and joyned to the Linen Manufacturage Then as to the Grains they might be fetch'd off while sweet to feed their Oxen Cattle and Hoggs withal by this means we say not only many thousands of poor would be employed and so Trading advanced and the Land enriched not that but the Kings Revenues as we touched at before more certain than otherwise We have many more Considerations to offer of this nature but we shall omit them till we see how these are received And so proceed to shew the Use and Application of these Low Wines Spirits and Aqua Vitae's in making several sort of Cordial Waters proper to be used in Families c. SECT II. WE shall here only lay down the way to make Aniseseed Caraway Cardamum Hearts-ease A●gelico Wormwood Mint Balm according to the simple Intentions thereof because 't is convenient to have their respective Virtues per se and in many cases better than those sold in snops but however if you are willing to make compounds we then refer you to a Book Entituled The London-Distiller To make Aniseseed water Take to Gallons of good Low Wines or Proof Spirits one pound of Aniseseed or more as you 'l have it in strength now if your Spirits are high proof you may add a little Water in the Distillation and then draw off the same quantity you put on this rule serves well for Seeds but only the quantity is diversified according as they be in strength for of Cardamums you must put two pound to the like quantity of Spirits as to the Herbs Angellico Mint Balm Wormwood and the like they ought to be gathered in their prime and gently dryed the proportion is more or less in quantity according as you will have the Water in strength of the Herb for one is stronger than another and an handfull of Wormwood will go further than 2 or 3 of another Herb. To make Hearts-ease Aqua Vitae or rather artificial Brandy Take as many Gallons as you please and to every Gallon add a pound of the Seeds of Hearts ease and the like of the Blossoms dryed in the Sun tye them up in a Bag and throw them in the Still and draw off as long as it comes pleasant then dulcify with a Syrrup made of Hearts-ease and white Sugar put it in the Cask adding 2 or 3 spoonfulls of Barm and the white of an Egg or two beaten up with Flour this will give it Fermentation and refine it fit to be drawn off for Sale Observe that in the Distillation of these Waters there will be apt to come over an Oyl or white thick Spirit thus to be sined as it comes Take a fine Holland-cloth and rub one side of it very well with Black-Lead and bind the side so rubb'd inwardly towards the end of the Worm and this will keep the thickness back as experience demonstrates these Instances may serve as general rules for all sorts of Waters of the first order but we shall only give you another instance Now if you 'l make any rich and Cordial Waters you had best make use of Brandify'd Spirit which is the Spirit of Mault or any others brewed of their taste and impregnated with an azural Salt of a Vinor nature and so will the Spirit taste more fragrant of the concret than otherwise Instance Take of the best Cinamon 5 pounds of artificial Brandy 5 Gallons Sugar of Honey one pound and half let them infuse 20 days and then distill off the Spirit which dulcify with its own Syrrup and we say then this is best and truest Spirit of Cinamon that can be made and most fit for Phisical use and thus much for Simple Spirits made per se SECT III. THE best and most proper way for dulcifying colouring and persuming of the ordinary Waters fit for Sale ℞ Of Two Quarts of the cold Distill'd Water of the Herb and of the dry'd Herb 2 Pound Brasil half a pound or more or less according as you 'd have your Water in height of colour to which add of Sugar six pounds stir them well together and put them into an earthen Pot with a close Cover and gently decoct them 2 or 3 Hours now and then stirring of it immediately shutting the Cover and lastly Clarify it with the White of an Egg well beaten and when 't is cold enough strain it through a Fustian Bag call'd a Canopy and to every Barrel of Water add 5 or 6 pints of this Syrrup with a Spoonful or two of Barm to work and clear it and in 20 days 't will be fit for sale A Syrrup for making a Red Water excelling that of London Take of the best Rose water 6 Pints of Red Sanders in Powder a Pound Rose

Spirits for the making of Cordials Reduction of Spirits is in order to bring them to a middle Temperature by uniting the Aquous part with the most Spiritual and fermenting to a Union as may be seen by the following Example Take a quart of Water and a pound of white Loaf Sugar boil them well together half an Hour or more then let it cool fit to put Barm to it but while it is Blood-warm put in Spices such as you best fancy as Jamaica-Pepper Cinamon Cloves or Orice roots sliced and and when cold enough add your Barm and let it work as Beer and after it hath well work'd you may use it for bottleing of Ale Mead Cyder and Wine if you add to every Bottle two Spoonfuls thereof a little Orice-root and a sew grains of the Chrystal of Tartar and a bit of Loaf-Sugar and being laid close 't will make it drink exceeding brisk A Cordial Take a pint of this Liquor and a pint of our Aqua Corroborans and 4 Ounces of the Syrrup of Balme and mix them together S. A. 〈◊〉 Another very M●dicinal Take Plantain and Balm-water of each a pound Cinamon half a pound digest three days and Distill off the Water and add of this to any strong Cordial Spirit equal parts and half the weight of Syrrup of Violets or Clove-gilly-flowers as you best like adding a little Cocheneel and thus you 've a Noble Cordial The way of making Cordial will be more largely shewn in my Chymicus rationalis and Medicina rationalis to which I shall refer 1 you CHAP. VII Treats concerning the exaltation of high Spirits and how to make the Powers of Scurvey-grass Elder-berries with their Virtues also to make other high Spirits fit for China Japan or Lack-varnish c. IN this Chapter we shall Treat concerning the highest Exaltation of Vinor Spirits viz. so perfectly bereaved of their Flegm as to fire Gunpowder Of this nature is the Spirit of Scurvy-grass and Spirit of Elder and Hungarian-water which I shall shew by several Examples beginning my Foundations from the Wines of the Third Chapter and First of Potestates Cochleariae or the powerful united Spirit of Scurvy-grass ℞ The Scurvy grass Wine and Distill therefrom its Spirit which put upon fresh Scurvy-grass and Distill again repeat this operation till it become very strong and fragrant of the Grass and will burn all away in a Spoon then by Distillation make the Oil of Scurvy-grass and by Calcination its fixed Salt and Spagirically re-unite these and so have you the Powers or whole Virtues thereof and if 't is rightly done 't will look very green by which the Authors may be known Its Virtues These Powers abundantly surpass the Spirit in Virtue being only originally prepared by me in Holland and presented to both Universities did parallel nay in some degrees outstripp'd that of the greatest Pretenders in the European Parts both for strength and pleasantness of Tast The Modus Operandi thereof I never fully discover'd but however for the popular Service I taught several of my Disciples in their Chymical course the true and genean Spirit and this I have observed That this very Spirit althô much inferior in preparation to the Powers hath been sophisticated and when brought to the Publick we have clearly discern'd that it hath not been Distill'd by Fermentation per se but they have supplyed their defects here by adding Horse-reddish which hath not affinity therewith this hath much lessen'd its value in coming short of its Original for too too many there be that care not how indifferent a thing is so they can but make it at a cheap rate and in great quantity especially if they have their Name up Now considering this together with the prevalent Arguments of Ingenious persons and of what great service the Powers of Scurvy-grass might be more than the Spirit if Publish'd I have in answer thereunto done it accordingly and the more especially seeing its virtue is such as to continue its use c. For the Powers of Scurvy grass have an excellent Virtue in many Diseases but particularly against the Scurvy because the Herb hath a singular signature against the Disease and thus much I will be bold to say of those my powers that they give Circulation to the Blood by dissolving and dissipating congealed humours for by their Alkalizated Nature they mundify and by their Vinor nature the Venoms are embib'd and the humours thin'd giving sanity to the principal Faculties for being duly taken they destroy not only the Saline but also the Acid and Crude humours from whence the Scurvy hath its original whether bred by the eating of Gross Raw or Crude ●ruit or Raw Herbs or Salt Fish of long continuance for they are Enemies to many as is plainly seen by the Incident of the disease upon Sea-faring persons and especially such as use long Voyages for through the multiplicity of Salt food the Scurvy there greatly abounds And 't is agreed upon by all the Learned Physitians as well Modern as Ancient which experience daily confirms that there is not one Herb in the Vegetable Kingdom of a more particular specifick Virtue for curing the Scurvy than the aforesaid Scurvy-grass for its internal Texture is made up of a volitile Armoniack and Vinor Essence united with a fragrant Vital and Medicinal Crasis as may be demonstrated by the true Powers Therefore the Scurvy withall its Symtoms may in great measure be abated were but these Powers duly taken in proper time and season not only for prevention but also for healing if the Disease is not by long continuance too Rebellious for these have a specifick Virtue both at Sea and Land where-ever this popular Disease reigneth as also in Camps and Armies against the Chill-bane and Rot which are usually there by which Men die as Chore-Sheep It s Vse and Dose For the Scurvy Jaundice Dropsy Consumption Phthisick or shortness of Breath these Powers may be used at all times the oftner the better The Dose is from 10 to 30 drops in a glass of Wine Beer Tea or Coffee as the Patient best likes and after the spending of three or four Bottles of these Powers take half a Bottle of the Golden or Purging Spirit once a Week keeping moderately warm and promoting its Operation by Water-Gruel or such warm supping the Patient best likes and this will carry off the Reliques of the Disease purifying the Blood and such crudities from whence Worms are bred c. Potestates Sambuci or the powerfull united Spirit of Elder ℞ The Wine of Elder made according to the Third Chapter adding thereunto Elder-flowers and ferment it a second time and be sure to take it at the nick of Fermentation and in the greatest fragrancy for for if you let it flat most of its strength will be lost put this in the Still and Distill it as long as goodness will come S. A. But observe that those Wines you make for Distillation ought to be made from the Juice

Cocheneel and Saffron of each a Drachm and a quart of Spring-water and infuse them two or three hours upon the Embers close stopp'd then take the clear and mix a Bottle of these Powers therewith and as much of its own Syrrup as will make it into a Cordial and if this is taken as common Drink the malignancy will thereby be abated and the fountain of life fortified and the disquiet Spirits setled but you are to observe that as the disease begins to abate you must take every third day of our Royal Cordinum lenitivum and of these Power● the intermitting days and so will the reliques of the Disease be carried off and Nature restored to her wonted current 'T is prevalent for the Gout for weak and pained Limbs for Sprains and Bruises and for Rickets in Children and to ease pain in any part of the Body If you take of these Powers inwardly and externally chafing the grieved part therewith and dipping a Scarlet Cloth therein laying it on the same repeating it every six hours till ease is found You are to observe that these Powers are an excellent Cosmatick wonderfully cleansing the Face and Skin making the Flesh smooth Lastly you are to observe for diseases of long continuance this wholsome Medicine must be continued in its application then thou mayst expect to find by it satisfactory and admirable effects but however by the way I think it fit to give thee one precaution which is thou art to observe that these Powers belong to me that I am the first Author and Publisher thereof those therefore that are ☜ minded to have a Medicine of such general service as 't is truly prepar'd let them repair to my House where 't is only to be had in its exalted degree of Virtue and very fragrant of a Purple colour by which it may be known I signify this to prevent the mock imitations of illiterate Pretenders which Agabus-like destroy many a fragrant Flower in this Art Potestates rosmarini or the powerful united Spirit of Rosemary which is made by the Flowers thereof sermented and distill'd into an high Spirit and then united with its own Oyl and Salt which abundantly out-does the Hungarian Water Observe that by these Examples you may be able to prepare what Powers you will from Herbs or Flowers or Gums To make a Spirit so high and etherial as to fire Gunpowder and fit for China Japan and Lack varnishes Take three or four pounds of Bay Salf and decripitate it very well and give it a great degree of Fire but keep it from melting by stirring of it with an iron Rod till it comes to a very fine Powder before it is quite cold throw it into a Still and pour upon it two Gallons of Aqua-vitae Brandy or any of the proof Spirits made from those former Wines and gently distill your Spirit in Baln until all is come over and so your Flegm will remain in the bottom and your Spirit shall be more fine at one Distillation than at two or three without Salt This Spirit is of great use in Spagirical Operations as well as in Varnishing The proof of its goodness is thus known put some Grains of Gun powder in a Spoon or small Silver Taster and fill it with Spirit and hold it in cold Water being fired but let not any water in and if it is good 't will fire off the Gun-powder but if moisture remain so that the powder is not burnt then it is not high enough This Spirit from English growths is worth Eight shillings a Gallon Now of its use in preparing Varnish and first of the Gold Lack. ℞ Or Seed Lack 8 Ounces of the finest Gumsandrack in fine powder 4 Ounces mix them well and put them into a large glass body and add to it of the strongest Spirit of Wine pounds and observe that one third part of the glass is fill'd and with Hay twisted about it place it in B. M. and let it stand there until as much of the Gums are dissolved as will be which will require about 8 or 10 hours minding to shake it sometimes over the Baln Then take Guttagamba one Ounce Sauguish draconis half an Ounce and as much Spirit of Wine as will dissolve them which may be about 4 Ounces and after they are dissolved mix them hot and let them stand so about half an hour then strain it out and keep it close stop'd for use Observe that in the place of Guttagamba some use Turmerick others Saffron to raise the golden colour Now Gum Anima makes a white Varnish and Gum spelt a black To make China Varnish ℞ Of rectify'd Wine one pound put into a clean Bottle and add thereunto of Gum lack 5 Ounces shake them well together and let them stand 24 hours in a moderate heat such as the Sun in Summer then strain it through a Canvas bag and let it settle by the fire and keep it in Bottles by it self for use To make the black ground from the Japan-work ℞ The grounds is of the abovesaid Varnish and mix in a Gally-pot with some of the following black with which cover the work 3 or 4 times then with clear Varnish wash the work over 10 times and let it be done in a Stove and at the end of 8 days pollish it with Trippilo To make the rarest black in the World ℞ An Earthen Lamp and put in a very large cotton then fill it with Linseed Oyl and receive the Smoak in a new Earthen dish and with a Feather brush it off from time to time which keep for use To make a Red Varnish ℞ Mix Vermillion with the ground of the Varnish with which cover the work well 3 times then strain in Cornation Red through a fine Linnen Cloth into the clear part of the Varnish with which Varnish the virmillion till the colour please your Eye then with the clear Varnish alone Varnish over 10 times and then let it dry a Week and so pollish with Trip. as the other How to make the Ingredients for the raising work Mix six parts of Whitening with one part of Bolearmonick finely powder'd with gum-Gum-water till it be the thickness of Cream the which lay on How to make the gum-Gum-Water Dissolve an Ounce of Gumaraback in a pint of clear Water How to make a Varnish for Silver To a pint of Spirit of Wine put 4 Ounces of Gumsandrack and one of Mastick shake them well and let them stand 24 hours in a moderate heat How to make use of the Gold and Silver Buy Silver and Gold in Shells and put to it gum-Gum-water and then mix it extraordinarily well with your Pensil and if it prove too stiff put a little fair water into it and so you may Draw or Write as you please To make another China-Varnish ℞ Of Seed Lack 10 Ounces of Sandrack an Ounce and half put them in a Can of rectify'd Spirit of Wine shake them well together and let them stand 48 hours in a