Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	ounce_n	pint_n	sugar_n	3,444	5	10.3055	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02492	His Excellencies order, to the severall colonels of the army, concerning provision of quarter, diet, physick and attendance for the sick souldiers of their severall regiments.	Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.	1650 (1650)	Wing C7123; ESTC R219322	4,172	8

case of extremity And these are such Remedies inwardly taken as may be for common Souldiers where ever they fall sick or stand wel to preserve them in their march or cure them Outwardly if any Crabbs or wilde Apples come in their way many Cobwebs which Scotland doth afford and the powder of such Tobacco pipes as have been most used Chalk mixed together with a little bruised Garlick all of these or as many as may be had mixed with some of the red Water twice formerly mentioned or heat at fire or cold if fire be wanting and applyed to the belly is a good remedie with which also some of the powder written upon The astringent powder may be mixed adding the whites of Eggs when they can be had To sit over the fume of Ginger is very usefull and where there is very often and great provocation to stool use the Red Water to moisten the fundament and put up a cloth wet in it as a Suppositorie Where Mutton may be had and the loosnesse hath long continued Take the kidney of a Mutton fat and all cut it small boyl it with a litle Cinamon in a pottle of Water to a quart drink of this strained at the least twice a day This also where it can be made may be used before the Disease hath so long continued and adding a crust of Bisket or some Rice may be taken in stead of other broath adding a few cornes of white Pepper Advice concerning Dyet in Fluxes and Feavers FOR the sick of the Flux let foure parts of Wheat and one part of Rice if it may be had be boyled in such a proportion of Water as after the Wheat is become very soft even to a Gelley may make it of the consistence of ordinary Grewell Then take Nutmegs and Cinamome of each two parts of Cloves one part let them be beaten and mixed together and at the end of the boyling as aforesaid put in and stir together so much of these Spices as may be tasted or give a relish and no more Put in also at the same time to every Gallon half a pint of red Wine with two ounces of Sugar dissolved in it The like may be made of powdered Bisket or of Bread thin sliced boyled in Water to the consistence of the former and seasoned with Spice red Wine and Sugar in proportion aforesaid Of these Dyets may be given a Porrenger full to a man two or three times a day or oftener as the Stomach doth require or bear it Eggs when they may be had are very good Dyet in this Case whereof also sometimes may be given one at a time raw beaten in a Porrenger and mixed with a spoonfull of red Wine a little Nutmeg and Sugar Those who have stronger stomachs to bear it may take fat Mutton broath with store of knuckles and broken bones as also Kidneys with the Suet boyled in it and they may be allowed to eat the meat if they have appetite thereto For variety likewise Puddings of Wheat flowre or meal with Suet and the Spices aforesaid well boyled or baked as also flowre or meal of Wheat boyled up to a good confistence with Milk or Water and a little Spice care being had by continual stirring to prevent burning to which may be eaten with a little good Butter if it be to be had may be allowed those of stronger stomachs and appetites It would be also of great advantage if all Beer given in this Disease were first boyled with whole Bisket and Nutmegs thin cut of each one to a Gallon which may after be drunk cold and the Bisket so boyled and soaked till it be tender is a good nourishment in this case disposing the lesse to thirst For those that have higher Feavers with their Fluxes the Spice may be omitted in the Dyets before prescribed and it may do well to take Barley prepared in stead of Wheat either alone or rather with Rice if it may be had in the proportion aforesaid The Drink in this case may be Water boyled with whole Bisket adding of red Wine half a pint or somewhat more to every Gallon and the Bisket after soaking may also be eaten For such as have Feavers without Fluxes Barley Grewell well boyled in a great quantity of Water to to the ordinary consistence and seasoned with white or Claret Wine and Sugar taking to every Gallon half a pint of the Wine and about two ounces of the Sugar would be a good Dyet as also Oat-meal Grewell sometimes for variety For Drink in extream heat and thirst Barley water with a little Sugar about two ounces to a Gallon at least and so much spirit of Vitriol or Vineger for want thereof as may give a pleasant tartnesse would be very proper and advantageous FINIS