of cold, it is good against the shaking of the Palsie; it cures the
contraction of the Sinews, helps the conception of Women if they be
Barren, it kills the Worms in the Belly and Stomach; it cures the cold
Dropsie, and helps the Stone in the Bladder, and in the Reins of the
back; it helps shortly the stinking breath, and whosoever useth this
Water morning and evening, (and not too often) it preserveth him in good
liking, and will make him seem young very long, and Comforteth nature
marvellously; with this water did Dr. _Stephens_ preserve his life, till
extream age would not let him go or stand and he continued five years,
when all the Physicians judged he would not live a year longer, nor did
he use any other Medicine but this, &c.
_A Plague Water to be taken one spoonful every four hours with one sweat
every time._
Take Scabious; Betony, Pimpernel, and Turmentine-roots, of each a pound,
steep these all night in three gallons of strong Beer, and distil them
all in a Limbeck, and when you use it, take a spoonful thereof every
four hours, and sweat well after it, draw two quarts of water, if your
Beer be strong, and mingle them both together.
_Poppy water._
Take four pound of the flower of Poppies well pickt and sifted, steep
them all night in three Gallons of Ale that is strong, and still it in a
Limbeck; you may draw two quarts, the one will be strong and the other
will be small, &c.
_A Water for a Consumption, or for a Brain that is weak._
Take Cream (or new milk) and Claret-wine, of each three pints of
Violet-flowers, Bugloss and Borage-flowers, of each a spoonful, Comfrey,
Knot-grass, and Plantane of these half a handful, three or four
Pome-waters sliced, a stick of Liquorish, some Pompion seeds and
strings; put to this a Cock that hath been chased and beaten before he
was killed, dress it as to boil, and parboil it until there be no blood
in it; then put them in a pot, and set them over your Limbeck, and the
soft fire; draw out a pottle of water, then put your water in a Pipkin
over a Charcoal fire, and boil it a while, dissolve therein six ounces
of white Sugar-candy, & two penny weight of Saffron: when it is cold
strain it into a glass, & let the Patient drink three or four spoonfuls
three or four times a day blood-warm; your Cock must be cut into small
pieces, & the bones broken, and in case the flowers and herbs are hard
to come by, a spoonful of their stilled waters are to be used.
_Another of the same._
Take a pottle of good Milk, one pint of Muscadine, half a pint of red
Rose-water, a penny manchet sliced thin, two handfuls of Raisins of the
sun stoned, a quarter of a pound of fine sugar, sixteen Eggs beaten; mix
all these together, then distill them in a common still with a soft
fire, then let the Patient drink three or four spoonfuls at a time blood
warm, being sweetned with _Manus Christi_ made with Corral and Pearl;
when your things are all in the still, strew four ounces of Cinamon
beaten; this water is good to put into broath, &c.
_A good Stomach Water._
Take a quart of _Aqua Composita_, or _Aqua vitæ_, (the smaller) and put
into it one handful of Cowslip flowers, a good handful of Rosemary
flowers, sweet Marjoram, a little Pellitory of the Wall, a little Betony
and Balm, of each a little handful, Cinnamon half an ounce, Nutmegs a
dram, Anniseeds, Coriander seeds, Caroway seeds, Gromel seeds, Juniper
berries, of each a dram, bruise the spice and seed, and put them into
_Aqua Composita_, or _Aqua vitæ_, with your Herbs together, and put into
them a pound of very fine sugar, stir them well together, and put them
into a glass and let it stand in the sun nine days, and stir it every
day; two or three Dates, and a little race of Ginger sliced into it will
make it the better, especially against wind, &c.
_A Bag of purging Ale._
Take of Agrimony, Speedwell, Liverwort, Scurvy-grass, Water-cresses, of
each a handful, of Monks Rhubarb, and red Madder, of each half a pound,
of Horseradishes three ounces, Liquorish two ounces, Sassafrage four
ounces, Sena seven ounces, sweet Fennil-seeds two drams, Nutmegs four;
pick and wash your Herbs and Roots, and bruise them in a Mortar, and put
them in a bag made of a Bolter, & so hang them in three gallons of
middle Ale, and let it work in the Ale, and after three days you may
drink it as you see occasion, &c.
_The Ale of Health and Strength, by Viscount St._ Albans.
Take Sassafras wood half an ounce, Sarsaparilla three ounces, white
Saunders one ounce, Chamapition an ounce, China-root half an ounce, Mace
a quarter of an ounce, cut the wood as thin as may be with a knife into
small peices, and bruise them in a Mortar; put to them these sorts of
Herbs, (viz.) Cowslip flowers, Roman-wormwood, of each a handful, of
Sage, Rosemary, Betony, Mugwort, Balm and Sweet-marjoram, of each half a
handful, of Hops; boil all these in six gallons of Ale till it come to
four; then put the wood and hearbs into six gallons of Ale of the second
wort, and boil it till it come to four, let it run from the dregs, and
put your Ale together, and tun it as you do other purging Ale, &c.
_A Water excellent good against the Plague._
Take three pints of Malmsey, or Muscadine, of Sage and Rue, of each one
handful, boil them together gently to one pint, then strain it and set
it on the fire again, and put to it one penniworth of Long Pepper,
Ginger four drams, Nutmegs two drams, all beaten together, then let it
boil a little, take it off the fire, and while it is very hot, dissolve
therein six penniworth of Mithridate, and three penniworth of Venice
Treacle, and when it is almost cold put to it a pint of strong Angelica
water, or so much _Aqua vitæ_, and so keep it in a glass close stopped.
_A Cordial Cherry-water._
Take a pottle of _Aqua vitæ_, two ounces of ripe Cherries stoned, Sugar
one pound, twenty four Cloves, one stick of Cinamon, three spoonfuls of
aniseeds bruised, let these stand in the _Aqua vitæ_ fifteen days, and
when the water hath fully drawn out the tincture, pour it off into
another glass for your use, which keep close stopped, the Spice and the
Cherries you may keep, for they are very good for winde in the Stomach.
_The Lord_ Spencers _Cherry-water._
Take a pottle of new Sack, four pound of through ripe Cherries stoned,
put them into an earthen pot, to which put an ounce of Cinnamon, Saffron
unbruised one dram, tops of Balm, Rosemary or their flowers, of each one
handful, let them stand close covered twenty four hours, now and then
stirring them; then put them into a cold Still, to which put of beaten
Amber two drams, Corianderseed one ounce, Alkerms one dram, and distill
it leisurely, and when it is fully distilled, put to it twenty grains of
Musk. This is an excellent Cordial, good for Faintings and Swoundings,
for the Crudities of the Stomach, Winde and Swelling of the Bowels, and
divers other evil Symptomes in the Body of Men and Women.
_The Herbs to be distilled for Usquebath._
Take Agrimony, Fumitory, Betony, Bugloss, Wormwood, Harts-tongue,
Carduus Benedictus, Rosemary, Angelica, Tormentil, of each of these for
every gallon of Ale one handful, Anniseed, and Liquorish well bruised
half a pound, still these together, and when it is stilled, you must
infuse Cinamon, Nutmeg, Mace, Liquorish, Dates, and Raisins of the Sun,
and sugar what quantity you please. The infusion must be till the colour
please you.
_Dr._ Kings _way to make Mead._
Take five quarts and a pint of water, and warm it, then put one quart of
Honey to every gallon of Liquor, one Lemon, and a quarter of an ounce of
Nutmegs; it must boil till the scum rise black, that you will have it
quickly ready to drink, squeeze into it a Lemon when you tun it. It must
be cold before you tun it up.
_To make Syrup of Rasberries._
Take nine quarts of Rasberries, clean pickt, and gathered in a dry day,
and put to them four quarts of good Sack, into an earthen pot, then
paste it up very close, and set it in a Cellar for ten days, then
distill it in a Glass or Rosestill, then take more Sack and put in
Rasberries to it, then when it hath taken out all the colour of the
Raspis, strain it out and put in some fine Sugar to your taste, and set
it on the fire, keeping it continually stirring till the scum doth rise;
then take it off the fire, let it not boil, skim it very clean, and when
it is cold put it to your distilled Raspis; colour it no more than to
make it a pale Claret Wine. This put into bottles or Glasses stopt very
close.
_To make Lemon Water._
Take twelve of the fairest Lemons, slice them, and put them into two
pints of White wine, and put to them Cinamon two drams, Gallingale two
drams, of Rose-leaves, Borage and Bugloss flowers, of each one handful,
of yellow Saunders one dram; steep all these together twelve hours; then
distill them gently in a Glass still untill you have distilled one pint
and an half of the Water, and then adde to it three ounces of Sugar; one
grain of Ambergreese, and you will have a most pleasing cleansing
Cordial water for many uses.
_To make Gilly-flower Wine._
Take two ounces of dryed Gilly-flowers, and put them into a pottle of
Sack, and beat three ounces of Sugar-candy, or fine Sugar and grind some
Ambergreese, and put it in the bottle and shake it oft, then run it
through a gelly bag, and give it for a great Cordial after a weeks
standing or more. You may make Lavander as you do this.
_The Lady_ Spotswood _Stomach Water._
Take white Wine one pottle, Rosemary and Cowslip flowers, of each one
handful, as much Betony leaves, Cinamon and Cloves grosly beaten, of
both one ounce; steep all these three dayes, stirring it often; then put
to it Mithridate four ounces, and stir it together, and distil it in an
ordinary still.
_Water of Time for the Passion of the Heart._
Take a quart of white Wine, and a pint of Sack, steep in it as much
broad Thime as it will wet, put to it of Galingale and Calamus
Aromaticus, of each one ounce, Cloves, Mace, Ginger, and grains of
Paradise two drams, steep these all night, the next morning distil it in
an ordinary still, drink it warm with Sugar.
_A Receipt to make damnable Hum._
Take Species de Gemmis, Aromaticum Rosatum, Diarrhodon Abbatis,
Lætificans Galeni, of each four drams, Loaf-sugar beaten to powder half
a pound, small _Aqua Vitæ_ three Pints, strong Angelica water one pint;
mix all these together, and when you have drunk it to the Dregs, you may
fill it up again with the same quantity of water. The same powders will
serve twice, and after twice using it, it must be made new again.
_An admirable Water for sore Eyes._
Take _Lapis Tutiæ_; Aloes Hepatica, fine hard sugar, of each three
drams, beat them very small, and put them into a Glass of three pints,
to which put red Rose-water and white Wine, of each one pint; set the
Glass in the Sun, in the Month of _July_, for the whole Month, shaking
it twice in a day for all that while; then use it as followeth, put one
drop thereof into the Eye in the evening, when the party is in bed, and
one drop in the morning an hour before the Patient riseth: Continue the
use of it till the Eyes be well. The older the Water, the better it is.
Most approved.
_A Snail Water for weak Children, and old People._
Take a pottle of Snails, and wash them well in two or three waters, and
then in small Beer, bruise them shells and all, then put them into a
gallon of red Cows Milk, red Rose leaves dried, the whites cut off,
Rosemary, sweet Marjoram, of each one handful, and so distil them in a
cold still, and let it drop upon powder of white Sugar candy in the
receiver; drink of it first and last, and at four a clock in the
afternoon, a wine-glass full at a time.
_Clary Water for the Back, Stomach, &c._
Take three gallons of midling Beer, put in a great brass Pot of four
gallons, and put to it ten handfuls of Clary gathered in a dry day,
Raisins of the Sun stoned three pounds, Anniseeds, and Liquorish, of
each four ounces, the whites and shells of twenty four eggs, or half so
many, if there be not so much need, beat the shells small, and mix them
with the whites; put to the bottoms of three white loaves, put into the
Receiver one pound of white sugar-candy, or so much fine loaf sugar
beaten small, and distill it through a Limbeck, keep it close, and be
seldom without it; for it reviveth very much the stomach and heart,
strengtheneth the back, procureth appetite and digestion, driveth away
Melancholly, sadness and heaviness of the heart, &c.
_Dr._ Montfords _Cordial Water._
Take Angelica leaves twelve handfuls, six leaves of Carduus Benedictus,
Balm & Sage, of each five handfuls, the seeds of Angelica and sweet
Fennil, of each five ounces bruised, scraped and bruised Liquorish
twelve ounces, Aromaticum Rosatum, Diamoscus dulcis, of each six drams;
the Herbs being cut small, the seeds and Liquorish bruised, infuse them
into two gallons of Canary Sack for twenty four hours, then distill it
with a gentle fire, and draw off onely five pints of the spirits, which
mix with one pound of the best Sugar dissolved into a Syrup in half a
pint of pure red Rose-water.
_Aqua Mirabilis, Sir_ Kenelm Digby's _way._
Take Cubebs, Gallingale, Cardamus, Melliot flowers, Cloves, Mace,
Ginger, Cinamon, of each one dram bruised small, juyce of Celandine one
pint, juyce of Spearmint half a pint, juyce of Balm half a pint, sugar
one pound, flower of Cowslips, Rosemary, Borage, Bugloss, Marigolds, of
each two drams, the best Sack three pints, strong Angelica water one
pint, red Rose-water half a pint, bruise the Spices and flowers, & steep
them in the Sack & Juyces one night, the next morning distill it in an
ordinary Limbeck or glass still, and first lay Hearts-tongue leaves in
the bottom of the Still.
_The Vertues of the precedent Water._
This Water preserveth the Lungs without grievances, and helpeth them;
being wounded, it suffereth the blood not to putrifie, but multiplieth
the same; this water suffereth not the heart to burn, nor melancholly,
nor the Spleen to be lifted up above nature; it expelleth the Rheum,
preserveth the Stomach, conserveth Youth, and procureth a good colour,
it preserveth Memory, it destroyeth the palsie; if this be given to one
a dying, a spoonful of it reviveth him; in the summer use one spoonful a
week fasting, in the winter two spoonfuls.
_A Water for fainting of the Heart._
Take Bugloss and red Rose-water of each one pint, Milk half a pint,
Anniseeds and Cinamon grosly bruised, of each half an ounce, Maiden-hair
two handfuls, Harts-tongue one handful, both shred, mix all together,
and distill it in an ordinary still, drink of it morning and evening
With a little sugar.
_A Surfeit Water._
Take half a bushel of red Corn Poppy, put it into a large dish, cover it
with brown Paper, and lay another dish upon it, set it in an Oven after
brown bread is baked divers times till it be dry, which put into a
pottle of good _Aqua vitæ_, to which put Raisins of the sun stoned half
a pound, six figs sliced, three Nutmegs sliced, two flakes of Mace
bruised, two races of Ginger sliced, one stick of Cinnamon bruised,
Liquorish sliced one ounce, Aniseed, Fennil-seed, and Cardamums bruised,
of each one dram; put all these into a broad glass body, and lay first
some Poppy in the bottom, then some of the other ingredients, then Poppy
again, and so untill the Glass be full; then put in the _Aqua vitæ_,
and let it infuse till it be strong of the spices, and very red with the
Poppy, close covered, of which take two or three spoonfuls upon a
surfeit, and when all the liquor is spent, put more _Aqua vitæ_ to it,
and it will have the same effect the second time, but no more after.
_Dr._ Butlers _Cordial Water against Melancholly, &c. most approved._
Take the flowers of Cowslips, Marigolds, Pinks, Clove-gilly-flowers,
single stock gilly-flowers, of each four handfuls, the flowers of
Rosemary, and Damask Roses, of each three handfuls, Borage and Bugloss
flowers, and Balm leaves, of each two handfuls; put them in a quart of
Canary Wine into a great Bottle or Jug close stopped, with a Cork,
sometimes stirring the flowers and wine together, adding to them
Anniseeds bruised one dram, two Nutmegs sliced, _English_ Saffron two
pennyworth; after some time of infusion, distill them in a cold Still
with a hot fire, hanging at the Nose of the Still Ambergreece and Musk,
of each one grain; then to the distilled water put White Sugar-candy
finely beaten six ounces, and put the glass wherein they are into hot
water for one hour. Take of this water at one time three spoonfuls
thrice a week, or when you are ill, it cureth all melancholly fumes, and
infinitely comforts the spirits.
_The admirable and most famous Snail Water._
Take a peck of garden shell snails, wash them well in small beer, and
put them in a hot Oven till they have done making a noise, then take
them out, and wipe them well from the green froth that is upon them, and
bruise them shells and all in a stone Mortar, then take a quart of earth
worms, scower them with salt, slit them & wash them well with water from
their filth, and in a stone Mortar beat them to pieces, then lay in the
bottom of your distilled pot Angelica two handfuls, and two handfuls of
Celandine upon them, to which put two quarts of Rosemary flowers, Bears
foot, Agrimony, red Dock Roots, Bark of Barberries, Betony, Wood
sorrel, of each two handfuls, Rue one handful; then lay the Snails and
worms on the top of the Herbs and Flowers, then pour on three Gallons of
the strongest Ale, and let it stand all night, in the morning put in
three ounces of Cloves beaten, six penniworth of beaten Saffron and on
the top of them six ounces of shaved Harts-horn, then set on the
Limbeck, and close it with paste, and so receive the water by pints,
which will be nine in all, the first is the strongest, whereof take in
the morning two spoonfuls in four spoonfuls of small Beer, and the like
in the afternoon; you must keep a good Diet and use moderate exercise to
warm the blood.
This Water is good against all Obstructions whatsoever. It cureth a
Consumption and Dropsie, the stopping of the Stomach and Liver. It may
be distilled with milk for weak people and children, with Harts-tongue
and Elecampance.
_A singular Mint water._
Take a still full of Mints, put Balm, and Penniroyal, of each one good
handful, steep them in Sack, or Lees of Sack twenty four hours, stop it
close, and stir it now and then: Distill it in an ordinary Still with a
very quick fire, and keep the Still with wet cloaths, put into the
receiver as much sugar as will sweeten it, and so double distill it.
Distillings.
_A most Excellent_ Aqua Coelestis _taught by Mr._ Philips Apothecary.
Take of Cinamon one dram, Ginger half a dram, the three sorts of
Saunders, of each of them three quarters of an ounce, Mace and cubebs,
of each of them one dram, Cardamom the bigger and lesser, of each three
drams, Setwall-roots half an ounce, Anniseed, Fennil-seed Basil-seed, of
each two drams, Angelica roots, Gilly-flowers, Thyme, Calamint,
Liquorish, Calamus, Masterwort, Pennyroyal, Mint, Mother of Thyme,
Marjoram, of each two drams, red Rose-seed, the flowers of Sage and
Betony, of each a dram and a half, Cloves, Galingal, Nutmegs, of each
two drams, the flowers of Stechados, Rosemary, Borage and Bugloss
flowers, of each a dram and half, Citron Rindes three drams; bruise them
all, and put in these Cordial Powders, Diamber Aromaticum, Diamascum,
Diachoden, the Spices made with Pearl, of each three drams; infuse all
these in twelve pints of _Aqua Vitæ_; in a glass, close stopped for
fifteen dayes, often shaking it, then let it be put into a Limbeck close
stopped, and let it be distilled gently; when you have done, hang in a
cloth, two drams of Musk, half a dram of Ambergreese, and ten or twelve
grains of gold, and so receive it to your use.
_Hypocras taught by Dr._ Twine _for Wind in the Stomach._
Take Pepper, Grains, Ginger, of each half an ounce, Cinnamon, Cloves,
Nutmegs, Mace, of each one ounce grosly beaten, Rosemary, Agrimony, both
shred of each a few crops, red Rose leaves a pretty quantity, as an
indifferent gripe, a pound of Sugar beaten; lay these to steep in a
gallon of good Rhenish or white-Wine in a close vessel, stirring it two
or three times a day the space of three or four dayes together, then
strain it through an Hypocras strainer, and drink a draught of it before
meat half an hour, and sometimes after to help digestion.
_Marigold flowers distilled, good for the pain of the Head._
Take Marigold flowers, and distill them, then take a fine cloth and wet
in the aforesaid distilled water, and so lay it to the forehead of the
Patient, and being so applied, let him sleep if he can; this with Gods
help will cease the pain.
_A Water good for Sun burning._
Take Water drawn off the Vine dropping, the flowers of white Thorn,
Bean-flowers, Water Lilly-flowers, Garden Lilly-flowers, Elder-flowers,
and Tansie-flowers, Althea-flowers, the whites of Eggs, French Barley.
_The Lady_ Giffords _cordial Water._
Take four quarts of _Aqua vitæ_, Borrage and Poppy-water, of each a
pint, two pounds of Sugar-candy, one pound of figs sliced, one pound of
Raisins of the Sun stoned, two handfuls of red Roses clipped and dried,
one handful of red Mint, half a handful of Rosemary, as much of Hysop, a
few Cloves; put all these in a great double Glass close stopped, and set
it in the sun three months, and so use it.
_A water for one pensive and very sick, to comfort the Heart very
excellent._
Take a good spoonful of _Manus Christi_, beaten very small into powder,
then take a quarter of a pound of very fine sugar, and beat it small,
and six spoonfuls of Cinamon water, and put to it, and ten spoonfuls of
red Rose-water; mingle all these together, and put them in a dish, and
set them over a soft fire five or six walms, and so let it be put into a
glass, and let the party drink thereof a spoonful or two, as he shall
see cause.
_To perfume Water._
Take Malmsey or any kind of sweet water; then take Lavender, Spike,
sweet Marjoram, Balm, Orange peels, Thyme, Basil, Cloves, Bay leaves,
Woodbine flowers, red and white Roses, and still them all together.
FINIS.
The Table.
_Ale of health and strength._
_Almond Bisket._
_Apricock cakes how to make._
_Aqua mirabilis, Sir_ Kenelm Digby's _way._
_Aqua Coelestis._
_Cake the Lady_ Elizabeths _way._
_Cakes how to make_, &c.
_Cakes of Pear-plums._
_Clear cakes of Plums._
_Collops like bacon of Marchpane._
_Cherry water._
_Cordial Cherry water._
_Cherry water by the Lord_ Spencer.
_Chips of Quinces._
_Cordial water by Sir_ Walter Raleigh.
_by the Lady_ Malet.
_by Doctor_ Muntford.
_by Doctor_ Butler.
_by the Lady_ Gifford.
_Conserve for a cough or consumption of the Lungs._
Conserve _of Borage flowers._
_Betony._
_Lavender flower._
_Lemons._
_Oranges._
_Piony._
_Pippins._
_Quinces._
_Roses boyl'd._
_unboild._
_Roses._
_Sage._
_Violets._
_Marjoram._
Candy, _or clear Rockcandy flowers._
Candy _Apricocks._
_Barberries._
_Chicory roots._
_Cherries._
_Citrons._
_Grapes._
_Orange roots._
_Orange pills._
_Pippins, Pears, Plums._
_Rosemary-flowers in the sun._
_Spanish flowers._
_Suckets of Oranges, Lemons_, &c.
Dry _Fox-skins how._
Dry _Apricoks._
_Cherries._
_Plums._
_Pippins or Pears._
_Pippins or Pear-Plums without sugar._
Dentifrices _the best and paste of the same._
Damnable Hum.
French _Tart to make._
Fruits _to dry or Candy after preserved._
Fruit _artificial to make._
Gelly _of Pippins._
_Of Raspiss._
Gilly-_flower Wine._
Hair _to make grow._
_To grow black._
Hypocras.
_Doctor_ Twines _way._
Jumbals _of Apricocks or Quinces._
Ipswich _water._
Italian _Bisquet._
Juyce _of Liquorish._
Letters _to write secretly._
Lozenges
_Of red Roses._
Lemon _water._
Magistery _of Pearl._
Marchpane _to ice and gild._
Marmalet _of Damsins._
_Oranges._
_Plums._
_Quinces._
Mead, _Doctor_ Kings _way._
Mint-_Water._
Marigold-_flowers distild good for the head._
Naples-_Bisquet._
Orange-_Water._
Orange-_Cakes._
Preserves.
_To preserve Artichokes young._
_Apricocks._
_Barberries._
_Cherries._
_Damsins._
_Elecampane-root._
_Fruit green._
_Grapes._
_Green plums._
_Lemons._
_Oranges._
_Pear-plums white or green._
_Pippins, or Peaches._
_Plums red or black._
_Quinces white._
_White or red._
_Respass._
Paste _of Apricocks._
_Citrons._
_Elecampane-roots._
_Flowers with its natural taste._
_Oranges and Lemons._
_Pippins like leaves, and some like plums,
with their stones and stalks in them._
_Rasberries or English Currans._
Perfumes, _for Cloathes, Gloves._
_Perfumes excellent._
_K._ Edwards.
_Q._ Elizabeths.
_Perfume water._
Purging-_bag for Ale._
Plague-_water._
Poppy-_water._
Pomander.
Pomatum _good._
Prince-_Bisquet._
Powder _the Lady_ Kents.
Quinces _for pies._
Quiddony _of Pippins._
_Of all kinds of plums._
Raisin _Wine._
Rasberry _Wine._
_Shrubbery cakes._