Take a gallon of the best aquavite a pint of the best damaske rose
water a pound of white Sugar candy put all these into a large stone
jug to steep a day and a night then put in half a pint of poppy water
distilled as you do your rose water with a pound and half of raisons of
the Sun Stoned with half a pound of dates the Stones taken out and the
white skins, and then slice them very thin then take of mace cinnamon
and anyseeds of each an ounce of cloves bruised half an ounce liquorish
scraped and sliced a quarter of a pound, your anyseeds must be rubed
and dusted then put all these into your aquavite after all these things
have steeped 4 days put into it 6 good handfulls of red poppie leaves
it is the red single poppies that growes amongst the corn and if the
colour be not red enough put in more leaves & after 10 days let it
run through a jelly bag and put it into your glass and so stop it
very close and put in to your glass to it 2 pounds of your smooth musk
carraway comsets, and so keep it for your use, the Spice and Seeds must
be bruised if you do not squeeze those things when you strain it you
may put it into the jug again w^{th} a gallon more of aquavite and half
a pint of poppie water and a pound of Sugar candie more, Stir it every
day twice or thrice for ten days together and keep it close stoped and
then you may mix some of that smaller with the first which was the
strongest of all. This water is good for any surfet what so ever by any
accident and they may give 2 or 3 Spoonfulls last at night and if the
Surfet be dangerous give it once in 6 or 8 hours for 3 several times or
in necessity oftner.