Take a handfull of egrimony one handfull of wood Bittony 2 ounces of
Lignum vite; 2 ounces of scena 2 ounces of Sarsaparella, 2 penny worth
of sarsafras, half an ounce of rubarb 2 penny worth of Hermidatis,
Pethimony and Stigados of each one penny worth fennell seeds and
Annyseeds of each one ounce, a pound of raisons of the Sun, 2 pound
of English liquorish, wash the herbs, Stone the raisons, Scrape and
slice the rest and bruise the seeds and put them into 2 gallons of fair
conduit water and let it simmer half a day till it comes to one gallon,
Strain it and when cold bottle it stoping it close and when you use
it your Diet must be only dry bread & raisons of the Sun and mutton
roasted dry without basting. Drink mornings & afternoons & at night
about a Dozen spoonfulls at a time. Probatum est.