To every 3 gallons of water put one gallon of honey seeth the same on a
moderate fire till the third part be consumed scumming it clear stiring
it with a Scummer now and then to raise the honey from the bottom w^n
its sodden enough it will be clear in boyling by which you may know
it is boyled suffitiently then put it into a sweet vessel to every 3
gallons so boyl’d and clear’d put one quart of good ale barme the next
day draw y^e same liquor into another vessel leaving the grounds in the
bottom & then put new barme the same quantity after it’s again thus
purified and so let it rest in the vessel puting in your bag of spices.
The Lady Downs adds Sweet marjerom, rosemary pennyroyall, violets,
sweet bryer tops, fennell balme tops lavender tops and time the best of
seeds corriander carraway and anyseeds, of spices ginger nutmegs cloves
and mace the spices and seeds to hang in a bag in the barrell, these
herbs and spices to the quantity of 8 gallons half an ounce or better
of each. But with this addition twill not be so white.