Take 12 ounces of liquorish scraped and bruised a little then take half
a pint of coltfoot water red rose water hysop water of each half a
pint 2 quarts of fair water so put them altogether with your liquorish
& let it steep 24 hours then set it on the fire and let it boyle very
softly till it be as thick as cream then strain out the juice clean
from the liquorish and set it on the fire again puting in 2 grains
of ambergreese as much allkermes as a large bean let it not boyle but
stand till it be well incorporated then put it out into 2 or 3 pans and
set it in the sun till it thicken to worke like wax y^n make it into
little cakes it will keep it’s vertue many years but if in drying in
the sun a drop of water or rain chance to fall on any of it, it will
never come to good. Aproved by the Lady Elizabeth Cope to add half a
pint of whorehound water.