501. _To make Juice of Liquorish as a special Cordiall._

Take a pound of liquorish a quart of Isope water the 3^d part of a

quart of red rose water Sugar candy one pound confection of alkermise

2 ounces ambergreese 80 grains musk 50 grains unicornes horn 30 grains

prepared pearl 2 drams beasor stone 40 grains Harts horne half an ounce

take your liquorish scrape it and slice it then beat it to powder and

put it into a silver or earthern pipkin and let it stand on a soft fire

simpering till it be reasonably thick then strain it through a searce

and put in the Sugar candie finely beaten then set it in the sun where

no rain comes stiring it together once in 4 or 5 days you must make

it in april & it must stand close cover’d in the Sun (stiring it as

aforesaid) the space of 2 months at least w^n it hath been thus dryed

you must take your other ingredients and with some of the liquor grind

them in a smooth stone morter or on a perfumers stone till these be

very fine then mix them well together with the rest & set it again in

the Sun 3 months more or till it be hard enough to box up still stiring

it as aforesaid every 4 or 5 days.

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