Chapter VIII: Part 8

It cureth wounds and sores laying on them a plaister of honey and wax or one of the following cere cloths without tents it scaleth putrified bones breaketh and expelleth imposthumes cureth aches in the stomach expelleth bullets & cureth the Isue it stopeth bleeding at nostrells all wounds and broken veins the herbs must be gathered at the latter end of april in may or ye beginning of June as the season of the herbs are w^{ch} must be dryed without Sun or fire comeing near them & the handfulls mentioned are to be understood handfulls of dry herbs. Probatum Est.

509. _The Black Cere Cloth._

Take a quart of sallet oyle a pound of red ledd boyle these together on a soft fire untill it be black then dip your old linnen cloth therein, and hang it up till it be throughly cold & stiff when it leaves its clamminess & sticking to the finger it is enough boyled. Probatum est.

510. _The White Cere Cloth._

Take a quart of sallet oyle red ledd half a pound white lead ½ a pound camfir 2 drams boyle these until they leave their claminess and stick to ye finger which is then enough boyled.

The poultise if occasion for any is only milk thickened with white bread crums and a quantity of saffron as will colour it to the colour of the yolke of an egg and the wound drink drank as afore prescribed.

511. _Direction to cure Ye King’s Evil & 1st for the drink._

Take agremoney mugwort march sanicle liverwort Kingswort coltsfoot maiden hair scabious harts tongue of bittony of each of all these a small handfull to be boyled in 6 quarts of spring water with half a pound of raisons of the Sun Stoned a quarter of a pound of currants 8 figgs better than half a pound of annyseeds one stick of liquorish boyle all these together til it be consumed to 3 quarts then strain it through a hair sive & cool it and so put it in a pot and let the patient drink it in the morning fasting and again about 4 a clock in the afternoon.

If it must be broken take castle soap and temper it with barme & apply it till it break when it is broken apply the same as long as you shall think there is anything to be drawn forth of the wound then heal it w^{th} the following Salve:

512. _A healing Salve for ye King’s Evil._

Take groundsell vallerian elder buds or in the winter the inner rind of ye elder tree Issope brown Sage a good handfull of each sort half a pound of clarified butter 3 ounces of beeswax one ounce of rozin half a pound of sheeps sewit 2 ounces of hog’s lard chop these herbs small and boyle them in those liquors softly a quarter of an hour then strain it and stir it till it be almost cold and then apply it to the sore but if you think the sore doth breed a worme then take the powder of a Sea crab shell & all together baked in an oven and so made to powder the powder also of frankinsence of oyle of wormwood an ounce and the oyle of 6 eggs put off ye powder of crab as much as will fill a thimble half as much of the powder of frankinsence stir it together into ye oyle and with a feather put some of it into the wound under the plaister.

To wash it you must take warme white wine or crab verjuice, if these things heal not then take the oyle of the finest tar stir’d with a stick the oyle will come upon the top which take with a feather and apply to ye sore.

513. _To raise a Blister._

If you raise a blister then it must not be broken but take speare grass and pound a little of the leaves putting a little butter amongst it put also as much of it as a small nut and that will raise a blister of the same bigness cut the blister clean away and then put castle soap and barme as aforesaid to draw it as long as it will yield anything then after apply the forementioned Salve unto the sore and (God willing) this will cure the party in time. Probatum Est.

514. _Swallows Ointment._

Take lavender cotten, spike, knot grass, Ribwort barme vallerian, rosemary tops alehoofe, strawberrystrings woodbine tops, vinestrings, french mallows the tops of tutsan, plantin leaves, walnut leaves, the tops of young bays Issope, violet leaves, Sage of virtue, fine Roman wormwood of each of these one handfull of redroses and cammomile 2 handfulls of each 10 young swallows alive one quart of neats foot oyle or may butter 2 ounces of cloves pound all these together in a morter small then put them in an earthen pipkin and stop it close with a piece of dough that no air get in then set it in a seller or coole place 9 days then take it and open it and add thereto a pint of sallet oyle a quarter of a pound of yellow wax then set it over ye fire in a kettle of water and let it boyle 6 or 7 hours then take it off the fire and strain it into your pot to keep it for your use keeping it close cover’d. it is good for a sprain or wrinch or ache of long continuance.

515. _The Lady Biddolphs Green Oyle to be made in May._

Take red sage, rosemary, lavender broad leaved balsom cammomile, vallerian of each 4 ounces wormwood 2 ounces gather them in a Sunshine day wipe y^m and not wash them chop them very small and put them into a convenient vessel and put to them a quart of the best oyle of olives you can get tye it up close let it stand in the sun 2 or 3 weeks stiring it once in 3 or 4 days then put it into a skillet and boyle it a little then strain out all the herbs as hard as you can wring them and put into the oyle half the same quantity of herbs again and let them stand as before in the Sun 3 or 4 days then set them on the fire which must be very gentle and let boyle very softly till your oyle is of a perfect green then strain out the herbs and let your oyle stand all night in a pewter bason then set your oyle on a chaffendish of coles and let it boyle a while and scumme it if anything do arise then take it off and let it stand till it be cold then take a glass of the uppermost for special use the rest put into a glass for more ordinary use if there be any water at ye bottom cast it away or trye it for eyes so preserving the balsam oyle for your use.

_The vertue of it._

It is good to anoint and tent all sores or wounds for it doth heal first at the bottom it will not suffer proud or dead flesh to grow in a wound it draws out thornes and splinters, it is excellent for bruises in any part of ye body to anoint the place outwardly or to take inwardly to drink 10 or 12 drops to a man or woman and half so much to a child in a spoonfull of ale or white wine posset drink and drink a little more posset drink after it 3 or 4 nights and mornings it will drive out any bruised blood out of the body you may give it to a woman after her travell it is good for deafness that comes by cold drop 3 or 4 at night and morning for 2 or 3 days together so used it will help an imposthume in the head break and heal it you may drop into the eye if it be bruised with a blow it is good to anoint ye throat for the swelling of the almonds and to drop into ye ear for ye toothache.

516. _To stop Bleeding if a Veine be cut asunder._

Take the shell of goose or hen that the chick comes out of when hacht & make it into powder being first burnt and cast thereon & it stanch it presently. Probatum Est.

517. _For the Jaundice._

Take a handfull of earth wormes and put them awhile in salt & water to cleanse themselves then put them into a quart of white wine to steep until they dissolve then strain them out then put to the strain’d liquor 4 penny worth of english saffron and let that steep well in it also and let the party grieved take of this liquor thus prepared a quarter of a pint first in the morning and at 4 a clock in the afternoon and last at night. Probatum Est.

518. _Dr. Willis his electuarie for a Dead Palsey._

Take conserve of sage flowers, bittony Rosemary of each an ounce the flowers of turrica 2 ounces preserved Mirobalence number 2 preserved nutmegs 2 drams spirits diambra, Salt of wormwood, powder of pioney roots and of pioney seeds of each one dram white amber white corral prepared of each 2 scruples & a half with a sufficient quantity of sirrop of stœchas to make it into an electuarie.

519. _His Whey for ye same Palsey._

Take bittony sage mugwort pennyroyall fumetory of each one handfull damask rose leaves 3 handfulls epythum 2 ounces corriander & sweet fennell seeds of each an ounce cut these and dry them in the shade and so keep y^m for your use mixing them altogether one handfull of these herbs must be boyled in new whey a quarter of an hour & ye liquor drank when almost cold.

The above mentioned Electuary prescribed to be taken every morning very early in your bed and last at night the quantity of a nutmeg.

520. _An Eye Water._

Take a new earthen vessel never used & so many gallons as it will hold pound so many ounces of white copperice in fine powder & when snow is on the ground fresh gather it very clean and put some snow in the pot & then some of the powder doing so untill all the copperice powder be spent and the vessel full then cover it with a clean cloth & set it in a cellar till the snow is all melted off the ground then strain it & keep it for use in bottles.

It is good for Ruehmetick eyes being dropt in when they go to bed it will take away pearls phillmes, webbs & blood sheds in eyes if you take a piece of red rose cake enough to cover and soake it in some of this water warme and lay it to the eye when you go to bed and let it lay on ye eye till the next morning. In short it is good for all distempers in ye eyes & for old sores in legs if bathed warme with, but to drop in ye eyes it must be cold.

521. _To make Wigs._

Take 3 pound and a half of flour a pound of butter melt’d in a pint of milk a quart of yest half a pound of Sugar mixt into the milk butter & yest half an ounce of cloves and mace a quarter of an ounce of carraway seeds a little salt and put all this into the flour and mix it up into a pretty stiff paste then weigh them into 4 ounces a piece & rowle them into wigs & bake them upon paper or tin plates butter’d.

522. _Pills for Vapours of Spleen & Fits of ye Mother to Suppress and cure them._

Take castor, saffron, Gallbanum orsephetita and make them into fine powder of each half an ounce, half an ounce of methridate added in which well mix your powder with as much oyle of amber as will make it into pills of the largest size (or half an ounce of the powder) as the receipt exprest and then as much oyle of amber as will make it up in pills and of them one large or 2 middle size when you find the fits comeing keeping y^r selfe fasting an hour before & an hour after but if followed with ye fits then take one of them being of ye largest size morning afternoon and last at night if you drink anything after them let it be a little hystericall water.

523. _For a Cold._

Take 4 ounces of old conserve of red roses 2 ounces of white sugar candie 2 ounces of raisons of the Sun Stoned beat all these till well incorporated then add the quantity of a small walnut of diescordium and 2 spoonfulls of Sirrop of popies 7 drops of oyle of sulphur 11 drops of spirit of vitriol mingle all these very well together and take of it as much as a large nutmeg first in the morning fasting 2 or 3 hours after it & last at night leting it melt (as it were) gently down y^r throat.

524. _For the Scurvy._

Take one good handfull of pine tree tops & bruise them and infuse y^m in one quart of white wine or renish 3 or 4 hours then take one good handfull of dandilyon boyle it in one quart of new milk make it into a posset with the wine take off the curd pour the drink scaulding hot upon brooklimes, water cresses, sea scurvy grass garden scurvy grass of each a large handfull with the rine of a lemon cover it & drink every morning & afternoon a quarter of a pint sweeten in with Sirrop made of oringe juice & wormwood cold still’d water--drink this ale april and september.

525. _To make the Convulsion Water._

Take 2 quarts of Spring water and put therein half a handfull of bittony and as much plantin and Spermint & whore hound a quarter of a handfull of centry and as much cardus half a handfull of single pioney roots green & half a handfull of burdock roots green & both sliced very thin half an ounce of hart’s horne & half an ounce of sweet fennell seed bruised a little a quarter of an ounce of bastorium and a quarter of an ounce Assifetita stop all these very close in a stone jugg and set it in a kettle of seething water up to the neck of the jugg & let it stand seething 8 hours then take it out and let it stand close stopt till next day then put it out into a brass pot and add to it a quart of cardus water and a quart of spermint water half a pint of red rose water & half a pint of old malligo Sack then put a small handfull of bittony & as much plantin and Spermin and whorehound and a quarter of a handfull of centry and as much cardus one handfull of single pioney roots and a handfull of burdock roots sliced 2 ounces & a half of harts horne an ounce and a half of sweet fennellseeds bruised 3 quarters of an ounce of bastorium and half an ounce of Assifetita and one nutmeg sliced stop this pot very close that no breath may come out and on the cover set a weight of 18 or 20 pounds keep this to a moderate heat 8 hours more then let it stand close stopt till the next day then open it & strain it out and put therein a pint and a half of malligo Sack & half a pint of annyseed water & a lb. or more of jeans treacle put it up into bottles & feed it w^{th} treacle when you see fit all the herbs must be very dry.

526. _For the Yellow Jaundice or Collick in the Stomach or the Consumption, Obstructions in ye Liver Spleen & especially for ye Falling Sickness._

Take a peck of garden snails and wash them in a great bowle of beer & then make your chinney very clean and pour half a bushell of charcole & set y^m afire and when they are throughly kindled then with a shoule make a great hole in the midst of the fire and pour in your snails & scatter in some of your fire amongst them and so let them rest as long as you hear them make a noise then you must take them out of the fire and pick them out of their shells with a knife and with a coarse cloth pick and wipe all the green froth from them then in a stone morter bruise them shells and all next take a quart of earth wormes and slit them then scoure them with salt then wash them and break them in pieces in a stone morter then (the pot being very clean uppon which you set your limbeck) put them into it and about 2 handfulls of Angelico to put into the bottom & 2 handfulls of sallendine then put in a quart of rosemary flowers if you please you may put in Egremony of red dock roots, bear foot, the inner rine of barberry roots of woodsorrell & bittony of each 2 handfulls of rew half a handfull of Fenegrick & Turmerick of each an ounce of Saffron well Dry’d and beaten to powder the weight of 6 pence then pour into all these 3 gallons of the strongest Ale you can get cover your pot & let it stand all night in the place where you mean to put fire to it in the morning you must put to them 3 ounces of very good cloves beaten to powder and before you put your fire to it with 6 ounces of good Harts horne you must not stir it after you have put in the Harts horne lest it go down to ye bottom then set on the limbeck and make it fast and so receive the water by pints the first water is best and strongest & must be received by its Selfe ye last is smallest and may be mended by putting the strongest to it when it is used this water must be given to the patient in a morning who must fast 2 hours after it and not sleep upon it or it may be given 2 hours after each meale he or she must take 2 spoonfulls of the strongest w^{th} 4 spoonfulls of Ale or white wine and when you give ye smallest you must give as much water as drink. This has been aproved & is an excellent cordial.

527. _An Oyle for any deep wound or wounds through the Body or wounds made w^{th} an envenomed Weapon, or Sinews Prickt._

Take white wine or rather so much brown bastard, one quart of oyle of olives 2 quarts, one quart of the oyle of turpentine put all these together in a great double glass and with them of ye leaves flowers Hieperig on andseeds of St Johnswort of each 2 great handfulls gently bruised set the glass in the sun close stopt 8 or 10 days then boyle them in a kettle with straw at the bottom for ye glass to stand upon and when it hath gently boyled a great while then take off the kettle and coole it by degrees and then take out the glass and strain out all the moisture from the herbs and put it into the glass again with 2 of the fresh leaves of St Johnswort and of the flowers & seeds of each two handfulls & then set them in the sun as before 8 or 10 days then boyle and strain them as before & so have you a oyle for all the purposes beforementioned & every year let it be again clarified in ye sun.

528. _The Countess of Bristolls Black Salve._

Take one pound of white lead as much Lietheriegie of gold finely beaten & search’d into a quart of sallet oyle then take 4 ounces of yellow wax & 3 drams of camphire boyle them together on a good fire till they grow very black and 6 hours after this is an exceeding good skining Salve. Probatum Est.

529. _An Ointment to cure old Sores, to search Fistolas, to eate Dead Flesh and to dry up Wattery Humors._

Take verdigreese 5 drams Honey 14 drams, white wine vinegar 5 drams boyle them on a soft fire and stir them well together till it come to a red substance & so keep it for use. Probatū Est.

530. _To make Milke Punch._

Take 5 quarts of Brandy 8 quarts of water and two of new milke, four dozen of lemons, three nutmegs, a pound and half of double refin’d sugar, pare one dozen of the lemons very thin leaving none of the white, infuse the parings in some of the brandy about three hours with the nutmegs grated, dissolve the sugar in water before you putt it to the brandy, squeeze in the lemons and let all the ingredients be mixt together, then put them all into a bag of thick flannel & let it run without stirring, let about a quart run out, then put it into the bag againe, so repeat it till it is fine.

531. _For the Farcy in a Horse._

Take three ounces of Sal Tartar, one ounce of lapis Calaminary, one ounce of Putty pulveriz’d; boyl two quarts of stale piss, one quart of Ale, one handfull of Rue till it comes to one quart, then give it the horse fasting; if you finde the horse very sick in taking it, you may the next time abate a small matter of the quantity, by this twice repeated I have cur’d an inveterate Farcy; but let him rest three or four daies between.

532. _To cure the Grease in a Horse._

Take three quarters of a pound of Rozin, two ounces of Sal Prunella, two ounces of stone Brimstone all in fine powders; boyle three pints of brine & three pints of stale Urine till it comes to three pints in the hole, strain it thro a woollen bag, and when tis cold stir in the saide powders and give it the horse fasting, and in two hours time give him corne and as much warme water with a little bran in it, as he will drinke, give him exercise as soon as he has taken the drink, and every time you give him water; Note your liquor must be very cold before you mix your powders with it: give him three Drinks resting about four daies between, and the whole quantity in each Drink;

The Oyntment if the Horse be very sore:

Take two ounces of the best Aloes and two ounces of spirits of Wine made into a salve over the fire.

THE TABLE

Transcriber’s Note: The numbers are item numbers not page numbers.

For an Ache. 184.

For Agues. 296, 503, 504.

Almond Loaves. 322.

Angelicoe to Dry. 406.

Apples green to Preserve. 25.

Apricocks to Dry. 75, 77, 115.
To Preserve them Green, 104.

Apricocks to preserve. 131.

Apples Pasties. 312.

Aqua Mirabilis. 10, 178, 410.

Balsam. 39, 57.

To Bake a Bullock’s Head. 260.

Barberrys to Preserve. 318.

Bacon Gamon to Dry. 387,402.

Rump of Beef to stew. 14.

Rump of Beef to Bake. 17.

Beef to Coller. 133, 340.

Beef to Pot. 156.

Beef Collops. 190.

Beef to boyle. 341.

Bed Tickins to Prepare. 477.

Biskit. 16, 58, 99, 320.

Fruit Biskit. 23.

Spanish Biskit. 278.

Italian Biskit. 450.

French Biskit. 451.

Naples Biskit. 453.

Bite of Mad Dog. 165, 251, 252.

Bleeding to stop. 516.

French Bread. 114, 329.

For a Bruise. 184.

Black Cherry Brandy. 232.

Strengthening Broth. 307.

Fowl Breath. 462.

For a Burn. 244, 245, 249.

Almond Butter. 286, 330.

Cake. 87, 157, 328, 333, 348.

Wood-street Cake. 1.

Almond Cakes. 15, 394.

Oringe Cakes. 48, 61.

Quince Cakes Red. 59.

Quince clear, Cakes. 60.

Apricock Cakes. 62, 65.

Rasberry Cakes. 72.

Clear Cakes. 81, 439.

Carroway Cake. 86, 345.

Sugar Cakes. 91, 319, 396.

Little Cakes. 92, 135.

Bean Cakes. 118.

Angelicoe Cakes. 121.

Portugal Cakes. 379.

Canker to kill. 46, 225.

Angelicoe to Candy. 146.

Clear Rock Candy. 442.

To Candy Grapes, etc. 438.

To Sucket Candy Oringes, etc. 443.

To Candy Flowers ye Spanish way. 444.

To Rost a Carp. 273.

Cere Cloth. 18, 486, 509, 510.

Cherries to Drye. 64, 117.

Cherrie Water. 93.

Cherrie Wine. 134, 378.

Cordial Cherry Water. 305.

Cherries to Preserve. 344.

Cheese Cakes. 103, 321.

A Flesh Cheese. 138.

Angelot Cheese. 283, 284, 467.

A Thick Cheese. 285.

Cream Cheese. 381, 466.

A Butter Cheese. 479.

For Chilblains. 244.

Chocolate to make. 395.

Pectorals for a Cold. 2, 377.

Convulsions to Cure. 167, 220, 221, 222, 224, 304, 525.

Cold to Cure. 22, 29, 32, 197, 204, 292, 492, 523.

Cough to Cure. 31, 33, 34, 231, 301, 490, 491.

For the Consumption. 302.

Conserve of Fruits. 428, 429.

A Cordial Powder. 37, 38.

Cordial organy water. 139.

A cordial water. 145.
Dr. Stevens Water. 182.
Imperial Water. 186.
Palsey Water. 187.
Melancholy Water. 191.

A Rich Cordial. 282.

Gascoins Cordial Powder. 295.

Conserve of Roses a Cordial. 369.

A Cordial Electuary. 400.

A Cordial for Cholick. 414.

Counterpoyson Cordial. 419.

Muskadine Comfits. 449.

Almond Cream. 83, 153.

Quince Cream. 95.

Lady Ingrams Cream. 96.

Pyramid Cream. 97.

Clouted Cream. 112, 123.

Cabage Cream. 119, 335.

Lemon Cream. 122, 152.

A Cream. 137.

Runnet Cream. 309.

Egg Cream. 310.

Plumme Cream. 311.

A Cheese Cream. 313.

The Spanish Cream. 334.

Trifle Cream ye French way. 349.

Cracknels to make. 168, 315.

Almon Custards. 487.

Cucumbers to pickle. 417.

Damosens to preserve. 69.

Damosens to keep. 337, 493.

Deafness to Cure. 160, 218, 238.

A Diet Drink. 208.

Pippin Drink. 374.

For ye Dropsy. 175.

To Dry Fruits. 440.

To Dry them without Sugar. 441.

Ebulum to make. 5.

Eels to stew. 259.

Eels to Coller. 275.

Eye water. 43, 219, 281, 520.

Eye powder. 52, 294.

Filme in Eye to cure. 161.

Ointment for eyes. 194, 505.

Vomit for Falling Sickness. 229.

For Faintings. 273.

Wash for Face. 308, 464.

Feavor in Children. 47.

Fits. Vide Mother.

Convulsion Fits. 4, 220, 221, 222, 227, 413.

Flowers to dry. 207.

Flowers to Candy. 365.

Floors of Dale to Varnish. 214.

Forced Meat. 28.

Frigacy of Chickens. 30.

Water for Falling Sickness, Jaundice, etc. 526.

For the Farcy in a Horse. 531.

Gascoins Powder. 295.

Goosberries to Preserve. 105, 126, 372, 373.

A Goosberry Fool. 261.

Goosberrys to dry. 406.

Gout to cure. 202, 236.

Grapes to preserve. 354, 392.

For Green Sickness. 290, 293.

To cure the Grease in a Horse. 532.

Hams to salt. 140, 210, 387, 402.

Harsh of Calves Head. 27.

For Giddiness in ye Head. 13, 174.

Heartburning to Cure. 380.

Water for the Head. 484.

Hippocras. 383.

Hysterick Fits. 413, 415.

Jaundice to cure. 159, 180, 299, 517.

Jelly to make. 101, 127, 398.

Jelly of Currance, etc. 158.

Jelly of Harts horne. 376.

Icing for Cakes. 391.

Jimbols to make. 98, 360.

Imperial Water. 186.

For an Imposthume. 239.

Iringo roots to Candy. 356.

Iringo roots to dry. 386.

Itch to cure. 177.

Plumme Jumbols. 116.

King’s Evil. 185, 212, 511, 512, 513.

Lace to wash. 211.

Lemon water. 19.

Lemons to preserve. 106, 342.

Leg of Mutton to Roast. 253.

Juice of Liquorish. 501.

For Looseness in Lying in. 233.

Lozenges of Flowers. 445.

Marmalade of Apricocks. 65.
Of Quinces, White. 66, 82.
Of Quinces, Red. 78, 425, 481.
Of Pippins. 82.
Of Oringes. 88.
Of Plummes. 427.

A March Paine. 446.

Macaroons. 452, 488.

Metheglin. 8, 323, 324, 332, 352, 353.

Mead to make. 55, 90.

Miscarrying to prevent. 196.

Milk water. 217.

Minc’d Pyes. 483.

Mother Fits. 24, 26, 216, 224, 227.

Sore Mouth to cure. 179.

Moths to destroy. 461, 472, 473.

Mumme to make. 50.

Nipples to Harden. 164.

Oringe water. 19, 422.

Oringes to preserve. 106, 129, 342, 358.

Oringes to keep. 480.

China Oringes to preserve. 347.

Oyster Porridge. 338.

Oysters to pickle. 384.

A Green oyntment. 465.

A Healing Oyntment. 494.

Oyntment of Swallows. 514.

Oyle for sores. 515.

An oyntment for old sores, etc. 529.

Paste of Peaches. 76.

Paste of Apricocks. 120.

Cracknell Paste. 168, 315.

Jumbal Paste. 169.

Puff Paste. 264, 506.

Paste of Ginnay. 424.

Paste of Oringes or Lemons. 426.

Paste of Plummes. 427.

Paste Royal of Fruits. 431.

Palsey Water. 187.

For ye Palsey. 234, 247, 248.

Pasty Crust. 263.

Pancakes. 339, 351.

Electuary for ye Palsey. 518, 519.

For ye Sinking of the Pallat. 183, 226, 243.

Perfumed Water. 49.

A Perfume to burne. 458, 468, 470.

A Perfume for Starch. 459.

To Perfume Gloves. 460.

Perfume for Linnen. 469, 471.

To Perfume Bedding. 478.

Peaches to Dry. 75, 393.

To Pickle Mushrooms. 124.

To Pickle Kidny Beans. 147, 416.

To Pickle Turnips. 148.

To Pickle Oysters. 149.

To Pickle Broom Buds. 150, 363.

Pickle for Brawn. 258.

To Pickle Trouts or Salmon. 276.

To Pickle Violets. 371.

Fig to Souce. 130.

Dr. Moore’s Pills. 141.

Piles Inwardly. 205, 206.

Pidgeons to encrease. 246.

Pidgeons to Stew. 271.

Plague Water. 3.

For the Plague. 176, 181.

Plaister for Sprains, &c. 198.

Plummes to Dry. 406.

Posset to make. 67, 109, 366.

Posset without Milk. 326.

Point to Wash. 211.

Pomatum to make. 230.

To Pot Hare. 279.

Poultrey to fat. 287.

Oyster Porridge. 338.

Pottage. 359.

Poultise for a Sore Breast. 418.

A Poultise. 497.

Pomander to make. 457, 482.

To Preserve Plummes white. 80.

To Preserve Pippins. 89,343.

To Preserve Plummes Green. 364.

To Preserve ye Water Melon. 423.

To Preserve Fruits Green. 432.

To Preserve Plumbs. 433, 434.

To Preserve Grapes, etc. 435.

To Preserve Quinces white. 436.

For Proud Flesh. 209.

Oringe Pudding. 68, 254, 401.

Almond Pudding. 48, 142, 269.

Almond Puddings. 94, 296.

Quaking Pudding. 85, 257.

Black Puddings. 107.

White Puddings. 108.

Carrot Pudding. 136.

Oatmeal Pudding. 215.

Puddings 4 in a Dish. 270.

Marrow Pudding. 355.

A Purge. 163, 192, 193, 289.

Sugar Puffs. 327.

Chicken Pye with Sweet Seasonings. 274.

A Lumber Pye. 277.

Punch to make. 530.

Pectorals for a Cold. 2.

Quidony of Plummes. 430.

Quince to preserve red. 79.
White preserve & whole. 125.

Quinces to Preserve. 436.

Quinces to keep raw. 437.

Rasberries to Preserve. 70, 74, 128.

A Ragou of Veal. 489.

To Refresh Carpets, etc. 474.

To Refresh Gold Lace. 475.

To Refresh Pictures. 476.

Rickets to Cure. 35, 44, 45, 56.

For a Rupture. 173.

Sack to make Fine. 199.

Sawce for Boyl’d Fish. 256.

Sawce for Boyled Mutton. 265.

Sawce for all Stewed Meats. 268.

Sauceages to make. 143.

Scaulds. See Burns.

Scurvy to Cure. 170, 524.

A Tenting Salve. 496.

A Drawing Salve. 495.

A Sherbet. 336.

Sirrop of Lemons. 53.

Sirrop of Violets. 63, 73, 42.

Sirrop of Clove Jilly Flowers, &c. 54, 73.

Sirrop of Buckthorne. 155.

Snow for Syllabubs. 111, 154.

Spleen Plaister. 9.

For the Stone. 171, 200, 201, 241, 242, 250, 300, 485, 502.

Stag Powder. 237.

Stomach Paine. 316.

To take Stains out of Linnen. 362.

For a Strain. 500, 198.

Sugar Cakes. 100.

Surfeit Water. 113, 498, 499.

To Sugar any Herbs or Fruit to Dry. 346.

To Boyle Sugar to a Candy Hight. 456.

To Boyle Sugar to a Manus Christi. 455.

Sugar Plate. 447.

Sweet Bag. 132.

Sweet Meat like Bacon. 357.

Cockle Shell Sweetmeat. 408.

To Mould Sweetmeats in Shape of Fruits, etc. 448, 454.

Sweet Water. 420.

Swelling to Asswage. 162.

Syllabub to make. 110, 325.

Whipt Syllabubs. 144.

A Healing Salve. 528.

Tansie to make. 255.

Teeth Powder. 306, 463.

Almond Tarts. 397.

Sore Throat to Cure. 179, 203, 240.

Tongues to Salt. 140, 388.

Vapours. 522.

Venison to Pot. 40, 404.

Venison to Fry. 403.

Haunch of Venison to Boyle. 272.

Haunch of Venison to Roast. 407.

Veal Collups. 189, 399.

Vinegar to make. 6, 375, 411.

Elder Vinegar. 385.

Vomiting to stop. 228, 317.

Walnuts to Preserve. 102.

To Wash Lace. 211.

To Wash Gloves. 280.

For those which make Bloody Water. 288.

Dutch Wafers. 314.

A White Pot. 267.

Goosberry Wine. 7, 361.

Celeriony Wine. 71.

Cowslip Wine. 20, 41, 42.

Quince Wine. 51.

Cherry Wine. 134, 378.

Rasberry or Currant Wine. 151.

Currant Wine. 195, 409.

Nants Wine to Counterfeit. 213.

Rasberry Wine. 331.

Wine of Plummes. 350.

Barberry Wine. 367.

Apricock Wine. 368.

For Wind in ye Bladder. 235.

For ye Wind. 303.

Wigs. 12, 521.

Past for Wigs. 405.

Worms to kill. 21, 36, 172.

Man Wormes to Kill. 166.

Green Wounds. 291.

Water for Wounds. 507.

Wound Drink. 508.

An Oyle for Wounds, 527.

GLOSSARY

AVENS. Geum Urbanum. Herb Bennet. Flower Yellow. Perennial. Roots scented like cloves, sudorific, tonic, antipodagric stomachic. When young the roots give a pleasant flavour to ale. They are said to be useful in diarrhœa.

BENJAMIN. Styrax Benzoin. A gum exuded from a species of laurel. Stimulant. Is the principal ingredient in Friar’s Balsam.

BOLE ARMENIACK. Armenian Bole. Several minerals were formerly used in medicine under this name. The Armenian Bole of the present day is usually made by mixing pipe-clay or common chalk with oxide of iron or red ochre.

CARDOMUM. Elettaria Cardamomum. Amomum Repens. Repens. True Cardamom. Seeds, stimulant, assisting digestion, largely used in medicine. Strong, pungent, but aromatic odour when bruised.

CARDUS. Cardunus is probably this herb, and there is a great variety. It is evidently one of the Thistles, or the Artichoke.

COMMING SEED. Cumin. Cyminum Cumin. Seeds carminative, smell disagreeable, chiefly used in veterinary medicine.

CRAB’S EYES, or CRAFISH EYES. Concretions found in the stomach of the river Crawfish. They are white, and resemble in appearance miniature mushrooms. They vary in size from a quarter to five-eights of an inch in diameter. Formerly used as absorbents and antacids. Only to be found to-day in Museums. Prepared chalk used instead.

CUBIBS. Cubebs. Piper Cubebae. A pepper, contains an oil largely used in medicine. Aromatic, pungent, stimulant, and purgative.

DYASCORDIRUM. Diascordium. An electuary which was formerly in high repute as an antipestilential. The Swedish Pharmacopeia of 1845 had a formula for this, and the principal ingredient was Herb of Water Germander (Teucrium Scordium).

EGREMONY. This evidently must be Agrimony. Agrimonia Eupatoria. Flower yellow. Perennial. Herb used in gargles, also as tea. Celebrated as a vermifuge.

ENUL-CAMPANE. Inula Helenium. After Officinalis Elecampane. Flower Yellow. Perennial. Moist pastures. Root aromatic, slightly bitter, tonic, diaphoretic, stomachic. A decoction of the root used as an application in several cutaneous diseases, especially those attended with a troublesome itching.

FAIR WATER. The Oxford English Dictionary, edited by Dr. J. A. H. Murray, defines fair water as “clean, pure.”

FFILIPENDULA. Spiraea Filipendula. Flower white, tipped with pink. July. Perennial. Herb astringent, and diuretic. Roots dried and powdered used for bread in famine. Tonic.

FLOWERS OF TUSSICA. Can this be Coltsfoot? ?Tuffilago Farfara. Used still as an expectorant in coughs.

FUMETORY. Fumitory-Corydalis. Capnoides. Flower yellow. Very opening, refreshing, used in cutaneous diseases.

GALLBANUM, plaizsters of. A plaister made of Gum Galbanum, Lead Plaister, Turpentine, and Frankincense, nearly but not quite obsolete. Still used in some country districts. The formula was published in the London Pharmacopeia of 1851.

GWACOMBEWOOD. Guaiacum Officinale. Lignum vitae tree. Wood resinous, hot, aromatic, diaphoretic, diuretic. Has been used in dropsy and gout. Is still used in the Compound Decoction of Sarsaparilla.

ISOPE WATER. Hyssop Water.

LAPIS CALAMINARY. Lapis Calaminaris. Calamine. A native impure carbonate of zinc. Largely used in lotions for all skin diseases. Nearly all the old cooling lotions for the face contained this ingredient, generally with rose water and glycerine.

LIETHERIEGIE OF GOLD. A name for Protoxide of Lead. Litharze, the basis of lead plaister.

MELLILOT. Melilotus Officinalis. Yellow Melilot. Herb pectoral, discussive, causes the peculiar flavour of the Schabziger or scraped cheese of Germany. Decoction emolient. Still used in country places in plaisters, but dying out.

METHRIDATE. Mithridate or Damocrates Confection. An example of Poly-Pharmacy, it contained between 40 and 50 ingredients, and was supposed to contain the antidote to every known poison. The formula was included in the London Pharmacopeia of 1746.

MIROBALENCE. Myrobalanus belerica. Fruit dried and used as an astringent. Used in India, but not much in this country, except as a substitute for Galls in ink manufacture.

MUSKADINE. Muscardine. A fungus which grows on silk worms, or Muscadine, which was a rich spiced wine.

OYLE OF BENN. Oil of Ben. An oil obtained from the seeds of Moringa Aptera (Egypt and East India), used in perfumery and by watchmakers, as it does not readily freeze.

PURSLAWE WATER. Probably Purslane. Portulaca Oleracea. Used as a potherb, cooling, useful in scurvy, and bilious disorders.

RED SANDERS. Red Sandal Wood. Pterocarpus Santalinus. Resinous, odoriferous, austere, astringent, tonic, used as a red colouring ingredient in spirituous tinctures.

SANICLE. Sanicula Europaea. Wood Sanicle. Flowers white. May--June Perennial. Leaves vulnerary, cleaning.

SCORDIUMWOOD. Scordium is the Teucrium Scordium, or Water Germander. Flowers pale purple. Perennial. Found in wet meadows, rare.

SEYNAC. Probably meant for Senna. Leaves a very welknown purgative.

SNEEZING POWDER ROOT. This is either Achillea Ageratum, Sweet Maudlin, or Ptarmica Vulgaris. Achillea Ptarmica Sneezewort.

SPERMINT. Mentha Viridis. Spearmint. The ordinary garden mint. The oil used in medicine.

SPIRITS DIAMBRA. Spirits of Diambar. The name of a stomachic and cordial, which consisted of Amber, Musk, various aromatics, and other ingredients.

STORAX. Styrax Officinale. A fragrant resinous balsam obtained from the tree by incision. A close relative of Gum Benzoin, and is with it an ingredient of Friar’s Balsam.

TORMENTIL. Potentilla Tormentilla. Sept-foil. Root very astringent, febrifuge, and not stimulant. Recommended in some cases of diarrhœa.

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APICIUS (Caelius).

De Arte Coquinaria Mediol. 1498. 8vo. Reprinted Venet, 1503. 8vo. Basil, 1541. 4vo.

PYNSON (Richard).

This is the Boke of Cokery. Lond., 1500. 4vo.

A proper new Booke of Cookerie, Declaring what manner of meates be best in season for al times of the yeere and how thei ought to be dressed. With a new addition, very necessary for all them that delight in Cookery.[1] Lond., 1575. 8vo.

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CERVIO (Vincenzo).

Il Trinciante di M. V. C. ampliato et ridotto a perfettione dal Cavallier R. Tusoritto da Narni. Venetia, 1581. 4vo.

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DAWSON (Thomas) printer.

The Good Huswifes Jewel and rare conceits in Cookery. Lond., 1585.

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Treasury of Commodious Conceits and Hidden Secrets, Commonly called The Good Huswives Closet of provision for the health of her household. Now the fourth time corrected and inlarged, etc. B.L. Richarde Jhones. Lond., 1584. 8vo.

Another edit. 1586.

The Good Huswives Handmayde; contayning many principall pointes of Cookerie, etc. Lond., 1588. 8vo.

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The Good Husewives Treasurie, being a verie necessarie booke, instructing to the dressing of meates. Lond., 1588. 8vo.

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A book of Cookerie gathered by A. W., and now newlie enlarged with the serving in of the table. With the proper Snaces to each of them convenient. Lond., 1591. 8vo.

BUTTE (Henry).

Dyets Dry Dinner. Lond., 1599. 12mo.

A Closet for ladies and Gentlewomen, or the art of preserving, conserving, and candying, with the manner of howe to make divers kinds of syrups and all kind of banquetting stuffes. Lond., 1608. 12vo.

Other editions. 1632, 1636, 1647, 1651, 1654, 1656.

MARKHAM (Gervase).

Country Contentments, in two bookes: the first containing the whole art of riding great Horses in very short time ... etc. The second intituled The English Huswife, containing the inward and outward vertues which ought to be in a compleate Woman, etc. 2nd pt. Lond., 1615. 4to.

MURRELL (John).

A delightful daily exercise for Ladies and Gentlemen, whereby is set forth the secrete misteries of the present preservings in Glasses and other confrictionaries as making the Breads, Pastes, Preserves.... Whereto is added a Booke of Cookery. 2nd pt. Printed for T. Devve. Lond., 1621. 12mo.

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Cookerie and Manner of Making Kickshawes, etc. 1630.

Murrell’s two books of Cookerie and Carving. The fifth time printed with new editions. B.L. 3rd pt. (With a second title page reading: A New Booke of Cookerie, Wherein is set forth a most perfect direction to furnish an extraordinary or ordinary feast, either in Summer or Winter, etc. Printed by M. F. for J. Marriot. Lond., 1638. 12mo.)

Another edit., 5th. 1641.

SCAPPI (B.)

M. B. Scappi dell’ Arte del Cucinare, etc. 1643.

GENTLEWOMAN.

The Gentlewoman’s Cabinet unlocked; wherein is contained many excellent receipts for neat dressing of divers sorts of meats.... Also directions for the best way of making Pancakes, etc. B.L. Lond., 1650.

8th impression. B.L. 1673. 12mo.

7th impression. With new editions. B.L. 1675.

The Schoolmaster, or Teacher of Table Philosophy. 1652.

GREY (Elizabeth), Countess of Kent.

A Choice Manuall, or rare and select secrets in Physick and Chyrwgery. Collected by the Countess of Kent.... As also most exquisite waies of preserving, conserving, candying, etc. (Part 2 has a distinct title-page as follows: A true Gentlewoman’s De-light: wherein is contained all manner of Cookery, etc. Lond., 1653. 8vo.)

Many editions of this work.

Nature unembowelled, or 1,720 Receipts.

MOUFET (Thomas).

Health’s improvement, or, rules comprizing and discovering the nature, method, and manner of preparing all sorts of food used in this nation.... Corrected and enlarged by C. Bennet. Lond., 1655. 4to.

Another edition, to which is prefixed a short view of the author’s life.... by Mr. Oldys, and an introduction by R. James. Lond., 1745.

M. (W.).

The Queen’s Closet opened: incomparable secret in Physick, Chirurgery, Preserving, Candying, and Cookery, as they were presented to the Queen ... etc. Lond., 1655.

Other editions, 1662, 1668, 1671, 1674, 1679, 1710.

The editions vary in title-pages, as: A Queen’s Delight, or the Art of Preserving, etc.; The Compleat Cook, etc.

MAY (Robert).

The Accomplisht Cook, or the Art and Mystery of Cookery, etc. (With life of the author by W. W.) Lond., 1660. 8vo.

COOK.

The Compleat Cook, etc. Pp. 123. J. Winter for N. Brooke. Lond., 1668. 12mo.

Another edit., 1671.

DIGBY (Sir K.).

Choice and experimented receipts in Physick and Chirurgery, as also cordial and distilled waters, and spirits, perfumes, and other curiosities. Translated ... by G. H(artman). Lond., 1668. 8vo.

2nd edit., 1675.

RABISHA (William).

The whole Body of Cookery dissected, taught and fully manifested.... According to the best traditions of the English, French, Italian, Dutch, etc. or a sympathy of all the varieties in natural compounds in that mystery.... Second edit., whereunto is annexed a second part of rare receipt of Cookery, and with a book of preserving, etc. Lond., 1675. 8vo.

The Queen Like Closet, or Rich Cabinet. 1675.

DIGBY (Sir Kenelm).

The Closet of ... Sir Kenelm Digbie, Kt. opened: whereby is discovered several ways for making of Metheglin, Sider, Cherry-wine, etc. Together with ... directions for Cookery, etc. Pp. 312. Lond., 1677. 8vo.

3rd edit., corrected (printed) by E. C. for H. Brome. 1669.

The Ladies Cabinet enlarged concerning preserving, Physic, and of Cookery. Lond., 1682. 8vo.

ROSE (Giles).

A perfect school of Instructions for the Officers of the Mouth. Shewing the whole art of a Master of the Household, a Master Carver, a Master Butler.... A Master Cook ... with pictures ... displaying the whole arts. Lond., 1682. 12mo.

TRYON, T.

A treatise of Cleanness in Meats, and Drinks, of the preparation of food ... and the benefit of clean sweet beds.... Also of the generation of bugs, and their cure. To which is added A Short discourse of the pain in the teeth, etc. Lond., 1682. 4to.

HARTMAN (George).

The true preserver and restorer of health; being a choice collection ... of ... remedies for all distempers ... together with ... directions for Cookery, etc. 2nd pt. Lond., 1682. 8vo.

2nd edit., with additions, 3rd pt. Lond., 1684-82. 12mo. (Pt. 2 has a separate title page, “Excellent Directions for Cookery.”)

The Young Cook’s monitor, by M. H. Lond., 1683.

Another edition. 1690.

Hannah Wooley’s Rare Receipts. 1684.