Chapter III: Part 3

This Water is good against all Obstructions whatsoever. It cureth a Consumption and Dropsie, the stopping of the Stomach and Liver. It may be distilled with milk for weak people and children, with Harts-tongue and Elecampance.

_A singular Mint water._

Take a still full of Mints, put Balm, and Penniroyal, of each one good handful, steep them in Sack, or Lees of Sack twenty four hours, stop it close, and stir it now and then: Distill it in an ordinary Still with a very quick fire, and keep the Still with wet cloaths, put into the receiver as much sugar as will sweeten it, and so double distill it.

Distillings.

_A most Excellent_ Aqua Coelestis _taught by Mr._ Philips Apothecary.

Take of Cinamon one dram, Ginger half a dram, the three sorts of Saunders, of each of them three quarters of an ounce, Mace and cubebs, of each of them one dram, Cardamom the bigger and lesser, of each three drams, Setwall-roots half an ounce, Anniseed, Fennil-seed Basil-seed, of each two drams, Angelica roots, Gilly-flowers, Thyme, Calamint, Liquorish, Calamus, Masterwort, Pennyroyal, Mint, Mother of Thyme, Marjoram, of each two drams, red Rose-seed, the flowers of Sage and Betony, of each a dram and a half, Cloves, Galingal, Nutmegs, of each two drams, the flowers of Stechados, Rosemary, Borage and Bugloss flowers, of each a dram and half, Citron Rindes three drams; bruise them all, and put in these Cordial Powders, Diamber Aromaticum, Diamascum, Diachoden, the Spices made with Pearl, of each three drams; infuse all these in twelve pints of _Aqua Vitae_; in a glass, close stopped for fifteen dayes, often shaking it, then let it be put into a Limbeck close stopped, and let it be distilled gently; when you have done, hang in a cloth, two drams of Musk, half a dram of Ambergreese, and ten or twelve grains of gold, and so receive it to your use.

_Hypocras taught by Dr._ Twine _for Wind in the Stomach._

Take Pepper, Grains, Ginger, of each half an ounce, Cinnamon, Cloves, Nutmegs, Mace, of each one ounce grosly beaten, Rosemary, Agrimony, both shred of each a few crops, red Rose leaves a pretty quantity, as an indifferent gripe, a pound of Sugar beaten; lay these to steep in a gallon of good Rhenish or white-Wine in a close vessel, stirring it two or three times a day the space of three or four dayes together, then strain it through an Hypocras strainer, and drink a draught of it before meat half an hour, and sometimes after to help digestion.

_Marigold flowers distilled, good for the pain of the Head._

Take Marigold flowers, and distill them, then take a fine cloth and wet in the aforesaid distilled water, and so lay it to the forehead of the Patient, and being so applied, let him sleep if he can; this with Gods help will cease the pain.

_A Water good for Sun burning._

Take Water drawn off the Vine dropping, the flowers of white Thorn, Bean-flowers, Water Lilly-flowers, Garden Lilly-flowers, Elder-flowers, and Tansie-flowers, Althea-flowers, the whites of Eggs, French Barley.

_The Lady_ Giffords _cordial Water._

Take four quarts of _Aqua vitae_, Borrage and Poppy-water, of each a pint, two pounds of Sugar-candy, one pound of figs sliced, one pound of Raisins of the Sun stoned, two handfuls of red Roses clipped and dried, one handful of red Mint, half a handful of Rosemary, as much of Hysop, a few Cloves; put all these in a great double Glass close stopped, and set it in the sun three months, and so use it.

_A water for one pensive and very sick, to comfort the Heart very excellent._

Take a good spoonful of _Manus Christi_, beaten very small into powder, then take a quarter of a pound of very fine sugar, and beat it small, and six spoonfuls of Cinamon water, and put to it, and ten spoonfuls of red Rose-water; mingle all these together, and put them in a dish, and set them over a soft fire five or six walms, and so let it be put into a glass, and let the party drink thereof a spoonful or two, as he shall see cause.

_To perfume Water._

Take Malmsey or any kind of sweet water; then take Lavender, Spike, sweet Marjoram, Balm, Orange peels, Thyme, Basil, Cloves, Bay leaves, Woodbine flowers, red and white Roses, and still them all together.

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The Table.

_Ale of health and strength._

_Almond Bisket._

_Apricock cakes how to make._

_Aqua mirabilis, Sir_ Kenelm Digby's _way._

_Aqua Coelestis._

_Cake the Lady_ Elizabeths _way._

_Cakes how to make_, &c.

_Cakes of Pear-plums._

_Clear cakes of Plums._

_Collops like bacon of Marchpane._

_Cherry water._

_Cordial Cherry water._

_Cherry water by the Lord_ Spencer.

_Chips of Quinces._

_Cordial water by Sir_ Walter Raleigh. _by the Lady_ Malet. _by Doctor_ Muntford. _by Doctor_ Butler. _by the Lady_ Gifford.

_Conserve for a cough or consumption of the Lungs._

Conserve _of Borage flowers._ _Betony._ _Lavender flower._ _Lemons._ _Oranges._ _Piony._ _Pippins._ _Quinces._ _Roses boyl'd._ _unboild._ _Roses._ _Sage._ _Violets._ _Marjoram._

Candy, _or clear Rockcandy flowers._

Candy _Apricocks._ _Barberries._ _Chicory roots._ _Cherries._ _Citrons._

_Grapes._ _Orange roots._ _Orange pills._ _Pippins, Pears, Plums._ _Rosemary-flowers in the sun._ _Spanish flowers._ _Suckets of Oranges, Lemons_, &c.

Dry _Fox-skins how._

Dry _Apricoks._ _Cherries._ _Plums._ _Pippins or Pears._ _Pippins or Pear-Plums without sugar._

Dentifrices _the best and paste of the same._

Damnable Hum.

French _Tart to make._

Fruits _to dry or Candy after preserved._

Fruit _artificial to make._

Gelly _of Pippins._ _Of Raspiss._

Gilly-_flower Wine._

Hair _to make grow._ _To grow black._

Hypocras. _Doctor_ Twines _way._

Jumbals _of Apricocks or Quinces._

Ipswich _water._

Italian _Bisquet._

Juyce _of Liquorish._

Letters _to write secretly._

Lozenges _Of red Roses._

Lemon _water._

Magistery _of Pearl._

Marchpane _to ice and gild._

Marmalet _of Damsins._ _Oranges._ _Plums._ _Quinces._

Mead, _Doctor_ Kings _way._

Mint-_Water._

Marigold-_flowers distild good for the head._

Naples-_Bisquet._

Orange-_Water._

Orange-_Cakes._

Preserves. _To preserve Artichokes young._ _Apricocks._ _Barberries._ _Cherries._ _Damsins._ _Elecampane-root._ _Fruit green._ _Grapes._ _Green plums._ _Lemons._ _Oranges._ _Pear-plums white or green._ _Pippins, or Peaches._ _Plums red or black._ _Quinces white._ _White or red._ _Respass._

Paste _of Apricocks._ _Citrons._ _Elecampane-roots._ _Flowers with its natural taste._ _Oranges and Lemons._ _Pippins like leaves, and some like plums, with their stones and stalks in them._ _Rasberries or English Currans._

Perfumes, _for Cloathes, Gloves._ _Perfumes excellent._ _K._ Edwards. _Q._ Elizabeths. _Perfume water._

Purging-_bag for Ale._

Plague-_water._

Poppy-_water._

Pomander.

Pomatum _good._

Prince-_Bisquet._

Powder _the Lady_ Kents.

Quinces _for pies._

Quiddony _of Pippins._ _Of all kinds of plums._

Raisin _Wine._

Rasberry _Wine._

_Shrubbery cakes._

Sweet _smell._

_Sweet powder to break._

Syrup _of Clove-gillyflowers._ _Of Hysop for colds._ _Lemons or Citrons._ _Elders._ _Rasberries._

Spots _of grease or Oyle to take out._

Dr. Stephens _sovereign Water._

Stomach _water the Lady_ Spotswoods.

Snail-water _most excellent._

Sugar _of Wormwood, Mint, Aniseed &c._ _Of Roses._

Surfeit water.

Tincture _of Ambergreese._

Usquebath _distilled with herbs._

Walnuts _artificial._

Wine _to keep from souring._

Water _for a Consumption._ _For the stomach._ _The Plague._ _Of Time for passion of the heart._ _For sore eyes._ _Of Snails for children and old people._ _Of Clary for the back and stomach._ _For fainting of the heart._ _Sunburning._ _One pensive to comfort the heart._

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