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You may perfume them with what Quantity of Muske &
Amber you will. 'Tis best stilld in January or February.

Receipt for Sweet Water.
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{Dr. Fraiser}
{A. Fan}
Take Damaske Rose Leaues, picke them from the stalkes,
then haue a pott of what size you thinke fitt & lay Roses at the
bottome about 4 or 5 inches thicke, then couer them with bay
Salt so lay another lay of Roses couering them with Salt,
so doe till the pott be full, then let it stand close couered lid.
Sellar till it be consumed, and distill it in a potte with a Still,
you must be sure to keepe the earthen potte close that no aire
come in to the Roses whilst they dissolue.
There will come of this water an oile with which anointing the
Temples and the mole of the Head is the greatest comforter of
the braine that is, & helpeth the paine in the Head.

To make Cherrie Water
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{Mrs. Heath}
{A Fan }
Take 2 quarts of Clarest Wine, & putt into it 4 pounds of
Cherries Stones and all, one handfull of Rosemary, one hand-
full of Balme, 2 Ounces of Cinnamon, 1/2 an Ounce of Nut-
megs quarterd, steepe these in an Earthen pott all night, & the
next morning putt them into your still, keepe a pretty
quicke fire under it. Putt into euery Quart of water distilld,
4 ounces of white Sugar Candy, & 4 graines of Amber greece
then sunne it as you doe you other Waters, passe thorough
2 Handfulls of Cloue Gilly flowers before you Sunne it.

Spiritt of Clarie
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{Lady Bedles}
{A Fan}
Take a still full of Clarie and putt to it a pottle of white
Wine, and still it in a Rose water still. You may putt to it a little
fine sugar & Amber Greece tied in a tiffany if you please.

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To make the Water calld Aqua Mirabilis.
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{My Mother}
{A Fan}
Take the seeds of Cardamum, Cubebes, Galingall, Melilott
Flowers, Cloues, Mace, Nutmegs and ginger of each a Drachme,
being made into powder, putt them into 3 pints of white Wine,
& one pint of Aqua vitae, & one pint of the juice of Salendine.
Putt all these into the Glasse still and so let them incorporate all
Night, in the morning distill it with a soft fire in Water, Let it
drop on Sugar Candy, Putt into the glasse a little Amber Greece
& of this Quantity there will be 2 Quarts, keepe one Quart by it
Selfe for it is strong, When you use it you may mingle it stronger
or smaller as you please. You may make it in the winter with the
juice of the Rootes. You may take it when you please. The use =
all takeing is halfe an houre before you dinner or supper, or be-
fore you goe to bed one spoonfull or 2 at a time.
'Tis of a secret Nature it dissolueth the impostumation of the
Lungs, without any grievance, it openeth Melancholy, it expelleth
the stopping of the Urine, profiteth the stomach very much, it also con-
serueth youth, and preserueth the memory, it destroys the falsie, &
giue one spoonfull to a Person labouring for Life & it relieueth
& reuiueth very much. Of all artificiall Water ther is none better
then this. In Summer use one spoonfull fasting and in Winter 2.

A Receipt for Balme Water.
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{My Mother}
{A Fan}
Take 3 Gallons of the strongest Ale out of the fatt untunnd & 2
pound of the greenest Liquorice scraped very cleane, & bruised, take
1/2 a pound of Anny seeds rubbe in a Cloth, fanne away the dust & bruise
them, take a bushell of balme upheapt, stampe it in a morter lit-
tle, then putt your Ale into a stone-pott with a narrow Mouth, Let
all these aforenamed be infused therin a day & a night, then distill it
in a Limbecke.

Snaile Water or Worme Water.
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{La: Bedles.}
{A Fan}
Take a pottle of Earth Wormes gathered in the latter end of Aprill or the