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The Composition of the Sirrupof Samacle very good againsta Consumption.

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This attribution is in a different hand
Take of these things following, Samacle, Bugle,
Scabius, Re[...]bramble topps, Agremony, Rubwarb
Avens, Speedwell, Coltsfoot, dasey Rootes, Comfrey
Rootes, of each of these 4 handfulls of wood
Bittany two handfulls.
Pick & wash these hearbes very cleane &
dry them with a cleane cloth, then stampe them
& strayne them, & to every pint of Juice put
[...] one pound of sugar double refined in powder,
ffirst boyle up juice on a Charcole fire a little,
& scummeThere is an expand flourish over the m it. Then put in your sugar & so boyle
it to a Syrrop, & be Sure to scume it very cleane,
& when it is boyled to a syrrup put it up for
yourI don't think this is the "ye" symbol for "the." I've seen it a couple of times now, and I think there is a separate symbol to shorten "your" to "yr," which appears here. use. Take of this syrrup a spoonefull in the
morning fasting, at night when you goe to bed,
At midnight or at any time of the day upon
an empty stomache.
This syrrup must be made in June
or July at farthest, mid may best.
There is a flourish at the end of this recipe. Also, these last two lines are set apart and detail instructions for when it is best to make this recipe

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This page was originally transcribed by Casey Shevlin as part of an EMROC transcription project in 2013 at The University of Akron.