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Folio page 182r, Scribe's page 393.

Sir Kenelmer Digby's recepitto make Meade
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Boyle what quantitie of rain or spring water you please, till a 3rd fourth
part be wasted consumed and then lett it settle 24
houres, and poure the cleare from the settlings, take 60 gallons
of the cleare and boyle in it 10 handfulls of Eglanstine leaves
5 of liverwort 5 of Scabies 4 of balme, 4 of rosemarie, 2 of
bayleaves, one of thyme, one of sweet marjorane, halfe a handfull
of Eringe rootes, scrape them & splitt [onl]y when these haue boyled
halfe an houre in the water, run it through a seive, after it is
settled, poure the cleare from the dreggs to euery 4 gallons of
this liquor, take one gallon of the purest white hony you can
gett, lade the honey & liquour with a skiming dish till it is
well mingled. soe you must doe thrice that day: the next day
boyle it verie gently skiming it all the while pourring
in now and then a ladelfull of the c[oul]d liquour which you must
reserve to make the skum rise. when it is vere cleare from
skum you must boyle it more strongely till it beare an egge.
very high, then lett it coole till it bee luke warme. Putt in
Ale yest to make it worke the Same quantitie you doe into Ale.
turn it up in a cask that has had sack or white wine in it.
Keepe the bunge open till it hath done working, fillinge it up
as it wastes with the same liquour, which you must reserve for
that purpose. When it hath allmost done working, hand a
bagg in it of thin canvase, in it a quarter of an ounce of ginger
sliced, a quarter of an ounce of Cinnamon, cloves, & nuttmeggs a quarter
of an togeather. Putt a Stone into the bagg to make it
Sinke, stopp it up close for 6 months before you drink it, and
then you may draw it into bottles if you please.