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Pepper water for diseases of thy^e head in black
Chirry wine or water, of thy^e heart in Some Cordiall
it helps heart burnings, [ai]lld checks all
looseness fluxes of blood or other thyy^t strengthens
all parts, as thy^e Stomach Livor Spleen womb vertues
of thy^e Majesteria of Harts horne they are as
as of Gascoignes powder only it is more
refreshing! & bindes better soe it is more effectuall
in fluxes et&c
The quantity of thya^t is from 15 or 20, to 50 or 6 grains
vertues of Ivory p^repared are, To strengthen thy^e
liver spleen stomach & womb, it stop
gently all Loosness & fluxes in thy^e belly.
For the Small pox to take thy^e Spots out
of thy^e face or keep thy^em from pitting.
Take one Gallon of white wine 8 pints of rosemary
flowers 3 pints of snailes one handfull of Balme
one handfull of flax seed 3 Lemmons sliced 3 sheets
of venice paper torn into little bitts A Pupy Dog
of nine dayes Old thy^e Snails must be washed thy^e
Shells being first taken of in 12 or 14 waters
then put in A napkin & soe hung up A while, thy^e Dog
must be killed & flead & all things taken out
of it & wiped out w^ith A clean cloath thy^e head must
be throwen Away and they 4 quarters only vsed
put all these things Togather into A glass Still
& Distill thy^em w^ith an Indifferant quick fire three
pints of thy^e first drawing will be strong bu the first
is best and soe thy^e second & soe thy^e 3 then put to
each pint of wate^r 2 ounces of thy^e best white Sugar Candy
finely beaten & Searsd by thy^e water must be first cold
before y^ow put it in, soe preserve it for vse.
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The Countess of Oxfordons Juice of
Liceras
Take A pound of thy^e best and Greenest english locoras
Scrape it very clean & cut it in thin slices thy^en beat
it in A Plaine Mortar wi^th 3 or 4 spoonfulls
of Damask rose water when you haue put itt
downe from thy^e Sides of thy^e mortar put in as much
hysop water as will cover it, soe let it stand
Strong, let thy^e 4^th part of it fair water then
Stir itt well togather , and strain it throug an
Ordinary Thin Straine^r as long as y^ow can gitt any
Juice out of it, then put it in A Skellit and
Set it on A quick fire Stiring it continually
& boiling it as fast as you can, makeing
it boil till itt be riddy To Rope then
Take it of thy^e fire & put in half A pound
of white Sugar Candy or browne searced stir
it well togather till thy^e sugar be dissolved &
let it stand till it be pritty cool in an
Earthen or putter Dish you must have A
pound and an half of white sugar Candy
beaten and searced to make it into past
only you must reserve some of itt so
Role itt up withall in what fashon
you please.