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Directions to make the Drink for the stone

Lignum vitae coriander seed fennell seed English
Liquourish Ellicampane root horseradish root senae
of each 2 Ounces, Aqua vitae 2 quarts rasons of the
Sun one pound, the Liquorish scraped cutt in to
small bitts of an Inch long, & Stripped into small
strips of the root Ellicampane & horse raddish scrap'd
& cut into little round peices of 2 bredth all put
into A great bottle & stand A weak and then it
will be fitt to drink.
To have the strength of the abovesaid ingredients fully
they will receive 5 quarts of Aqua-vitae and noe
more. 3 where of will be very compleat drink the
other 2 quarts to draw off the strength onely & to
put upon Anew bottle. as thus Aquart from the
Old bottle mixed with the 2 fresh quarts for the new
bottle doth well & then put 2 quarts fresh upon
the Old bottle & Aquart of it or as much
as is left unspent will be fitt to put
upon the new bottle that which is put in the new
bottle is pottable after A weaks standing
& in the same time that which is put upon the
Old Bottle.

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The Stone water by Dr Banker

Take pellitory of the wall philpendula leaves and
roots saxifrage time the mildest sort As smart
of each of these 2 handfulls young raddish roots one
handfull steep all them 24 hours in white wine
& water of each Alike Quantity & then
distill them in A Limbeck.

{Mr Gunter}
The white of a new laid Egg well beaten the froth
Take off 1 spoonfull of sirrup of violetts 1 spoon
full of Althea 1 spoonfull of Oyle of sweet Almonds
taken in Ale or white wine 3 morneings before
the full and 3 morneings before the change.

3 spoonfulls of white wine 3 spoonfulls of small
bear as much honey as makes it pleasant to the
tast drink this fasting.

A Borestone dryed & beat to powder & searced & put
as much as will lye on A groat into A Gill of whitt wine burned.

Take A pint of white wine & burne & burne it put
into it as much of the best castle soape shaved as will
lye on A Shilling put these togather & sweeten
itt with Althea or sugar.

Take the stone that is in the Bladder of an Oxe beat
this to powder & take it in white wine as
much as will lye on A groat.

gall

Oyle of scorpions & oyle of Junniper berryes.

Castia

Infuse Onions in white wine.
Take the seeds of burrs and gentlely dry them att the
fire then beat and searce them & put as much of
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