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A Preservation for ythe
Lungs and to strengthen
the Voice

First take half a pint of pure Esope water
stilled with the Flowers, half a pinte of Colefoot
water, a quarter of a pint of Horehound water distilled
with for Lungs, and a quarter of a pint of the water
of Endive, Mayden Hare, & Harts tongue distilled
together, then have ready 2 or 3 ounces of English
Lycorice scraped sliced & bruised, put thereto
half a spoonful of anniseeds pickt & made pure
4 blew figges and twentie or thirtie raisons of the
sunn stoned & cutt in liittle eices put these into
the water & let them boyle till they come to a
third part, then have ready some Sugar candy &
some conserve of Burrage & 2 or 3 spoonfulls of
the sirrup of violetts made in Marth very clean
Let these be putt in & lett them boyle a good
while, then lett itt run through a fine canviss
cloath putt itt in Glasses and use itt att any time
as Occasion shall serve 12 or 13 times together 2 or
3 spoonfulls at a time upon
an empty stomakc

For a weakness in the
Back

Rp of Corrall one ounce finely beaten and
searsed of Amber the like, of Mastick a Quarter

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Of an Ounce of Nutmegs one Ounce, of Acornes
Cupps 2 ounces of Cinamon a Quarter of an Ounce
of White Saunders one ounce, of red Saunders a
Quarter of an ounce, of great Mace a Quarter of
an Ounce beate all-these to fine powder; then
take soe much Venus Turpentine, Rosewater & sugar
as will work itt together ike past, that you make
hereof little pelletts, 3 of these next your heart
fasting & when you goe to bed at night, for 3 nights
or 5 dayes together.

Aliter

Take the pithes of 2 or 3 Racks of Veale, stamp
them with 30 or 40 Almonds blanched & when
they are beaten very small sett it on the fire
with 3 spoonfulls of plantaine water, and as much
red rose water, half a great Nutmegg sliced
and as much double refined sugar or manus
Christi; as will sweeten itt, and eat the Quantity
of a Nuttmegg morneing and Evening

Aliter

Rp one handfull of Knottgrass, one handfull
of Ribwort otherwise calld long plantaine the
Briskett of a Brest of Mutton 2 Quarts of red cows
milk, boyle the herbes and the Mutton in the Milk;
and let itt stand till itt be cold, and take of the fat
drink of itt in the morneing fasting a pottenger full
and eat noething in 2 hours after, and as much
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