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Take this Cawdall
Take of the Pythe in the [Hex] barke cleane picked halfe a pound, beat it very Small, & straine it hard with a quart of Muskadine, then sett on y^e fire in an earthen Pipkin with 6 or 7 Dates shed, a little [Marv^e], & 2. or 3. sticks of Cinamon Sett all boile a little spare, then put to it of red rose water & sugar of either 4. ounce, Lett it boile 2. or 3. boilings with a little grated Nutmeg, take it first & Last, & ever as you take itt, put the weight of eight ounces graines of Corall & amber [in some] powder to itt.

A Receit for of a Gravy to Strengthen ye stomack y^t cannot keepe their meat
Take a legge of Mutton new killed unwashed cutt of y^e skin y^e fatt and y^e bones cutt y^e flesh in little slices or Cutts as bigge as ye top of ones thumbe putt to itt halfe a Sliced Nuttmegge a flake of Mare a Currans halfe a hanfdull of razons of y^e sun ston to as much white wine as will cover y^e meatt then cover itt close and lett it seeth moderately uppon a wood fire and when y^u thinke y^e breath strength of y^e meatt is boyled out take itt [ropl] and powre out y^e liquor then take ye meatt and other things and crush them betweene 2 trenchers in to ye broth take halfe a porringer of this in y^e morninge and as much att 4 in y^e afternoone y^u must poure itt uppon 3 or 4 [Sippets] of white bread eat ye sops and drinke ye broth warm continue this till your stamacke be setled

A Receit to Strengthen one in great weakenesse
Take a good legge of mutton new killed unwashed cutt of ye skin y^e fatt and y^e bones cutt y^e flesh in little peices or birs as bigg as y^e top of ones thumb putt itt into a pipkin with a handfull of y^e razons of y^e sun stoned one oz of white sugar Candy and one grame of Amber greese and halfe a Nutmegge shred close ye pott close up and boyle itt in a pott of hott water 4 houres then poure out y^e Liquor y^t will not be about a porringer full take halfe of itt in y^e morninge and y^e other halfe at 4 a clocke use itt as your Stomacke can endure