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A Gentle purge
Take to 1/2 an oz of Cena halfe a pinte of springe water infusd cover itt close all night warm but not to boyle with about a spoonefull of bruised Aniseeds or Fennill seeds mingled with halfe a [race] of sliced Ginger in y^e morninge strayn itt and then putt some 2 or 3 spoonefulls of sirrop of Roses to drinke itt
Some will in y^e morninge give y^e infusion of boylinge up [sudly] by 2 or 3 [cimprings] y^t so y^e strength of y^e Cena may come out y^e more
Allso some will for more strength of y^e purge infuse y^e Cena instead of water with y^e decoction of halfe a pinte of ye Liquor y^t hath some handfull of [Pruans] boyld in itt excellent for those inclininge to a Consumption
To cutt Fleame when ye defluction of a cold is over y^t itt thickens allso to purge y^e longs of y^e sharpnesse of y^e defluction itt purgeth y^e gall which often can [seth] y^e Jandise and many diseases helpes deiestion this taken springe and fall from Monsieur Lagoard who hath done much good by itt
In such an infusion as formerly only adde in y^e infusion some oz of scrapd Liquorish beaten flat then when you take itt adde one dramme Saliprunella in powder so drinke 1/2 in y^e morninge fastinge y^e other halfe some 3 houres after dinner when y^e stomach is empty
A little thinne broth is good to take in y^e morninge after 2 houres takinge ye putge in this purginge yⁿ may leave out y^e ginger if y^u will use this for 4 dayes in a weeke for a [ford] 2 night together spring and fall [tearinge each others] day if [titt worke a bone] 3 or 4 times in a day