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{104} An aproved Sirrup for the Spleen
Take Roman Wormwood, Tammeris Centuary Scurvey grasse water
Cresses Brooke Lyme Liverwort harts Tongue Spleenewort, pollipodium
of the Oake; of Each an handfull; voylet Leaves & Red rose Leaves
& wood Sorrell of Each 3 handfull, of the roots of fennell parsley
& sparrowgrass Capers, of Each an handfull then take Anniseeds
parsley seeds Carraway seeds Fennell seeds of each 2 ounces 3
ounces of well pict Cenai; beat your seeds & herbs; then pick your Roots
Bruse them & slice them very thin 2 good handfull of Munck an herb
put all Inot a vessell with 4 quarts of water with a gad of steel 2 or 3
times quenched In it when it is hot; then set your vessell close slopt in
a pott of Boyling water & let it boyle very softly till hafe
the water be consumed to 3 pints; then straine the water from the
herbs, & put Into it 2 ounces of Rubarb grated & Infused in
white wine all night before & strain'd Into it; then take 3 ^lb & 1/2
of hard suger, & halfe an ounce of salt gem & as much salt pru=
nella & 3 dramms of Briana & let them boyle altogether till it
comes to a Reasonable thick sirrup; & when it is almost cold
straine it into the salt of wormwood & the sald of Tameris & the
salt of scurvey grasse & the salt of Ash each 6 drames; & an ounce
& halfe of the Creame of Tarter; you must take 3 spoonfull of
this every day for 9 dayes together, & the first 4 dayes you
must Swallow a pill as big as a pea; a quarter of an hour
before you take the sirrup, & after your 9 dayes taking take
it one day a week for a month or a quarter of a year together
{&} so no more physick put this for 6 dayes in the spring, & 6 dayes
In the fall as Long as you Live; during your taking it you must
you must keep a clean moyst dyet, as Barlewater grewell &
wheat & clarrifi'd whea with Burrage Blossomes In rose Exercise
with your Armes & at all times be carefull of your diet, forbear eating
hares venison salt meats; shun all things that be windy
drinks some french wine moderately with your meat to ad
strength to your spleen/