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234 A recicft Receipt for Plague Watter

Take of Devils Bitt, Dragon, Mugwort, Egremo
ny, Bettany, Pallendine, Burnet, Roman wormwood,
Spear Mint, scabius, Rue, Sage, Banme, Pimpernell,
flemetory, wood sorrill, Cardus, fetherfue, Mary gold
flowers, Angelico, Red poppies, hearts ease, Tormentill
Roots & leaves, of each halfe a pound, Rosemary one
pound, scordium, Elicompare Roots, Butter Bur
Roots, of each a Quarter of a pound, sweet fennel
seeds, Caraway seeds, Anniseeds, Coriander seeds, of
each two ounces, Let the herbs lie & dry upon a table
Three of four dayes before you use them, then shred
them very small & put them in a Great stone pott
with the seeds Bruised, Then power upon these three
Pottles of Canary sack & stire them well together and
so lett them foment fo 4 of 5 days stirring them
once a day keeping the pot Close covered them you
May Distill it in a Linbeck or ordinary still clued
Close with Rye past

The best time to make this watter is In the Latter
endof May or Beginning of June, when the herbs
are in there Prime, you May if you please put
Halfe White wine & halfe sack or all Whitewine
as May people do, you May add to the former
Ingredients these things following to Make the watter
More forcible agains strong Infections (viz) nutmegs,
Cloves, Venice treakle, Diascordium, of each a Quarter
of an Ounch, Cinamond, one Ounce, these things must
Be put in at first with the herbs & the seeds, you May
add two Quarts More of Liquor because there is so
Many herbs, so you will Draw of about 6 or 7 quarts
of Liquor which you May Mingle all together.