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M^r Gilbert's Water
Take Scabius Pimpernall Dormentill roots & leaves
Dragons burnt leaves & knobs Balm & Angelico
of each 2 handfulls after those are clean pickt
washt & dry'd let them lye on A clean cloath soe
stamp the roots & mix all well togather & lay it to
steep in as much canary as will wett it the next day
Distill it in an Ordinary Still till the herbs bee
allmost dry'd then take this water & put into it A peck
of cordiall flowers A ℥ of filed harts horne 2 ℥
of true methridate the weight of 1/2 A Crowen in saffron
in fine powder Gallingall 1 ℥ as much Basell seeds
Cloves 1/2 an ℥ Turmerrick root 3 pennyworth cut the
Roots in thin slices & bruse the spices & let all stand
20 houres then distill it Bal[n]o & keep the water
severally, the first quart put in 4 ℥ of prepared
pearle 2 of red Currell two of Crabs Eyes as much white
Amber the black tips of Crabs clawes, Taken just att
full moon one ℥ of beazar stone forty Grains
and as much Ambergrease make all these into fine
powder and put into your water and lett it stand
close stopt in A great double glass fifteen dayes
Shakeing it once every day then boil this glass in A
pott of water 6 houres then let it run through a fine
Cotton.
These ingredients may be us'd again in like manner
to make A w^eaker sort to this water put this syrup
following white sugar candy 1/2 a pound
4 ℥ of red rose water and as much spirit of wine
boil these A while scum it clean, then settle it &
being cold put this to your best water & keep itt well
stopt for your use.

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M^r Shaw's Directions
Take Camomill, featherfew, tansey, Cummin-seeds, of each
one good handfull, barbery Cummin fry them tender in
Oyle of Camomill then take 7 Eggs beat them very well
& put them into the frying pan & make A Tansey of them
when it is fryed put it into A cloath & wear it close
to your belly, heat every day & make it fresh every 3
dressings the wearing of this will asswage your pain and
bring Away any thing that may not remain.
TO Bring Throw's
Take as much of the purest mirrah as will lye upon A
Groat mix it with A spoonfull of warme possit
drink, and drink A little draught, after it lye
warme cove^r'd this must not be given unless the Child
comes right.
A Clister for A woman in ^child-bed.
[The] Decoction of mugwort, Angillica & [nepmint]
in possit or [mok] to A pint of this may be put 3 Spoon
fulls of sugar the yolk of an Egg & as much old
Methridate as A gardin Bean, if the first prove
not effectuall you may vse A second, & in it put 3
or 4 Spoonfulls of the Oile of Almonds.