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Sassaphras & chiefely the Bark thereof. of
glycirrhir: ounceij Pulvis holland ounceiij Anniseeds
ounceiij. Then take 6 quarts of whitewine Putt
in the Ingredients aforesaid & steep them
24 houres. Then putt them together with the wine
into a still & still them with a soft fire, soe
long as any will dropp, keep itt stopped close in a
glass
The Use of it
Take 6 spoonfulls at a time with 2 spoonfulls the
the sirrope of Althea, and noe more in a month
except you be in a fitt, and then add unto the water
and Sirrope as much of the powder, as can be
taken upon a six pence And if the pains continue
take itt once or twice in an houre and a half
after; if the stone stick in the yard, then take
2 spoonfulls att a time, and insect twice or
thrice as much powdered sugar as will lyd on a
groat dissolved therein
An effectuall restorative
water for a Consumption
Fill a still reasonable full with Goates milk
put thereto a good quantity of green Fennell
stamped Raisins of the sunn stoned a Quarter
of a pound as many figgs sliced. sliced china
a sufficient Quantity, a stick or two of bruised
Cinamon and a Nuttmegg sliced; together with
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a few Anniseeds sweet fennell seed bruised &
drink a pretty Quantity of sliced Lycorish, distill
all these, & drink every morneing & evening some
5 or 6 spoonfulls with a little white sugar candie
dissolved in itt
A restorative water for
a deep consumption approved
by sir Simon Baskerfield
Take a bottle of new milk of a rod cow butt all
of a a perfectt colour, putt into itt Erringo rootes
an ounce sparigus halfe an handfull pick very
cleane 2 or 3 comfry rootes citrone slicest an
ounce of dates pickt & slicest some pine Apple
Kernells; half an ounce of Cinamon sticks broke
in peices a pound of blue currance a good hand
full of rosemary flowers, as much cowslipp flowers
lott these infuse in the milk all might, then in the
morneing putt it in your still, & put in a good
flesht old lock haueing over night made itt
cleane Garbigd & bruise itt well before you putt
itt in & soe destill alltogether on a soft fire if itt
be to much devide it according as your still
will containe & reserve itt in Glasses
You must take itt very in the day; if the con
sumption cause drought, take a little juice of lem^on
with itt & sweeten itt with white sugar candies; iff
illnef att the heart or stomack; a spoonfull of speer mint
water if thw gty be 100 Laxative sweeten it with sugar of roses
if 100 costive out in Damask rose water and sugar.