Early modern recipe books

79

To Make the best Surfeat water

take one gatt of the best Brandy and half a bushell of poppies to ounces of Annis three ounces of Caraway [symbol?], and three ounces of sweet Fennell, [symbol?], two ounces of Liquorish, and one ounce of [>atess], six pennyworth of Saffron, and half a pound of figgs, a quarter of a pound of Raisins, of the sun stoned half half an ounce of Nutmeggs unclear half an ounce of Cloves & Mace unclear quarter of an ounce of ginger a handfull of Bame, a handfull of mint unclear 1 ounce of Cardimom seed put all these slit your figgs pound your seeds and spices and let stand in an Earthen pott or glass 14 daies Close Stopt the strain out your water and when you have done soe put your drugs a steep in some stronge beere let it stand 4 dayes then distill it in a cold still and you will have a good water that with sirrup of poppies is a good surfeat water, to every bottle of surfeat water you must put in an ounce of suggar candyed.

80

To make Cynnamon water

Take 5 Gallons of Sack one pound & a half of Cynnamon bruised, halfe and ounce of Cloves, steepe this all knight, & in the morning set your pot on with a soft fire, after it is stilled take one quart of the water & a quarter of a pound of Leafe Sugar finely beaten & that will make it plesant

A Drink ot give a Woman that hath a dead Child within her

Take a handfull of Ditander seeds pound it & straine it into a little Sack, Beer, or Ale, & if you have noe Ditander, take as much Looedgs[?] seethe it and straine it & Let her drink it

To give a woman with Child if her Child be weak & she cannot feele it

Let her take 4 or 5 drops of the extract of Amber, in a litte Sack to drink proved, I a moan have taken any hurt, or by reching that she have the Flux come downs, or a lust or structing hersellf in time, she may take the extract above said. This may be taken in time of Trav[?]ll to helpe forward the Birth

81

A Purge for a Sicke Body or a Woman with Child

Take one Ounce of & a half of, Manna, & a quarter of a pint of Succory water & warme it do litle together untill it is disolved, then put to it 2 Ounces of Sirup of Roses, & give it the party to drink, & let them keepe themselves warme & drink Brothow posset drinke. you may give one Ounce of Manna to a Child, & one Ounce of Sirup or Roses in a quarter of pint of Succory water or Sorrell water you must straine the Manna when tis dissov'd

To make an easy Clystew for a childe ot one that is weak

Take one pint of milk, & lett it boyle then take a little vinegar, & turn the milk & take away the curd, add to it 2 ounces of sugar & one fram of salt, & give this as Clyster, you may do this without danger

Anotherer Clyster

Take a chicken & boyle it in faire water then take it

82

Mrs. Coffins Oyntment forthe Piles

Take a pound of may butter & putt into it a quarter of a pound of Figgs, cutt into small pieces one pennyworth of Liquorish one pennyworth of Anniseeds, a quater of a pound of Raisons of the sun, then boyle it up with young Elder budds soe it & keep it for your use

To Make a Chinah Broath

Take a Potte of faire running water & a halfe an Ounce of Chinah Roots sliced very thin lett them infuse two or three hours & scum it cleane then straine it take this Liquor & sett it one the first with a knockle of veale Chop to pieces & a chicken if you please two or three Pippens pared & sliced Burrage flowers & violetts of each a handfull, seethe all these together to the halfs then straine it in a Bason & take two or three spoonfulls at a time

83

To Make a Purge & a Vomit Mone

Take a Lemon & cut of the top of it then take out all the meat of it then take thee weight of three penee in Saffron & putt into the rinde of the Lemon, then take the meat you took out & putt into the Lemon upon the Saffron, then take the top of the Lemon & close the Lemon fast, then wrap it into a paper & rest it in your embers, & when it is rosted soft, take & putt it into halfe a pinte of white=wine & lett it steep two hours then wringe it out & straine it & drink it & it will give you six or seven stools 4 or 5 vomits, this is for them that are faint at stomachs: This is to help digest= =ure:

84

To make a Glyster

Take a pint of Milk, add to it a spoonful of Anniseeds boyle it together a little while, then straine it out & put to it 3 spoonfulls of sallot Oyle & 3 spoonfulls of Suger, then beate the yolks of to Eggs, & mix it altogether & give it something warme as a Glister This I have tryed

To make another Glyster

Take a pint of Posset ale, add to it one handfull of camomel halfe a handfull of Mallows halfe a handfull of violet leaves, halfe an Ounce of Anniseeds, halfe an Ounce of Fennellseeds, boyle all these together then straine it out & add to it 2 Ounces of Suger & as much Salt as will lye upon a shilling & give this to such as are troubled with winde. this is proved

85

For the swelling of the Amons in the Throat,

Take Rosemary & dry it to pouder in a Mortar, then take the pouder of a white Dogs= turd & mix these two pouders together with hony spread it on pieces of Leather & lay it on both sides of the Throast as near the Amons as you can

To make the jelly of Hartshorne

Take one quart of faire water & 2 Ounces of Hartshorne, finely reasped boyle this together with a small branch of Rosemary & some Lemon rinde, & lett it boyle till the Liquor be halfe wasted, then straine it through a jelly bagg, & sweeten it will Suger, & a litle Rosewater & the juice of a Lemoon, & a litle Vinegar as you shall think good, you may boyle a litle piece of Cinnamon in it, the Cinnamon being first laid in Rosewater, & then boyle it altogether, a litle & straine it againe into glasses & soe use it at your need

86

For the Goute to be applyed as hot as you can suffer it

Take Froggs spawne water & ???? Ounces of Hawthorne 4 Ounces of Mullet water an Ounce of Mirke poudred a Drame of Oriental Saffron halfe a Dram of poudred Cikewife?? mix them [???] together & beathe the gri[??]ed part, & wrap the cloths about the part, Probatum est

Against exessive Vomiting

Take mint waterwith 2 or 3 dropps of Vitriol, [????] now & then & apply outwardly a plaistor of[ ???????] take also the juice of 2 Quinces or Quince unclear wine

For a Looseness

Apply upon the Belly a plaister of venus [?????] Bole Aemonacke the like quantity take [?ward] some dryed Hartsworne, in Sirup of dry'd Roses Corrall take all those for your ordinary drink steeled water wherein Corrall hartshorne [Tor????] =till Nutmeggs Pomegrante rinds & & the like be boyled

87

The greater Palsie water also Apoplexye taught by Mr Mathias

Take of Lavender flowers & fill a large gallon glasse, & poure on of very good spirit of wine or perfect aqua vita distilled from all Tilogime then circulate the in for six weeks, very close stopped & [clad???] with a bladder & so nothing breath out lett them stand in a warme place then distill it in a Limbeck still with this cooler then putt in the said water, Sage, Flowers, Rosemary Flowers Betony Flowers of each halfe a handfull, Burrage Flowers Buglere Flowers of Dollium Connallium of Couslip Flowers of each one handfull steeps those Flowers in good Manosy or good Aqua=vitae, [??????] steepe every Flower & herbes in a good spirit of wine every one in his season till all may be had ??? put them all sudry digested together, put alsoe to them

88

them of Baume mother=wort spike=flowers Bay =leaves the leaves of Oringe tree (if they may be had) & their Flowers of each one Ounce, cut all small & put them into the aforesaid distilled wine & malmesy & put them together & distill it as before being steeped the space of six weeks then put into this distilled water Citron peele & Piony seeds hulled of each 6 Drams Cinamon, halfe an Ounce of Mace & Nutmeggs Cardamons Cucuber yellow Saunders of each half an Ounce Lignum Alsoe one Drame make all those in pouder & put them in the Distilled water & put to them of Iniubes new & good halfe a pound, take out the stones before hand & cut them small, close youre vessell well with a double bladder lett them digest six weeks then straine this hard with press & Filterate the Liquor & put in this Liquor prepared Pearle 2 Drams, prepared Senarrages & [?????] Ambergresse meuske & saffron of each halfe a scruple Red Roses dryed well & sweet smelling, red Saunder & yellow of each one Ounce hang these in [??????/] bagg in thee water well closed that nothing breath out