26

46

instead of Angellia water, put in a quart of French
Aqua vitæ and a quart of the juice of Angellica
and one oz: apeice of the Spices.

To make a Cake
xc.

Take a Gallon of flower, 6 pounds of Currans 3 pounds of Butter
halfe a pound of white Shugger, a pint of Ale yest
or barm, 20 Eggs verry well beaten tenn of the
whites left out halfe an oz. of Cloves, as much Mace,
two Nutmeggs, half a pint of Sack, a little Damask=
Rose water, a pint of Cream warm enough to melt
the butter, You may add what Sweet meats you
please. Bake it in a quick oven

A most Excellent water for the Stone
xci.

Take Six handfulls of Small Raddishes 6 handfulls of
Mother thyme, 4 handfulls of Pelletorie of the wall;
4 handfulls of Saxifrig hearb, one handfull of Phillipendula
3 oz. of Sarsafrie wood; Cut all these grossly together
and put them into a Gallon of new milk either of a Redd
or a Coal black Cow, & So let them Steep 24 houres
cover'd, the distill them in a Common Still; It will
yeild 3 quarts of water, It must be Still'd in Maij. when
the water is Still'd Stopp it close, and Set it in the Sunn
for a Moneth.

47

You must take it thus

When you are to take this water you must over night
take a porringer of fair ^spring water & put into it a quarter
of an oz. of the wood called Lignum nefretitum Sliced
very Small and Thin and Lett it Steep in the water 24
12 houres, then draine from the wood: & put to the
water 3 Spoonfulls of white or Rhenish wine; And
4 Spoonfulls of this distill'd water, with the Iuice
of a Lemon & Some 2 Spoonfulls of Loaf Shuggar.
Then take half a Nutmegg Slic'd very thin, put it into
a Spoon with a little of the water, Swallow it and
wash it down with the rest of the water; Take it fasting
and fast 2 houres after it; This is to be taken at the
new of the Moon three mornings together, but if
you feel no great pain, then one morning in a
Moneth will be enough; but you must use it Constantly
I do assure you those that have used this water never
had any great fitt after the taking of it.

The Duke of Monmouth's Receipt for the Stone
xcij

Take a Gallon of Haws ripe, Stamp them very well Stones
all, put them into a pott with 3 quarts of white wine to
cover them, put into them four Fennill roots, and the
leafs, take out the pith of all the roots, and put into
them an ounce of Fennell Seeds and almost an oz. of Annis
seeds, bruise the Seeds and Steep them together a day and