25

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Every night all the Joynts, breat and Ribbs of the Child
must be annoynted with old Sack, and layd in a blankett
extroardinary, and be kept very warme.

For the _
lxxxvi.

Take Jallap finely powder'd one dramm, Cinamon finely
powder'd halfe a Scruple, mix them & take them in a
draught of Chicken broth, so having gently purged
take as followeth.

A pint of Plantin water, or water distill'd out of Oak
leaves, or a decoction made of Oak budds while tender,
blanch a Score of Almonds and pound them well as to
make milk, put it over the fire and give it a Scald
together, then take it of & put one dramm of powder'd
Mastick, and three drams of Shugger of red roses, Let
the Liquor be neer cold. then take five Spoonfuls or more
every morning first, and last at night twelve or 14
dayes together.

To make Hayre grow.
lxxxvij.

Take an Egge, rost it in the embers till it be hard
then take the Yolk, and halfe Soe much fresh butter,
and as much Pepper as will lye on a knifes point, Add
as much hony as will make it into an oyntment,
and Soe annoynt the head with it

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An Excellent Cordiall water for
Dizziness & Swimming in the head.
lxxxviij.

Take four pownd of black Cherries, bruise the Stones of
them, then put them to th the cherries into a Glass bottle, and
into them a good handfull of Balm & a handfull of Rose=
mary tops, Cinamon, Nutmegs of each halfe an, then pour
vpon them all two quarts of Sack Stop it Close and
let it digest 24 hours, then distill it of, in Balneo,
distill so much of it, that it be weak, like ^weak aqua Mirabilis
Sweeten it with white Shugger-Candy to your tast, and
drink a little wine glass full of it in the morning
fasting and at night goeing to bedd.

Aqua Mirabilis. Sir Kellam Digby's way
lxxxix.

Take Cubbells, Gallingall, Cardimon seeds, Mellilott flowers,
Cinamon, Nutmegs, Mace, Cloves, of each two dramms
the Iuice of Sallendine a pint, of the juice of Spearmint
and Balm of each a pint, one pound of Shugger, the
flowers of Cowslips, Rosemary, Bourrage, Buglass
Marygolds and Clovegilly flowers, of each two oz. three
pints of the best Sack, and one pint of the Strongest
Angellica water, bruise your Spices & Steep them all together
with halfe a pint of red rose water, one night in the
Sack, Still it in an ordinary Still or glass, & lay Hartstongue
leafes in the bottome of the Still, and to this the weight
of 12^d in Saffron, make four times the proportion