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How To dry Apricoks:
Take Apricoks before they be to ripe the cleare =st without spots and pare them very y y give y a slit on the side and scald then in wat y take halfe the waight of y in sugar and make a syrrop for y & lett y stand upon y warme embers a while heat y every 3 days togeth then drayn y from that syrrup and make anoth sirrup for y boyled to a Candy haight then put y in and let y be covered all over w sirrup three days then heat y sirrup and lay y out into a stoe to dry a pound requirs apound & half of sugar;
How to make a Seed=cake:
Take half a peck of fine flow dryed well four pound of butt rubb y togeth one ounce of nutmeggs a pint and a half of good ale yet w these are well mixed putt in two pound of carraway comfitts and a little salt the oven must be ready and pritty hot or else it will not rise:
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18 For a strain or bruse aprov:
An Ox is gall & a quart of pint of Brandy boyle all togeth gently y put it in a viol altogeth and so keep it for yo use:
For a sore throat aprovd:
Take a little quantity of speremints and wormood a halfpeniworth of cumming seed and a half= =peniworth of pep a half peniworth of hony the white of an egg half a spoonful of bay salt pound yo herbs and seeds and peper and salt then mix it alltogeth and make a little bag about y bigness of the palm of yo hand and apply to the crown of yo head cut of the hair it will do bett.
To stop bleeding in man or horse:
Spemint white wine vinegar bay salt & boal almanak a little quantity of each pound it to toge= =th y bind it on w a cloath upon y grief:
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How to preserve Creme green Apricoks
Take Apricoks w y stones are firm in y & Pare them thin y slitt y in y seame & Putt y into faire wat the wat most be cold y take y out of y wat & way y & take there waight in fine sugar y take Apricocks & putt y into a scillet of cold wat & cover y close & sett y ov y fire and so let y stand till thay be scolding hot then take t of a little while & sett y on againe & so doe till they be very greene & tend y take y out of the wat & lay y in a Sylver or Earthen dish strew some sugar on y y take waight of waight for waight in sugar take a quart of a pint of wat that y Apricocks was scaled in & make a sirrup of it y putt in yo apricoks and boyle y a little while y take y of the fire & take out all sheare stones & put y in y sirrup againe & boyle y up 5 or 6 warm times y take up yo Apricoks and lay y in a broad dish & boyle yo sirrup again and put it warme to y Apricocks & so lett y stand all night before y fire putt y up you must ad to this Amb grease or musk if you please:
