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A Receipt for ye Dropsy or Scorvie
Take Borrage Balme and of each one hand Rockett
Seed and cardus of each one ounce Parsley Roott's
2 ounces Elecompain halfe an ounce Powder of
Licquorass 2 Drackm's 12 Prunes halfe A ounce
of Senna boyl all these in 3 quarts of Spring water
till 1 part be consumed

For a Diett Drink
Tunn 4 or 5 Gallons of midleing Ale, with a Pint
of ye Juce of Watercress and a Pint of ye Juse of Brooklime
and 2 Pints of ye Juce of Scurvie grass after ye Ale
hath fermented 2 or 3 days with these Juces Putt
in this following dyett Bagg
Take of ye Roots of Sharp Pointed Docks Sliced and
dryed in ye Sunn; 3 or 4 dayes Two Pound and A
halfe; ye outward Rinds of Five orringes halfe An
ounce of mace Slice ye roots and putt ym in A Bagg
After this Bagg hath Infused Four Dayes you may
drink ye Licquor for your ordenary Drinking

For A Consumption Probatum Est
Take A Pottle of ye Stripings of A Red Cow, A quart
of muskadine, A Pound of Raysins of ye Sunne, Picked
and Stoned, A Pound of ye best blew corrans well picked
and rubbed but not washed halfe A Pound of English
Licquoras sliced A quarter of A Pound of Dates Sliced
an ounce of cinamon broken in small peeces; two nutmeggs
sliced all these steeped 12 houres att ye least; before
they be putt into ye still; yn close ye Still well with
Paist; sett it upon A Pott of water and let ym distill
togeather [?] give ye party six soonfulls, morning and att
evening for Six weekes of 2 months togeather you may
sweeten it with A quarter of a pound of white Candy

25
A Receipt for the Dropsy or Scorvie
Take Borrage Balme and of each one hand of Rockett
Seed and cardus of each one ounce Parsley Roott's
2 ounces Elecompain halfe an ounce Powder of
Licquorass 2 Drackm's 12 Prunes halfe A ounce
of Senna boyle all these in 3 quarts of Spring water
till 1 part be consumed
For a Diett Drink
Turn 4 or 5 Gallons of mealing Ale, with a Pint
of the Juce of Watercress and a Pint of the Juse of Brooklime
and 2 Pints of the Juce of Scurvie grass after the Ale
hath fermented 2 or 3 days with these Juses Puttin
in this following dyett Bagg
Take of the Roots of Sharp Pointed Docks Sliced and
dryed in the sun; 3 or 4 days Two Pound and A
halfe; the outward rinds of 5 oringes halfe An
ounce of mace Slice the roots and putt them in A Bagg
After this Bagg hath infused Four Days you may
drink the Licquor for your ordinary Drinking
For A Consumption Problem [?]
Take the Pottle of the Stripings of A Red Cow, A quart
of muskadine, A Pound of Raysins of the Sunne, Picked
and stoned, a Pound of the best blew corrans well picked
and rubbed but no t vou a shed halfe a Pound of English
Licquoras sliced A quarter of A Pond of Dates Sliced
an ounce of cinamon broken in small pieces two nutmeggs
sliced all these steeped 12 houres all the least before
they be putt into the skill; then close them Still well with
Paist; sett it upo A Pott of water and let them distill
togeather [?] the party six spoonfulls, morning and at
evening for 6 weekes of 2 months togeather you may
sweeten it with A quarter of a pound of white Candy