Of Grapes.
Syrupe Gresta, or a Syrupe of Unripe Grapes.
Take a good basket full of unripe Grapes, set them three dayes in a vessel after they be gathered, stamp them, and straine out the juice out of them, take thereof six quarts, boyle it with a soft fire till the third part be consumed then four quarts will remaine, let that run through a woollen bagge, and stand till it be clear in it selfe, then take of the clearest of it, seven pints, put thereto five pound of Clarified Sugar, boyle them together to the thicknesse of a Syrupe, and keep it in a glasse; it is good for a perbreaking stomach, proceeding of Choller, and for a swelling stomach, it taketh away thirst and drynesse, and chollerick Agues, it is of great comfort to the stomach of Women being with child, it is a preservative against all manner of Venome, and against the Pestilence.
OF PURGES.
A Purge to drive out the French Pox, before you use the Oyntment.
Take halfe a pint of good Aqua vitæ, one ounce of Treacle of Gene, one quarter of an ounce of Spermacæti, boyle all these together on a soft fire halfe a quarter of an hour, and let the Patient drink this as warme as he can, and lye downe in his bed, and sweat, and if any of the Disease be in his body, this will bring it forth, and bring him to an easie loosnesse; this is thought the best and surest of all other Cures for this infirmity.
The Oyntment for the French Pox.
Take Barrowes grease well tryed from the filmes, beat it in a Morter till it be small and fine, put thereto of Lethargy one ounce, of Mastick in fine powder, two ounces, of Olibanum in powder, one ounce, of Oyle of Spike one ounce, Oyle of Paliolum one ounce, of Terpentine one quarter of a pound, beat all these together into a perfect Oyntment, and therewith annoynt these places.