Take a handfull of egrimony one handfull of wood Bittony 2 ounces of Lignum vite; 2 ounces of scena 2 ounces of Sarsaparella, 2 penny worth of sarsafras, half an ounce of rubarb 2 penny worth of Hermidatis, Pethimony and Stigados of each one penny worth fennell seeds and Annyseeds of each one ounce, a pound of raisons of the Sun, 2 pound of English liquorish, wash the herbs, Stone the raisons, Scrape and slice the rest and bruise the seeds and put them into 2 gallons of fair conduit water and let it simmer half a day till it comes to one gallon, Strain it and when cold bottle it stoping it close and when you use it your Diet must be only dry bread & raisons of the Sun and mutton roasted dry without basting. Drink mornings & afternoons & at night about a Dozen spoonfulls at a time. Probatum est.
213. To make Counterfeit Nants Wine.
Take 12 pounds of malliga raisons and steep them in 8 gallons of water about 10 days then barrell up the liquor and put to it a gallon of the juice of elder berrys set it in some warme place that it may work and when tis fine bottle it up and drink it half a year old half the quantity of fresh reasons put to the first & half the quantity of juice will make a smaller sort of wine and may be drank in a little time.
214. A Varnish for Deal Floor’d Rooms.
Take Indian red a quarter of a pound half a pound of yellow oaker let them be ground by a grinder of colours as for painting, put these together and mix them thin with linseed oyle and put some drying oyle into it wash the rooms with a cloth.
215. To make an Oatmeal Pudding very good.
Take a pint of great oatmeal set it on the fire in a pint and half of good milk or cream 3 spoonfulls of rose water a large flake of mace when tis well boyled put it into an earthen pan and let stand all night next day put to it 2 eggs a pound of beef sewit a little canded citheron & orange peel (if you like it) sweeten it to your taste and put to it a cold custard made as followeth Take a pint of sweet cream, boyle it with mace put to it ye yolks of 6 eggs & 2 whites stir it till it be cold add a little more rosewater put some bits of marrow on top and let it stand a little in a moderate oven so Serve it in.
216. For Mother Fitts in a Woman.
Get the after birth of a woman with her first child take off the string then put it into a pot with 3 nutmegs shaved thin a pinte of white wine a handfull of sweet time put these into an oven to dry it till it will powder and search it through a fine sive. Give as much every morning and night as will lye on a 6 pence in a Spoonfull or 2 of Sack take it Spring and fall for 3 changes of the moon 3 days before the new moon & 3 days after & 3 days before the full.