Take a dozen pound of cherrys pickt from the stalks and bruised put a gallon and half of brandy 3 quarters of a pound of double refined Sugar, cloves, mace and cinnamon of each a pennyworth 1 nutmeg sliced put it into a great glass or runlet and let it stand close stopt 3 weeks then draw it off as much as will run clear if you please put up more brandy to ye rest according to your judgement and stop it up close again.
233. For a Looseness in a Lyeing Inn.
Take 3 nutmegs and grate them and an ounce of loafe Sugar put these into a quart of Spring water and boyle it to a pint and give 2 or 3 spoonfulls at a time.
234. For the Palsey and Giddiness in the Head.
Make conserve of Rosemary flowers Bittony flowers Sage flowers severally begin with the rosemary Take the bigness of a large nutmeg at a time last at night and first in the morning for 3 days yn rest 3 days and do ye like by the bittony then rest 3 days again and in like manner take the Sage and so go round again as often as is occasion for it with these or at any other time drink some of Dr Stephens water to be found at ye 182 Rect.
235. For the Wind in the Blader.
Take 9 bees pound them and put them to a quarter of a pint of ale stir it well together and strain it sweeten it with honey give it the afflicted persons to drink they must till it has work’d.
236. An Ointment for the Gout or any Swelling.
Take cammomile tops and liverwort (after the woollyness is cropt off) of each a good handfull wash them clean and dry them in a cloth mince and bruise them then boyle them in a pipkin or bellskillet in a quart of sweet cream till it comes to butter then strain out ye herbs and keep it in a pot close cover’d anoint any place that is afflicted this must be made in ye month of may.