414. A Cordiall Tincture for the Collicke by ye Lady Fust.
Take sena liquorish Guiacum or lignum-vite elecampane roots not dryed of each 2 ounces annyseed corriander seeds of each an ounce raisons of the Sun pick’d and ston’d one pound infuse all these in 3 quarts of the best aquavite a fortnight or 3 weeks till all becomes a red tincture so strain it out and keep it for use.
415. Hysterick Electuary the Lady Gerrard’s Rect.
Venise treacle half an ounce bittony flowers rosemary flowers & burrage flowers of each ahalf an ounce amber in powder half an ounce castor in fine powder one dram let these be incorporated in a stone morter wth as much sirrop of pioneys as will make a stiff electuary, Let ye patient at the full and change of the moon at going to rest take the quantity of a nutmeg in 3 small pills and drink after it a small drink of posset made with white wine with a root of a single pioney boyled in it & for 3 mornings after use no other breakfast but a draught of the same posset Hereby are cured both old and young of convulsions Hysterick vapours fitts and falling sickness.
416. To Pickle Kidney Beans.
Take young beans boyle them tender (and take them before they be stringy) in pickle made of vinegar and salt as strong as will bare an egg and therin let them lay about a week then take them out again and boyle them in fair water till they look as green as you like them then put them in the former pickle again and they will keep all the year.
417. To Pickle Cucumbers.
Take small cucumbers and scauld them then take 2 handfulls of fennell seeds half so much deaill seeds a little mace 2 quarts of water half so much vinegar one pint of white wine season it well with salt and when it is cold keep your cuccumbers in it.
418. The Lady Lees Sore Breast Poultise.
Take a pint of strong ale of hollyhock leaves chickweed gruncell mallows of each herb a handfull chop them very small boyling them in the ale till half be consumed then thicken it with rie meale or brane of wheat and put in a pretty piece of boars grease, boyle it till it come to a fit thickness for use if it break the breast keep it open with a mallow root dressing it twice a day. this aproved good for many Cares.