of Ale of the second
wort, and boil it till it come to four, let it run from the dregs, and
put your Ale together, and tun it as you do other purging Ale, &c.

_A Water excellent good against the Plague._

Take three pints of Malmsey, or Muscadine, of Sage and Rue, of each one
handful, boil them together gently to one pint, then strain it and set
it on the fire again, and put to it one penniworth of Long Pepper,
Ginger four drams, Nutmegs two drams, all beaten together, then let it
boil a little, take it off the fire, and while it is very hot, dissolve
therein six penniworth of Mithridate, and three penniworth of Venice
Treacle, and when it is almost cold put to it a pint of strong Angelica
water, or so much _Aqua vitae_, and so keep it in a glass close stopped.

_A Cordial Cherry-water._

Take a pottle of _Aqua vitae_, two ounces of ripe Cherries stoned, Sugar
one pound, twenty four Cloves, one stick of Cinamon, three spoonfuls of
aniseeds bruised, let these stand in the _Aqua vitae_ fifteen days, and
when the water hath fully drawn out the tincture, pour it off into
another glass for your use, which keep close stopped, the Spice and the
Cherries you may keep, for they are very good for winde in the Stomach.

_The Lord_ Spencers _Cherry-water._

Take a pottle of new Sack, four pound of through ripe Cherries stoned,
put them into an earthen pot, to which put an ounce of Cinnamon, Saffron
unbruised one dram, tops of Balm, Rosemary or their flowers, of each one
handful, let them stand close covered twenty four hours, now and then
stirring them; then put them into a cold Still, to which put of beaten
Amber two drams, Corianderseed one ounce, Alkerms one dram, and distill
it leisurely, and when it is fully distilled, put to it twenty grains of
Musk. This is an excellent Cordial, good for Faintings and Swoundings,
for the Crudities of the Stomach, Winde and Swelling of the Bowels, and
divers other evil Symptomes in the Body of Men and Women.

_The Herbs to be distilled for Usquebath._

Take Agrimony, Fumitory, Betony, Bugloss, Wormwood, Harts-tongue,
Carduus Benedictus, Rosemary, Angelica, Tormentil, of each of these for
every gallon of Ale one handful, Anniseed, and Liquorish well bruised
half a pound, still these together, and when it is stilled, you must
infuse Cinamon, Nutmeg, Mace, Liquorish, Dates, and Raisins of the Sun,
and sugar what quantity you please. The infusion must be till the colour