urfeit Water._
Take half a bushel of red Corn Poppy, put it into a large dish, cover it
with brown Paper, and lay another dish upon it, set it in an Oven after
brown bread is baked divers times till it be dry, which put into a
pottle of good _Aqua vitae_, to which put Raisins of the sun stoned half
a pound, six figs sliced, three Nutmegs sliced, two flakes of Mace
bruised, two races of Ginger sliced, one stick of Cinnamon bruised,
Liquorish sliced one ounce, Aniseed, Fennil-seed, and Cardamums bruised,
of each one dram; put all these into a broad glass body, and lay first
some Poppy in the bottom, then some of the other ingredients, then Poppy
again, and so untill the Glass be full; then put in the _Aqua vitae_,
and let it infuse till it be strong of the spices, and very red with the
Poppy, close covered, of which take two or three spoonfuls upon a
surfeit, and when all the liquor is spent, put more _Aqua vitae_ to it,
and it will have the same effect the second time, but no more after.
_Dr._ Butlers _Cordial Water against Melancholly, &c. most approved._
Take the flowers of Cowslips, Marigolds, Pinks, Clove-gilly-flowers,
single stock gilly-flowers, of each four handfuls, the flowers of
Rosemary, and Damask Roses, of each three handfuls, Borage and Bugloss
flowers, and Balm leaves, of each two handfuls; put them in a quart of
Canary Wine into a great Bottle or Jug close stopped, with a Cork,
sometimes stirring the flowers and wine together, adding to them
Anniseeds bruised one dram, two Nutmegs sliced, _English_ Saffron two
pennyworth; after some time of infusion, distill them in a cold Still
with a hot fire, hanging at the Nose of the Still Ambergreece and Musk,
of each one grain; then to the distilled water put White Sugar-candy
finely beaten six ounces, and put the glass wherein they are into hot
water for one hour. Take of this water at one time three spoonfuls
thrice a week, or when you are ill, it cureth all melancholly fumes, and
infinitely comforts the spirits.
_The admirable and most famous Snail Water._
Take a peck of garden shell snails, wash them well in small beer, and
put them in a hot Oven till they have done making a noise, then take
them out, and wipe them well from the green froth that is upon them, and
bruise them shells and all in a stone Mortar, then take a quart of earth
worms, scower them with salt, slit them & wash them well with water from
their filth, and in a stone Mortar bea
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