t them to pieces, then lay in the
bottom of your distilled pot Angelica two handfuls, and two handfuls of
Celandine upon them, to which put two quarts of Rosemary flowers, Bears
foot, Agrimony, red Dock Roots, Bark of Barberries, Betony, Wood
sorrel, of each two handfuls, Rue one handful; then lay the Snails and
worms on the top of the Herbs and Flowers, then pour on three Gallons of
the strongest Ale, and let it stand all night, in the morning put in
three ounces of Cloves beaten, six penniworth of beaten Saffron and on
the top of them six ounces of shaved Harts-horn, then set on the
Limbeck, and close it with paste, and so receive the water by pints,
which will be nine in all, the first is the strongest, whereof take in
the morning two spoonfuls in four spoonfuls of small Beer, and the like
in the afternoon; you must keep a good Diet and use moderate exercise to
warm the blood.

This Water is good against all Obstructions whatsoever. It cureth a
Consumption and Dropsie, the stopping of the Stomach and Liver. It may
be distilled with milk for weak people and children, with Harts-tongue
and Elecampance.

_A singular Mint water._

Take a still full of Mints, put Balm, and Penniroyal, of each one good
handful, steep them in Sack, or Lees of Sack twenty four hours, stop it
close, and stir it now and then: Distill it in an ordinary Still with a
very quick fire, and keep the Still with wet cloaths, put into the
receiver as much sugar as will sweeten it, and so double distill it.

Distillings.

_A most Excellent_ Aqua Coelestis _taught by Mr._ Philips Apothecary.

Take of Cinamon one dram, Ginger half a dram, the three sorts of
Saunders, of each of them three quarters of an ounce, Mace and cubebs,
of each of them one dram, Cardamom the bigger and lesser, of each three
drams, Setwall-roots half an ounce, Anniseed, Fennil-seed Basil-seed, of
each two drams, Angelica roots, Gilly-flowers, Thyme, Calamint,
Liquorish, Calamus, Masterwort, Pennyroyal, Mint, Mother of Thyme,
Marjoram, of each two drams, red Rose-seed, the flowers of Sage and
Betony, of each a dram and a half, Cloves, Galingal, Nutmegs, of each
two drams, the flowers of Stechados, Rosemary, Borage and Bugloss
flowers, of each a dram and half, Citron Rindes three drams; bruise them
all, and put in these Cordial Powders, Diamber Aromaticum, Diamascum,
Diachoden, the Spices made with Pearl, of each three drams; infuse all
these in twelve pints of _A