d till it work. Then let it be open, till it
have done working, filling it up still with other honey-drink. Then stop it
up close for a year or two. You may at first stop it so, that the strong
working may throw out the stopple, and yet keep it close, till it work
strongly. She saith, that such a small proportion of wormwood giveth it a
fine quick tast, and a pale colour with an eye of green. The wormwood must
not be so much, as to discern any the least bitterness in the taste; but
that the composition of it with the honey may give a quickness. The
Rosemary and Sage must be a great deal less then the Wormwood. Sometimes
she stoppeth it up close as soon as she hath Tunned it, and lets it remain
so for three moneths. Then pierce it and draw it into bottles, which stop
well, and tie down the stoppels. This will keep so a long time. She useth
this way most. It makes the Mead drink exceeding quick and pleasant. When
you pierce the Cask, it will flie out with exceeding force, and be ready to
throw out the stopper and spigot.

TO MAKE WHITE MEATH

Take Rosemary, Thyme, Sweet-bryar, Penyroyal, Bayes, of each one handful;
steep them 24 hours in a bowl of fair cold water covered close; next day
boil them very well in another water, till the colour be very high; then
take another water, and boil the same herbs in it, till it look green; and
so boil them in several waters, till they do but just change the colour of
the water. The first waters are thrown away. The last water must stand 24
hours with the herbs in it. The Liquor being strained from them, you must
put in as much fine honey till it will bear an Egge; you must work and
labour the honey with the Liquor a whole day, till the honey be consumed;
then let it stand a night a clearing. In the morning put your Liquor a
boiling for a quarter of an hour, with the whites and shells of six Eggs.
So strain it through a bag, and let it stand a day a cooling; so Tun it up,
and put into the vessel in a Linnen bag, Cloves, Mace, Cinamon and Nutmegs
bruised altogether. If you will have it to drink presently, take the whites
of two or three Eggs, of barm a spoonful, and as much of Wheaten-flower.
Then let it work before you stop it, afterwards stop it well with Clay and
Salt. A quart of Honey to a Gallon of liquor, and so proportionably for
these Herbs.

SIR WILLIAM PASTON'S MEATHE

Take ten Gallons of Spring-water, and put therein ten Pints of the best
honey. Let this boil half an