Image 122, fourth book, folio 62b, receipts 24 (contd) to 25.
| The fourthe booke. | ||||
| cleane, & then frye them in the foresayd oyle & tallowe, & when that they | ||||
| are drye & harde, take them oute & strayne out the oyle, & in that | ||||
| oyle dissolve waxe & rosyn* an ℥ .12. & cleane frankencens* well | ||||
| powdered ℥ .6. & then take the leaves of white mallowe. m 3**. & ye leaves | ||||
| of elana campana* m.2. & of selondine.m. ij. & of planten.m.4.& bray** | ||||
| them all in a morter, & in the brayeinge put to them a quarte of white wine | ||||
| of gascon*, & then strayne off the licor, & put thereto lb. j of the roote of | ||||
| elana campana brayed as small as morter, & then put that licor to the | ||||
| foresayd oyles, and boyle all together by the space of goeing a mile way*, | ||||
| have | ||||
| & then assaye* it in a spoon, if that it⁁ the likenes of an unguent**, & if it | ||||
| have put it from the fire, & if it have not Seethe* it more, & when it | ||||
| is sodden* enoughe put it into a cleane boll**, till that it be colde, & well | ||||
| congealed, & then take it up cleane, & put away the water, & slime that | ||||
| is under, & if it be too harde, boyle it again with a little more oyle, & | ||||
| if it be too softe, put thereto a little waxe, perosin*, & tallowe, & seeth all | ||||
| agayne, & this oyntemente will laste an hundred yeares | ||||
| 25. To make an oyle that the masters of Salerno* used for | ||||
| all aches caused of hot or colde, rankeled or not rankeled | ||||
| for aches in Shoulders, or raignes, sciatica passio,* | ||||
| & for aches in handes, legges, or feete, that is caused | ||||
| of travell, & for manye other. | ||||
| Take Suthernewoode. m. j..wormewoode m. j..lavender flowers, & if thou | ||||
| canot get them, take of the leaves with the tender croppes m. j.. of roses ga- | ||||
| thered in the month of May, fresh & newe, when that the dew is fallen | ||||
| awaye in the forenoone, & pull the leaves from the bud or seede castinge | ||||
| the rest awaye, & take of that leaves m. j.. camomyll m. j.. Sage ryall m. j. | ||||
| & shred the longe hearbes as shorte as the rose leaves, & mixe all well | ||||
| together then bruise them in a fayre morter, putting thereto your | ||||
| bruised hearbes, & set it over a sharpe fire, & then put thereto a pinte | ||||
| of the deade water of aquavite*, of the second distillation by a canon, but | ||||
| assay the water with a spoone, if that it burne a little & remayne a great | ||||
| parte unburned, then it is very good for this purpose, & then seeth it | ||||
| an howre largelye ever boileinge easilye, & when an howre is | ||||
| done, withdrawe the fire, but look that it ever seeth tyll that it be very | ||||
| greene & then take a sclyce* or a cleane spoone, of silver, & take up of | ||||
| the cleare and beholde if it be ray or no (that is of divers colours) & if it | ||||
| be so, then let it remayne over the fire till that it be like fine & of one | ||||
| colour through greene, & take good heede that it be evermore well stirred, | ||||
| for sitting to the panne, from the firste beginninge to the last endeinge: and | ||||
| then take it downe from the fire, & let it coole, & then take a chirurgions* | ||||
| poke* of canvas, & strayne it into a cleane vessell, & put it into a double | ||||
| glasse, but into none other vessell, for it is so penetrative it will melte | ||||
| away and | ||||
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