Image 189, sixth book, folio 97a; receipts 65 (contd) to 71
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| let it stand twelve howres on the fire tyll halfe be sodden* away, then strayne it, | ||||
| and set it on the fire agayne, and put to it as much sugar as shall bee needfull, | ||||
| and make thereof a syrrop, & preserve it as you doo other syrrops, & everye | ||||
| morninge and eveninge put into your mouth a spoonefull, and sucke it downe by | ||||
| litle and litle. | ||||
| 66. A colde syrroppe for the heate of the liver. | ||||
| Tale an handfull of endiffe*, an handfull of succorye**, halfe an handfull of fennell roots, | ||||
| and halfe an handfull of parslye rootes, and put them in a gallon earthen pot, & fyll | ||||
| it with fayre water, and set it over the fire, & let it boyle from a gallon to a pottle*, | ||||
| then strayne it from the hearbes into a fayre posnet*, and put thereto a pinte of the | ||||
| purest vineger you can get, and three pownde of suger, and set it over the fire againe, | ||||
| and let boyle fayre and softlye tyll it be sirroppe, which you shall perceive, if you take | ||||
| a litle thereof in a spoone, and keepe it therein tyll it be colde, you shall perceive a | ||||
| creame above the sirrop in your spoone, or otherwise if you dippe your finger in | ||||
| the sirrop of your spoone when it is colde, & put your finger & thumbe together, if it | ||||
| cleave together or drawe, it is sodden to his iuste heigthe*. |
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| with, you must take a fayre posnet, and fill it with fayre water, and set it over the | ||||
| fire, and put therein an handfull of endiffe & succorye together, & let it boyle, then | ||||
| strayne it from the hearbes into a fayre glasse, and when ye will drinke of ye syrrop, | ||||
| take to three spoonefulls of this water one of the syrroppe, so that to nine spoonefulls | ||||
| of the water you must take three spoonefulls of the syrroppe, which is a suffici – | ||||
| ent draughte. | ||||
| 67. To make barlye water. | ||||
| Take hulled barlye two ownces, lycoris* & annysseedes*, of each twoe drams*, & faire | ||||
| water a quarte, boyle them all together untill it waxe* red, then strayne it throughe | ||||
| a clothe, but presse it not overharde. | ||||
| 68. For the newe ague. | ||||
| Take three or fowre spoonefulls of water imperiall*, or dragon water*, metridatum* to | ||||
| the quantity of a nut kyrnell* myngled with a spoonefull of vineger, and drinke it before | ||||
| your fit, or when you feele your selfe infected with this sickenes, take this bloude* | ||||
| warme, and sweate sixe, or eighte howres upon the same. | ||||
| 69. For ache in the raignes*. | ||||
| Take lawrell* leaves, and seeth** them in wine tyll they be as thicke as curdes, then | ||||
| stampe them, and make a playster, and laye it to the raignes. | ||||
| 70. For the Same. | ||||
| Item for the same disease take centorye*, and seeth it in fayre water tyll halfe be | ||||
| consumed, and let it stande tyll it be colde, & drinke the same, & it will helpe. | ||||
| 71. To clense a woman after shee be | ||||
| delivered of childe. | ||||
| Take centorye, and neppe*, stampe them together, and drinke the iuice** thereof with | ||||
| warme water, and it will worke verye kindelye. | ||||
| 72. To make a very fine dregge*. | ||||
| Take lycoras* |
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Transcribed by KS and GB