Image 322 (unnumbered folio), Plague Water receipt
| To make Plague Water. | ||||
| Roots | Flowers | Seeds | ||
| Angelica | Wormwood | Harts tongue | ||
| Dragon | Suckery | Horehound | ||
| Mary Wort | Hysop | Fennel | ||
| Mint | Agrimony | Meleolet | ||
| Rue | Fennell | St. John-wort | ||
| Carduus | Cowslips | Comfery | ||
| Origany | Poppys | Featherfew | ||
| Winter savoury | Plantain | Red rose leaves | ||
| Broad Thyme | Setfoyl | Wood-sorrel | ||
| Rosemary | Vocvain | Pellitory of the Wall | ||
| Pimpernell | Maidenhair | Harts ease | ||
| Sage | Mother-Wort | Centory | ||
| Fumetory | Cowage | Sea-drink, a good | ||
| Coltsfoot | Golden-rod | handfull of each | ||
| Scabeus | Gromwell | of the above- | ||
| Burridge | Dill | things | ||
| Saxafreg | Gentian Root | |||
| Bittony | Dock Root | |||
| xx | Liverworth | Butterbur Root | ||
| Jarmander | Piony-root | |||
| WC | Bay-berries | |||
| Eyebright | Juniper Berries | |||
| Of each of these | ||||
| a Pound | ||||
| One Ounce of Nutmegs, one Ounce of Cloves,& half an Ounce of Mace, Pick the | ||||
| Hearbs & Flowers, & Stir them a little. Cut the Roots, Bruise the berries | ||||
| & Pound the Spices fine, take a Peck* of Green Wallnuts, and Chop them Small | ||||
| Mix all these together, & lay them to Steep in Sack lees, or any White Wine lees | ||||
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| better, be sure to stir them once a day with a stick, & keep them close covered, then | ||||
| them in an Alembick* with a Slow Fire, & take care your still does not Burn, | ||||
| The First, Second & third running is Good, & some of the Fourth. Let them | ||||
| stand till Cold, then put them together | ||||
Note: See glossary for all the ingredients in the list
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Transcribed by CTW and JMCN