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Lime Water	For the Scurvey
Take a pound of unslack’d* Lime	Take a pound of Guaiacum-Bark**
and put it into an earthen Jug	& half a pound of Sassafras, and a
well glaz’d-and put to it	Quarter of a pound of Liquorish
a Gallon of Spring Water	Boil all these in three Quarts of
Boiling Hot	Water till it comes to three Pints
Cover it Close till it is Cold	and when it is cold put it in a Vessel
then Scum it Clean, and let it	with Two Gallons of Ale, in 3. or 34
stand Two Days-then Pour	days it is fitt to Drink, and Drink
it Clear off into Glass Bottles	no other Drink for 6. or 12 Months
& keep it for Use-	according to the Violence of the
the Older the Better the	Distempers it will certainly Cure
Vertues are as follows-
For a Sore, warm some	1.lb of Guaiacum-Bark
of the Water, and Wash the Sore	½lb of Sassafras
Well with it for half an Hour,	½lb of Liquorish
then lay a Cloth over the
Plaister 4. or 5. doubles Wet	A very good medicine
with the Water, and as it
dries Wet it again,-
And it will heal it-

Carraway Brandy
An Ounce of Carraway Seed
in a Quart of Brandy

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Transcribed by CTW and JMCN