11rA greate secrett of mans blood, fo the renewinge the blood

through out the whole body, and good in Dropsyes and other

disseases proceedinge, from the corruption of the Blood./

Take two pound of the fresh blood, lett it stand in a wodden vessell, vntil

5all the thickest settle at the bottome, then poure of the waterishnes, then

poure in it so congealed, as much of the spirritt of salte, and mingle it

with the blood, and digest it in Balneo Mariae, and then it hath the virtues

aboue written./

Sal Armoniack much vsed by the Chymists to dissolue

10their Mineralls, and make them fitt to he wrought./

Take the vrine of a boy, tenn pound, ad to it comon salte fiue pound,

mixe them in a pott at the Fyer, and dissolue them, then lett it con =

= geale, then putt it in a well glassed pott, close couered, with a broathing

place, in the top of it, lett it boyle in a furnace, and when the smoke

15comes out white, shutt vp the breathinge place, and enlarge your fyer

for two howers, then take it off and lett it coole, and thus you shall haue

perfect sal Armoniack, with the virtues aboue written./

A Medicine for a Dropsye./

Take a fower penny weight of scamony, a two penny weight of Rhubarb,

20a six penny weight of sena, a penny weight of spicknard, a drachme

of settwell, and as much of chamomell flowers, and one Ounce of suger,

made all into fine powder, the patient must take a spoonefull

of this at a time, for three mornings together fastinge, but if it worke

to much, he must vse it butt once in two, or three dayes, and

25keepe his chamber, for it will cause fiue, or six stooles at a time, he

may eate a little warme broth within an hower after, for it will

cause him to haue a very good stomach./.

To make Diett bread.

Take to every pound of suger, a pound of Flower, and seauon new laid

30eggs, take out the white and knotts, and then beate the eggs well

together, then putt the flower and suger to them, then beate them

vntill they be white, then slice one Nuttmegge, and halfe an Ounce of

Annisseeds, and beate them together, then butter your panns, and putt

Wafors in their bottoms, and so putt them in, and bake them, accordinge

35to arte, in an Ouen temperately heated./

To Preserue Damsons or other Plumms, red, or blacke

Take their weight in suger, and as much water as will make it into a

Sirrupe, then boyle them a little while in the sirrupe very leasurely close