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