126pThe Openinge Sirrop

Take of the rootes of fennill Parsely sucorge , sparragos and

sorrill : the pith taken out, of each 2 ounces pollipodie of

the oake rootes and seinne of each 4 ounces , resons of the sunn

5stoned 6 ounces , liquoris 6 drams, aniseeds 2 drams , boyle

them all in 6 pintes of water close couerd till halfe bee

Consumed in the boylinge, then straine it , and add to euery

Pinte of it , a pound of sugar , and claryfie it with white

of eggs, soe boyle it to a good consistance,

10Make eight or tenn infusions of Damaske roses in

runinge water , then straine it and boyle it with sugar

to a sirrop but not to thicke : then whilst the sirrop is

scaldinge hott : put to euerie pound of sirrop 2 ounces of

rubarbe thin sliced , letinge it stand in aglass close stoped

15in some warme place for 12 dayes , give tow ounces of the

former and one of this , in adraught of whitewine in a

Morneinge fastinge ,

The bindinge Medecine ,

Take of crocas martos 12 grames and of your magistery of pearle

2016 graines , and of your magestory of corral 16 graines and asmuch

Conserue of red roses as a wallnut, and one grene of lodaname

let this bee well incorperated togeither , addinge some sirrop

of red gilliflowers to make it good and moist , and take it when

you goe to bedd , and in the morneinge if you find the loosness

25bee not sufichently stayed ,