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 ,