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backe, it helpeth a stinking Breath. Whosoever useth this wa=
ter sometymes and not to often, it presenteth him in a good li=
king and shall make Him seeme young very long. This water
will be better if it stand in the Sunne all the Summer tyme.
With this water Dr. Stevens preserved his owne Life & lay 5
years bedridd when other Physitians judged him not able to live
one yeare and confessed a little before His Death that if he were
sicke at any time, he never used any other Medicine but this
water. When you distill this Water let it dropp upon Sugar
Candy, an ounce to a pinte of Water with halfe a Dramme
of Amber gris to a quart of Water. passe it twice through 2
handfulls of your best Clove Gilley Flowers, then stop it close,
and keepe it for your use. 2 Spoonefull of the Strong or
3 of the weake is the usuall quantity takenin a morning fasting.

Cinamon Water

{X My Mother
A.H}

First take of Cinnamon 2 pound, Sweet Marjoram 3 handfull,
of Angelica a handful of Damaske Rose Leaves 2 handfulls
Balme 1/2 a handfull, Rosemary Leavs 2 handfulls, putt all these
together into 2 gallons of Sacke and distill it with a Limbecke
when it is distilled puts into it 1/4 of a pound of double refined
Sugar & 10 graines of Amber gris. then let it stand in the
Sunne a weeke & then straine it and keepe it for your use.

X Sweete Water.

{Lady Wostenholt
A Har}

Take Lavender flowres, Pinke flowres, Callimint sweet
mint, Maudlen, Thume, Rosemary, Spikenard, [Gallingam]
Walnutt tree Leaves of each a like auntisy, Rose Leaves as
many as all the other, cutt them small & stir them all together,
then take powder of yrios, & of Damaske powder to the quan=
tity of a gallon of Liquor, 1/2 a pound of each of the powder, then
take Benjamin, Mace and Cloves of each a little, beat them all in
a Mort.

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a Morter, and mingle them with the hearbes, and putt them
all together inan Earthen ott, with as much Ale whenit is in
Comes as will cover them all. Let them stand 2 or 3 dayes stirring
them often for heating then distill it in a Limbeck & keepe it
in Glasses well closed putting a little Muske and Campher if you
please in the Glasse.

X A Water comparable to Gold.

{L Butler
A Stan}

Take a gallon of white whine, 4 ounces of Genstian, and 24 oun
ces of Centaury, stamp them together, putt the Wine to them & let
them soake together 5 dayes, then distill them in an ordinary still,
& keepe the water in a close vessell, & when you afe it take 2 or 3
Spoonfull morning & Evening.
This water preserveth the Body form all manner of diseases, it put
teth away all Imposthumes, it maketh good Coulour, it resisteth the
Plague, avoideth stiff Stomacks, it breaketh the Stone in Greines
it reparates & putts away watry hum, of your spleene, it
purgeth your Belly also, it purgeth all Coller & corrupt Blood,
it healest all wounds in your Belly, it healeth poysenes
bitings, & it cleareth your sights
to the healing of wounds the powder of Centaury ought to be drunke
with it the weight of 4lb or 6 lb at a time.

X The Spiritt of Amber Gris

{La Bugler
A Stan}

Take 1/2 an ounce of Amber Gris, cut it gros, putt it into a pint &
1/2 of pure Spirit of Wine, keepe them close stops in a glasse for 3
months, then cant your liquour from the Frace, & put the liquo
which is your Spiritt in a Glasse, then sett it in the Sunne till it
be perfect, the clearer it is the better for your use.

X To make a Sweet Water of Roses the best way.

{La: Bedles.
fan}

Take one pounds of Damaske Rose Leaves that were dried in a Glasse,
putt ot it tenne pints of running Water distill then ina Limbecke,
and so keep it for your use. If you would have them extraoronary
you