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handfull of comferie rootes plantane leaues and rootes
Mss of bursa pastoris of knot grasse of each as much
Dates sliced smale reisins prunes and maces as you
thinke good and for the flix put in Rice Mʒ this
cocke with these thinges must boyle till the flesh
come from the bones then straine it through a
faire strainer and keepe it in some faire thing
when it is could it wilbe a gelly If it doe not
gelly there is too many prunes and raysins in it
every morneing take this broth a pretty goblet full
and as much afore supper./
A like cullice to restore strength
to them that are weakend with
the palsie bloudy flix or bleeding
at the fundament with piles or
hemmorrodoids or bymeanes of
other diseases
Take an ould cocke that hath been killed 3 dayes boyle
him in a gallon of runing water and 3 pintes of white
wyne or gascon, put to it of rosemary sauge lauander
thime of each halfe a good handfull of red mints and
herb flewellen each as much borage leaues and flowers
Mj Langede biefe nepe harts tongue Liuerwort of each Mjs
of parsely rootes fennell rootes the pith taken out Mj
Dates sliced smale reysins well picked and washed prunes
as the sicke loueth to haue his broth sharpe, maces alsoe
as you thinke goode you may add unto your herbs balme Mj
Cowslip flowers and primrose flowers of each as much
This cocke must bee boyled with the herbs leisurely till
the flesh bee from the bones then through a faire strainer
straine it soe hard that the strength of the flesh and
herbs may goe through the strainor This broth the
next morneing will bee a ielly or els there is too many
prunes and reysins in it, The stones of the cocke must bee
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Soe boyled that they bee not lost for they bee the espetiall
restorative tye them to something in the pot that you may finde
them for they wilbe quickly enough then take them out and
when you eate first of this Calliceas it is best to doe fastinge let
the stones bee first warmed in the broth first swallow downe
one and then the other and soe eate your broth and drinke
it after one cocke will serue 4 or 5 dayes if you take of it in
but in the morneing if the weake haue a hot stomack then
strew this cocke with herbs accordingly as endiue Cichorie
harts tongue violetts and other such like herbs, if this Cullice
bee to stronge for the weake then make good grewell with
a Chicken and mutton and good herbs and rootes and to
some of it put of this Cullice 2 or 3 spoonefulls and it shall
strengthen very well neither shall you feele any taste
of the grewell./
If the sicke eate noe meate, forst in the morneing take
of the Cullice alone then at dinner and supper you may eate
of it with your grewell./
How the stones of diuers beats and fowles
should bee vsed for restoratiues for weake men
Take the stones of a goate and wash them faire and dry them
in an ouen when the bread is taken out soe that they bee not
burned nor too much dryed but as soone as it is ready to make
powder take it out of the ouen and when you haue neede to take
it, make it in powder and drinke it with what your stomacke
best liketh for weakenesse coming of a flix with red wine
or muskadell is best, In this sorte must you use the stones
of red deere, fallow deere of a yong ramme of the bore pigg of
a yeare moneth ould the hare and the leuerett, these because they
are heauie must bee made into powder & takin with broth or
what liquor you like best or in an egg rosted or potched well
the stones of the goate are stronge in sauour and therefore must
be parboyled as the deere bee. The stones of fowles as of the
Cocke the Phesant the Partridge the sparrow the Larke the
Cockrills