220 POCKET ALMANACKS AT RENISHAW. 



that had brought in with him all the Scandal and disasters that could be 

 to the church. Then he spoke many fine things of the Queen, praying 

 that her Majesty might have long life, hut when God should call her to 

 himselfe, she might leave her scepter to be swayed by one of her owne name 

 and ffamily. 



June ys 17'^; 1713. 



Rec"! of my Master (Geo : Sitwell Esq"' ) the summe of two pounds fen 

 shillings for halfe a years wages, due the 26"' of ITebruary last past. 



by me, 

 Geo : Thompson. 



A certaine Cure for an Ague. 



Take A Pint of the best white wine vinigar & sweeten it well wiih fine 

 sugar, & drink it just when your ffit is comeing upon you, w'^'' will make the 

 Patient vomit & cure his Ague. 



A Cure for the Gravell. 



Take Beane Cods, & distill them in A cold still, & drink A glass of that 

 water twice a day .... therewith .... a fourth part of the surreys of 

 mark mallowes, ffasting some tyme after it. 



A good receipt for the Stomach & for an Ague &c. 



Grate as much of the Callamus Aromaticus as will fill A Tea spoone 

 mixed with white wine Brandy, & other Cordial water, & drink A glass of white 

 wine after it. If you give it for an Ague let the Patient drink it just as the 

 cold fitt is comeing upon him, & let him take another dose just as the cold fitt 

 is goeing off &c. 



Novemb : the i^', 1713. 



Due to Nephew Henry Allestree for two Bookes, 0:12:0 



ffor a List of Pari : men o : 0:3 



For Snuff for Daughter Betty, 



P? by Daughter Betty in full. 



At Backwell sessions in 1713 it was Affirmed by M' Holden that if an 

 order of two Justices of the Peace be confirmed att the sessions, it hath been 

 Ajudged att the Queens Bench that such a confirmacone doth absolutely 

 settle such Poore Person in the Parish to which the order removed him, 

 notwithstanding that Parish doth find that he had A settlement in another 

 Parish before he came to them by such order ; but if the order be quashed at 

 the Sessions it is otherwise. 



Take an ounce & an halfe of Graine, one ounce of Long pepper, & one ounce 

 of Ginger : put all these into a Linnen bag together, & sink it with some 

 stones in the bagg neare the middle of an Hogshead of strong beer & it will 

 give the Liquor a pretty tast, put some eggshells at the same tyme into your 

 Hogshead. Raise your Hogshead with bricks or stones so as the fore 

 pait may stand higher then the hindermost part of it. 



