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and Nutmegs a small quantity, Sugar six pound, three sprigs 

 of Rosemary, bruise all the spices somewhat small, and so 

 put them into the Wine, and keep them close stopped, and 

 often shaked together a day or two, then let it run through 

 a jelly bagge twice or thrice with a quart of new milk. 

 The Queen's Closet Opened, by W. M., Cook to Queen 

 Henrietta Maria, 1655. 



A COMFORTABLE CORDIAL TO CHEER THE HEART. Take 



one ounce of conserve of gilliflowers, four grains of the best 

 Musk bruised as fine as flower, then put into a little tin pot 

 and keep it till you have need to make this Cordial follow- 

 ing : Take the quantity of one nutmeg out of your tin 

 pot, put to it one spoonful of Cinnamon- water, and one 

 spoonful of the Sirup of Gilliflowers, Ambergris, mix all these 

 together, and drink them in the morning, fasting three or 

 four hours, this is most comfortable. A Choice Manual of 

 Secrets in Physick, by Elizabeth Grey, Countess of Kent, 

 1653- 



HYDROMEL AS I MADE IT WEAK FOR THE QUEEN MOTHER. 

 Take eighteen quarts of spring water, and one quart of honey, 

 when the water is warm put the honey into it. When it 

 boileth up, skim it very well and continue skimming it as 

 long as any scum will rise. Then put in one Race of Ginger 

 (sliced in thin slices), four Cloves, and a little sprig of green 

 Rosemary. Let these boil in the liquor so long till in all it 

 have boiled one hour. Then set it to cool, till it be blood- 

 warm, and then put to it a spoonful of Ale-yest. When it 

 is worked up, put it into a vessel of a fit size, and after two 

 or three days, bottle it up. You may drink it after six 

 weeks or two months. The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby 

 Opened, 1669. 



To MAKE HYPOCRAS PRESENTLY. Take twelve drops of 

 Oyl of Cloves, eight of Oyl of Nutmegs, and five of Oyl of 

 Cinamon. Put them into a large strong drinking glass, 

 and mingle well with them two ounces of the purest double 



