426 MEDICAL REMAINS. 



Meihusalem Water. Against all asperity and torref action 

 of inward parts, and all adustion of the blood, and 

 generally against the dryness of age. 



Take crevises very new, q. s. boil them well in claret 

 wine, of them take only the shells, and rub them 

 very clean, especially on the inside, that they may be 

 thoroughly cleansed from the meat. Then wash them 

 three or four times in fresh claret wine, heated ; still 

 changing the wine, till all the fish-taste be quite taken 

 away. But in the wine wherein they are washed, steep 

 some tops of green rosemary ; then dry the pure shell 

 thoroughly, and bring them to an exquisite powder. 

 Of this powder take three drams. Take also pearl, 

 and steep them in vinegar twelve hours, and dry off 

 the vinegar ; of this powder also three drams. Then 

 put the shell powder and pearl powder together, and 

 add to them of ginger one scruple, and of white poppy- 

 seed half a scruple, and steep them in spirit of wine 

 (wherein six grains of saffron have been dissolved) 

 seven hours. Then upon a gentle heat vapour away all 

 the spirit of wine, and dry the powder against the sun 

 without fire. Add to it of nitre one dram, of amber- 

 grease one scruple and a half; and so keep this pow- 

 der for use in a clean glass. Then take a pottle of 

 milk, and slice in it of fresh cucumbers, the inner pith 

 only (the rind being pared off), four ounces, and draw 

 forth a water by distillation. Take of claret wine a 

 pint, and quench gold in it four times. 



Of the wine, and of the water of milk, take of each 

 three ounces, of the powder one scruple, and drink it 

 in the morning ; stir up the powder when you drink, 

 and walk upon it. 



