304 THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



Samphire, Maiden-hair, of each one hand- land Cotton, of each three drains, boil them 

 ful, Winter Cherries, Jujubes, of each ten, jail (the roots being infused in white Wine 

 the seeds of Bazil, Bur, Parsley of Mace- j the day before) in a sufficient quantity of 

 donia, Hartwort, Carraway, Carrots, Groin- : Wine and Water to eight ounces, strain it, 

 well, the bark of the root of Bay-tree, of \ and adding four ounces of the Juice ot 

 each two drams, Raisins of the sun stoned, \ Scabious, and ten ounces of sugar, boil it 

 Liquorice, of each six drams, boil them in \to a Syrup, adding to it twenty drops of oil 

 twelve pounds of water to eight, strain it, \ of sulphur. 



and with four pounds of sugar, and twoi CulpeperJ] It is a cleansing Syrup ap- 

 pounds of honey, make it into a Syrup, : propriated to the breast and lungs, when 

 and perfume it with an ounce of Cinnamon, 5 you perceive them oppressed by flegm, 

 and half an ounce of Nutmegs, > crudites, or stoppings, your remedy is to 



CulpeperJ] A tedious long medicine for ; take now and then a spoonful of this Syrup, 

 the stone. \ it is taken also with good success by such 



Syrupus Regius, alias Julapium Alexandrimim. jas are itchy, or scabby. 



Or Julep of Alexandria. Sympus de Scolopendno. 



College."] Boil four pounds of Rose- ! Or Syrup of Hart's-tongue. 



water, and one pound of white Sugar into j College^] Take of Hart's-tongue three 

 a Julep. Julep of Roses is made with Ihandfuls, Polypodium of the Oak, the 

 Damask Rose water, in the very same \ roots of both sorts of Bugloss, bark of the, 

 manner. j roots of Capers and Tamerisk, of each two 



Culpeper."] Two fine cooling drinks in jounces, Hops, Dodder, Maiden-hair, Bawni, 



the heat of summer. 5 of each two handfuls, boil them in nine 



Syrupus de Rosis siccis. ] pounds of Spring water to five, and strain 



Or Syrup of dried Roses. $ it, and with four pounds of white sugar, 



College.] Make four pounds of spring 5 make it into a Syrup according to art. 

 water hot, in which infuse a pound of dried i Culpeper.] It helps the stoppings of 

 Roses, by some at a time, press them out ! melancholy, opens obstructions of the liver 

 and with two pounds of sugar, boil it into land spleen, and is profitable against splen- 

 a Syrup according to art. I etic evils, and therefore is a choice remedy 



Culpeper."] Syr up of dried Roses, strength-! for the disease which the vulgar call the 



ens the heart, comforts the spirits, binds | rickets, or liver-grown: A spoonful in u 



the body, helps fluxes, and corrosions, or \ morning is a precious remedy for children 



gnawings of the bowels, it strengthens the ] troubled with that disease. Men that are 



stomach, and stays vomiting. You may \ troubled with the spleen, which is known 



take an ounce at a time, before meat, if for { by pain and hardness in their left side, may 



fluxes ; after meat if for vomiting. \ take three or four spoonfuls, they shall find 



Syrupus ScabioscB. \ this one receipt worth the price of the whole 



Or Syrup of Scabious. \ book. 



College^] Take of the roots of Elecam- \ Syrupus de Stcechode. 



pane, and Polypodium of the Oak, of each j Syrup of Stoechas 



two ounces, Raisins of the sun stoned an ! College.'] Take of Stoechas flowers four 

 ounce, Sebestens twenty, Colt's-foot, Lung- ; ounces, Rosemary flowers half an ounce, 

 wort, Savory, Calaminth, of each a hand- {Thyme, Calaminth, Origanum, of each an 

 ful and an half, Liquorice, Spanish Tobacco, jounce and an half, Sage, Bcttony, of each 

 of each half an ounce, the seeds of Nettles 1 half an ounce, the seeds of Rue, Peony, and 



