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Cubebs, Spanifh Vipers grafs, Mafterwort, and Marfh* 

 mallows, of each half a pound ', round and long Birth- 

 Wort j Bay ^berries, the rinds of Oranges and Citrons , 

 and Savin j of each four Ounces*, Cardamoms, Liquo- 

 rice , Myrrh, Shavings of Hartshorn and Ivory, Co- 

 riander-feed, feed of Caraways, Cummin, Annife and, 

 Fennel, of each two Ounces ', Cinnamon, an Ounce } 

 Cloves, Nutmegs, and Oriental Saffron, of each half an 

 Ounce ; all frefh and gathered in the Spring, or about 

 the time of Advent, before the Frofi. Reduce 'em le- 

 parately to a coarfe Pouder-, then (brain 'em thro' 

 a Hair Sieve, and mix 'em, the weight of each 

 Ingredient being adjufted after the pounding and 

 fearfing. The Dofe is two Ounces, in a Quart of 

 Wine, keeping the Horfe bridled four hours before, 

 and two hours after. The vertue of this Pouder 

 decays by long keeping •, to avoid which inconve- 

 niency, I have lately found out a way of keeping it 

 in its full ftrength thirty Years , by reducing it to 

 Balls, which are fo hard, that they are at once por- 

 table and impenetrable by the Air. The method 

 is as follows. 



Take a bujhel of ripe and blacky Ju- 

 niper-berries , gathered in the end of Cordial Balls. 

 Auguft, or in the beginning of Sep- 

 tember ; beat 'em, and put y em into a Kettle, with 

 %or 9 Quarts of Water ; let it boil on the Fire, fur- 

 ring tt fometimes till it grows thick ', then prefs out 

 the Liquor, and pafs the remaining fubftance through 

 aSearce, throwing away the Huskj and Berries, and 

 mix the firairfd Pulp with the ftrain" d liquor ; boil 

 it over a clear Fire, ftirring it till it affumes the 

 thicknefs of Broth ; then take it off, and when 'tis 

 half cold mix it in a Mortar, with the Pouder s pre- 

 fcrib'd above, adding a pound of the grains ofKermes, 

 C which were left out in the prefcription of the 

 Pouder, becaufe they lofe their vertue by being 

 kept in Pouder.) Make Balls weighing twelve Drams 



each, 



