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they will candy, if too little, they will sour, * Syrupus de Acetosus simplex. 



5. All simple Syrups have the virtues of j Or Syrup of Vinegar simple, 



the simples they are made of, and are far ; College.'] Take of clear Water four 

 more convenient for weak people, and \ pounds, white Sugar five pounds, boil them 

 delicate stomachs. \ in a glazed vessel over a gentle fire, scum- 



Syrupus de Absinthw simplex. \ ming it till half the water be consumed, then 



Or Syrup of Wormwood simple. | by putting in two pounds of white Wine 



The College.] Take of the clarified Juice j Vinegar by degrees, perfect the Syrup, 

 of common Wormwood, clarified Sugar, of| Culpeper.] That is, only melt the Sugar 

 each four pounds, make it into a Syrup ac-t with the Vinegar over the fire, scum it, but 

 cording to art. After the same manner, j boil it not. 



are prepared simple Syrups of Betony, j Syrupus Acetosus simplicior. 



Borrage, Bugloss, Carduus, Chamomel, > Or Syrup of Vinegar more simple. 

 Succory, Endive, Hedge-mustard, Straw- i College.] Take of white Sugar five 

 berries, Fumitory, Ground Ivy, St. John's I pounds, white Wine Vinegar two pounds, 

 Wort, Hops, Mercury, Mousear, Plantain, ; by melting it in a bath, make it into a 

 Apples, Purslain, Rasberries, Sage, Scabi- \ Syrup. 



ous, Scordium, Houseleek, Colt's-foot, j Culpeper.] Of these two Syrups let every 

 Paul's Bettony, and other Juices not sour. | one use which he finds by experience to be 



Culpeper] See the simples, and then \ best; the difference is but little. They 

 vou may easily know both their virtues, and j both of them cut flegm, as also tough, 

 also that they are pleasanter and fitter for hard viscous humours in the stomach; they 

 delicate stomachs when they are made into I cool the body, quench thirst, provoke urine. 

 Syrups. j and prepare the stomach before the taking 



Syrupus de Absinthio Compositus. \ of a vomit. If you take it as a preparative 



Or Syrup of Wormwood compound. j for an emetic, take half an ounce of it when 



College .] Take of common Wormwood j you go to bed the night before you intend 

 meanly dry, half a pound, red Roses two \ it to operate, it will work the easier, but if for 

 ounces, Indian Spikenard three drams, ! any of the foregoing occasions, take it with 

 old white Wine, juice of Quinces, of each! a liquorice stick. 

 two pounds and an half, steep them a whole j Si/rupus Acetosus compositus. 



day in an earthen vessel, then boil them | Or Syrup of Vinegar compound, 

 gently, and strain it, and by adding two \ College] Take of the roots of Smallage, 

 pounds of sugar, boil it into a Syrup accord- ! Fennel, Endive, of each three ounces, the 

 ing to art. j seeds of Annis, Smallage, Fennel, of each 



Culpeper.'] Mesue is followed verbatim { one ounce, of Endive half an ounce, clear 

 in this; and the receipt is appropriated to; Watersix pounds, boil it gently in an earthen 

 cold and flegmatic stomachs, and it is an 1 vessel till half the water be consumed, then 

 admirable remedy for it, for it strengthens I strain and clarify it, and with three pounds 

 both stomach and liver, as also the instru- 1 of Sugar, and a pound and a half of white 

 ments of concoction, a spoonful taken in j Wine Vinegar, boil it into a Syrup, 

 the morning, is admirable for such as have | Culpeper.] This in my opinion is a 

 a weak digestion, it provokes an appetite to gallant Syrup for such whose bodies are 

 one's victuals, it prevails against the yellow j stuffed cither with flegm, or tough humours, 

 iaundice, breaks wind, purges humours by \ for it opens obstructions or stoppings botn 

 urine. ' of the stomach, liver, spleen, and reins ; 



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