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rges more, and nourisheth less. Longer boiled, it dissipates wind, nour- 

 th more and purges less. It is spiced at pleasure, with ginger, saffron, 

 ia Moschata, Lignum aloes. It is made also another way, of honey 

 )und, water 8 pounds, leaven 3 ounces; put all in a wooden vessel, 

 ing three or four fingers empty that it may work the better; when it 

 . one working stop the vessel and let it be well hooped, and after three 

 ths it will be fit to drink. 



Hydromel of Pliny, — Take of pure rain-water that hath been kept five 

 s, IJ pounds, boil it two-thirds, add to it a third part of old honey, 

 in the dog days set it in the sun for forty days, and letting it so stand, 

 :he tenth day stop the vessel, this is called Hydromel, that with age 

 taste like wine, made nowhere better than in Phrygia. It was given 

 ick people that desired wine, but now it hath been forbidden for many 

 3. 



Hydromel of Aegineta. — Take the juice of bruised quinces, S pounds, 

 itain water Sextarii, boil them till they grow soft, take them from 

 fire, let them cool, then strain them, and crush out the quinces, and 

 them away, add to this water half honey, boil it, scum it, till an eighth 

 be consumed; some make it of sweet apples or pears the same way. 

 Hydromel of Dioscorides is made of two parts of old rain-water, and 

 part of honey mingled, and set in the sun. Some call it Hydromel, be- 

 e it is wont to be made of the washing of the honeycombs with water, 

 it must not be made stronger, because it will hurt sick people by too 

 h matter proceeding from the wax. Hydromel after it has been long 

 :, is as strong as small wines, or Lora, being but half so old. Where- 

 it is preferred before them in abating inflammations. The use of old 

 heglm is condemned, for such as are inflamed or costive, but it is good 

 weak stomachs, and such as loath their 'meat, or sick people that sweat 

 h, or for those that are thirsty, or after a burning fever have wasted 

 y. Aetius describes a clyster only of honey and water to move the 

 y, and with the same he cleanseth hollow ulcers. Galen commends 

 uses Melicrate (wherein some hyssop, origanum, or thyme or pettny- 

 il hath been boiled,) to prepare and purge gross humors in an acute 

 ase, but he commends it not for the want of a stomach. Lately the 

 :lish found out a new composition of Hydromel (they call it Varii) 

 :h serves better for ships than any wine. The preparation is this, Take 

 ey torrested after due steeping in water what you please, boil it long 

 ; quarts of fountain water, till it tastes well of the malt: i pound of 

 boiled with 8 pounds of honey and 20 pounds of water, makes a drink 

 : tastes most sweet, and is most healthful for use. It nourishes well, 

 ardly corrupted, and keeps very long. 



Oinomel, Spiced. — Aurelianus recommends it in the cure of sciatica. 



. Mulsum made of sweet new wine the Greeks call Nectar; to new 



e sodden, they add a tenth part of honey; but this kind is offensive to 



stomach and causes windiness; it is given to purge the belly. 



use of honied wine is this: It is given in. long fevers that have weak- 

 1 the stomach with crudities collected in it. It loosens the belly gently, 

 rovoketh urine, it cleanseth the stomach, it is good for disease of the 

 ts, faults of the reins, a weak head, and to women that drink no wine,, 

 it is pleasant in smell, and nourishes the body. It moveth voniit drunk 

 1 oil, and it is profitable given to them that have drunk poison; as also 

 such as are weak, and their pulse is feeble; for such as are troubled 

 1 a cough, and a short breath, or imposthume in the lungs, and those 

 ; are wasted with extreme sweating. But then it is for to mingle it 

 1 Hydromel. Also Gale'n prescribes to them Melicrate qualified with 

 er, that have had a shaking fit not above a week, and nature being yet 

 ng. Some there are that utterly condemn this in fevers; but that must 

 understood of some times in fevers. Romulus, a certain guest of Cje- 

 s, being asked how he had preserved the natural vigor of his body and 

 d so long (for he was above a hundred years old), he answered, "With- 



