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of life 5 and tho' I don't pretend to fet 

 up for a phyfician, or prefcriber of re- 

 medies, yet I can't finifh this feclion 

 without fetting down a moft excellent 

 receipt for a fever, ^^hich will in a great 

 meafure illuftrate what I have before af- 

 ferted, relating to the univerfal benefit 

 that accrues to mankind from the bo- 

 tanick garden and diftillary. 



An excellent fever water. By a lady. 



Ake of coltsfoot fix handsful, of 



fcabious three handsful, of wood- 

 betony two handsful, fpear-mint two 

 handsful, and red rofe-buds, the whites 

 being cut out, two handsful ; wipe all 

 thefe herbs, then take of liverwort three 

 great handsful, well wafh'd and pick'd, 

 garden-fnails, well wip'd and bruis'd, 

 fliells and all together, fourfcore 5 of 

 orris-roots beaten to powder,three drams; 

 flired the herbs, and, with the fnails, put 

 them into a gallon of new milk, ftrew- 

 ing the powder amongft them 5 ftir them 

 all together, putting them into a diftil 5 

 let all ftand covered a whole night, and 

 in the morning diftil it with a gentle 

 fire 5 not ufing it till it is a fortnight 



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