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Receipt book of Sarah Longe [manuscript].
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Receipt book of Sarah Longe [manuscript].
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Note to Photographer: folio folio 9 recto on file: RF 006796., Item 2 of 3: Main text, rebound separately by conservator.
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Longe, Sarah, fl. 1610.
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Longe, Sarah, fl. 1610.
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page 10 (folio 8 verso) || page 11 (folio 9 recto)
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Transcription:
10
take it forth, and shift it, then you must
dry it againe in the Sun.
or oven.
To make Metheglen.
Take of the best Condit-water, and the best
and purest hony you can gett, put them
together in a tub, and beate them together
till it bee strong enough to beare a new
lade Egg from the bottome, then sett it over
the fire, and put into it a little rose-mary,
Time, mariorum, and winter savery ty'd
up in a bundle, (if you please you may
put in Maiden-haire, Liver-wort, or
any other herbs, as you thinke fitt) then
make a little fine bagg of linnen, and
put into it 3. or 4. races of ginger, 2. or 3. nut-
meggs, a little Cloves, and mace, and if
you will a little Cinamon, sow it up, and
put it into the boyling, lett it boyle one
whole hour, skiming it all the while, then
poure it out into Earthen pans, and soe lett
it stand till next morning, then poure
all the cleare of the pans into a good
vessell, one that hath binn used with
sacke or white-wine, and hang your
bag of spice in it, soe stop it close, and
lett it stand at least 2 moneths before
you drinke of it, then draw it into bottles
if you please it will ^be beater; you ^may make
folio 9 recto
11.
9
it with a lemon pill put into the vessell;
if you intend to keepe it, make it the
stronger of hony, and spice it to drinke
at 2 moneths End, lett the Egg only rise
from the bottome without swiming.
A speciall water for sore Eyes if a man
have lost his sight 5 yeares if it be
possible it will restore it within 40 days.
Take small dye Rue, fennell veruen, Egrimony,
Bitany Scabius, hounes stongue, Eye bright, pim-
pernet sage, distill all these together, with a
little urin of a man-child, and 5 graines of
ffrankinsence, drop of the same every night
into the sore Eyes.
For sore nipples.
Take house-leeke, marigold leaves, platine
Ribwort, Sedwell parsly, Beesewax, of each
a like quantity, boyle them in fresh butter
unwashed, while it is enough, then stirre it,
and keepe it for your use.
To preserve Barberies
Take a pound and halfe of sugar, and melt it
with halfe a pint of water, and skim it
very cleane, then take a pound of Bar-
.
take it forth, and shift it, then you must
dry it againe in the Sun.
or oven.
To make Metheglen.
Take of the best Condit-water, and the best
and purest hony you can gett, put them
together in a tub, and beate them together
till it bee strong enough to beare a new
lade Egg from the bottome, then sett it over
the fire, and put into it a little rose-mary,
Time, mariorum, and winter savery ty'd
up in a bundle, (if you please you may
put in Maiden-haire, Liver-wort, or
any other herbs, as you thinke fitt) then
make a little fine bagg of linnen, and
put into it 3. or 4. races of ginger, 2. or 3. nut-
meggs, a little Cloves, and mace, and if
you will a little Cinamon, sow it up, and
put it into the boyling, lett it boyle one
whole hour, skiming it all the while, then
poure it out into Earthen pans, and soe lett
it stand till next morning, then poure
all the cleare of the pans into a good
vessell, one that hath binn used with
sacke or white-wine, and hang your
bag of spice in it, soe stop it close, and
lett it stand at least 2 moneths before
you drinke of it, then draw it into bottles
if you please it will ^be beater; you ^may make
folio 9 recto
11.
9
it with a lemon pill put into the vessell;
if you intend to keepe it, make it the
stronger of hony, and spice it to drinke
at 2 moneths End, lett the Egg only rise
from the bottome without swiming.
A speciall water for sore Eyes if a man
have lost his sight 5 yeares if it be
possible it will restore it within 40 days.
Take small dye Rue, fennell veruen, Egrimony,
Bitany Scabius, hounes stongue, Eye bright, pim-
pernet sage, distill all these together, with a
little urin of a man-child, and 5 graines of
ffrankinsence, drop of the same every night
into the sore Eyes.
For sore nipples.
Take house-leeke, marigold leaves, platine
Ribwort, Sedwell parsly, Beesewax, of each
a like quantity, boyle them in fresh butter
unwashed, while it is enough, then stirre it,
and keepe it for your use.
To preserve Barberies
Take a pound and halfe of sugar, and melt it
with halfe a pint of water, and skim it
very cleane, then take a pound of Bar-
.
transcribed_information
10
take it forth, and shift it, then you must
dry it againe in the Sun.
or oven.
To make Metheglen.
Take of the best Condit-water, and the best
and purest hony you can gett, put them
together in a tub, and beate them together
till it bee strong enough to beare a new
lade Egg from the bottome, then sett it over
the fire, and put into it a little rose-mary,
Time, mariorum, and winter savery ty'd
up in a bundle, (if you please you may
put in Maiden-haire, Liver-wort, or
any other herbs, as you thinke fitt) then
make a little fine bagg of linnen, and
put into it 3. or 4. races of ginger, 2. or 3. nut-
meggs, a little Cloves, and mace, and if
you will a little Cinamon, sow it up, and
put it into the boyling, lett it boyle one
whole hour, skiming it all the while, then
poure it out into Earthen pans, and soe lett
it stand till next morning, then poure
all the cleare of the pans into a good
vessell, one that hath binn used with
sacke or white-wine, and hang your
bag of spice in it, soe stop it close, and
lett it stand at least 2 moneths before
you drinke of it, then draw it into bottles
if you please it will ^be beater; you ^may make
folio 9 recto
11.
9
it with a lemon pill put into the vessell;
if you intend to keepe it, make it the
stronger of hony, and spice it to drinke
at 2 moneths End, lett the Egg only rise
from the bottome without swiming.
A speciall water for sore Eyes if a man
have lost his sight 5 yeares if it be
possible it will restore it within 40 days.
Take small dye Rue, fennell veruen, Egrimony,
Bitany Scabius, hounes stongue, Eye bright, pim-
pernet sage, distill all these together, with a
little urin of a man-child, and 5 graines of
ffrankinsence, drop of the same every night
into the sore Eyes.
For sore nipples.
Take house-leeke, marigold leaves, platine
Ribwort, Sedwell parsly, Beesewax, of each
a like quantity, boyle them in fresh butter
unwashed, while it is enough, then stirre it,
and keepe it for your use.
To preserve Barberies
Take a pound and halfe of sugar, and melt it
with halfe a pint of water, and skim it
very cleane, then take a pound of Bar-
.
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