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V.b.13
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Cookbook [manuscript].
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Cookbook [manuscript].
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Part I. When reading Part I, Part II is inverted and reversed.
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Part I. When reading Part I, Part II is inverted and reversed.
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ca. 1678-ca. 1689
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ca. 1678-ca. 1689
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folio 2 verso || page 1 (folio 3 recto)
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folio 2 verso || page 1 (folio 3 recto)
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Transcription:
folio 3 recto
3
To make water of life
Take Rosemarie flowers 2 handfulls Rue vnset time Iermander
Ribwort, margerum, winter-sauorie, costmarie, harts-tongue mouseare
wormwood, buglass, red-Sage, of each one handfull, liuerwort, horehownd,
Lauender, hisope, peneriall, red fennell of each one handfull, and of elecame
pane, rootes 2 handfulls, cleane paared and sliced, shred all the hearbs, then
take 4 gallons of the strongest ale and one gallon of sack lees and put ther
in the hearbs and rootes, with these parcels following viz: i pound ^of brused
Lycoras, first cleane scraped dli of anniseedes on ounce of mace 2 ozes
of nuttmeggs all briused then stirr them altogether in your stilling
pot and set the pot on the fire whereon set on your limbecke
very Close that noe aire issue forth and so let it still alwayes
aplyinge ^the head of the limbeck with Could water and when you haue drawne a gallon
take it beinge the strongest and put it into a glasse with a wide
mouth and put therin one of your best water with one handfull
Rosasolis vnwashed and cleane gathered i pound of dates bruised the
stones and the gales taken out icl of graines halfe a pound of fine
sugar beaten halfe an ounce of seed peale in powder & 3 leaues of paper
of gold then stir them all well together with a spoone & stop your
glass soe close that noe ayre issue forth and sett the glass in the sun
Rosa-solis Restorative
Take rosa solis and in any wise touch not the leaues in gathering them
and do not wash them then take a pottle of aqua vite & putt them to
gether in a vessell, closely stoped & so let them stand 3 dayes and 3 nights
the 4th day strayne it into a glass or pewter pott & put therto i pound
of sugar beaten smale half a pownd of licoras beaten to powder being first
cleane scraped halfe a pownd of dates the stones and gales taken out and
the dates cutt in smale peeces, mingle all, well together & keepe the glass
as close as you may that noe ayre issue forth then drink therof to bedward
and fasting with one spoonefull of ale for ther is not the weakest body in
the world that wanteth or strength or that is in consumtion butt it
will restore him againe & make him stronge and lustie and allso to haue
3
To make water of life
Take Rosemarie flowers 2 handfulls Rue vnset time Iermander
Ribwort, margerum, winter-sauorie, costmarie, harts-tongue mouseare
wormwood, buglass, red-Sage, of each one handfull, liuerwort, horehownd,
Lauender, hisope, peneriall, red fennell of each one handfull, and of elecame
pane, rootes 2 handfulls, cleane paared and sliced, shred all the hearbs, then
take 4 gallons of the strongest ale and one gallon of sack lees and put ther
in the hearbs and rootes, with these parcels following viz: i pound ^of brused
Lycoras, first cleane scraped dli of anniseedes on ounce of mace 2 ozes
of nuttmeggs all briused then stirr them altogether in your stilling
pot and set the pot on the fire whereon set on your limbecke
very Close that noe aire issue forth and so let it still alwayes
aplyinge ^the head of the limbeck with Could water and when you haue drawne a gallon
take it beinge the strongest and put it into a glasse with a wide
mouth and put therin one of your best water with one handfull
Rosasolis vnwashed and cleane gathered i pound of dates bruised the
stones and the gales taken out icl of graines halfe a pound of fine
sugar beaten halfe an ounce of seed peale in powder & 3 leaues of paper
of gold then stir them all well together with a spoone & stop your
glass soe close that noe ayre issue forth and sett the glass in the sun
Rosa-solis Restorative
Take rosa solis and in any wise touch not the leaues in gathering them
and do not wash them then take a pottle of aqua vite & putt them to
gether in a vessell, closely stoped & so let them stand 3 dayes and 3 nights
the 4th day strayne it into a glass or pewter pott & put therto i pound
of sugar beaten smale half a pownd of licoras beaten to powder being first
cleane scraped halfe a pownd of dates the stones and gales taken out and
the dates cutt in smale peeces, mingle all, well together & keepe the glass
as close as you may that noe ayre issue forth then drink therof to bedward
and fasting with one spoonefull of ale for ther is not the weakest body in
the world that wanteth or strength or that is in consumtion butt it
will restore him againe & make him stronge and lustie and allso to haue
transcribed_information
folio 3 recto
3
To make water of life
Take Rosemarie flowers 2 handfulls Rue vnset time Iermander
Ribwort, margerum, winter-sauorie, costmarie, harts-tongue mouseare
wormwood, buglass, red-Sage, of each one handfull, liuerwort, horehownd,
Lauender, hisope, peneriall, red fennell of each one handfull, and of elecame
pane, rootes 2 handfulls, cleane paared and sliced, shred all the hearbs, then
take 4 gallons of the strongest ale and one gallon of sack lees and put ther
in the hearbs and rootes, with these parcels following viz: i pound ^of brused
Lycoras, first cleane scraped dli of anniseedes on ounce of mace 2 ozes
of nuttmeggs all briused then stirr them altogether in your stilling
pot and set the pot on the fire whereon set on your limbecke
very Close that noe aire issue forth and so let it still alwayes
aplyinge ^the head of the limbeck with Could water and when you haue drawne a gallon
take it beinge the strongest and put it into a glasse with a wide
mouth and put therin one of your best water with one handfull
Rosasolis vnwashed and cleane gathered i pound of dates bruised the
stones and the gales taken out icl of graines halfe a pound of fine
sugar beaten halfe an ounce of seed peale in powder & 3 leaues of paper
of gold then stir them all well together with a spoone & stop your
glass soe close that noe ayre issue forth and sett the glass in the sun
Rosa-solis Restorative
Take rosa solis and in any wise touch not the leaues in gathering them
and do not wash them then take a pottle of aqua vite & putt them to
gether in a vessell, closely stoped & so let them stand 3 dayes and 3 nights
the 4th day strayne it into a glass or pewter pott & put therto i pound
of sugar beaten smale half a pownd of licoras beaten to powder being first
cleane scraped halfe a pownd of dates the stones and gales taken out and
the dates cutt in smale peeces, mingle all, well together & keepe the glass
as close as you may that noe ayre issue forth then drink therof to bedward
and fasting with one spoonefull of ale for ther is not the weakest body in
the world that wanteth or strength or that is in consumtion butt it
will restore him againe & make him stronge and lustie and allso to haue
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Credit:
Transcriptions made by Shakespeare’s World volunteers (shakespearesworld.org), participants in EMROC classes and transcribathons (emroc.hypotheses.org), participants in Folger paleography classes and transcribathons, and Folger docents.