e pound, the best sugar three pound, beat them
very small in a stone Mortar, let the sugar be boiled with two pound of
Betony-water to the consistance of a syrup, at length mix them together
by little and little over a small fire, and make a Conserve, which keep
in a glass.

_The Vertues._

It helpeth the cold pains of the head, purgeth the stomach and womb: it
helpeth stoniness of the Reins, and furthereth Conception.

_Conserve of Sage._

Take new flowers of Sage one pound, sugar one pound; so beat them
together very small in a Marble Mortar, put them in a vessel well
glassed and steeped, set them in the Sun, stir them daily; it will last
one year.

_The Vertues._

It is good in all cold hurts of the brain, it refresheth the Stomach, it
openeth obstructions and takes away superfluous and hurtfull humours
from the stomach.

_Conserve of flowers of Lavender._

Take the flowers being new, so many as you please, and beat them with
three times their weight of white Sugar, after the same manner as
Rosemary flowers; they will keep one year.

_The Vertues._

The Brain, the Stomach, Liver, Spleen, and Womb it maketh warm, and is
good in the Suffocation of the Womb, hardness of the spleen and for the
Apoplexy.

_Conserve of Marjoram._

The Conserve is prepared as Betony, it keepeth a year.

_The Vertues._

It is good against the coldness, moistness of the Brain, and Stomach,
and it strengthneth the Vital spirits.

_Conserve of Peony after the Italian way._

In the Spring take of the Flowers fresh half a pound, Sugar one pound,
beat them together in a good stone Mortar, then put them in a glass, and
set them in the sun for three months, stirring them daily with a wooden
Spathula.

_The Vertues._

It is good against the Falling-sickness, and giddiness in the head, it
cleanseth the Reins and Bladder.

Touching Candies, as followeth.

_To Candy Rosemary-flowers in the Sun._

Take Gum-Dragon, and steep it in Rose-water, then take the Rosemary
flowers, good coloured, and well pickt, and wet them in the water that
your Gum dragon is steeped in, then take them out, and lay them upon a
paper, and strew fine Sugar over them; this do in the hot sun, turning
them, and strewing Sugar on them, till they are candied, and so keep
them for your use.

_To Make Sugar of Roses._

Take the deepest coloured red Roses, pick them, cut off the white
bottoms, and dry your red leav