f Musk, four grains of Civet; when you
have beaten all this to a fine paste with you hands with Rose-water,
rowl it round betwixt your hands, and make holes in the heads, and so
string them while they be hot.

_To make an Ipswich Water._

Take a pound of fine white Castle-soap shave it thin in a pint of
Rose-water, and let it stand two or three days; then pour all the water
from it, and put to it half a pint of freshwater; and so let it stand
one whole day, then pour out that, and put half a pint more, and let it
stand a night more then put to it half an ounce of powder called sweet
Marjoram, a quarter of an ounce of the powder of Winter-Savory, two or
three drops of the Oyl of Spike, and the Oyl of Cloves, three grains of
Musk, and as much Ambergreese; work all these together in a fair Mortar,
with the powder of an Almond Cake dryed, and beaten as small as fine
flour, so rowl it round in your hands in Rose-water.

_To make a sweet Smell._

Take the Maste of a sweet Apple-tree, being gathered betwixt the two
Lady-dayes, and put to it a quarter of Damask Rose-water, & dry it in a
dish in an Oven; wet in drying two or three times with Rose-water, then
put to it an ounce of Benjamin, an ounce of Storax Calamintae: these Gums
being beaten to powder, with a few leaves of Roses, then you may put
what cost of Smells you will bestow, as much Civet or Ambergreese, and
beat it altogether in a Pomander or a Bracelet.

Touching Wine.

_To make Hypocras._

Take four Gallons of Claret Wine, eight ounces of Cinnamon, three
Oranges, of Ginger, Cloves, and Nutmegs a small quantity, Sugar six
pound, three sprigs of Rosemary, bruise all the spices somewhat small,
and so put them into the Wine, and keep them close stopped, and often
shaked together a day or two, then let it run through a gelly bag twice
or thrice with a quart of new Milk.

_The Lady_ Thornburghs _Syrup of Elders._

Take Elder-berries when they be red, bruise them in a stone Mortar,
strain the juyce, and boil it to a consumption of almost half, scum it
very clear, take it off the fire whilest it is hot, put in sugar to the
thickness of a syrup; put it no more on the fire, when it is cold, put
it into Glasses, not filling them to the top, for it will work like
Beer.

This cleanseth the stomach and spleen, and taketh away all obstructions
of the Liver, by taking the quantity of a spoonful in a morning, and
fasting a short time after it.