Juniper-berries (first broken and
bruised) boiled in it, is very good. Adde also to it Rosemary and
Bay-leaves.

Upon tryal of several ways, I conclude (as things yet appear to me) that to
keep Meath long, it must not be fermented with yest (unless you put Hops
to it) but put it in the barrel, and let it ferment of it self, keeping a
thick plate of lead upon the bung, to lie close upon it, yet so that the
working of the Liquor may raise it, to purge out the foulness, and have
always some new made plain Liquor, to fill it up as it sinks, warm whiles
it works: but cold during three or four month's after. Then stop the bung
exceeding close. And when you will make your Mead with Cherries or
Morello-Cherries, or Raspes, or Bilberries, or Black-cherries, put their
juyce to the Liquor when you tun it, without ever boiling it therein; about
one quart of juyce to every three or four gallons of Liquor. You may
squeese out the clear juyce, and mingle it with the Liquor, and hang the
Magma in a bag in the bung. I think it is best to break the stones of the
Cherries, before you put their Magma into the bag.

Since I conceive, that Clove-gilly-flowers must never be boiled in the
Liquor: that evaporateth their Spirits, which are very volatile: But make a
strong infusion of them, and besides hang a Bag of them in the bung. I
conceive that it is good to make the Liquor pretty strong (not too much,
but so as the taste may be gratefull) of some strong herbs, as Rosemary,
Bay-leaves, Sweet-marjoram, Thyme, Broad-thyme, and the like. For they
preserve the drink, and make it better for the stomack and head. Standing
in the Sun is the best way of Fermentation, when the drink is strong. The
root of Angelica or Elecampane, or Eringo, or Orris, may be good and
pleasant, to be boiled in the Liquor. Raspes and Cherries and Bilberies are
never to be boiled, but their juyce put into the Liquor, when it is
tunning. Use onely Morello-Cherries (I think) for pleasure, and black ones
for health. I conceive it best to use very little spice of any kind in
Meathes.

METHEGLIN COMPOSED BY MY SELF OUT OF SUNDRY RECEIPTS

In sixty Gallons of water, boil ten handfuls of Sweet-bryar-leaves;
Eye-bright, Liverwort, Agrimony, Scabious, Balme, Wood-bettony,
Strawberry-leaves, Burnet, of each four handfuls; of Rosemary, three
handfuls; of Minth, Angelica, Bayes and Wild-thyme, Sweet-Marjoram, of each
two handfuls: Six Eringo-roots. When the water hath taken out