The treasurie of commodious conceits, and hidden secretes Commonlie called The good huswiues closet of prouision, for the health of her houshold. Meete and necessarie for the profitable vse of all estates. Gathered out of sundry experiments, lately practised by men of great knowledge: and now newly corrected, and inlarged, with diuers necessary phisicke helpes, not impertinent to euery good huswife to vse in her house amongst her own famelie.

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Title: The treasurie of commodious conceits, and hidden secretes Commonlie called The good huswiues closet of prouision, for the health of her houshold. Meete and necessarie for the profitable vse of all estates. Gathered out of sundry experiments, lately practised by men of great knowledge: and now newly corrected, and inlarged, with diuers necessary phisicke helpes, not impertinent to euery good huswife to vse in her house amongst her own famelie.
Author: Partridge, John, fl. 1566-1573.
Publication: London :: Printed by Richard Jones, at the Rose and Crowne neere Holborne bridge,; 1591.
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Subject terms: Canning and preserving -- Early works to 1800.; Cookery -- Early works to 1800.; Medicine, Popular -- Early works to 1800.; Recipes -- Early works to 1800.
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Cite this Item: "The treasurie of commodious conceits, and hidden secretes Commonlie called The good huswiues closet of prouision, for the health of her houshold. Meete and necessarie for the profitable vse of all estates. Gathered out of sundry experiments, lately practised by men of great knowledge: and now newly corrected, and inlarged, with diuers necessary phisicke helpes, not impertinent to euery good huswife to vse in her house amongst her own famelie." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A09117.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 3, 2024.

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Oleum Hiperici.

TAke the tops & flowers of S. Iohns woort that hath red iuice, three ounces, shred the smal, & lay them to steepe in sweet wine, as much as needeth, three daies: then boile them in a double glasse, close stopt, & presse out the liquor from them, which done foure times with fresh flowers, & a litle more wine, if any bee wasted, if not, take the wine the fourth time strained, put to it, Terebinthii, 3. ounces: of good Oile 6. ounces, and of Saffron a scruple, so let thē boile til the wine be consumed: which poured cleare out from the grounds, reserue to be vsed.

It is hot & dry, and binding, wherefore it hea∣leth the cuts and wounds of the sinewes, taketh away the paine of the hips, thighes, and bladder, and helpeth the vrine.