Acetum Rosatum. Page 45. in the Latin Book. Or, Rose Vineger.
The Colledg] Take of red Rose buds gathered in a dry time, the whites cut off, dried in the shaddow three or four daies, one pound, Vineger eight Sexta∣ries; set them in the Sun fourty daies, then strain out the Roses, and repeat the infusion with fresh ones.
After the same manner is made Vineger of Elder∣flowers, Rosemary flowers, and Clove-gilli-flo∣wers.
Culpeper] A. For the vertues of al Vinegers take this one only observation, they carry the same ver∣tues with the flowers whereof they are made, only as we said of Wines, that they were better for cold bo∣dies than the bare Simples whereof they are made, so are Vinegers for hot bodies. Besides Vinegers are of∣ten, nay most commonly used externally, viz. to bath the place, then look a mongst the Simples, and see what place of the body the Simple is apropriated to, and then you cannot chuse but know (if you have but a grain of understanding, more than a beast) both what Vineger to use, and to what place to apply 〈◊〉〈◊〉.