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THe first intention is to keep a good dyet, and exercise the body mode∣rately, his meat must be meates of the best nourishment, as Birds of the Field, Mutton, or Veale, Rabbets, and Chickings, broath made with Agremony, Avins, Scabius, or Bitony, and such like; all salt meats must be avoyded, the first three dayes let him take a draught of Oximell in the morning fasting, and last at night, which is to be made in this man∣ner;
Rec. a quart of cleane water, a root or two of Fennell, three or foure roots of Parsley, a sprigge of Rosemary, a little Fumotery if it be to be had, Fennell-seeds, and Parsley-seeds of each a Dram, three spoonfuls of the best Honey, let this boyle gently, and scum it, and in the boyling put into it two spoonfuls of Vinegar, after this hath been taken three dayes, take of Rubarbe 3ij. of Sena 3j. 40 Raysons of the Sun stoned, a race of Ginger sliced, sweet Fennel-seeds, Annis-seeds of each 3j. let these be infused all night upon Coales, the next morning take halfe a pint of this and dissolve in it a Dram of Diacatholicon, take this three mornings, after this let Bloud if need require; the body being thus pre∣pared, make your Scurvye-grasse Drinke in this manner: Take a peck of Scurvie∣grasse, and a gallon of Water-cresses, and a gallon of Brook-limes, one handfull of Egremony, one handfull of Tamariske, or the buds or barke of the Ashe, Raysons of the Sunne stoned a pound, of Licorish halfe a pound, concused Fennell roots pee∣thed, and Parsley roots, Annis-seeds, and
Fennell seeds a quarter of a pound, put all these into a thin Bagge, in five gallons of Beere or Ale, put the Bagge into the Barrell when the drinke is ready to be tunned, with a stone in the bottome of the Bagge, let it hang within three or foure inches of the bottome of the Barrell, let this drinke worke with these ingredients in it, then stop it close, and at eight or ten dayes drinke of it and none other (except a little at meate) untill the Party be well; most especially in the morning drinke a pint, and exercise untill the party is ready to sweat, and keep him warme after it; the spoon-wort is good for the land Scur∣vie, used as before is directed, and taken forty dayes together.