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TAke Masticke, Frankensence of the male kynde, Mace, of eche halfe a pounde, Galingale, Zedoaria, of eche foure vnces, Cloues, Synamome, Xilobalsa∣••i, carpobalsami, of eche two vnces: of Ginger, Cardamo∣ny,
longe Pepper, blacke Pepper, of eche halfe an vnce Turbit, Agaricke, Rubarb••, of eche two Dragmes: the rootes of Endiue, rootes of Buglosse, and Bora∣ge, of eche two handefull: Betonye, Rue, the flowers of Sticados, Arabicke, Marioram, Sage, Rosemarye, of eche halfe a handfull: Let al be grossely stamped and beaten together, and put into an hundred pounde of stronge whyte wyne, and let it rest and remaine there three dayes together. And at the thre dayes ende presse it harde, and strayne the wyne out, and put it inconti∣nent into a Limbecke, for to distill out of it Aqua vite. This done put into the water of the first distillation a pounde of mannes bloode of the bodye of a very health¦ful and sleshie man, put it agayne to distill. Do so in di∣stillyng it alwayes vntil nyne tymes. That done take an hundred leaues of Gold••foyle of the best and the fy∣nest that can be had, fyftye leaues of Siluerfoyle very fyne, Jacynthes, Emeraudes, Rubies, Granades, of the two sortes of Pearles, red Corall, red Roses, of eche a Dragme and a halfe, of verye fyne Muske, halfe a Dragme: Mingle all this together and make it all into a pouder, putting the sayde pouder into the last water distilled, and let it lye in it. xxiiii. houres. That done, put all again into the Limbecke and distil it with a small fyre: The which water being thus distilled the tenth time, you muste put into some thicke violle and stoppe it wel, or els al the water woulde vanish away. It is merueylous good agaynst al colde diseases, either within or without the bodye, taking of it onely a Dra∣gme, or foure droppes with a lytle whyte wyne. But if the disease be hote withoute an ague, as other some be by reason of some hote matter, geue the Pacient of the sayde water mixte with water of Endiue, at eue∣ry tyme the payne taketh him. Neuerthelesse yf you wyl see with your eyes the merueylous Myracle that this water doth, geue fyue or syxe vnces of it vnto any syckman which hath lost al his strength and force with a lytle wyne, sodainly you shal see al his strength come agayne to him. Also assure your selues that there is no
remedye more soueraigne agaynst the plague, and so dayne death, than to drinke of it euery morning before you goe o••te of youre house fiue or sire droppes with stronge wine, or with the water of Endiue: or elles to washe your nostrels within and without, with the rest of all your face with the same, or with a little wyne mixte with it, puttinge nothinge elles to it. I haue founde my selfe alwayes very well at all tymes of the plague by meanes of the same. Yea, namely it is good also for those that haue the disease called apoplexia or fal∣linge sicknes, if they washe their necke withall. This water is called Elisir vitae benedicti.