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A Purgation against Melancholly.

TAke two handfulls of Mouse-eare, roots and all, wash them as clean as you can, and put them into a quart of good Beer, let not the Beer be sowred or too bitter of the Hopp, seeth it till one halfe be consumed, then take a good spoonfull of Anniseeds well dusted, and clean picked, put both these into the Liquor a∣bove said, and let all seeth together a little while; Then take it of the fire, and let all the Liquor run through a strainer being pressed out to take out the strength thereof, Then take halfe a pint of it, and put to it of syrrup of Violets two spoonfulls, and so drink it, peradventure it will not begin to work in two houres after you have taken it, till you have taken some warme Broth.