The marrow of physicke, or, A learned discourse of the severall parts of mans body being a medicamentary, teaching the manner and way of making and compounding all such oyles, unguents ... &c. as shall be usefull and necessary in any private house ... : and also an addition of divers experimented medicines which may serve against any disease that shall happen to the body : together with some rare receipts for beauties ... / collected and experimented by the industry of T.B.

To make Aqua mirabilis.

23 R. Galingale, Cloves, Quibibes, Ginger, Melli∣lot, Cardemony, Maces, Nutmegs, ana ʒ i. of the Iuice of Celandine ℥ viii. powder the Spices, and mingle them with the Iuice, and adde thereto Aqua vitae one pinte, and white Wine three pintes; then put them all in a Stillatory of Glasse, and let them infuse all Night, and in the Morning distill it with an easie fire.

This Water helpeth much the Lungs, and healeth them if they be much wounded, or perished; it suffereth not the Blood to putrifie, so that there shall be no need of Phlebotomy; it is good against Phlegme, and Melan∣choly, and expelleth Rheume mightily, and purgeth the Stomack; it comforteth youth in his owne estate, and gendreth a good colour, and conserveth their Visage, and Memory; it destroyeth the Palsey of the Liver, and Tongue; and if the said Water be given to a man, or woman labouring towards death, one spoonfull relie∣veth: of all Waters artificiall, this is counted the best, and in the Summer use once a weeke fasting, the quanti∣ty of a spoonfull, and in Winter as much more.