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.

Doctor Stevens his Aqua composita.

35 R. A Gallon of Gascoigne wine, Ginger, Galin∣gale, Nutmegs, Cinamon, Cloves, Mace, and Graines, Aniseeds, Fennell seeds, and Carraway seeds, ana ʒ i. Sage, red Mints, red Rose leaves, Time, Pellitary of Spaine, Rosemary, wilde Time, Camomill, Lavender, ana m. i. beate the Spices small, bruise the hearbes, let∣ting them stand in the Wine twelve houres; then distill them in a Limbeck, and keepe the first Water by it self, which will be about a pint; then take the second Water, which is good, but not so good as the first.

This Water comforteth the Vitall spirits, and cureth inward diseases engendred of cold, and helpeth the Pal∣sey, the Contraction of Sinewes; it maketh women apt for Conception, and killeth Wormes in the body; sendeth forth the Stone in the Bladder, cureth the cold Cough, and Toothache, and calefieth a cold Stomack; it is good against the Dropsie, Stone in the Kidnies, stinking Breath; and preserveth youth, and good colour very long if it be not used too often.