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Take Treakle, Sallet Oyl Sugar can∣died, Cinamon, powder made with Li∣coras and Sugar, of each a penny worth, mingle all these together, and take a quantity thereof as much as a Nut both morning and evening.
Take a quantity of Ale or Beer, and put therein over night three or four sprigs of Rew, and drink thereof evening and morning for a good space, and it will keep your stomack in good order.
Take Live Honey, and put thereto tops of Balme, Cowslip flowers, Borage flowers, Bugloss flowers, and tops of Gilly flowers, and set this remain in the Honey the space of a Month, stopping the pot very close that no aire come in, let it stand all the said time in some warm place, either in the. Sun or by the fire side then distil it in a glass Still, with a little water, and drink thereof every morning a good draught.
This Herb groweth in the Meadows in low Marish grounds, and in no other places; it is of Horseflesh colour, and groweth very long and flat to the ground with a main long stalk growing in the midst of six branches springing out of the roots round about the stalk with a hoar colour, and a main breadth and length; and I do warn you in any wise not to touch this Herb when you gather it, with
your hands, for then the vertue is gone: you must gather it by the stalk, and so pluck it out of the ground, and put it in a glasse or pewter pot; the leaves of this Herb are full of strength and vertue.
Take of this Herb as much as will fill a pottle pot, but wash it not in any wise, then take a pottle of Aqua vitae, and put them both together in a large vessel, and let it stand (being chopped) just three dayes and three nights, and on the fourth day strain it through a clean cloth into a glasse or pewter pot, and put to it half a pound of Licoras beaten to fine powder, and half a pound of Dates, take out the stones of them, and cut them into fine slices, and mingle all these together, and stop the glass or pewter pot close that no Aire come into it, and drink of it at night to bedward half a spoonful with Ale, and as much in the morning fasting, for there is not the weakest man or body in the world that wanteth nature or strength, or that is cast into any Consumption, but it will restore them again, and cause them to be strong and lusty, and have a mar∣vellous hungry stomack, and that very shortly; for he that useth this Medicine
three times shal find a great change, and comfort in it, and as he feeleth himself, so he may use it.
It cured one Mr. Stubbs who dwelt in Westminster, and was in a great Con∣sumption, and very neer unto death, be∣ing sick continually for eighteen weeks, and all the Physicians in London had for∣saken him; and these things were sent him to drink from an outlandish man, and in three times drinking of it he walked upon his feet.