Let the Diet be of good juyce,
and in little quantity, easie concocted, give them little and often. Especially if old men are lately sick, or such as have had great Evacuation. And if they cannot digest thick, give broaths, things strained, or Jellies.
A good Julep: Take Capon broath, and boyl Rise therein, with Borrage, add the yolk of an Egg, and a little Rose Vinegar, or a little juyce of sharp Apples, or Citrons or Wine, Marjoram, Nutmeg, Saffron and Salt.
Or boyl and strain the flesh of a Capon in broath, and give it with the rest.
The German dish of yolks of Eggs, Wine, Sugar and Butter, doth restore excellently.
The Gravie of a roasted Capon, mixed with the yolk of an Egg, the fat being taken off, and boyled with Nutmeg and Salt, doth the same.
There are divers jellies; As, Take a Capon and Mince it with a little Veal salted and Spiced with a little Wine, and boyl it in Balneo Mariae, and take the juyce, and strain it from the fat, and keep it till it con∣geal in a cold place. This may be given by it self, or with others. Wine doth suddenly and greatly refresh, as experience sheweth, give it alone, or with Sugar, let it be well sented and sweetish, or mix Cinnamon therewith.
It is good in swouning to give a sop in Wine, with juyce of Apples, Lemmons, Pomegranats, and Cinna∣mon.
The Medicines to refresh the Spirits and preserve them are these.
Take the julep of Roses two ounces, Cinnamon water half an ounce; give it often
Or thus: Take the juyce of sweet sented sower Apples half an ounce, Sack and Cinamon water, of each two drams.
Or thus in the Heart pain: Take of Balm and Laven∣der flower water, of each half an ounce; Cinnamon water, juyce of Lemons, or of Apples, and Sack, of each two drams.
Juleps are usual in Feavers and in thirst: As, Take syrup of Violets, Bugloss water, Lillies, of each one ounce; julep of Roses one ounce and an half, Rose, Bugloss, and Balm wa∣ter, of each two ounces; Cinnamon water half an bunce: give two or three ounces.
A Distilled water to restore: Take the broath of a Capon, and Oxes, or Dears Hearts well boyled, four pints; Sack one pint, an Orange, or a Lemon cut in pieces, Galangal, Balm, of each one dram; Cinnamon half an onnce, Cloves two drams, Coriander and Basil seeds, Roses, Scabious and Bugloss flowers, of each one dram; Saffron one scruple, Harts horn and Ivory shavings, of each one dram; Distill a Wa∣ter.
Or thus: Take dried Citron peels, Angelica roots, Balm, Borrage flowers, Basil seed, of each half a dram; Cinnamon three drams, Cloves, and species of Diamargariton Frigidum, of each one dram: Infuse them in spirit of Wine, give one or two spoonfuls with Sugar of Roses, or white Wine.
Cordial Potions to be given at the point of Death, to refresh. Take Confectio Alchermes one scruple, species Diamargariton Frigidum half a dram, syrup of the juyce of Citrons half an ounce, syrup of Poppies three drams, with Rose, Bugloss, and Cinnamon water, make a Cordial. This is good in extremity, with more Poppy water.
Or thus: which is good against Poyson: Take Con∣fectio de Hyacyntho half a dram, or Diamargariton Frigi∣dum, Diamoscum dulce, of each half a dram; Syrup of the juyce of Citrons one ounce, with Scabious and Balm water: make a Potion.
Treacle is good if fainting come from Poyson, or an evil Medicine.
Also Lozenges of Sugar of Roses, and Diamargari∣ton Frigidum.
Or these: Take species of Diamargariton frigidum, of the Electuary of Gems, or Cordial species, of each half a dram; Oyl of Cinnamon four drops, Sugar dissolved in Rose water two ounces: Make Lozenges.
Or: Take Coral one dram, Precious stones, Pearles, Ivory, of each half a dram: Citron seeds, Sorrel and Basil seeds, of each one scruple; Cinnamon, Mace, of each one dram; wood Aloes one scruple, Musk two grains, with Sugar, make a Pouder, or Lozenges.
To these you may add the Oyls of Pearls, Coral or the like.
Portable Gold, or spirits drawn called Elixirs, are commended by Chymists, to strengthen and hinder old Age. And they attribute much to their holy Oyl of mans blood: Take of a sound mans blood, of thirty, or forty years old three pints, Sperma Ceti, Marrow of Oxe bones, of each one pound; Distill them in a Lembeck well luted, keep the last water which is red; and they say will change with the Moon; give three drops in Wine, or Cordial water.
Sweet scented things, refresh and fetch swouning peo∣ple again, we shall mention some only to be applied to the Nose, which are at hand.
Apply Vinegar of Roses with a Spunge, or Cloth, to the Nose, or mix it with Penniroyal bruised, or Basil: or let him smel to Wine.
They use to chew Cloves, and breath into the Mouth and Nose of the Patient.
Or this: Take Cloves, yellow Sanders, Roses, of each one dram; Camphire one scruple, beat them with Vinegar and apply them to the Nose.
Or: Take Rose water one ounce, juyce of Apples, and Vinegar of Roses, of each half an ounce; Cloves half a dram, Oyl of Spike one drop: apply it to the Nose.
Or anoynt it with Civet, or Chymical Oyls of Cloves and Cinnamon, with white Wax.
Apply Epithems to the Heart and Pulses: As, Take Rose water three ounces, Wine that is sweet scented two ounces, Vinegar of Roses one ounce, juyce of sweet Apples, or Lem∣mons half an ounce, Cloves one dram, Saffron one scru∣ple.
Or this: Take water of Roses, Balm, Scabious, of each two ounces; Vinegar of Roses, juyce of Apples, of each one ounce; species Diamargariton frigidum one dram, Camphire one scruple, Saffron half a scruple: Make an Epi∣them.
You may boyl Pouders, put into Bags, in Wine, and apply them: Take Cloves two drams, Gallia Mos∣chata one dram, Saffron half a scruple, Basil seed one scruple, Camphire half a scruple.
Or anoynt the Pulses: Take Oyl of Cloves and Cin∣namon, of each three drops: and mix them with a little Wax.
Anoynt the Heart, with those mentioned in the Pal∣pitation thereof, or Oyl of Jesemin, or Oyntment of water Lillies, or Citrine Oyntment.
Or: Take Oyl of water Lillies two ounces, juyce of Citrons, and Vinegar of Roses, of each half an ounce: boyl them to a Consistence: add of all the Saunders, Roses, and Sorrel seed, of each one scruple, Coral one dram, Pearl half a dram, Camphire half a scruple: with Wax, make an Oyntment.
Or apply this Emplaister: Take Treacle one dram and an half, the Cerot of Sanders half a dram, the species of Diamoscbu and Diambra, of each half a scru∣ple.
A Cordial Bag. Take of all the Saunders each one dram; dryed Citron peels, the four cordial flowers, of Scabi∣ous and Leaves of Balm, each half a dram; Ivory or the