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An excellent Medicine for the Dropsie.
TAke Horse-Radish roots fliced long wayes thin, two ounces, sweet Fennel-seeds bruised ℥ ij. Smalledge and Fennel roots sliced, each one ounce, the tops of Time, Winter Savory, sweet Marjoram, Water Cresses, Nettles, of each one handfull; boyle these in three pints of water and three pints of wine, a quart of Canary, and a pint of Muskadine close covered til halfe be consumed; so remove it from the fire and let it settle three houres, then strain it, and into every draught put in an ounce of sirrup of the five roots, it must be taken twice a day, in the morning, and at three in the afternoon, and fast an houre after it; if the Patient have the scurvy also, adde to the draughts two spoonfuls of the juyce of scurvy grasse, when the Patient is ready to drink it.