A Book of Fruits and Flowers by Anonymous
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not small beaten, mixe all these together, and put them up in
your Bagge. _A very good Poultis for any Member swell'd and inflamed, and not broken, to take away the paine_. Take three pints of new milk, of stale Manchet crums two handfulls, or so much as shall make the milk somewhat thick, and thereto put two handfulls of dryed red _Rose_ leaves, and three ounces of Oyle of _Roses_, boyle all these together to the thicknesse of a Poultisse, then let it stand and coole, and while it cooleth rake a spoonfull of Oyle of _Roses_, and with a warm hand rub the place grieved, till the Oyle be dryed in, and then lay the Poultisse as warm as you may endure it, to the part inflamed; doe this morning and evening for three or four dayes, as you shall see cause. _To make a sweet Cake, and with it a very sweet water._ Take _Damask Rose_ leaves, _Bay_ leaves, _Lavinder_ tops, sweet _Marjerome_ tops, _Ireos_ powder, _Damask_ powder, and a little _Musk_ first dissolved in sweet water, put the _Rose_ leaves and hearbs into a Bason, and sprinkle a quarter of a pint of _Rose_-water among them, and stirring them all together, cover the Bason close with a dish, and let them stand so covered, all night, in the morning Distill them, so shall you have at once an excellent sweet water, and a very fine sweet Cake to lay among your finest linnen. |
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