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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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