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A Queens Delight - The Art of Preserving, Conserving and Candying. As also, A right - Knowledge of making Perfumes, and Distilling the most Excellent - Waters. by W. M.
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shred of each a few crops, red Rose leaves a pretty quantity, as an
indifferent gripe, a pound of Sugar beaten; lay these to steep in a
gallon of good Rhenish or white-Wine in a close vessel, stirring it two
or three times a day the space of three or four dayes together, then
strain it through an Hypocras strainer, and drink a draught of it before
meat half an hour, and sometimes after to help digestion.



_Marigold flowers distilled, good for the pain of the Head._

Take Marigold flowers, and distill them, then take a fine cloth and wet
in the aforesaid distilled water, and so lay it to the forehead of the
Patient, and being so applied, let him sleep if he can; this with Gods
help will cease the pain.



_A Water good for Sun burning._

Take Water drawn off the Vine dropping, the flowers of white Thorn,
Bean-flowers, Water Lilly-flowers, Garden Lilly-flowers, Elder-flowers,
and Tansie-flowers, Althea-flowers, the whites of Eggs, French Barley.



_The Lady_ Giffords _cordial Water._

Take four quarts of _Aqua vitæ_, Borrage and Poppy-water, of each a
pint, two pounds of Sugar-candy, one pound of figs sliced, one pound of
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