To seven quarts of water, take two quarts of honey, and mix it well
together; then set it on the fire to boil, and take three or four
Parsley-roots, and as many Fennel-roots, and shave them clean, and slice
them, and put them into the Liquor, and boil altogether, and skim it very
well all the while it is a boyling; and when there will no more scum rise,
then is it boiled enough: but be careful that none of the scum do boil into
it. Then take it off, and let it cool till the next day. Then put it up in
a close vessel, and put thereto half a pint of new good barm, and a very
few Cloves pounded and put in a Linnen-cloth, and tie it in the vessel, and
stop it up close; and within a fortnight, it will be ready to drink: but if
it stay longer, it will be the better.


MY LORD GORGE HIS MEATHE

Take a sufficient quantity of Rain-water, and boil in it the tops of
Rose-mary, Eglantine, Betony, Strawberry-leaves, Wall-flowers, Borage and
Bugloss, of each one handful; one sprig of Bays; and two or three of Sage.
Then take it off the fire, and put a whole raw Egge into it, and pour so
much honey to it, till the Egge rise up to the top; then boil it again,
skiming it very well, and so let it cool. Then Tun it up, and put Barm to
it, that it may ferment well. Then stop it up, and hang in it such spices,
as you like best. It will not be right to drink under three or four
moneths.


THE LADY VERNON'S WHITE METHEGLIN

Take three Gallons of water (rain water is best) boil in it broad Thyme,
Rose-mary, Peny-royal, of each three handfuls. Then put it into a stone Pan