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{19 }A watter to comfert the hart
and procure sleep

Tak 4 pound of chereys stone them two
quarts of clarit wine half a handfull of
Rosemary 2 handfull of balme one handfull
of marigold flowers one handfull of Borag
Flowers 2 ounces of cinamon two nutmegs
bruse the Iyices & infuse alltogether 12
howers in an earthen pott close couered
then distill them all in an ordinary st
still with a hott fire then tak fine suger
and beat it & put into it a quantity of musk
as you please & as much red Rosewatter
as will wett it so boyl it tell it be suger
againe so keep it to sweeten the watter
when you tak it this is a cordiall of it
left but if you would haue it more
cordiall put to euery three spoonfull
of this watter one spoonfull of [tiney]
of clouegilly flowers & drink it when
you goe to bed