Domestic Knowledge

To Make the white ontment to stop any runing Sore or [..mer] by Goody [Glapole]

Take an ounce of white lead finey beat, the third part of an ounce of crow stone finely beaten & [serced] & as much burnt allam & mix it withwth salet oyle.

To Cure the Pilles

Take hogs Lard ridy rendred, & powder of white dryed dogs [turd] & beat it very well together, & anoint the place greved, & withwth youryr finger put one up it the [ar.] inward

to Cure an Extream Luceness

Take an ounce of consarur of Red Roses & boyle it in halfe a pint of new Milk & drink it up

To Cure flading or to keep one from misscaring

Take as much powder of bolalmaneck as will Lye one a [.hiling] three tims aday in ether new milk or claret & water barrt withwth oke buds & sage, or oke bud watter this I have taken & given withwth good [Lucksess]

an other for flux of blood any way

power boyling watter one red Rose leves dryed, & Let it stand a Littell to infuse, then drop in to it halfe apint; 6 or 7 drops of spirit of vittrell & drink it or Juce of lemmon

for flluding by Mrs Brook

Take apint of Planting watter disteled in [aworm] set it over the fier withwth firement & clovs let it boyl till very strong & colored withwth the spice then put in [....] of claret & boye it agen theⁿ put on [...] refine shuger to [...] [tast] & boye it very well agen very well when cold bottel itt up & take a tea cup 3 or 4 time a day as you [..] [...] for other warm or cold as you [.....] it must be the round [plan.ing] this [....] [mod....y] [&] [......] [&] [...] [.] [....]

An other of the same in Lying in

Take [consarve] of Alhermis without perfume the bigness of an nutmeg in a draught of youryr [C.d.e] onse a day

to Cure vapers & for After pans & to [promrte] crases in Lying in take consarve of stinking [or...] in penny roylall watter or cadle the bigness of a nutmeg

To Make salve for a sore brest by Mrs Bartten whichwch is good for any cut or Sore or Swelling

Take Rosin frankinsence Burgundy Pick each halfe a pound stone Pitch three quarters of a pound Bees wax two pinnyworth mastick & [verus] Turpintine of each three pennyworth, furst shave the wax thin then set it one the fier break the Rosen small & put it in the pan withwth the beeswax sturing it som tims then put in the frankensence being beaten & the Burgundy Pitch then the stone pitch & mastick beaten to powder, when the are melted put in the venusturpintine & fore sponefulls of sallet oyle, then put youryr Pan one the fier agen let it have three boylings sturing it well together, then power it into cold watter; anointt youryr hands withwth Butter & make it up into Rols or Balls

The Virtue of the Plaster

it cures any sore Brest it cureable it ^will a swage the swelling & pane & break the sore it so tare gon that it will not be healed without Breaking, when it is broke it will heale it without tents, take a pice of sheeps Lether as much as will cover the breast all over tho it be sore but on one side, cut a hole for the nipple then spred it all over withwth salve, then anoint the brest all over with butter if it be not broken, then Lay the plaster all over the brest you may Let it Ly on a week without sturing it ofe, but if it be Broken take it ofe every day & wipe the plaster & breast clean from the matter; then warme it & Lay it one agen, if it runs much it is best to have anew plaster every day two or three days a woman as givs suck may use this plaster without danger of her child

for To stop an extream [L.ssness]

make a glister of nothing but starch, as you make it to starch cloths only somthing thiner, & give on or more as you see ocasion

A drink for The Rickets

Take 2 ounces of the Roots of male fern one oune of Juery & of Tameris, hartsstong Egremony & Liverwort of each a handfull wash the roots & slice them pick the erbs clean & boyle them withwth halfe a pound of currance in 2 quarts of runing watter tell halfe be consumed, then strance it & Let it stand to settle till cold, then power the clear from the setlings & ade to it the Like quantity of mild ale, put in into pint bottle cork then cloce & Let the child take no other drink, if the child have a stopedg at the stomack boyle it it some hore hound Lickrish & anny seeds

a very good Resipt to Make wigs & Caks whichwch [.had] att London

Take 3 poundspd of flower & one poundpd of butter rub the buter & flower very well together; a poundpd of shuger beaten & dryed, an ounce of ginger beaten & sifted, Anounce of carreway seeds, A pint of ale Est, a quarterqr of new milk warm, mix all thees Lightly to gither & make them into wigs & set them half an hower befor the fier to rise, the must be baked in a quick oven, a short a Little time will bake them, if you would make caks putt in curance in stid of seeds washed & well dryed,

To [Jugg] Pigeons Mr. Clatons way

seson them as for Baking withwth a bit of butter in each pigon, put a quarterqr of a pint of watter at the bottom of theye Jugg withwth the giblets of the pigins, when halfe the pigons are in put in an ounen or 2, a bunch of sweet erbs then put in the other halfe of youryr pigons & put som butter on the top of them, tye the Jug colse & set it in a kettle of ^boyling watter, but let not the watter boyle over over into the Jug theese will take 3 ^[more] hours [..ing], then put youryr pigons out of youryr Jugg, takefrom themym the Licker & seam what butter you can ofe it; & put [theye] Liquer into a sasepan & thicken it a Litle; then power it on youryr pigons in a dish, & Lay som sprouts boyld grane or spinedg, & som slices of bacon fryd browne [....] the dish, & upon them, you may put mushroms or sliced [Boucombers] or a little vineger into the [Licke.]

To Make balme wine Mrs [Clatons] way

Take 2 Gallons of spring watter 4 poundspd of shuger let them boyle together an hour or more & skim it Cleane then take 17 whits of eggs betten & put in & let it boyle halfe an houre after & skim it cleane; then put it into a tub to cool as you doe [w.rt] & when it is cool [wo.h] it withwth a Little barme as Long as you pleas then take 2 poundspd of the tops & Leves of Balme a Little [b...d] a Lemon pard & cut or poundpd of reasons of the son & put them into youryr[.e..ell] fast then put in youryr wort; stop it close for 12 days & when its fine bottle it in [.ix] weeks time it will be fitt to drink when [...] bottle it putt a Lump of Luse shuger in every bottle

For The Green Sickness

Take on penny worth of anny seeds, on penny worth of steele powder, a quarter of a poundpd of Curance, beat it together & make it into pills, & take 3 the furst morning fasting, & 5 the Last thing at night, & 7 next morning [so] increase 2 every time tell its all taken,

To Make Ginger Bred Mrs Clatons way

Take 2 quarts of flower; & halfe a poundpd of butter, rub the butter & flower well togethe, on poundpd of Treakle on poundpd of shuger on ounce of Ginger on ounce of carriway seeds, on Spoonefull of yest & 2 Eggs mixe them well together & Lay it out to bake, [.thi.k] a Littell of the ginger may be Left out

a Dyat Drink for [Barssinness]

Take sheppards purss, knot grass planton Clary, [Bucdir] Broome, Roots of Camock or rest harrow, & roots of Comfery & solomans seale of cach 2 or 3 handfuls cut all very small & boyle in 3 gallons of the best wort & make a dyat drink, & give the child 3 or 4 mims a day

Mrs Caves Lemon Puding

Take theye Rinds of 2 Lemons paired thick boyle them in 3 or 4 several waters tell they are very tender then beat them in a Morter to mash blanch half a pound of Jordon Almonds & beat them very fine with a Spoonfull or 2 of Oringflower water then take half a pound of Lefe suger beat & sifted take 8 eggs but half theye whites beat them very well then melt 3 quarters of a pound of Butter & mix all these well together put it in a dish with puf past about it and let it stand in theye oven half an houer

Avery good [Power] for [Bursress]

take the roots of solaman scale Y Comfery of each a handful the levs of Clary knotgrass polepody of the oke of each a handful dry all in an oven & reduce to fine powdr, then ade to it asmuch powdr of Liqurish & [..y] seeds

To prevent Miscareing by Mrs Coten aproved

Halfe apint of Damask rose watter halfe an ounce of Clover sweten to youryr tast, withwth [Lose] Shuger; Let it stand over agentell fier, tell it is boyled halfe away, then drink it warme, & oynt youryr belly & back at the same time & Likeways three mornings & nights after withwth oyle of mastick

to prevent fluding

Boyle gold in Clarret; & take a cup 2 or 3 time a day as ocasion is,

To cure an extream Luseness

boye Tomentell roots in claret or claret & watter & give a tea cup at atime as oft as there is ocasion,

For The Stone

take as much of the hard rose of red hering, as will by on a shiling dryed in an oven to power, morning & night drinking whitewine posit drink, or warme ale after it;

for to Cure atetter or ring worm

Beat oye vinegar & Chalk finely scraped to an ontment & Lay it on withwth a fether 3 or 4 times a day ———— or take new made mustord whichwch is made withwth only watter & Lay it on 2 or 3 times a day or Barme freeantly aplyed never fales

For a Perll in the Eye or pin or Web

Take Hemlock selindine & bay salt; stamped together, & bind on to the Contrary Rist renewing it when dry you must not put so much salindine as hemlock by halfe

To Make Rasbery N[illegible]

Take to five quarters of Rasbarys a galand of spreng watter as when the watter is boyled as Cold put it to the Rasbarys in an Erthen pan and let it stand twelf houres then cruch it down gentley and let it stand twelft houers more then let them draine thron a hair sive gently tell it be [illegible] thron then put it in a vessil and to a galand of wiader wine put 3 Pound of lofe suger and be sure the Vessell be full it well work like new ale when it has stoode a fortnight or 3 weakes to Refine bottle it with a lump of lofe. suger in Each bottle it well make it work the better.

An ointment good to heale any sore by Mrs. Claton Lake aqa.[illegible] of-and-of hogs lard to halfe an ounce of white lead, simber them together, then oynt the part; & Sprd it on whit righting paper thin, as aply it to the part.

A poltis of [illegible] by Mrs Claton good to away any feeling in lying inn or any othrs

Take a pint of thick Cream, a handful of red rose leves a Little handful of the inner bark of elder or the leves a Little Turh[illegible], boyl all together; then put in dears or matt on fact. the bignes of hen egg, & thicken it. ro[?] the flower of oatmeal, let it boyle till it turn round like atansy, lay it on a peece of a bloder, or lining cloth & a ply it warm.

A Poltis of [illegible] Curd good to a [?]ag pane. or feeling by Mrs. Claton

Take a pint of Skim Milk, & boyl bammamell[?] in it & then turn it nth. Small beer & apply the curd warm to the place.

[Tarts] lady Burtins way

A quart of the Best flower & halfe a poundpd of Butter, rubd into the flower, the white of one egg, make it up withwth cold watter quick role it out very thin, & handle it as Little as posible, Lay in one row of frut, & one good sponfull of duble refine shuger; when the are made wash them over withwth melted butter & serce some fine shuger over them back them in a very quick, ^oven & dont put up the stons; as soone as the begin to coler the are enough, the chefe art is to make them extreamly thin & to shine atop

To Make a savory Puding

take as much brown bread as you can hold at twice in both youryr hands, one spoonfull of flower half a poundpd of Beef suet sred small one Nutmeg 5 eggs 3 whits with as much milk as will temper it if you will have it sweet put in half a poundpd of Currans & a spoonfull of shuger tye it up in a Cloath & boyle it an houer & half

To stew a Beefs head

Take youryr head & put it into a pott withwth some whole pepar & salt one onion some sweet herbs a quarter of a pint of smooth Ale & as muchmch watter as will cov Cover it tye a paper over it & put it into the oven withwth Brown bread whenwn it is cold take out all the fat & theye bones & Cut theye head into Large peices & stew it in its one Liquor & some gravie & so thicken it up have reddy some fryed bredd & some turnep diced to put in theye dish

To stew a hare

take youryr hare & save all theye blood & take out theye intrails & wash & dry it withwth a cloath cut it into handsome peices Butter youryr stew pan & put it into theye pan withwth theye blood & let it stew a quarter of an houer thenyn have reddy as much boyling watter as will cover it & put in an oynion stuck withwth cloves some sweet herbs a peace of lane Backen Bacon a little smooth Ale cover it close & let it stew leaisurely for 3 hours till its very tender & theye Liquor allmost consumed thenyn thicken it up withwth three quarters of a poundpd of Butter & put in a Little claret anchovie & Vinager to youryr tast

For the Colick

take 2 quarts of milk & turn it into Posit drink thenyn take a handfull of Cammemill a spoonfull of black peper pounded & a nutmef grated 2 spoonfulls guneper berys brused boyle themym in theye Posit drink till theye good ness is out thenyn stran it & drink half a pint Moring & night as long as it lasts

an Exelent Lambetive for a Cough

Take half an ounce of Lose shuger beat it very fine, on ounce of oye of sweet Almons, half an ounce of surup of [Couslops], half an ounce of sarop of madenhare, grind all this well together in youryr marble morter & take a tea sponefull of it often

[....] good To Cleare the Blood by cousen Bennet

To three pints of watter, take 3 quarters of an ounce of Lignam Vitae & 30 or 40 stoned reasons, a stick of green Lickerish as big as youryr fingur scrapd & sliced put all thees into a Jugg tyd down closs set it into a kettle of watter over theye fier for 6 howrs then stran it through asive & take a larg cup of it night & morning you may put duble theye quantity of reasons if you Like it