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Francis Smith medical recipe book, 1704
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The Crabs are to be gotten in may or September before they be boiled.The dose is ten or twelve graines in dragons water Carduns water or Some other Cordial water. For wounds in the Head Take a quart of the best white wine pure old Oyl of Olives three pound then put these floures and hearbs Hypericon half a pound Carduns Benedictus. Valerian of ye Least Sage of Each a quarter of a pound then let them Steep twenty four hours in the wine and Oyl. the next day boil them in a pot over a soft fire till ye wine be all Consumed Stirring it always after you have thus done take it from ye fire and strain it then put in a pound and half of Venice Turpentine then boil it again upon a soft fire
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The Crabs are to be gotten in may or September before they be boiled.The dose is ten or twelve graines in dragons water Carduns water or Some other Cordial water. For wounds in the Head Take a quart of the best white wine pure old Oyl of Olives three pound then put these floures and hearbs Hypericon half a pound Carduns Benedictus. Valerian of ye Least Sage of Each a quarter of a pound then let them Steep twenty four hours in the wine and Oyl. the next day boil them in a pot over a soft fire till ye wine be all Consumed Stirring it always after you have thus done take it from ye fire and strain it then put in a pound and half of Venice Turpentine then boil it again upon a soft fire
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