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Francis Smith medical recipe book, 1704

Page 204

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then ad half a pound of ye best honey let it boyle up and scum it and keep it in bottles. when cold and let him drink freely of it insteed of beare and likewise let him take ye powder in some of it and drink A draught after each dose warme. 204 A diat Drink for Scurvy an Dropsy 27 Take Century Sage horehound scurvygrass broome wormwood [carduss?] of each a handfull parsley roots fennel roots horse radish roots of each one ounce and half chop ye roots and boyle these in seven gallons of Ale at 6 days old tap it and Drink of it as your constant Drink Dropsy Take broom ashes and mustard seed steeped in a pint of white wine of which drink often
 
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