328 The Complete Englifh Tiifpenfatory. Part II.

ü upon it % ifs.oftartari'z.'d Spirit of' Wine i clofe the Mouth, and fet

* it in the Heat of Digeftion forty

* eight hours : Agitate the xMatter

* three or four times a Day, and in' that time the Spirit of Wine will' have charg'd it felf with the pureil

* part of the Honey. Decant it' from the 7&ces into a new Cu-

* curbit j lute on the Head and Re-

* ceiver, and draw off one half of

* the Spirit of Wine in a gentle

* Heat. That which remains will

* be a iweet thick Tinclure.'

This is laid to be an excellentpectoral Medicine, and very power-fully to promote Expectoration-Its Dofe is from 40 Drops to3 ii. or a Tea-Spoonful, in anywarm Liquor, eipecially at goingto bed.

Spiritus Mellis, Spirit of Honey.' Mix ft i. of Honey with ft iii. of

* clean Sand, and put it into a Re-' tort in a Sand-Furnace j make a

* Fire of the firil degree for two

* hours : Increafe it to the fécond

* for two hours more, and fo go

* on to the third ; where let it re-

* main till no more Fumes nor

* Drops will fall. There will then' come over an Empyreumatical

* Spirit and Oil : Put them both in,-

* to a Cucurbit, and with a Fire of

* the firíl degree draw off the infi-

* pid Water, and che fécond will

* raiiè the Spirit.'

This is a Spirit only in the fameiènfe that other Acids are ; for thisis an Acid, 3od will diflblve Coraior Pearl, as diitiil'd Vinegar. It isaifirmd to be good to make theflair grow, and us'd ib much forthat parpe fe, by rubbing any baldplace with it, that it is to be metwith aimGit m every Shop, altho itis »f no value toi any one thingdie.

Aqua Mellis Aromática, SweetMoney-Wat er.

' Take of good French Brandy' Cong. i. of the belt Virgin-Honey,' and Coriander Seeds, ana ft 1.' Cloves 1 ifs. Nutmegs 5 i. Benja-' min and Storax, ana 5 i. Benilloes' N° 4. the yellow Rind of three' large Lemons ; bruife the Cloves,' Nutmegs, Coriander Seed, and' Benjamin, cut the Benilloes into1 fmall pieces ; put all into a Cu-' cutbit, and pour the Brandy to' them ; and after they have digeft-

* ed forty eight Hours, diilil off the« Spirit in a Retort with a gentle' Heat.

• To one Gallon of this Water' add of Damask Roiê-water, and' Orange-Flower-water, ana ft ifi.

* of Musk and Ambergreafe, ana gr.' v. firll grind well the Musk and

* Ambergreafe with fome of the' Water, and afterwards put all' together into a large Matrafs j' (hake them well together, and' let them circulate three days and' three nights in a gentle heat :

* then let all cool > filter and keep' the Water in a Phial well ftopc' for ufe.'

The Peribn, whom we take thisWater from, Mr. George Wilfin,fzys, he often made it for KingJames II. and that it is an Anti-paralytic, fmooths the Skin, andgives one of the moil agreeableScents imaginable. Forty or fixtyDrops put into a Pint of clean Wa-ter, are iufficient to waih -theHands and Face with ; and thelame Proportion to Punch, or anyCordial-Water, gives a moll plea-fint Flavour.

In making the Tiniture of Honeythe Vefièl mull be big enough tohold eight times the quantity, elfethe Ebullition will be apt to boil it

over.