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Take of the roots of angelica, four ounces; of cinnamon and orris root, each half an ounce; bruise these ingredients in a mortar; put them into an alembic, with a gallon of proof spirit and two quarts of water: draw off a gallon with a pretty brisk fire.

Take of the essence of cedrat, fifty drops; of the essence of bergamot, thirty-six drops; of the essence of citron; sixty drops; and of the essence of Portugal orange, sixty-four drops; fine proof spirit, one gallon; water, two quarts: draw off with a pretty brisk fire till the faints begin to rise, and sweeten with fine sugar.

Take of cinnamon, two ounces; nutmegs and cloves, of each three drachms; and mace, six drachms: bruise the spices in a mortar, and add a gallon of proof spirit, and two quarts of water: digest twenty-four hours in a close vessel, and distil with a brisk fire till the faints begin to rise; and sweeten with fine sugar. It is an excellent stomachic, good in all depressions of the spirits and paralytic disorders.

Take of sweet fennel seed seven ounces; coriander seed, nine ounces; the seeds of angelica and anise, of each three ounces: bruise all these in