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For the Jandice
Turmerick & Flower of Brimstone equal weight mix treacle just as thick as to make it easy to get down then add as much powder of [jalap?] as will keep the body in a proper state neather to physick nor yet to be confined. Give one tea spoonful fasting in the morning and one at three in the afternoon if the stomack can bide it, if it cannot you must omit it in the afternoon, it will appear to be worse the first four or five days but in four or five more it will be well. Take care not to put over much [jalap?] to physick if you do it will prevent the effect of the [sest?]
The poor Mans Plaster
one pound of white Rosin, half a pound of Frankincense, 4 ounces of deers or mutton suet, two ounces of stone pitch, melt all those in a well glazed earthen pipkin over a slow fire & spread it on brown paper before it cools
To make Vinegar Tried and approved
To every Gallon of Water put a pound of coarse Sugar, and a quarter of a pound of Treacle, boil it about half an hour, and skim as it rises, free from dross, pour it into a vessel and when sufficiently cool add some fresh yeast, let it work a few days, then put it into your barrel and set it in a warm situation with the Bunghole covered over with thin [tealead?] or paper, to keep the dust out, and do not let the barrel be disturbed.

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For the Jandice Turmerick & Flower of Brimstone equal weight mix treacle just as thick as to make it easy to get down then add as much powder of [jalap?] as will keep the body in a proper state neather to physick nor yet to be confined. Give one tea spoonful fasting in the morning and one at three in the afternoon if the stomack can bide it, if it cannot you must omit it in the afternoon, it will appear to be worse the first four or five days but in four or five more it will be well. Take care not to put over much [jalap?] to physick if you do it will prevent the effect of the [sest?] The poor Mans Plaster one pound of white Rosin, half a pound of Frankincense, 4 ounces of deers or mutton suet, two ounces of stone pitch, melt all those in a well glazed earthen pipkin over a slow fire & spread it on brown paper before it cools To make Vinegar Tried and approved To every Gallon of Water put a pound of coarse Sugar, and a quarter of a pound of Treacle, boil it about half an hour, and skim as it rises, free from dross, pour it into a vessel and when sufficiently cool add some fresh yeast, let it work a few days, then put it into your barrel and set it in a warm situation with the Bunghole covered over with thin [tealead?] or paper, to keep the dust out, and do not let the barrel be disturbed.