Receipt Book
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FR/547/HD
Physick for an Horse – No. 1.
Drench for a Cow – No: 2.
For the Chloric in Hore or Bullock – No: 3.
For a Fever in a Horse – No: 4
A: Cooling Ointment – No: 5
For a strain in Man or Beast No: 6  
To make ointments – N: 7.
To kill Maggots in Sheep No: 8
Balls for an Horse – No: 9
For a Cow that cant clean No: 10
For a calf that scoureth No: 11.
To keep the flies from Turnips No: 12
Eye water – No: 13
Balls for a Cold in a Horse No: 14
Pissing Balls for an Horse No: 15
For a swelling – No: 16
Physick for an Horse - No: 17
Green ointment – No: 18
A Water [cross out] for the grease No: 19
To make a good Ointment No: 20
To keep an Horse cool in his Body No: 21
For a sprain in a Horses shoulder No: 22
Eye Water for an Horse – No: 23
For an Horse that is Costive – No: 24
To heal a Wound – No: [cross out] 25
Cordial balls – No: 26
For a Bite or blow in the Eye No: 27
For an Husky Cough – No: 28 
Sheeps trotters 2d: pr Hunse:

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No. 1 Physick for an Horse.
Take Succotrine Aloes and Cream of Tartar each one
ounce, Jallap 2 drachms, [cross out] Cloves
powder’d one drachm: to this add a sufficient
quantity of syrup of Buck thorn. N:B: you may
add to this dose an ounce of Castile Soap: -
Mr: Saunders
No, 2. A Drench for a Cow
Two ounces of Anniseed, one ounce of Correander
seed, one ounce of sweet fennel seed, one ounce of
Carraway seeds, one ounce of Liquorish powder,
and one ounce of Diapente-
N:B: The above seeds are to boil in three pints
of strong Ale, and half a pound of Treacle, when
boiled well, let it stand to cool, and  when ‘tis
cold mix the above powders in a little ale, and
put it in with the others; then warm it and give
it the beast: Mrs. Burden
No: 3 For the Cholic in Horse or Bullock:
One quart of new milk, one pint of Beaten
Hempseed, boil them together ten or twelve
minutes, then strain them through a Cloth

and give it the Animal-
Allport
N:4 For a Fever in an Horse
Take 2 Ounces of Cream of Tartar in half
a pint of white wine, and give it the Horse.
Allport
No 5 A Cooling Ointment
One Handful of green Camomile, one ditto of
ground elder, 1 ditto of House leek, and as
much of the plaintain Leaf as the three
above, got dry whiped clean and Chopt small,
then clarifie one pound of unworked butter
in a clean brass kettle, then add the Herbs, and
let them stand till the next day, then put 
them on the Fire again, and let them
simmer till you find the herbs crisp, then
strain it through a fine cloth, and keep 
it close stopt down for use in a jar [cross out]
N:B: the herbs are better bruised than
chopt for all ointments-
Allport

N: 6 x For a Strain in Man or Beast.
Ten ounces of Hogs Lard clarified, two ounces
of oil of Turpentine, 1 ounce of the oil of St:
Johns wort, half an ounce of Oil of Vitriol,
stir them together till cold, and stop it up
Close. -
Allport
No. 7 To make Ointments
They are to made in a pot, the Herbs to be beat
in a Mortar, to 2 handfuls of bruised herbs a
pound of fresh Butter, or Hogs lard, and to
every pound of Ointment, two ounces of
Turpentine, and two ounces of Bees-wax –
Allport
No 8 To kill Maggots in Sheep.
Take half [crossed out] ounce of Corrosive sublimate finely
powdered, spring water two quarts, Spirits of
Turpentine one gill, shake it two or three times
a Day for use, drop the water round the maggots
then rub them well together with a flat stick
and it will immediately destroy them –
Saunders

No 9 Balls for an Horse
one Ounce of Balsam of sulphur
2 ounces of Liquorish powder
2 ditto of Diapente
2 ditto of Horse powder
3 penny worth of oil of anniseeds
3 ditto of oil of Roses,
3 ditto of syrup of garlick 
3 ditto of essence of Lemon, put all these
[cross out] together in a Bladder –
Dr: Cooper
No: 10 For a Cow that cant clean
Take a large Handful of Southern-wooden,
boiled in three pints of Ale, then add one pound
of Treacle, let it just boil, and then put in
it on Half-penny worth of flowers of Brimstone,
strain it and then give it warm to the Cow.
No: 11 For a Calf that scoureth while sucking
Take a pint of Vinegar and an Handful
of Pipe-clay well burnt and powdered very
fine, then put to it a little powdered Charcoal

mix them together and give it to the Calf
No 12. To keep the Flies from Turnips
steep the seed for six hours in Train Oil,
then strain it in a fine sieve and sow it
immediately
No 13. Eye Water
Take 4 drachms of spirits of Wine, 30 drops
of Goularde, 8 ounces of Rose water, mix
these Ingredients well and apply it to your
Eyes often with a soft Rag Mrs: Patch
No 14. Balls for a Cold in an Horse
Take the powder of Fenugreek, anniseeds, Cumin
seeds, Elecampane, Coltsfoot, and flower of
sulphur, of each three ounces, Juice of
Liquorish one ounce, oil of Cloves and
Honey each eight ounces, Genoa Treacle
twelve ounces, [cross out] oil of Anniseeds one oz,
mix these altogether with wheat Flowers to
make it into Paste, and give a Ball

as big as a Wall-nut at a time when
necessary
No 15 Pissing balls for an Horse.
Salt Petre 4 ounces and an Half, Salt
Prunella, salt Tartar, Castile Soap and
Liquorish powder each 3 ounces. Manna
and bitter Apple each two ounces and a half,
1 ounce of yellow Rosin, make [cross out] it
into Balls and give one when wanted.
Allport
No 16 For a Swelling
4 Ounces of Marsh Mallows 4 Ounces of
Pumpillion, 2 ounces of Camphorated spirits
of Wine, mix these well together –
approved-
No 17 Physick for an Horse.
Best [crossed out] Sucootrine, Aloes 1 ounce, Cream
of Tartar 2 ozs and powder of Jallop 4 drachms
Castile soap half an Ounce, make these
into Balls with Syrrup of Buck thorn.
(Give the Horse the night before the purge

1 drachm of Calomell: mixed with Diapente
enough to make it into a Ball 
F Tucker
No: 18 Green ointment.
one pound of fresh lard, a quarter of a pound
of Bees Wax, a quarter of tb of Venice turpentine,
boil them very little, then stir in two
ounces of Verdigrese keep stirring it till
cold – 
No: 19 A Water to cure the Grease in Horses
Two ounces of Roach allum burnt, 2 ozs
of Vitriol, 2 ounces of white Coprose, to a
quart of Spring Water –
No: 20 To make a good ointment for
Man or Beast.
One pound of Hogs Lard, one oz of Vardigrese
a little salt gammon, boil all these together
it may be kept 20 years, fit [cross out] for any
sores or dead flesh.
No: 21 To keep an Horse Cool in his body.
Take two thimble fulls of fennigreek, and one
thimble full of Liver of Antimony at a time,
and give [cross out] it in his Corn [cross out] once in 
24 hours -

N22 For a Sprain in a Horses shoulder.
One ounce of oil of Turpentine, 2 ounces
of Spirits of Wine camphorated, mix them
and rub them in at twice, the first as
soon as the horse has been bleeded, the
other twelve hours after, heated well in with
an Hot fire Shovel -
Brachson
No 23 Eye Water for an Horse
Roach alum and white Vitriol each one oz
Calcined, or burnt to a white Clax in a
clean fire shovel: powder them and mix
them with three pints of boiling Water:
add to this one Ounce of Lapis Calaminaris
powdered -
N 24 x For an Horse that is Costive
Give him a Clyster of Broth, with four oz.s
of soap, and an Handful of Salt dissolved 
in it.

No 25 To heal a Wound in a Horse from 
Portman Seymour Esq –
There is nothing better to heal a Wound in 
a Horse, than Tallow and Turpentine mixed
together
No 26 Cordial Balls for a Horse
Take Anniseeds, Cumminseeds, Fenugreek seeds
Carthamus seeds, Grains of Paradise, Colts foot,
Turmerick, Juniper Berries, in fine powder
of each 2 ozs.; flour of sulphur, elecampane
powder, of each 4 ozs.; Juice of Liquorice
dissolved on the Fire in half a pint of white 
[crossed out] Wine or Ale six ounces; Chimical oil of
Anniseeds, one Ounce; honey half a pound;
Molasses as much as will make it into
a paste
No 27 To Cure a Bite, or Stroke in the Eye
Take of Honey, ginger in a very subtile powder,
and the Juice of Celandine, of each a like
quantity; mix them well together, and put
it into his Eyes with a feather twice a Day.

To Cure a dry husky Cough, which will cause
the Horse to cast out the filth and Corruption
at his Nostril – 
No 28 
Take a head of Garlic, and peel every
Clove very Clean; then put them into a linen
cloth, and boil them in a quart of Milk,
‘till the Garlic becomes tender; take it off,
and strain it till you have squeezed the
garlic hard, and the Juice out; set it a
cooling, then add to it honey, Molasses of
each half a pound, and give it blood warm.
No 29 Balls for the worst of Colds in
Horses
Take a quarter of an oz of Cloves, one ounce
of the flowers Rose mary powdered, white
Tartar, seeds of Fenugreek, Diapente,
Syrup of Colts foot, honey, of each two ozs.
wheat flower as much as will make it
into a paste; give one of them in a morning
fasting, and ride him after it.

No 30 The Thibe in a Bullock, and its Cure,
First cut it with a Sharp knife, and then
apply the following Medicine with fine tow
to the wound; viz Take an oz of Verdigrease
finely beaten and sifted; work this into 
a salve with two ounces of fine soap, and 
dress the kibe with it.
No 31 an ointment for a Wound in Bullocks
Take Hogs Lard finely rendered, 6 ozs. honey
an oz & ½; bees wax and Rosin of each half
an ounce; stir these over a Gentle fire
together till they melt –
No 32 x Ad promovendam Venerem Eam
If you have any particular opportunity of
a fine stallion, when your Mare is not
disposed to receive him, give her a drink
of clarified honey and new milk mixed
together, and put some Nettles in tergum
and then try her to the Horse -  
No: 33 x A Purge for a Horse just look, from Geass
Aloes one ounce; Jallop 3 Drach: oil of Cloves 10
Drachms: made into a Ball with honey -

No 34 For a Cold in an Horses Eyes.
Into half a pint of Rose – water or Spring water,
[cross out] add one Drachm of Tutty finely prepared;
1 Drachm of white sugar Candy powdered;
and half a Drachm: of Sugar of Lead, with
a feather put a Drop into each Eye, morning,
and Evening, / If a film grows over
the Eye, put a Scruple of White Vitriol,
and a Scruple of Roach [cross out] Allum;
both finely powdered, into half a quartern
of spring water, and with a feather as I
said above, it will cure it in 3 or 4 Days –
No: 35. x A: Clyster for a Horse in a Fever
Boil a spoonful of Oatmeal in 2 quarts
of Water, together with two ounces of Senna,
add half a pound of brown sugar, half a
pint of sweet oil, and handful of Salt.
give it blood Warm –
No: 36: To Cure the grease, surfeits, loss} 
of Appetite, Cough; shortness of breath;}
and to purify the blood, and to fatten tired}
and wasted Horses - }

[cross out] Give the Horse 2 Ozs. of Liver of antimony,
which is Crocus Metallorum unwashed / in 
oaks and bran moistened, every morning
for twenty Days successively –
No: 37 For Inflamed Eyes
Take half a pint of spring water, add to
that, the Quantity of an Horse bean of white
Copperas: and wash the Eyes with this water
twice a Day; and it will be of great use
No 38 To Cure a Blood Spavin 
Take up the Vein above and below the
swelling, then open the Tumour in the
middle:
No 39 Lord orrery’s Rect: for a stranguary
Take half an Ounce of Anniseeds
beat fine in a marble Mortar; one handful
of parsley roots, or instead of them half an
oz of parsley seeds powdered; boil these in
a quart of old strong beer; and when it
is strained of, pull to it 1 Drachm. of fine
Oystershel powder, and give it to your 
Horse warm -

No 40 For pissing of Blood
Take 3 pints of new milk, and boil in it,
over a gentle fire, five ounces of Isinglass,
which when it is dissolved, will so thicken the
milk that it will look like Cream; then
strain it through a sieve, to take out the
dross of the Isinglass that will remain undissolved, 
and give it to your Horse milk warm in,
the morning Fasting, and by giving it two
or three times you will effect an entire Cure.
No 41 To make Diapente
Take the Roots of both Aristolochia’s,
fine Myrh, bay berries, shavings of the harts horn,
and the Roots of Gentian, of each 4 ozs.
when they have been gently dried, make
them into a fine powder, which must
be kept in a Glass bottle, in a dry place
No 42. A Cooling purge for an horse
Cream of Tartar 4 ozs, Glober Salts 4 ozs.
Powder of Jallop 3 dracs: dissolved in water
gruel and given in a morning fasting -
Brackin

No 43, A drying Ointment for Greasy heeled horses.
Honey 4 Ozs, white lead powdered 2 ozs.
Verdigrease in fine powder 16z. mixt together
Bartlett
No 44. Diuretic Balls for an horse,
Nitre 2 ozs into a Ball, 2 ozs, in one Ball,
and to be given three or four mornings
successively, or as you see occasion
No 45,) An Alternative Purge –
Aloes 1 oz. Gum Guaizcum half an oz.
diaphoretic Antimony, and salt of Tartar
each 2 [cross out] drachms make it into a Ball
with any syrup –
Give warm water and scald’d [cross out] bran
and it will operate [cross out] by Urine the
first day, the next by Stool but not 
much; ec Bartlet –
No 46. Eye Water for an Horse
Two 6 ozs. of white Rose water, two teaspoonfuls
of Lapis Calimanaris two Ditto of Sugar
of Lead

Balls for a Bad Cold, or to increase Wind,
No 47: Balsam of Sulphur 4 ozs, honey 4 oz:
3 pennyworth of the Syrup of garlic, 1 oz of
the oil of Roses, 4 ozs. of Liquorish Powder,
make Ingredients into Balls or Paste,
and keep them in a pot, give as much
at a time as the size of pullets Egg –
Dr: Cooper
No 48, x For a Sinew Sprain
Vinegar 1 pint, 4 whites of Eggs and
as much Bole Armoniac and bean flower
as will bring it to a thick salve over the
fire, then while it is hot lay it upon the
place hurt –
No 49, Lincolnshire Cordial Balls
Take 1 oz of Elicampane, 1 oz of powder’d
Fenugreek, 1 oz Sugar Candy, half an ounce
of oil of Anniseed, 1 Ounce of Flower of Brimstone,
half an oz of syrup of Cotts foots,
Liquorish powder 1 oz, Anniseed 1 oz, Cumming
seed 1 oz. 
N. 50, For Cracked Heels
½ of honey ½ oz Turpetine, ½ Oz Hogs lard
2 ozs. of powdered Allum, [cross out] heat the first
articles [cross out] over the Fire, till they become a Poultice
then sprinkle the Allum all over it, and apply


it warm to the Horses heels over night, and
take it of in the Morning - W: Taplin
No 51. A Lotion for bad Heels
Tincture of Myrh, and Camphorated Spirits
of Wine each one ounce, White wine vinegar,
and Spring Water, each 2 ozs –
After which if you chuse it, you may
anoint it with a little Camphorated Spermacitie
Ointment -
N 52, Diuretic Balls, from Mr: Taplin
Surgeon
Castile Soap 12 ozs. Yellow Rosin and Nitre
(in powder) of each 8 ozs. Camphor in powder 16 grs
Oil of Juniper 6 Drachms, mix these with as much
Syrup, or honey as required, and divide it into
a Dozen Balls, and roll it up in Liquorice or
Anniseed powder –
For a Bruise & Gall.
Boil 2 ozs. of Bole Armoniac in a quart of Vinegar
wash the bruise with Spring Water & them apply 
the above -

No 53) Detergent Pectoral Balls.
Castile soap, aniseed, and Liquorish powder
each 5 ozs.
Barbadoes Tar 6 ozs. 
Gum Ammoniacum three ozs – 
Balsam of Tolu one oz
Honey to make a Mass - which divide into
a Dozen Balls – Taplin Surg.
No 54, Pectoral Cordial Ball
Take Turkey figs, Spanish Liquorish, anniseed,
and Liquorish Powders of each 4 ozs
Carroway seeds, elecampane, and annisated Balsam
of [cross out] each 2 ozs.
Saffron, Ginger (in powder) and oil of aniseed
each six Drachms,
Honey sufficient to form the Mass, and divide
into twelve Balls; of which give one every
morning –
N:B: The figs, and saffron must be beat to a 
Paste in a Mortar, before they are mixt with 

the other Ingredients, The Spanish Liquorice is to
be softened over the fire, by boiling it in a little
spring Water, -
Taplin Surg.
[crossed out]
No, 55 For the Grease
Two Ozs of white Vitriol, 2 ozs of Verdigreese,
2 ditto of Suplement powder mixed with
a pound of honey over a Slow fire –
No, 56 Physick for a Horse, that is Ill –
Succotrine Aloes, Castile Soap, Nitre, and
Bark of each 6 ozs – Rosin in fine powder 1 Oz,
Liquorice powder and treacle enough to make
it into a Mass, give a Ball as big as a Pigeons
Egg, then give a pint of Beer, or Water Gruel
No [cross out], 57 Urine Balls -
Hard soap 1 ℔, Nitre 4 ozs – Venice
turpentine 2 ozs – [cross out] Squils powder 1 oz –
honey sufficient to make it into a Mass
No, 58 Cordial Balls -
Anniseeds, Carraway seeds, finely powdered
each 1 oz, greater Cardamum seeds, ½ oz, flower
of sulphur, 2 ozs – Turmerick in fine 1 oz,

Saffron 2 Drachms, Suggar Candy 4 oz –
Spanish Juice dissolved in hysop Water
2 ozs – oil of anniseeds ½ oz – Liquorice
powder 1 oz and ½ gr Wheat flower enough
to make it into Balls. beat these well in
a Mortar
No 59, † For the thrush
Take spirits of wine and Vinegar
each 2 Ozs. tincture of Myrh, and Aloes
1 Oz; Ægyptiacum ½ an oz – mixed together
bathe the most moist places with this; and lay
some Tow over it
No 60, † Taplin’s Physick for Horses.
Barbadoes Aloes 1 Oz and ½, 
good
Castile Soap 2 Drachms, 
Jallop in powder 2 Drachms,
Ginger two Scruples, [crossed out]
Oil of Anniseed 40 drops
Oil of Cloves 20 Drops, form all these engredients 
into a Ball with Syrup of Buck thorn -
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No: 61) x Sprain for an Horses Shoulder
Oil of Worm wood 1 oz.
Ditto O’Riganum 1 oz
Sweets spirits of Wine 5 ozs Boyce
No, 62) Chapt Heels
Hogs lard 2 ozs.
Common Turpentine 2 ozs
Honey - 2 Ozs
Roach Allum finely powdered 2 Ozs
Camphorated Spirits of Wine Ozs
Add the Spirits of Wine after the others have boiled
Boyse
No 63) Suppuration Poultice 
Wheat bran, and oatmeal scalded with
boiling water, Hogs=lard as much as needful
Boyse
No 64) † Discutient Fomentation.
Camomile Flowers, Worm wood, Rice
Rosemary, Mallows, and Bay, of each an
Handful, Boil them well together ~
Boyse

No 65) A Repellent, or Ripiner
Use a fomentation of Worm wood, Mallows,
Rosemary, Camomile, Bay, Elder, &c &c,
And then anoint the part with the following
D’ Ælthæa 4 Ozs
Pumpillion 4 ozs
Camphed: Spirits of Wine 2 Ozs
Add the Spirits of Wine after the ‘Althæa, and
And the Pumpillion are melted; and keep stirring
till the whole is incorporated -
Boyse
No, 66) † For the Gravel in Men or Women.
Castile Soap according to the quantity of
Pills you mean to make, cut it thin into 
some syrrup of Marsh Mallows, make it
immediately into Pills double the Size of
a Pea, and take two of them twice every day.
relief [cross out] in 2 or 3 hours - Boyse
No 67) For the swelling in Cattle by Clover -
Take an Egg empty the shell and fill it
with Tar, throw it in broken into the throat
of the beast.

No 68 Allport] For a Bad Cold with fever, &c &c bad Blood
&c
Take holk a pound of Nitre, 3 Ozs of Turmerick, 3 ozs of
Anniseed, 3 ozs of  Elicampane, 3 ozs of Sulphur,
all of which [cross out] form into [cross outs] a Mass with Honey and heat it in
common size Balls, and give one night, and morning
Frank Allport
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No: 69. To preserve Lambs from Vermin –
Take an Ointment made of Gunpowder,
Brimstone, and common grease, and apply
it behind the necks of Lambs; will be sure of
having them preserv‘d from all kinds of Vermin 
NB: Taken from the Sun Newspaper -
No. 70. For the Distemper in Dogs
Take two parts of Nitre, and one of Antimony
pound and mix them well - Conflagrate the
whole by little and little in a Crucible, till it
becomes a white powder - give as much as will
be on a shilling or a dose in milk; it is best
to bleed before you give the powder –

No. 71) For the Mange in Dogs.
Three ozs. of pewter, two ozs, of Quicksilver
melted together till they incorporate, then beat
them together till finely pulveriz’d - Give as
much for a Dose as will lay on a sixpence,
three days successively, they should not eat any
meat for four hours, give it in butter, or fat -
No. 72.) To make Rhubarb Wine
One oz of Turkey Rhubarb slic'd, one oz of
Seville Orange peel ½ oz of bruised Cardimums
put these into a bottle of White wine, let it stand 
near the fire three days, then strain off, fire 
up the bottle again -
No 73) x To cure the Bots in Horses
Infuse rock Lime, about the size of an Egg
in a quart of old Beer, and thoroughly dissolv’d, give
it to the Horse at night, if one dose be not Sufficient
you may repeat till a Cure is work’d, as it will not
hurt - J: Clesland Esqr

No 74) To destroy Rats
Mix flour of malt with some butter, and a drop
or two of oil of Anniseed, make it into Balls, and
bait your trap, placing it where the Rats frequent
mostly - To take them without a Trap, add to every
4 oz. a ¼ of an oz of Corrosive sublimate -
No. 75) For the Tooth Ache.
1 Drachm of Camphor, 5 grains of Laudanum
dissolv’d in two drachms of rectified spirits of Wine,
then add to it ten drops of Oil of Cloves, dip a bit
of Cotton into this mixture and apply it to
the Tooth affected
No. 76) For Old Beer
12 Bushes of Malt, and 12 ℔ of Hops to an Hogshead; to
stand on the Mash two hours, and to boil one hour,
but you must take care it be not work’d too hot
No, 77) For Ale
8 Bushels of Malt, and or [illegible] ℔– of Hops to an Hogshead
to stand 2 hours on the Mash and to boil 1 hour & ¼ 
be exact in the measure of water &c &c -

No: 78) Rhubarb Wine –
Turkey Rhubarb sliced, 1 oz – seville orange
peel 1 oz – bruis’d Cardamums, half an oz –
put these Ingredients into a Quart of strong
White Wine, and let it stand near the fire, three
days, then filter it off for use –
N:B: You may fill the bottle again with wine.
No: 79. For an Ague.
One drachm of Bark, half a drachm of Venice
Treacle, made into a Bolus, take it immediately
after the hot fit, repeat it in twelve hours, and
again in twelve hours after that, drink after each
dose a glass of White Wine with the juice of half a Lemon
repeat it in a Week once -
N: 80.) For killing Rats –
One quart of Oatmeal, 4 drops of oil of Rhodium
1 Grain of musk, 2 nuts of Nux Vomica, the whole to be
made very fine and plac’d were the Rats frequent
and continu’d - while they eat it -

No: 81) To make surfeit Water –
Three Gallons of English Brandy, 3 ℔s, of poppies,
2 ozs, of Angelica, cut). 2 ozs. Balin, 2 ozs of Mint,
1 oz and ½ of Mary gold flower fresh, 1 oz ½ of sweet
Marjoram cut, a little Top of Wormwood, ½ ℔ of Raisins
Ston’d, ½ ℔ of figs slic’d, 4 Ozs, of Dates slic’d, 4 Ozs of Liquorice
slic’d, 6 pennyworth of saffron, ½ oz of Nutmegs bruis’d,
¼ oz of large Mace – sweet fennel seed, Coriander seed,
Anniseed, Carraway seed, fennel seed, and ginger, of eache
½ oz, let them all stand in fusing in the Sun a
month, in a pot or glass, then strain it off, -
NB: The White is made by putting a proper quantity
of Brandy on these ingredients, and then distilling it
after the Red is pour’d off -
No: 82.) Gout Cordial - Dr. Warren
One ℔ of the best raisins sliced, 2 Ozs of Rhubarb,
1 oz of Senna, ¼ of an oz Coriander seed, ¼ of an oz of
Fennel seed, a drachm of Cochineal, 1 drachm of saffron,
1 drachm of stick Liquorice, all bruis’d and infus’d in three 3,
quarts of the best Brandy, let it stand Ten days and then 
Strain it off. -

No) 83) To kill Tiks, Lice or Fleas in a Dog.
Boil some Lime, with Carduus and worm wood
with which wash the Dog, and afterwards anoint him
with goose grease, and soap -
No 84) x For the Worms in Children
A quart of good Ale, a ¼ of an oz of stick
Liquorice, ¼ of an oz of Rhubarb, ditto of Worm seed
All these infus'd two or three days, and then drink
a wine glass of it fasting for several mornings –
No: 85) To make Ink
5 ozs. of best blue galls bruis’d
2 ozs of gum Arabick
1 oz of green Coperas
½ oz of Roman Vitriol
½ oz of allum and a little powder'd Blue, (Costs 1 £ ~/6 d)
Put them into a Quart of rain water, and shake it
often,
No. 86) To make Tooth Powder. –
Oyster shell powder 1. ℔
Cream of Tartar in powder 1. oz
Myrrh in powder - 2 ozs
Bole Armoniac - 2 ozs

Dragons blood in powder ½ oz
Mix them together and Add Cinnamon in powder
Ad Libitum
No: 87) To make Rose Pomatum
To one ℔ of fresh Lard, put a small spoonful
of Basket salt, and as many Rose leaves with the farina
as you can possibly mix in it, squeezing them well
with the hand to press out the Juice, put it in a stone
Jar, and set it in a pot of Cold water on the fire, and
boil near 2 hours, then strain it through an hair sieve;
the Jar must be stop’d very close, and not more than
three parts full. If you cannot get a sufficient quantity
of Rose leaves at one time, they may be added the second, or
third day before boiling it -
No: 88) x For the Rheumatism –
Two ozs of Gum Guiacum, 2 ozs. of Turpentine, and 
one pint of best brandy –
No: 89) For humorous Cancers – Dr. Warren -
Two ozs of elder flowers, and a broad fig, beat them in a 
Mortar, till they come to a paste, then boil it in half a pint
of Milk and water, dab the part affected with this liquor, on
a fine rag frequently -

No: 90 X Physick for an Horse – (Faplins, no. 8)
Take Barbadoes Aloes ten Drachms;
Jalap, and Castile Soap, of each one Drachm, and half.
Diagrydium, and Ginger, (in powder) each a Drachm;
Syrup of Buck thorn enough to form it into a Ball –
No: 91) For the Scab in Sheep,
One ℔ of Quicksilver, half ℔ of Venice
Turpentine, half a pint of oil of Turpentine,
and 4 ℔s, of Hog’s Lard, rub them in a Mortar
till the Quicksilver is thoroughly incorporated, with
the other Ingredients m Newspaper, By Sir. Jos. Banks
Bart -
No: 92, For the Scab in Dogs.
Unquent of Bays, and Hogs lard of each 4 Ozs. –
Oil of Turpentine, Quicksilver ½ Oz. of each, Flower
of Brimstone, 2 ozs. sulphur Viorem, 2 Drachms, Nitre 2 Drachm –
mix them all well together – J. Harbottle.

No. 93) A. Charge –
Yellow Rosin, and common Pitch of each 3 ozs
Mastick, Frankincense, Turpentine, common
Galbanum, of each 1 oz and ½.
J.H:
No: 94.) A Drink for an Horse, off his Feed.
Bay berries 2 ozs. Juniper Berries, Turmerick,
Flower of Brimstone, Anniseeds, Gentian, of each 1 oz.
Honey 4 Ozs. Infused in a Quart of Ale – J:H:
No. 95.) To make Tincture of Myrh.
Spirits of Wine 1 pint, Camphor 1 oz. Myrh 2 Ozs.
Barbadoes Aloes 2 Ozs. put them into a Bottle, and
set it in a warm place for 3 or 4 Days. -
No. 96.) An ointment for the mange in Dogs –
Train Oil 1 pint, Spirits of Turpentine 4 ozs. Brimstone
Niger, 5 ozs. Green Ash burnt to ashes, Make it into
a powder, then mix it into an ointment
for use - Opt:

No 97) A Drink for an Horse, when taken from
grass, for hunting
Tumerick, flower of Brimstone, Liquorish powder,
of each ½ oz. Saffron half a Drachm, Balsam of Sulphur.
Lucatellus balsam, of each ½ oz. oil of Anniseeds
2 Drachms, Sweet oil 2 ozs, Give it in a Quart of Ale.
N:o: 98) For Hard Dorh,
1 lb of Nitre, 4 ozs. of Castile Soap, 4 Ozs of
Crocus Metallarum, 1 oz oil of Juniper
mixed with wheat Flour – Allport -
No: 99.) For a Sprain in any part of a horse –
J. Powe.
Spirits of Turpentine, 2 penny worth
Oil of Earth worm 2 penny worth
Oil of Swallows - 2 penny worth
Oil of Spike - 2 penny worth
Mix these with a quart of Red Lea, when boiling -

No. 100) For a Broken Winded Horse.
Myrh, Elecampane, & Liquorice Root, in fine powder,
[cross out] of each 3 Drachms; Assafætida 1 oz.
Sulphur, Squills, & Cinnaber of Antimony of each 2 ozs.
Surum Mosaicum 1 oz & ½. Oil of Anniseed 8 drops,
Make it into a Paste with Honey or Treacle; and give the
Horse a Ball of it about the size of an Hens Egg every
morning for a week; & afterwards every other Morning
till the Disorder is remov’d -
NB: If the Cure is not compleated, by the first Tryal,
the Medicine must be repeated every Spring –
Col: Orchard’s.
No. 101.) Fumigating Recipe.
Let the place be close shut up; heat some sand in
Iron pots, which when sufficiently heated put out into
earthen Pipkins, into which immerse a small
tea cup, containing ½ an oz. of concentrated Vitriolic Acid,
to which after it has acquired a proper Degree of heat,
an equal Quantity of pure Nitre in powder must be added
gradually, and the Mixture stirr’d till the Vapour 

uses considerably from it; you may then move the
Pipkins, ad Libitum, till the place becomes quite hazy.
By Jas. Carmichael Smith
Fell: Royl. Coll: Physs:
No. 102. For Chilblains. W:H: Heywood.
ꝶ
Acid. Marin. ʒ.1.
Aq. Font - ʒ. ½ 
[cross out] pr: Lot. –
No: 103. Phyic for a Hunter. Lawrence.
Succotrine Aloes pulveris’d 12 Drachms,
Jalap 1. oz
Salt of Tartar 1 Drachm & ½ 
Castile Soap 1 oz.
Ginger (in powder) 1 Tea spoonful
Salad Oil, 1. Table Spoonfull
Which form into a Ball with Syrup of Buck thorn
104.) For the Rheumatism.
Camphorated Spirits of Wine 2 oz.
Oil of Turpentine- ½ oz.
at every Time of using pour it into a Cup with

two or three drops of Sweet Oil – Then rub the
part affected well with it before the Fire -
105). To cure the Scab in Sheep. (Roberts’.
Tobacco Dust ½ ℔.
Sulphur Vivum 1. ℔
Roach Allum 4 ozs.
Helebore Root bruis’d 4 ozs. 
Black Soap. 1 ℔.
Arsenic powdered 2 pennyworth, boil the
whole in 3 Gallons of Soapers Lye for some
time, wash the sheep where ever any breaking out
may appear - approv’d
106) To Brown the Barrel of a Gun – mjr
Spirits of Vitriol & oil, of each q:s: 
boil it – then with a feather, closed
the Barrel (ad Libidum) whilst hot,
when dry, Oil it with Sweet Oil, &
rub it well with Flannel -

107) Remedy for Canine Madness
Take 1 ℔ of Salt, put it into a Quart
of Spring Water, & wash, Bathe, & Squeeze
the wound for an Hour; then bind a little
Salt upon the Wound, & keep it on for 13
hours - Be sure as soon as the wound is
given to make use of the above remedy -
Then take, the Roots of Flower de Luce
1. handful, bruise & stampt them small,
put them into Milk, & give it the Dog. –
opts:
Or take 8 Drachms of the Juice of an
Herb, call’d Hartshorn, or Dogs Tooth;
108.) For the Bite of a Viper in Dogs.
Wash the part clean with hot Vinegar, or
Urine, then shave the place where the wound
was, or cut the Hair very close, then anoint
it with the Oil of Vipers once a Day, for six
or seven days, but Muzzle him, except when

eating, & then take care that he does not
lick the part affected -
109) For Internal Worms in Dogs.
Mix 2 scruples of Saffron with the yolk
of an Egg, mix this again in Oatmeal
with some fat, & the Dog will eat it, if
not you must ball him. -
110) To harden Dog’s Feet.
Wash their feet with warm Alum water,
having soaked them well before with
warm Urine, so as to get out all the sand
& dirt, - About an hour after, boil a small
piece of Butter in some Beer, & anoint the
foot with that. -
1.11) [crossed out]
To cure the Formica or Sore Ears in Dogs.
Take, gummi dragonthimum, or Gum
Dragont &, 4 ozs _ infus’d in the strongest Vinegar
for eight Days, and afterwards well bruis’d , if possible

in a marble Mortar, adding Roche Allum,
And Galls beaten to Powder of each 2 Ozs;
mix all these well together, & apply it to 
the part affected. -
No. 112) For a Bruise, or a sprain, in Dogs
my own.
Cut the Hair close off, & then anoint
the part affected with the following Mixture,
Viz – 2 Ozs. of Oil of Spike, & 2 ozs. of Oil of
Swallow), & 1 Oz of Oil of Turpentine, as after
apply it, as Convenience will allow -
No. 113) For all fresh wounds in Dogs –
Apply immediately Oil of Turpentine,
but secure the Dog’s Mouth that he does
not bite you; Cut off the Hair as soon as possible
from the Wound, as the Hair often impedes
a Cure, [crossed out] wish’d for speedily –
No. 1.14) For a Film growing over Dog’s Eyes
Take the quantity of a large Pea of White Violet
& put it into about half a pint of spring water 

& when it has stood a Day, take a fine piece
of Linnen Cloth, & dip it in the Liquor,
squeeze it a little, & then pass it over the Dogs
Eyes gently six or seven times; and after about
a Minute has elapsed, with a plain Cloth or
Rag in clean water wash his Eyes again, &
dry them - If you percieve the Dg’s Eyes
Smart do it twice a Day –
115) For a Film in a Horses Eye –
Put a Scruple of White Vitriol, ditto of Roach
Allum, each finely powdered, in a half a
Quartern of Spring Water, & with a feather
let fall a Drop into each Eye Night & Morning
It will prove Efficacious, in three Days –
116) A Bait for Rats –
Fill a Phial with an oz of Oil of Carraways
½ oz of oil of Rhodium, Ditto Anniseed, add
to which two Grains of Musk you may add Red
Berrins Drops, when roasted or boiled -

117) For Stains in Leather Breeches -
Allum powdered – 1 -drachm –
Distill’d Vinegar – 1 – oz –
Lemon Juice – 1. oz –
118) To Cure Hams –
Hang up two hams for two or three days,
Then 4 ozs. of Salt Petre, finely powder’d, 1 ℔ of
Bay salt, 1 ℔ of coarse sugar, & 12 Cloves of Garlic,
put all these into a Quart of Strong Beer,
& boil it well - Rub your Hams first with
a little salt Petre, & let them lie 12 hours
the next morning rub your Pickle in by the
fire. Continue rubbing & burning them
every day, for a fortnight, during which time
they must always be in the pickle. –
Then hang them up in a Chimney, where
wood is always burnt, for 2 months, when
they will be in great perfection. After you
take them down, they must be kept

moderately dry – Remember to rub well
every time you turn them in the pickle
as it conduces greatly to their flavour. –
L:W ney
119) ꝶ: To make Steel Wine –
Take of Iron filings 4 ozs. 
Cinnamon ½ oz.
Mace- ½ oz.
Macerate without Heat for a Month,
frequently shaking the vessel, then
strain of the Wine for use; It should be
made with Calcavella or Lisbon 2 Pints.
The Dose is from a Drachm, to half an oz –
which may be repeated twice or thrice [cross out] pr Day
ex Dr: Quincy –
120) ꝶ To make Chalybeate Wine ~
Take, Iron filings 2 Ozs.
Cinnamon & Mace, each 2 Drachms
Rhenish Wine 2 Pints
Infuse these for three or four weeks, frequently
shaking the bottle; then strain it off use. 

The dose is half a Wine Glass, taken twice
or thrice a Day _ If made with Lisbon Wine
you may sharpen it with 1/2 oz of Cream of
Tartar, or small quantity of vitriolic acid
Ex Buchan
121.) ꝶ: For Thos: May. – by W:W: Dr: M:
Pulv: fol: Digitalis pur: ʒiss -
Pulv: rad: Glycyrrhicæ ʒss
Conf: Aromat qs. fit Pil: 60
Sumat, 1. ter in die, qu Ludie
122) For the Piles Mrs: Will - W
ꝶ. 
Flour of Brimstone 1. oz
Double refin’d Sugar 3 ozs –
Syrup of Tolu sufficient to form it
into Mass: then divide it into Lozenges
of half a Drachm each; take two or three
Night & morning -

123) Saline Draughts. Mrs: W- H
Salt of Worm wood 2 drachms
Lemon Juice 3. ozs. or 6 [crossed out] spoonfulls
Aqua Pura 1 Pint
One knob of Sugar, or ad Libitum.
Take three Table spoonfulls in six hours
124) A Specific in a Scarlet fever - Mrs. W: H
Tincture of Fox Glove 25 drops, given
every three hours Day & Night; this has
sav’d several Patients, when even their
throats were ulcerated, & the disease put
on; its most alarming Symptoms!
125.) To procure sleep – Do
Fill a small bag about the size of a pincushion with Hops
& lay it under your pillow; the Hops should
be new, & chang’d every five Days –
126) For the Rheumatism.
15 drops of oil of Rosemary, dropt upon a
little moist sugar, wash it down with a
little Wine & Water, three nights, following –

127) – For a Quinsey – Do
Bole ammoniac, honey, & flour, spread
on a leather, & put round the throat -
128) Linseed Tea for a Cough. Do
1. Oz. of Linseed in a quart of spring Water,
boil it slowly till reduc’d to a pint,
then strain it, & add the Juice & thin
peel of two lemons, and a quarter of a
pound of brown sugar Candy pulveris’d,
boil all together for a few Minutes, &
drink it in small Quantities frequently
either hot or cold -
129) Camphor Julip –
Camphor 1 Drachm, double refin’d Sugar
½ oz. grind the Camphor with a little spirit,
of Wine till it is soften’d, then with the
Sugar till they are perfectly united, &
[crossed out] lastly add by degrees a pint of
boiling water, let it stand in a cover’d vessel

till cold then strain it off through Paper –
130.) Eye Water – Mrs. W – H
Pour 3 quarts of boiling Water on 1 oz of
white Coperas, stir it till near cold, then
add ½ oz of Camphor, stir it till quite
cold, strain it off the next day –
131.) Tooth Powder
Cream of Tart ¾ of oz
Choice Myrh 3 Drachms –
Dragon’s blood 1. Do - mix them into powd:
132) To make Friars Balsam.
Take Gum benjamin 1. oz & ½,
Strain’d storax 1. oz.
Balsam of Tolu ½ oz.
Succotrine Aloes ¼ oz.
Rectified Spirits of Wine 1. pint
Digest them together till the Gums are dissolv’d
as much as possible, then strain off the tincture
for use. - 

133) Ointment of Marsh Mallows
Half a pound of Marsh Mallows Roots; of
Linseed, & fenugreek seeds, of 3. ozs.
bruise them & boil them half an hour gently in
a quart of Water; then add two quarts of
sweet Oil, & boil them together, till the Water is
quite washed away; then strain off the Oil, &
add to it a pound of Bees Wax, half a pound
of yellow rosin, & two ozs. of common turpentine;
melt them together over a slow fire, & keep
them continually stirring till the ointment
is cold. –
134) Yellow Basilicon.
Sweet Oil ¼ of a pint,
Bees Wax, yellow rosin, & Burgundy pitch of each
a quarter of a Pound; Venice turpentine ¾ of oz.
mix them together over a slow fire -

135) An excellent Bitter Tincture
Gentian root, & dried orange peel, each 2. ozs –
Cochineal bruis’d, ½ Drachm; infuse them
into a quart of Good Brandy for three or four
Days, then strain off the Liquor for use. –
This will aid digestion, & create Appetite.
136) Volatile tincture of guaicum.
Gum Guaicum 1. Oz. in gross powder,
steep it for a week or ten days in six ozs. of sal Volatile
drops, in a Bottle close stopp’d. -
137) Spermaceti Ointment.
Best Sallad Oil ¼ of a Pint
White Wax ¼. ℔
Spermaceti ½ oz.
Melt these together over a gentle fire, keeping
it stirr’d till quite cold - 

138) Diachilon with the Gums
Three quarters of a pound of white Diachilon,
2 ozs. of strain’d Galbanum, turpentine and
frankincense of each ¾s: of an oz: melt
them together over a slow fire –
139) A Strengthening Plaister –
White diachilon ½ ℔ frankincense 2 ozs.
Dragons blood ¾s: of an oz; melt the Diachilon
over a slow fire, & then add the other ingredients
finely powder’d & mix them well together
by stirring them continually till the plaister
is quite cold.
140) Camphorated Spirits of Wine –
Dissolve 1 Oz of Camphor in a pint of rectified
Spirits of Wine –
141.) Lime Water.
Pour a Gallon of boiling water on a pound of
unslak’d lime; stir them well together, & let
the water remain on the lime for 24 hours, then

strain off the clear liquor for use –
142) Public Advertizer October 24th. 1787
Cure for a Cancer, by the use of Cliver, alias,
Goose Grass –
The method to be observ’d, to abstain from salt
Meats, & use only thin Diet, & twice a Day between
meals drink ¼ of a pint of the juice of Cliver,
which is prepar’d by pounding & squeezing them
at the same time using the Juice boil’d & mix’d
with Hog’s Lard so as to make a very soft green
ointment, & constantly apply it to this wound,
laying the bruis’d Cliver over it, refreshing it
as often as it dries, taking particular care to
keep this wound clean, this was practis’d for six
months, & a very bad Cancer heal’d; should be
taken every Spring to prevent a return –
ꝶ Recipe for making the Ointment -
To a pound of fresh Liquor & Hog’s Lard fin’d
without salt, put as much Cliver as the Lard
will moisten, & boil it over a slow fire, often
strain it thro’ a Cloth, & when cold take the
ointment off from – the water that will remain
at the bottom - Physick ought to be taken, & the

Juice drank at least a week before the
Ointment is us’d. The Patient should
take a mercurial dose or two previous to
drinking the Juice - the Person was not
cur’d, but better in six Months, & cur’d in three
after –
143) For a Cough in Horse, early perciev’d
Two table spoonfuls of Spirit or Salt of Hartshorn
in warm Ale, sweeten’d with syrup of Poppies,
a quart or three pints of Beer is sufficient –
144) Pectoral Infusion, for a Cold in Horses.
Raisons ston’d half a pound, Liquorice root
split, or bruis’d 3 ozs white Hore hound 3 ozs
infuse in 4 or 5 quarts of water boiling, & let the
whole stand cover’d up two, or three Hours, strain
it off without pressing, for use –
145) “Balls, worth Attention” –
Antimony in powder 8 ozs. brimstone powder’d 4 ozs 
Gum Ammoniacum, pounded Garlic, Soap each 4 ozs

Venice turpentine 3 oz - Anniseeds, Bay Berries,
& Linseed in powder 2 ozs. each, form the paste with
Honey of Oxymel of Squils; Give a Ball daily for
a Month, omit Do & repeat again, being cautious
not to give too much hay –
146) A mixture for a bruis’d back by the 
saddle, or any kind of bruise, or wring  - / Bamfylde
Extract of Saturn ½ oz –
Camphorated Spirits of Wine 2 oz –
Soft Water ½ Pint
147) To clean Boot Tops –
Cochineal pulveris’d – 12 12 grains
Gum Arabic 1 oz
Oil of Vitriol ¾ oz.
Spirits of Lavender ½ oz
White of three Eggs
Milk noum: ½ Pint [cross out]
Mix the Vitriol & Lavender together in half
a Tea Cup of Spring Water warm; let it stand
till it is cold; beat the Eggs well up & add them

to the Milk with the Gum Arabic, & Cochineal,
then shake the whole well together
148) ꝶ For greazy Heals J. Torr’s 
White Vitriol 2. ozs.
Burnt Allum 2. ozs
Ægyptiacum 1. oz
Goulard 20 drops
Camphor ½ oz.
form these into a Lotion & anoint the
part affected twice a day, first washing
it clean, with Black Soap & warm water _
N:B: You may when thoroughly dry anoint
the part with a little Elder Ointment.
149 ꝶ A Paste for Horse Balls. Dr: Quinsey.
Powder of Fenugreek, Anniseeds, Cummin
seeds, carthamus, elicampane, Colts foot,
flower of Sulphur, of each 3. ozs. Juice of Liquorice
1 oz; oil of [cross out] olives, & Honey, each 8 oz.
Genoa Treacle, 12 ozs. oil of anniseed 1 oz -

mix all together, & with one pound & half
of Wheat Meal, or as much as is sufficient,
make it into a paste, which roll into balls,
about as Big as common wash Balls –
dissolve one Ball in new worm wort; & give
to a Horse daily, for ten, or fifteen days; or as
long as there appears occasion –
150 ꝶ For the Cholic in Horses. H: H:
Diapente 1. oz
Diacordium ½. oz
Myrh. Pulvis. 2. Drachms
Oil of Amber (unrectifi’d) 2. Do
- form the Ball with Liquorice Powder
administer it, as soon as possible, & repeat
it, in four hours after
151. ꝶ For the Scratches H:H:
First wash the parts very clean with black
Soap – then rub on the following ointment,

“ Honey 4. ozs.
Red Lead, Pulv: - 2. ozs.
Verdigrease, Pulv: 1. oz.
Mix them together & apply as much as in
sufficient upon some tow [cross out], to the part, &
renew it once in 3 days -
152 ꝶ Composition for a Sprain. H:H:
- Little Devil. -
Linseed Oil,} 
oil of Ecreter,} of each 1. oz
Oil of Swallows,}
Oil of Turpentine,}
Oil of Spike 2. ozs.
Oil of Petre 6 Drachms.
Oil of Vitriol 2 Drachms & ½. 
Sal Volatile 1. oz. 
Mix these Ingredients well together & keep
it close cork’d up for use; & when us’d let it
be well rub’d in with the Hand -

153 ꝶ For a Cut or Bruise. H:H:
White Wine Vinegar 1. pint
Extract of Saturn 2. ozs.
Camphorated Spirits of Wine 4. ozs.
Aqua Pura 1. pint
Egyptian 1. oz -
154 ꝶ For Swell’d Legs – H:H:
Nitre in powder 2. ozs.
Liver of Antimony ½ oz.
Yellow Rosin, in powder. 1 – oz.
Put these into a Pail of Water, & give it,
as often as you deem it necessary, either
after work or the intermediate Day
155 ꝶ For the Mange in Dogs. (Morrice, Wootton.)
1 ℔ of Sulphur
¼ Do. Sulphur Vivum
½ pint of Spirits of Turpentine
1. Pint Train Oil
½ ℔ of Black Soap - 

ꝶ No 156- To make Blacking -
Ivory Black 2. Ozs.
Small Beer - 1. Pint
Treacle - ¼ ℔:
Boil the whole together for five minutes.
ꝶ Vyvy 
157 /ꝶ To cover the Roofs of Houses from 
the Royal Society of Sweden
“Boil a Quantity of Tar in a Kettle, & mix
with it Charcoal finely powder’d, till it is 
the thickness of Mortar; spread this with a
trowel about the thickness of an Inch over
the Roof; it will soon grow hard, & resist all
kinds of Weather. - Roofs, thus cover’d have
stood in Sweden more than a Century, without
wanting repair -

158 ꝶ. To make Orange Wine.
Take 30. ℔s of Good Brown Sugar, the whites 
of seven Eggs, & the Shells well beat up -
boil it in water - skim it as the Scum 
rises, till it is quite clear = When cold add
the Juice of half an Hundred Seville Oranges,
& half of the Peels, to fill a Ten Gallon Cask;
Put in a Bit of Toasted Bread, with a small
Quantity of Yeast, & when done working                                                                                                                                        
put in half a pint of Brandy; then cork it up,
& it will be fit for use in six months, but
better, at 12 months.-
159 ꝶ. Green Ointment. Mr: Plaise.
Rue, & red Sage, each 1. ℔
Young tops of Bay,}
Worm Wood}
Rosemary} each ½ ℔:
Camomile}
Mutton Suet pick'd clean from the Skin, chop the

Herbs well together, & small, then beat the Suet
& the herbs together in a Stone Mortar, till it is
thoroughly incorporated, then put to it two
Quarts of the best oil, put it all into an earthen
[cross out] pot, & stir it well together, cover it very well
with a Bladder, & put an Helling Stone over it,
then bury it in the Earth ten days, after which
put it into a clean brass pan, & let it boil over
a soft Fire 2 Hours, then put to it 2 ozs. of Oil of Spike,
& boil it One Hour more, then strain it through
a Cloth: - it should be made in May, or June. 
160 ꝶ Pills for the Rheumatism –
James’s Powder 20. Grains	
Gum – Guaicum 20. Do.
Pilla Rusi 20. Do.
form into Pills of equal Size; two to be taken every night-
161.) Potatoe Pudding.
Half a pound of Potatoes well boil’d, & pounded,
Half a pound of butter melted thin, 5 Eggs leaving
out 3 Whites. One Glass of White Wine, &

Brandy mixt, equal Quantity, Sugar to your
Taste, and a little graded Nutmeg, put a thin
paste all over your dish, & bake it one Hour –
162.) Mushrooms, pickled Brown.
Clean your mushrooms with flannel dipt
in Water, but the mushrooms must not be put
into the water; lay them in an earthen pan, &
sprinkle Salt between each layer, let them stand
12 Hours, then stew them in their own Liquor,
till they are quite dry; put Black Pepper, Cloves,
Mace, & Ginger, pour on them as much good
Vinegar, as will cover them for a Pickle, & Oil
them a little; let them stand to be cold before they
are put into Jars, or Glasses. - Keep them close stopt.
163.) To pot Herrings.
Take 2 Doz. of Herrings, wash them clean,
take off their Heads, & Fins, & put to them a ¼ oz.
of Cloves, ¼ oz of Mace, & a little All-spice, & some
pepper, one nutmeg, a little Salt; then cover them
with Vinegar, & ½ pint of Port Wine; bake them
four Hours-

164) Oyster Catchup
One Hundred Oysters, pour the Liquor from
them, bruise them very small with your hand,
then throw over them an Handful of Salt, let them
stand 3 or 4 hours, then boil them, scumming
them very clean, strain them through a Sieve,
then take the Liquor that comes from them, first,
& put with them over the Fire – To every quart
of Liquor put a Drachm of Mace, Do. Cloves, pepper,
& grated Nutmeg; 2 or 3 spoonsful of Vinegar,
or a quarter of a Pint of White Wine, a little Salt,
boil the Whole ¼ of Hour –
165) Oxford Sausage Meat.
Take one pound of the lean part of a Leg of
Veal, one pound of Pork, one pound of Beef
Suet, a little brown Sage, chop them all together,
very fine, cannot be too fine, add 5 Eggs, with
some pepper & Salt to your taste, mix them
well together, & they will be fit for use - It is 
better to put the Eggs as you use it, as it may otherwise

otherwise grow Sour …
166) For a Cough or Shortness of Breath.
Take 2 ozs. of Honey, 1. oz of Sweet Oil, 2 ozs. of
white Sugar of Candy pounded, 4 ozs. of the best
Raisons of the Sun, ston’d, & pounded, one
Glass of Rum, two teaspoonsfull of flower of
Brimstone, one pennyworth of Liquorice
powder, mix all together, take two or three
tea Spoonsfull of it every Day, or when the
Cough is most troublesome. –
167) Cherry Brandy.
[crossed out] 
Take 12 pounds of Cherries, with the stalks
pull’d off, put them into a Stone Mortar;
& pound them, then put them into a Preserving
pan with three pounds of Lump Sugar, then boil it
up, [crossed out] let it stand till cold, then put it into
a stone Jar, & add six quarts of Brandy,
shake it once a Day for 3 weeks, & then filter
it off for use; corking it well. - 

168) To clean Carpets 
Half a pint of Bullock's Gall put into a
large pan of Root Water, wet a flannel & rub
it over the Carpet as for as you can reach,
then take a piece of Soap, & rub over the part
that is wetted, then have a Pan of clean water
& wash off the Soap very clean with another
flannel, then rub it dry with a Linnen Cloth-
[crossed out]
169) To dye Orange Colour.
One oz of Arnotta, 3 ozs of Pearl Ashes, boil’d
in 2 Gallons of soft Water till dissolved, strain it
through a sieve, boil your linnen or [cross out] Cotton
about ten Minutes, then put it into cold

Spring Water, wherein some Allum has been
dissolved
170.: To Dye Yellow. X Mrs Southern
One oz. of Turmerick put into three pints
of skim’d Milk, let it boil a few minutes,
strain it through a fine Sieve, or Cloth, dip
in what you wish to dye, have ready some
Allum Water to rense it in, as soon as you 
take it out of the Dye; You must neither
dry it near the fire, nor in the Sun. –
171.) For Fish Pickle.
Take Walnuts when fit to pickle, pound
them & squeeze them thro’ a coarse Cloth, let 
the liquor stand a Day or two, to settle, then
pour off the Clear; & to every pint of Liquor put
a pound of Anchovies 1/8 oz of Mace 1/8 of Cloves,
1/8 Jamaica Pepper; boil them together till the
Anchovies are dissolved, strain it off, to every
Quart of Liquor, put half a pint of Vinegar, 16
Shallots, 2 Cloves of Garlic, boil it up again, till
the Shallots are tender, let it get cold, then bottle it tight.

172. ꝶ J: Torr’s own Physic for Hunters.
Succotrine Aloes (pulveriz’d) 10 Drachms, or less according to the subject
Jalop - 1. oz  {alias ½. oz
Glober Salts - ½ oz. {alias 1. oz
Castile Soap - 1 oz
Ginger, in powder. 1. Tea spoonfull
Salad oil - 1. Table Do.
Oil of Cloves -20 Drops
form into a Ball with Syrup of Buck thorn
q.s.
173. ꝶ Lobster Sauce – to keep 3 Years.
½ oz of Mace
½ of Cloves
one midling siz’d Nutmeg, 20 Anchovies,
(all pounded as fine as possible, first separately
& then together) a large handful of Suet, & a Teaspoonful 
of Xian Pepper_ 
Mix all these Ingredients in a marble Mortar
with a Quart of Sherry, then pick the Fish out of  

the tails, Claws, &c of four large, or five small
Pea Lobsters, bruise them gently with [cross out] some of the mixture
& put them into the Liquor - put it into
wide mouth’d, Bottles, or small stone Jars –
pitch the Corks well – Stir the Bottle, or Jar,
before you take out the Sauce – Two table
spoonsful, will be sufficient for a Sauce Boat, -
Add a little Lemon Juice before serving, it up
Major L – gr- nd
174) ꝶ. To make Ginger Wine . –
To ten Gallons of Water, put twelve Pounds
& ½ of loaf Sugar, the Whites of eight Eggs well
beat, stir them well together, & set them on the 
fire, & when near boiling skin it very well,
then take half a Pound of White Ginger, just
bruise it, & put it into the Liquor whilst boiling,
let it boil 20 Minutes; then pare the rind of ten
Lemons very fine ready against the Liquor is boil’d

then pour it boiling hot on them; when it is
cool put it into the Cask, with two Spoonsfull
of good Barm, the Lemons must have the
inner Coats peel’d off, & afterwards Slic’d &
every Pip taken out, the slices to be put into 
the Cask, with ½ oz. of Isinglass. You must
not stir, but close it up the next Day, it will
[cross out] be fit to bottle in a fortnight or three weeks-
175) ꝶ To make Dutch Fish Sauce.
Take the Yolks of 2 Eggs ¼ ℔: of Butter,
2 table spoonsful of Water, & one of Vinegar,
put it into a Stew Pan & stir it till it boils -
176) ꝶ. To attract Fox, Hare, or Rabbit –
Oil of Rhodium – 9 drops
Do. of Parsley – 24 Drops
Do. of Thyme – 7 Drops
Do. of Carraways – 12 Drops
with the dropping of a Red Herring.

177) ꝶ. For drawing of Rats & Mice.
Oil of Rhodium - 10 Drops
Oil of Carraways - 6 Drops
Oil of Earth Worm - two pennyworth
Oil of Thyme - one pennyworth
Oil of Swallows - one pennyworth
Oil of Cloves - One Drachm
Musk half a Grain -
Mix the whole together in a Bottle keeping
it well cork’d - “Drawing only” -
178) ꝶ For killing Rats, & Mice.
Take half a pint of Oatmeal
One Ounce of [crossed out] Sublimate
2 Ozs. of Hogg’s Lard - Make it into
a stiff Paste adding 40 Drops of the 
drawing Oils mixt as above, & work’d into
it- When you lay this put some Water
near; “the Whole should be lain under lock.”

ꝶ. 179.) For the Yellows, in Horses.
First bleed your Horses, taking off 2 Quarts,
Then take Salt Petre, Juniper Berries, turmeric,
of each 2 ozs: Madder, Castile soap of each 1. oz
Succotrine Aloes ½ oz Saffron 1 Drachm, pulverize
the hard things, & cut the soap in small pieces,
mix these Ingredients with 3 Gills of warm
ale, & a large Spoonful of Sugar. - Give four
of these Drinks, every other Day One; omitting
the aloes in the three last- Meshes & Warm
Water, thrice a Day. -
180. ꝶ To make Irish Usquebaugh-
Rœsa Sola, 1. ℔. Brown Sugar Candy 8. ozs
Liquorice root 4: ozs. Cinamon 3: ozs. Mace ½: oz
Nutmegs ½: oz: Cloves & Cochineal of each ¼: oz:
Anniseeds 4: ozs. best saffron 1. oz: 5 Grains:
The rind of One Large Seville Orange, & the same
of a Lemon. - Six quarts of the best french     

Brandy - Slice the Liquorice & bruise the
other Ingredients; & Infuse the whole for a 
fortnight or three weeks - Shaking the Bottle
once or twice a Day, then strain & filtre it
off for use, put it into strong Bottles, & Cork
them well, (or wire) with two or three Leaves
of Gold in each Bottle -
181.) ꝶ: To make Good Ink –
Best blew Galls One pound, bruis’d in a
Mortar, Gum arabic ½ ℔: Green Coperas 3: ozs:
1 Spoonful of Dyers Indigo – These Ingredients
put into an earthen [crossed out] Pitcher, with a
Gallon of Water (soft running water) blood
warm, let it stand in the Chimney’s corner
9 days, stir it twice a Day, then strain it off
for use - Probatum este 
B

182.) ꝶ: To make Tint.
One Pound of Virgin Honey Melted,
& well scimm’d – mix’d with a Gallon
of Port – the same proportion will do
for any Quantity –
183.) ꝶ: Mixture
Two ozs: of Double refin’d Sugar,
melted, put into a quart of Water, till well
mix’d, may be added to [crossed out] the same quantity
of Spirit without Impoverishing it-
184.) ꝶ: To make Red Ink.
Powder of Brazil 1. oz: White Lead & Allum
of each 2 Drachms, Gum arabick 1 Drachm-
put these into a pint of Urine- stop it
close in a Bottle, frequently shaking it.
B -

185) ꝶ: To cement or mend broken Glass
or China
The Whites of 2 Eggs, ½: oz: of Quick Lime, beaten
to powder, 1 Drachm of the powder of calcen’d flint,
1 drachm of Gum Sandrick - temper them well
together, and add for the better moistening a
little Lime Juice, (or Lemon Juice); then with a 
feather rub it on the Egges of the broken Vessels,
& put the pieces together by a warm fire - And
if your Hand be light & steady in doing it, the 
fracture will be scarce discernable. -
186.) ꝶ: For the Scratches, in Horses -
Black Soap 2: ozs: train oyl 1: oz: Roman
Vitriol 1: oz: Honey 2: ozs: Boil the above together
half an Hour - then put it by for use – TB:
187.) ꝶ: To silver, [cross out] any pollish’d Metal.
of Silver, 2 Drachms, dissolve it in 1: oz:
of Aqua Fortis, in a viol, when dissolv’d, put
into the Viol a little Salt - Let it stand a
quarter of an Hour, then draw off the liquid 	

& there will remain a blueish Mass – which
is fit to Silver any Metal that is polish’d,
& clean, rubbing it over with a linnen rag.
B.
188): ꝶ: Memorandum from Mr. Martins
Experiments – Viz: & -
Sound shall pass 1142 feet in one second,
of time, by which you may measure the
distance of any Cloud - B.
189: ꝶ: To pickle Salmon
Cut your Salmon in Slices, wash it
well, then put it into a pan of Boiling
water, made pretty strong with Salt. –
Boil the Fish in the same, adding to it a
Little Good Beer Vinegar, to make the pickle
fine. – Then boil 3 quarts, of the same Vinegar
with 12 Cloves, & ½: oz: of Black Pepper; when it
is quite Cold, put the Fish into it, filling
up the Vessel, with the pickle the fish was
boil’d in -

190): ꝶ: For the Bite of a Mad Dog –
extracted from a Newspaper date
March 29th. 1753.
Take the Herb Trefoil, Mouse Ear, Dwarf Box,
& Periwinkle of each an equal Quantity, dry
them very well before Fire, then pound &
sift them very fine; take a large spoonful
three mornings together fasting, in new milk,
3 days before the pill or Change of the moon. –
N:B: Half the Quantity is sufficient for
a Child, & two spoonsfull for any Beast
or Dog. – Note also) The above Herbs, must
all be gatherd in the Month of May, & as
dry as possible; when you have made the
Quantity you chuse, put it into glass
Phials, stopd very Closely-
191) ꝶ: For the Consumption –
Get the Heart, Liver, Lights, & throat Pipe, all
unwash’d, (Vulpis). Put all together into

an earthen Pot well [crossed out] cover’d, which put
into an [crossed out] Oven, (after the Bread is taken
out; ) till it dries gradually, fit to be powderd
in a mortar - then sift it through a fine
Seive, or bit of Muslin; Take every morning
as much as you can lay on a shilling;
& drink it in a Glass of White Lisbon Wine
then fast an hour, do so likewise the last
thing when you go to bed - Persevere till the
whole is taken-   
192.) ꝶ: To fine Beer, or Ale.
Take 2. ozs. of Loaf Sugar & put it over the
fire in a [crossed out] copper Ladle or Skillett
till it melts; put it then into a Quart of Water,
the White of 6 Eggs, One handful of Hops, beat
all together, to which draw out One Gallon of
Ale or Beer, mix it well, & then return [crossed out] it
to the Cask at the Bung Mace -

193) ꝶ: To make Tuder Beer
Take as much Spruce as can conveniently
boil in eight gallons of water; boil it till it
strip clean from the stems - then add half
a Peck of Ground Malt, let it stand 4 Hours
then strain into your Cask, putting in one
pound of Treacle - Add some Barm, let
it stand two Days then Bottle for use –
194. To make Shrub – Roberts -
To one quart of Lemon Juice, fine 2. ℔s of Loaf Sugar,
4 Quarts of Rum, or Brandy, put it into a Cask,
stirring it, 3 or 4 times a Day, for 5 days
following, stop it then close till perfectly fine,
then bottle it. - Instead of Lemon Juice you
may add one third of the Juice of Ceville Oranges,
& to give it a flavour you may infuse the outer
Rinds of 2 Doz: of the Lemons, & 1 Doz of the Orange
rinds, 48 Hours in a Quart of your Spirit
prior to mixing -

195) ꝶ: To make Bitters –
One Quart of Brandy 1 Drachm of Saffron,
2 Drachms of Cochineal, 1 oz of Gentian Root,
the outside of Ceville Oranges –
196) ꝶ: To fine an Hogs Head of Port Wine.
Draw 2 quarts of the same wine, the Whites
of 2 Eggs, One Pound of Common sand, beat it
well together, then put it into the Cask, stiring
it well. If tawney put a ¼ ℔: of Chips of
Log Wood, if it wants a Body, put 1 Gallon
of Brandy –
197) ꝶ: To fine a Hogs Head of any Wine –
Take 2 ozs. of Ising Glass steep’d 24 Hours,
till it becomes a Jelly, beat it up with 2 Quarts
of the same Wine, then strain it - & put
it into the Cask stirring the same - If
too high colour’d put 2 Quarts of Scummed
Milk, if it want a Face add 2 ozs of Melted
Loaf sugar, if a Body, One Gallon of Brandy

198) ꝶ: For the Stone and Gravel.
Take Black Berries, before they are quite
ripe, just when turn’d; pick them clean from
their stems, & put them into an earthen pot;
tie them up close, & put them into a Kettle
of Water; let them stand over a fire till they
are reduc’d to a Pulp; then strain them, & to
a pint of Juice add a pound of powder’d Sugar,
boil it to a Jelly, & put it up for use -
N:B: A gentleman, who for many years was
afflicted with this terrible Complaint, was persuaded
to take every Night going to Bed, the
Quantity of a large Nutmeg of this pleasant
Medicine; the Effect of which was, that the Stone 
was broken in pieces, & voided in Granules, some
of them nearly of the size of [crossed out] pepper Corns, manifestly
appearing to be proportions of a much larger
substances. - This Gentleman, though more than
Old Years of Age, is now enabled to discharge these
stony particles without much difficulty, & finds
no other Inconvenience, than a frequent
Irritation to make water - 

199) ꝶ: An Extraordinary Cure of the Gout
An English Merchant in Turkey, being
there on a Journey, with Gout upon him, it
provok’d him to return some Insults he had
reciev’d from a Turkish officer at Baba so effectually,
as to draw upon him the punishment of an
Hundred & fifty Bastinadoes on the Soles of 
his feet; which, however painful a one it was,
prov’d so effectually a Cure of his Distemper,
that it never return’d again; & made him so
sensible of his high Obligation to the Prescriber
of it, that he every Day afterwards drank the
Health of his Turkish Doctor –
200) ꝶ: An absolute Cure for Rheumatism –
Take the pickle of Barrel’d Herrings, & rub
all over the parts afflicted, before a Good Fire;
wrap up in flannel; 5 or 6 Applications
generally compleat the Cure, in the worst
of Cases-

201) ꝶ: Gout’s Preventative
Best Rhubarb, in powder, one Scruple, of 
Calcen’d Borax 1 Scruple; of purified Salt of
Ammoniac, [cross out] ½ Scruple; Oil of Cinnamon
one Drop; Mix them together: - To be taken
every morning (for 6 weeks in the Spring) &
the like in the fall of the Year -
202. Anecdote … Gravel –
Mr. Peters applying to Dr. Hill in a Case of the 
Gravel, was directed to Boil Burdock root,
& was cur’d by that simple Medicine. –
Upon asking the Doctor what Recompence
he should make him, he reply’d “Tell others,
who have that sort of Gravel, how easily they
may be cur’d.” –
203) ꝶ: For a Consumption
Take every morning 2 ozs: of the express’d 
Juice of Hore Hound, mix’d with a pint
of Cow’s Milk, sweeten’d with Honey - 

204.) ꝶ: A Liquor to wash old Deeds
and Writings &c: &c: whereby they
are rendir’d as legible as when first wrote;
Communicated by Mr. Hol ...l keeper of
the Records in the Tower
“Take 5 or 6 Galls, bruise them & put them
“into about a pint of the very best White Wine,
“let it stand in the Sun 2 Days: You will by
“tryal soon find whether it is too strong, or
“too weak; Dip a Brush into it & wash the
“part wanting to be clear’d up –
205) ꝶ: To make Ginger Wine.
Take 14 gallons of water, 14 pounds of
loaf Sugar, 4 ozs. of Ginger well bruis’d, boil it
one Hour, then add the Whites of eight Eggs
well beat, take off the Scum as it rises while
over the fire, then strain the Liquor into a Tub; 
let it stand till cold, then put it into a Cask
with the Peels of 14 Lemons cut thin with their
Juice. – Put half a spoonful of good Ale

yeast at the Top. – Stop the Cask close
for a fortnight, the Liquor may then be
bottled; in another fortnight it will be fit
to drink; be careful to have good Corks; the
Lemons must be par’d very thin, & the Juice
well strain’d – it should be quite clear – 
Bon.
206.) ꝶ: An Infallible preventative to keep
the Flies from Sheep – Mr: Sw-t
No. Fawson -
Black Sulphur 1 - ℔
Tar- 1 - ℔
Spanish Brown 1 - ℔
Black Soap- ½ - ℔
Linseed Oil- 1 . Pint
Train oil- 1 . Quart
Mercury- 1 . oz
Spirit of Tar- 1 . pint
Assafætida- 4 Ozs-
The whole of the above to be incorporated
together, & with [cross out] some Tow fixed in a stick split
at one End & tied again firm to prevent it,
coming off, soaking it well in the Liquor, draw
it from the withers in a straight Line on the back
to the Tail, of each Sheep - this is enough for 100 Sheep
to be us’d about 5 weeks after Shearing-

207) ꝶ: For Worms in Dogs.
One Drachm of Ethiops Mineral
put into some fat; give this Dose to the 
Dog, 6 mornings following – keep him
fasting for two Hours after -
208) ꝶ: For a Bowel Complaint: Miss Snell.
Cardamum Seeds bruis’d 1: oz
Senna pick’d from the stalks, 1: oz
Turkey Rhubarb, slic’d- 1: oz
Saffron two pennyworth – pull’d in pieces
Cochineal in powder two pennyworth
[crossed out]
Double distill’d Anniseed Water 3 pints
Let them stand together three weeks, then strain
it off; Dose; “ A Grown Person a Table spoonfull,
“a Child, a Tea spoonful; you may repeat every
6 or 8 hours till the Patient recieves benefit

209) ꝶ: To pickle Pork. – Mr. Wheeler’s
ꝶ: - & -
Take equal quantities of common Salt
& Bay Salt, stirr’d into water, till it will
bear an Egg, then boil the water, & let it stand
to be cold before you put it to your Pork. -
210) ꝶ: To Cure a Calf of the Scour … Mr Barden.
Diapente 1: oz
flower of Brimstone 1: oz
Powder’d Ginger – 1: oz
as much as will lay on a Shilling, in a pint of new milk, 3 mornings
211) ꝶ: To Varnish Tables Mrs. Ley Shobrooke
Two pennyworth of Achennet root –
Two pennyworth of Rose Pink
One Pint, of Cold drawn Linseed oil mix’d in
an earthen Pan, let it stand all night, then rub
some of it on your Tables, with a linnen rag, &
when it has lain on an Hour, rub it off with a
clean linnen [crossed out] Cloth repeat it 2, or 3, times
a Week for Month, by which time they answer
your expectations if thoroughly rub’d.

212.) ꝶ A Poultice for Sore Breasts
or when broken Mrs Beale
Take half a pint of new Milk, & two table
Spoonsful of fine flour, boil it to a pap,
very fine; when sufficiently boil’d, put to
it 3: ozs of Mutton Suet; & 2 ozs of Bees Wax
shred very small, boil the whole together
very well; then take it off, & add to it two
Spoonsful of Honey, & two of Jallap Oil, apply
it as warm as the Patient can bear it. –
Heat no more at one time, then will be wanted
for a Dressing – Change the Poultice twice a
Day, till the Wound begins to heal, then once
a Day will be sufficient; Keep the Breast
very warm with double flannels; this
Poultice will dispel it us’d in time, or break
& heal it without any other application. –
213) ꝶ: Blistering Ointment.
Cantharides in fine powder 1. oz. ointment
of Yellow rosin, Purified Hogs Lard of each 2 oz.   

mix them well together for use. Bone - Mash Board
ꝶ: 214.) For the Thrush Capt. Hill
Honey 1. ℔ Strong Vinegar ½: ℔
Verdigris, in powder, 5. ozs: boil the Ingredients
together, till the Verdigris be dissolved, and
become of a proper thickness, & a purple colour
ꝶ: 215 Liquid Blister for a Spavin. Do:
Vitriol Spirits, & Do: Turpentine of each 5 drops,
incorporated well with Goose Grease –
ꝶ: 216 For a Splint Do.
Quick Silver ½ oz. incorporated with the white
of an Egg, & form’d into a Paste, with flower;
trim the Hair off close to the part, then rub it
with a Smooth stick, till it is sufficiently
hot, then apply the plaister -
-Castiledice

217) ꝶ: Gentle Physick for Horses.
[crossed out] No. 1. Succotrine Aloes, in fine powder, 4 Drachms,
Ginger, in do. 1 Drachm form the Ball with
Treacle - [cross out] Particularly suited to blood Horses.
No. 2. Succotrine Aloes, in powder, 6 Drachms,
Ginger 1 Drachm & ½. for Hunters, or 
Road Hacknies.
No. 3 Succotrine Aloes, in powder 1 oz.
Ginger, in Do- 2 Drachms.
form the Ball with Treacle
Mercurial Balls.
No. 1. Calomel 1 Drachm, Anniseeds in powder
½. oz: Form the Ball with Treacle
No. 2. Calomel 1 Drachm & ½. Anniseeds powder:    
½ oz. Treacle q : S : 
No. 3. Calomel 2 Drachms, Anniseeds powder’d ½ oz.
Treacle Q : S :

218.) ꝶ: To keep flies from Apartments
Stables, Horses, &c - &c Extracted from Newspaper,
Evening Mail August 17th. 1806 –
Put into earthen pot half a pound of Cantharides,
an Ounce, & a half, of gourd seed; Mother wort,
Sassafras, root of St John’s wort, & spirit of Ants
of each half an Oz: a Quarter of an Ounce of orpiment,
and a good handful of Savin; the whole cut
small; or reduc’d to powder; close the pot
hermetically, luting the Interstices of the Lid
with flour paste. After the Contents of the pot
have boil’d sufficiently, take it from the fire, & let it
stand 24 Hours in a cool place; then uncover the
pot, & with a feather smear the frames of the 
Windows & doors, both of Apartments & Stables, 
from which you are desirous of keeping Flies
Mulberry Syrup -
Put them in a Stew Pan over a slow fire,
and when boil’d to a Pulp, then strain it
thro’ a Jelly bag and to a Pint of Syrup put a 
pound of powdered Sugar & boil together; when cold
bottle for use. -

219.) Panis Gallorum
Wheat Meal 3 qrs: of a Peck, & 1 qr. of a Oatmeal
of the Best sort, mix these well together,
then add the Whites of twenty new laid Eggs,
four Yolks, an ounce of best Liquorice Powder,
and as much Sugar Candy finely powder’d, half
an oz of Carraway Seeds grossly bruis’d, with a
lump of good Sweet Butter without Salt, as big as
a Goose Egg, then add a quarter of a Pint of White
wine, work & kneed the whole together, till they
are thoroughly incorporated - Make this into
two or three Loaves, which must be well Bak’d
but not [crossed out] burnt, let them be two or three
days Old before you use them, avoid giving any of 
the outside that is either brown or burnt J: Bevel

220) Corn Plaister
Six parts in Seven Diacylon
One Do. White Rosin - J. Marker
ꝶ. 221. For a Bowel Complaint - Miss Snell
One .oz Cardamum Seeds
One. oz Senna pick’d from the Stalks
One . oz. Turkey Rhubarb, slic’d
Two pennyworth of Saffron pull’d in pieces
Do. Do. Cochineal -
Three pints of Best [crossed out] distill’d Anniseed
Water. _ Let them stand together 3 weeks
then strain it off; a Table Spoonful for a 
Grown person; & a Tea Spoonful for a Child.
it may be repeated every 6 or 8 Hours till ease
is obtain’d –
222.) Goose Berry Wine - Mrs Burke
To every pound of Goose berries, ripe, when
pick’d & bruis’d; put one quart of Water, let it 

stand three days stirring twice a Day,
for every Gallon of Juice, when strain’d, add
three pounds of load Sugar, put it in to a Cask
& let it stand half a Year, then bottle it, when
you put it into the Cask, to twenty quarts
of Juice add one Quart of Brandy, & a little
Isinglass to fine it.
223) To make Currant Wine.
For 9 Gallons take half a Bushel of Currants
& One Gallon of Rasberries, put them in a 
little Water, stalks & all, squeez them well
with your Hands, to get out all the Juice, add
as much water as will fill your Cask, allowing
one Gallon for waste; then strain the Wine, &
mix it well, with 28th of good coarse Sugar,
let it stand, till the next Day, then skim off
the Top, & put it into your Cask, when it has
done hissing, put into a quart of good Brandy,
& stop it up very close, but be cautious that it
has done hissing before you stop it; it may  

perhaps hiss for 2 Months or longer; -
White Currants make the lightest colour’d
wine; Some put half red & half White -
224) Milk Punch - Ms Greening
Steep the rinds of 24 Lemons in a quart
of Rum, then add 2 quarts of boiling
water 2 ℔ & ½ of loaf Sugar, two nutmegs
grated, & three quarts more of Rum, with
One pint of Lemon Juice, mix the ingredients
well together, & add two quarts of Boiling
milk - let it stand two or three Hours, &
strain it through a flannel Bag -
N:B:) Most people prefer Brandy to Rum
225.) - Tincture of Rhubarb -
Rhubarb 1 oz. Lesser Cardamum Seeds
husked & bruis’d ¼. oz. Saffron 1 Drachm –
digest these in a Pint of proof Spirit
without Heat. -

226) Dr. Huxam’s Tincture of Bark –
Infuse the rinds of Six oranges, two drachms
of Saffron, one Drachm of Snake root, two
drachms of Cochineal, 40, in No. of the lessor 
Cardamum seeds, & one oz of the best Bark
in three Pints of the best Brandy for 14
Days, shaking it every Day - A Teaspoonful
in a glass of White Wine, or
Mint Water -
- Mr. Lyle Moxham’s Recipe -
227.) ꝶ One oz of Bark, ½ oz best Rhubarb,
Shred or sliced – Infuse in a quart of
[cross out] good Brandy, - Take half
a Wine Glass, fill’d with water; daily,
an Hour before Dinner -
228) For the Distemper in Dogs.
ꝶ Bruise a moderate siz’d Root of
Garlic - & mix it with two or three table
Spoonsful of goose grease, & give it the dog,

repeat the same every other day, untill
Cure is effected - Increase the quantity of
Garlic, according to the Size of the Dog;
the above is sufficient for a Spaniel.
Revd. L. Lewis
229) ꝶ. Ad promovendum Menses. M.W.
Mr. Colly.
Tincture Sacra ℥I
Vin: Chalybeat: ℥I misce bene-
To clean Boot' Tops, light Colour.
Mr. A: S: Willett
ꝶ.
Salt of ferrel ¼. oz
Cream of Tartar ¼ oz
Butter of Antimony 6 pennyworth. Mix well
in a quart of Cold Water -
The Tops to be well rub’d with a hard brush &
Sand first & well wash’d off afterwards
Then use the above. 

231). ꝶ For the Distemper in Dogs.
F. O. [?]
4 Grains of Calomel
3 Do. Pulvis Antimonialis
Vis pr. Diem. diebis Iribis -
232) Mr. Conyer’s reciept to cure
Calves scouring, pronounc’d, at the
Essex Agricultural Society, to be almost
infallible -
ꝶ.) Two teaspoonsfull of Rhubarb, &
one Table spoonfull of Peppermint
water, mix’d well together.; If One
Dose does not answer the desir’d Effect
a Second Dose with the Addition, of a
little Port Wine must be given - A Calf
suppos’d in the last Stage of the Disease
was sav’d by the Above Recipe -

233) ꝶ. To Drive away Rats &c
Take the Plant call’d Dog’s Tongue
when most abounding with Sap & Juice,
& in it’s full Vigour, bruise it well, &
lay it in such places as the Rats & Mice
frequent, & they will soon shift their
Quarters. Authenticated, by Mr. Boreuse,
as equally speedy, & Infallible –
234.) For Sprains in Horses –
1 oz Spirits of Wine, ¼ oz spirits of Hartshorn
¼ oz oil of Vitriol; [cross out] rub the mixture
in with the Hand, & immediately after
anoint the part with Neat’s foot Oil;
or the Hair will assuredly come off -
- (use Banister)

Diuretic Balls. (for impurity of Blood.)
London turpentine & Antimony equal
Quantities; make into Balls, give two
every morning, the size of an Egg –
Revd: Mr. Churchward’s Paint reciept
White lead 1: ℔
Black Paint 1 ℔ 
Pint of boil’d oil
Three ozs of Sugar of Lead, finely powder’d
– For the Rheumatism –
20 Grs. - James’s Powder
20 Grs. – Gum Guaicum
20 Grs. – Pilla Russ
Misce, bene Irendo, in II Pill: divid –
Dua sumendæ nocturne, per sex noctes.

ꝶ Mock Turtle - Take
4 Calves feet, with the [crossed out] horny
part on, nicely wash’d, & clean’d; by 
scalding with boiling Water & Rosin like 
the Head; as the feet are the best part to 
cut up, in large Pieces, to go to the Table,
the remaining part of the feet [crossed out] nearly
dissolve away – Put the feet in a Stew Pan
with some water, stew them well in an Hour
& an half, or till tender; Also the thick
part of the Ears, the thin part of the Ears
will take rather longer stewing before they
are tender; Take care to skin them well,
that they may look delicately white; Cut
them in longish but narrow strips; If you
send any of the inward Jelly part of the 
feet, in the Turtle Soup, the Ears & the
feet will require as much stewing
one as the other. - The Sauce -
2 ℔s of Gravy Beef, or the [cross out] nuckle of
Veal with 3, or 4 ℔s, of Meat to it, & sufficient

Meat to make some force meat Balls,
by chopping it very small & rolling it into
small siz’d Balls, half the size of a Pigeons Egg,
season’d with salt, Pepper black, & Cayenne;
2, or 3, small onions nicely peel’d & squeez’d,
thro’ a Hair Sieve, one Carrot Do, a small bunch of
sweet herbs, or a little Sage, a few Cloves, a little
Mace, & some Pepper White; Stew it all together
with 2. qrts. of Water; Scum it well, & Strain it
off, then put in the Ears, & the parts of the 
feet that are sufficiently tender; then
add a little Water to the part not quite
tender, & let it stew again, when you can
add it to the Soup the second day –
Boil two or three Eggs hard, divide the
Yolks into 4, & roll them in some of the 
first of the Strongest of the Broth, but don’t
put in the Eggs, nor Lemon Juice till
in the Tureen, going to Table, as if 
you put the Lemon Juice to the

whole, it may not keep so long, owing
to the Acid Mixture – the whole when
cold will form a Jelly - Mr. Joshin.
- Ms. Ley’s Ointment -
Take 4: ℔s of Butter from the Churn, without 
being wash’d, or salted; six ozs. of Sun
Raisons, ston’d, put in whilst boiling Hot,
let it stand till cold, [crossed out] then put it on
the fire, & let it boil gently a quarter of an
Hour, then take 6 ozs. of loaf Sugar, mix’d
with ½ a Quart of a pint of orange flower
water, shake it well together, then put the
whole on the fire, & when it begins to boil,
take it off & Scum it well, then add 1 ℔ & ½ 
of Bees Wax slic’d, replace it on the fire,
till all is melted & let it boil, scum it
well again, pour it into tea Cups, or
Pomadum Pots, from whence if you chuse
you may remove them, & wrap them up
in White Writing Paper for Use -

ꝶ: Cowslip Wine – Mrs. Booth
To every Gallon of Water put ¾ of ℔ of
lump Sugar, boil it ¾s of an Hour, add
to it the Whites of 3 Eggs, Scum it well,
when near cold put to every Gallon, as
much Brandy as you may imagine
requisite for the Time you intend it to
keep –
ꝶ: To take rust out of Steel
Cover the Steel, with sweet oil, well rub’d on
it, then in 48 Hours, use unslack’d Lime
finely powder’d, rub untill all the rust
disappears –
To take the Black from polish’d Grate Bars.
With a Piece of Broad Cloth, after the Dirt is
remov’d by a course rubber from the purpose,
dip it into the following Mixture -
1 ℔ of Soft Soap boil’d softly in 2 qts of Water,
till reduc’d to one, of the mixture take
three or four Spoonsfuls, & mix with Emery

of the finest quality to a consistence,
rub well with this, & finish the polish by
using Glass Paper instead of Sand Paper -
- Sauce for Pork Steakes –
A Glass of Sweet White Wine, little
Cayenne Pepper, Half a rind of a Lemon
cut thin, & put into it in the morning
to steep all Day, then add the Juice,
warm it with a little good Gravey
& send it in a butter boat, or over the
Steaks, as you like best
- To keep Eggs -
Put Unslack’d Lime in Water, make it
the size of a thick pickle, cover the Eggs
with the same.
- Calf’s Head Turtle -
Take a Calf’s Head with the Skin on,
scald it clean from the Hair, split it & boil
it tender, cut it in pieces about 2 Inches 

then put half a Pound of Butter with two
spoonsfull of flour worked into it, in a 
Stew Pan large enough to hold all the things
keep stirring it till it is brown, then put
in about 3 quarts of Good Broth, add Sweet
Herbs, viz. Thyme, Winter Savory, Sweet
marjoram, parsley, & sweet Basil, chopt,
very small indeed, put in a pint of
Sherry, or White Wine, boil it a quarter
of an hour, then put in the Head, season
with Cayenne Pepper to your Taste
put in force meat Balls, add Lemon Juice
as you please after the Soup is put into
the Tureen – to make force meat Balls -
take some ready dress’d Veal or forst pull’d
& chopt very fine, crumbs of Bread a little
lemon rind mix this with a little chopt
Ham if you have any, or tongue, roll
into a Paste with a little Butter & make them
into small Balls with rolling it in the
white of a Raw Egg, pop into water for a meni   

Everlasting Beef J.D.F.
To a large round of Beef take 3 ozs. Salt petre
finely pounded, rub it well into the beef,
& let it stand 5 or 6 Hours. Then season
it well with common Salt, 3 ozs. Pepper
& 2 ozs. of Alspice pounded, & a ¼ of a Pound
of coarse brown Sugar. – Let it stand in this 
pickle a fortnight, turning it now & then;
At the end of this time, it will be fit, to 
dress. – But if you wish it to be very
high season’d, you may let it remain
a few Days or a Week longer. When you
dress it wash off the Salt & Spice, & put it
into an earthen Pan to Bake; with some
Beef Suet on the Top & Bottom chopt small.
Cover it with a thin coarse Paste, & let it
bake six or seven Hours in a good Steady
Heat. When taken out of the Oven, pour
the Gravy from it, & let it stand till cold

It is suppos’d it will keep for ever;
but the Experiment has never been
able to be try’d, as it has always been
eaten too soon, to prove it’s durability.
Stew’d Peas. Mrs. St. John
Put about a quart of Peas into a Stew Pan
with an oz of Butter, [cross out] some Chives chopp’d
small, pepper, & Salt, put a Cover on them,
& let them stew, till the Peas are quite
tender, then add the Yolk of an Egg well
beat, & some cream, put it on the fire
again, & keep stirring it, till it is quite
Hot - then Dish it up.
Mange Ointment. – Stack Pole’s 
One quart train Oil 1 ℔. flower of Brimstone
½ ℔. Sulphur Vierum ½ ℔. Gun powder, 4 ozs –
Spirits of Turpentine well mix’d –
Keep the Dogs warm, & from getting wet,
during the Influence of the Operation, give

One Dose of Syrup of Buck thorn afterwards
For a Cow that don’t clean well
after Calving
Grains of Paradise, & Fenugreek Seeds, [cross out] of
each 2 drachm’s, Anniseed ½ oz. boil’d
in a quart of Ale; If that has not the desir’d
effect, repeat the Dose [cross out] at the expiration
of the fourth hour; It has never fail’d of answering
in Ten Hours from the second Dose - Mc: Dene
For the Scab in Sheep.
Tobacco Dust ½ ℔ = Green Broom a large
Handful, Dulberry Roots, a large Handful or 
two, flower of Brimstone ¼ ℔, boil them in
Urine, Beef Brine, & Soap Boiler’s Lea; one Hour,
into which you may add 1/ oz of Sublimate Water.
Shake it well, when using it, & rub it well on 
the ridge of the Sheep’s Back -

ꝶ: For Sprains – H: Haines
Oil of Turpentine 1/2 oz. add gently vitriolic
Acid 1 Drachm, Oil of Bays 2. ozs. mix well
with 4 ozs. of Spirits of Wine – famous for 
Sprains in the legs, Back Sinews &c –
ꝶ: Blacking - J. Robins
Ivory Black ¼ ℔ - 1 Pint of Vinegar, - ¼ ℔ of
Treacle, 1 oz of Brown Sugar, 2 Table Spoonsfull
of Sweet Oil, ½. oz Oil of Vitriol boil the 
whole 5 Minutes -
ꝶ: - To take out Stains from white or yellow
Breeches
Mix flour of [cross out] Mustard & Vinegar
to the consistence of thin paste, rub it on 
the part Stain’d, & when dry brush it off -
ꝶ: Roache’s, Embrocation, for the
Hooping Cough, to be rub’d on the 
Back Bone -

ꝶ: For the Hooping Cough - Lady Harrington -
The above Lady cur’d her Children with
Antimonial Wine, & a few drops of Laudanum,
The Laudanum to be taken by itself after
the Wine has either operated, or settled
quietly
ꝶ: To keep Fowling Pieces, & other Arms
from Rust
Take 1 oz of Camphor, 2 ℔ Hogs lard, dissolve
them together, & take off the Scum -
Mix as much black lead as will bring them
to an Iron Colour; rub your Arms with this
& let it remain on 24 Hours; then rub them
well with a linnen Cloth - & they will not rust
for Six months - Sporting Magazine -
ꝶ: To prevent, or help Cawdid Sheep.
One Pint of Chamber lye, ½ ℔ Salt,
¼ pint of Spirits of Turpentine mix
well together, & give every Sheep 3 Table
spoonsfull - Monk

ꝶ. For the Bloody Scour, in Calves –
Take one Handful of the rind of
Black Thorn, Do. Of Meadow Sweet; or 
the Roots of Turmeric, 1. oz; of Cummin 
Seed 1. oz boil’d in 2 quarts of Lye - Give
½ Pint at a Time to a Calf once a Day –
J. Powe
ꝶ. For a Bullock that voids Bloody Urine
Take some green Oak Bark ¼. ℔ boil it in
spring water till it has stain’d the water
to a red Colour, Comfrey, Shepherd’s purse,
Plantain, Sage, Green Hemp, or Nettles,
of each one Handful, boil them with the
Bark, strain it, then put a large
Handful of Salt in the water, some
alum, bole armenic, chalk, or the powder
of Sea Coal; If the Beast is weak give less
than a Quart, if Strong more - 
One Dose generally has the desir’d 

effect, but the second has always prov’d
successful - Give it New Milk warm.
J. Powe –
ꝶ. For the Murrain in Sheep.
Take some dried flowers of wormwood,
or Rue, powder’d, mix it with common
Salt, & give it to such Sheep, as are infected,
or likely to be infected - 1. Drachm is
enough for each Sheep, to be given in 
a Spoonful of Chamberlye, in the morning.
To Stew Pears. Ms. Hamilton.
To 4. ℔s of Pears par’d, scoop’d & fill’d with 
Lemon Peel & one or two Cloves; add 2. ℔s
of Sugar, pound Cloves, & add as much
or more, as will cover a shilling, a little
Cochineal if necessary - Stew them in
a pint of Port Wine -

ꝶ. To make Lime Water –
Ext-r
Put a Stone of Quick Lime, hot from
the Kiln, into a Milk Pan, & pour
on Six quarts of boiling Water from
a Tea kettle; Stir it about till the Lime
is quite dissolved; let it stand till the
next Day, then pour off the fine 
Liquor, for use, taking Care not to
disturb the White Deposit from the
Bottom; & that You put it into a
clean close stopp’d Jar for use -
ꝶ - For the Scab in Sheep – Extr
Dissolve One Ounce of Corrosive
Sublimate of Mercury, in one Gallon
of clear Water, then add to it, two
Quarts of common Lime Water for 
Aqua Celeis as above - .

and one quarter of a [crossed out] pint
of Spirit of Turpentine - With this
Mixture wash every scabby sheep,
& every part of the Sheep affected, dividing
the wool, & rubbing in the Liquor, so as
effectually to wet the Skin, underneath,
& around the Scabs - N:B: Repeat
the Washing once a Week in dry weather
if not watch for a promising dry Day -
- Hoose in Cattle - M: May.
Take 2 ozs. of Flower of Brimstone, 2 ozs.
Bole Almanack, 2 ozs. Fennugreek Seed,
All pulveriz’d very fine, then take
a large handful of Rue, do. Garlic,
Do. Chimney Soot, mix all together
& boil the whole in Urine allowing
a pint to each yearling -
Then pour about a Tea Spoonful

of Oil of Amber into each [cross out]
nostril of the Animal - Repeat the
Drench &c in the course of a Week, & after
that bleed the Animal - Keep them
in overnight before Drenching, & for two
Hours after drenching -
ꝶ: For Scab in Sheep {Farmers 
Journal}
R.P.}
Take 1. ℔ of Hogs lard, 2 ozs. Quick silver
put the latter into a Mortar with
1. oz of Venice Turpentine, to kill it
working them well to incorporate
it nicely; Melt the Hogs lard in some
pot or vessel, then add the quick silver
& Turpentine, & keep stirring the whole
till it is perfectly incorporated, & got thick
Be strictly cautious in mixing the 

Ingredients well, as on that much depends, as
to the safety of the Sheep - For those
much infected with the Scab, each Sheep
will require 2 oz & ½ but 1 oz & ½ is
sufficient as a preventative: Begin at
the Nose, & lay on the Salve from thence
direct along the Back, by opening the Wool
so as to be able to rub it on the Skin,
down to the End of the Tail, & in the same
manner along the Belly to the Throat &
up to the Chin; three sheds on each side;
one on each side the Neck, and down the
Fore Shank on the Outside & Inside, & the
same the Hind Leg - It must not be done
in rainy weather unless the Sheep be
kept in till it becomes fine & dry -

Do. S. n.
ꝶ. – Pro. Jm: Burt – 
Spirit: Eth: vitiolic ℥i:
Tinct: Lavender Comp ℥i.
Two spoonsfull, to be taken when the Head
is disorder’d. -
Mrs. Pettles Beer
Water 5 Gallons, Wheaten Bran ½ a Strike,
Hops 2. ozs. Treacle 1. ℔ boil the Bran
and Hops together 10 Minutes, strain
if off as other Beer, & set it to cool, then
take some of the Wort, & mix a Tea Cup
of Barm & the Treacle with it, then put
it into the Cask, & let it work, as other
Beer, if you should not have enough to
fill up the Cask when wanted, you may
use warm water - It will come to 
drinking in two days, & if you Bottle it
will be as fresh as Spruce Beer -

Mrs. Couch
To pickle Pork –    
4 Gallons of Water, 6. ℔s common Salt                                                                                         4 Gallons of Water. 6. ℔s common Salt  
1. ℔ coarse Sugar - 4 ozs. Salt Petre, boil &
Strain it well, when cold put in your Beef,
Mutton, Tongues, or Pork. The Meat must
be cover’d with the pickle. - In nine, or 
Ten days, it will be fit for use. - This
pickle will keep good for three Months, if it
be well boil’d, & skinn’d, at the end of Month,
or six Weeks, the Month’s end, the best lime -
You may then smoke the Meat a Week
or dry it in the common way -
Mrs. Couch
- To cure Hams. - 
For two Hams about 14. ℔ each, put 1. ℔ comon
Salt, ¾. ℔ of [cross out] coarse Sugar, 1. ℔ Treacle,
3. ozs Salt Petre, 3 ozs. Sal Prunella, & 3 ozs of pepper.
The Hams to be beat with a stick till they are
soft - The Pickle must be rubb’d into them,
before the fire, must be turn’d, & rubb’d,

in pickle every Day for three Weeks 
Cheeks of Bacon, & Tongue, to be beat the
same as Hams.
Soda Water
Super Carbonate of Soda ¾. ozs
Citric Acid ½. oz
rub’d well together into fine Powder, which
keep in a Bottle well stopp’d. -
a Small Tea spoonful of the Above to half
a Pint of Cold spring water makes a 
Drink similar to Soda. -
A Drink similar to Seltzer Waeter
the above Salts to be in equal quantities
to the same Portion of Water - they ought
to be made a few Hours before they are wanted
& immediately well cork’d. -
M: John Edwards
ꝶ Bilious Pills
Rhubarb ½ Drachm, 1 Pilla Rufi ½ Drachm
Oil Peppermint 20 Drops -

- Bilious Pills - Capt. Derby.
Compound of Colocinth 1 Drachm
Calomel 15 Grains
misci in 15 Pills.
Blacking – R:P:
Ivory Black- 4. oz
Sweet Oil- 1. Pennyworth
Oil Vitriol- 1. Do. - 
Sugar Candy- 3. Do. –
Nutgall- 2. Do -
Vinegar- 1. quart
[crossed out] One Egg.-
To clean Boot Tops. R:P:
First wash them clean with soft soap
then rub them with a white Bath brick
then wash off the Brick clean with
a Spunge - Then use the following

Hang.
Col: For Blows, Bruises, & Sprains. 
ꝶ. Spirit of Wine } 4. ozs.
Camphor, dissolv’d in it } ½. oz
Sal Amoniac- ½ oz
Oil Turpentine- ½ oz
Oil Origanum- ¼. oz
Half a Table Spoonfull of Liquid Laudanum
Oil of Vitriol- ¼. oz si placeat
For the Cholic or gripes, {from drinking}
{cold water -}
ꝶ. Give an oz of Philonium Romanum,
if not delivr’d by the first Dose, repeat
it [cross out] in a Hour after. -
Distemper in Dogs
ꝶ. For a full grown Dog Turbith Mineral 12 grains
7 Months old,-7, or 8 
3 or 4 Months old - 5

Col: For the canker in Dog’s Ears – B-g-r
ꝶ
ꝶ: 2. Ozs. Red Precipitate
2. ozs. Hog’s Lard
Misce bene -
Brush both sides of the Ear with this
ointment, but never against the
Hair -
For the Mange
ꝶ. 
Half a Pint Train Oil
Half Do - Turpentine
Half a pound Sulphur Niger
Roach alum 1. oz pulveriz’d
For the Worms in Dogs, &c. &c.
ꝶ: The Leaves of the Wallnut tree gather’d
Green, [crossed out] when well dried & bak’d,
before the Fire, let them be well pulverize
in a Mortar, & put them by in Glass
Hem well cork’d for use; dose for a Dog
2 Tea Spoonsfull heap’d up, boil some
& when cool put the powder into it, &c
give it the Dog. You repeat it for 8 or 10
Days, if you think it necessary -

Col. For Purging Dogs H-n-g
ꝶ. 
The Common Aloetic Horse Ball,
of which take 3 Drachms, for grown Dog’s,
or instead of giving the full Quantity
at once, which the Dog may throw up
again, give a Drachm & ½ three Days
following, this will cleanse Him well -
or,
A Drachm & half of Jalap mix’d up
into a Ball with Syrup of Buck thorn, for
three Days.
To clean Boot Tops.
A Tea Spoonfull of Œxalic Acid 
mix’d in half a Tea Cup of cold
water - & rub well with a Spunge.
J. Hall) For a bruis’d Back, or Gall’d par
ꝶ.)
1. Pint & an Half of Verjuice –
1. oz. oil Vitriol
1. oz. Oil of Turpentine
2. Pennyworth of Sugar of Lead -

ꝶ: - Mrs: Torr - Fiver bor Do: Ln.: -
Pill: Hydrag: cerul: ʒi -
Divide in Pill : med 0
Capiat : Pill duas, omni quarta die -
Pill: Lavicunt: J dem
ꝶ: Pulvis Jalapii ʒii
Pulv : Rhub - ʒii -
Hydeay sub Muriat mit Zii –
Sapon: ℥ : ss : fiat Mass
Triant : Pill : Midiam
Capiat Pill : quatuor, ut opus sit -
Mrs. Torr. J dem.
ꝶ: Ferri Sulphat : ʒiii
Extract Gentian : ℥i.
Sapon : Hysp : ℥i
Fiat Mass
In pill mediam, Dividend:
Capiat Pill ii - ter in pil. -

Tooth Powder - D.S:
ꝶ:
Rose Pink -1. penny
Orris Root Powder- 1. Do-
Myrh pulvis -1. oz
Scuttle Fish Bone, pulvis  ½ oz
Aromatic qm. Suffict -
For the Gravel.
ꝶ:
Dried Natron ʒii
Spanish Soap ʒii
fiat Mass, & divide in Sexaginta Pill:
Tres sumendæ terque per Diem.
Godbolds Syrup for a Cough.
2 ℔s of fine Lisbon Sugar,
1. pint of White Wine Vinegar
2. oz of dried Stick Liquorice, shred small,
Boil these in a Stone Sauce Pan
over a slow fire whilst any Scum

arises, then take out the liquorice
& when perfectly cold, add four Table
Spoonsful of Paragoric Elixir -
A Table Spoonful to be taken at night,
going to Bed, & a Tea spoonful when
the Cough is troublesome -
N:B: You may put less of the 
Paragoric, as you may prefer -
Mrs. Dem
Whooping Cough.
Salt of wormwood 20. Grains
Cochineal- 10. Grains
Spring Water- 4. ozs
Misce Bene, & shake well in the phial.
A Table Spoonful to be taken four
times a Day, by a Child of five years
old; & proportionally according to the 
Age of the Patient. N:B: The Cochineal
must be very finely pulveriz’d -
Bruises & Sprains. Do-
Spirit of Wine 4 ozs, Camphor 1. oz.
Spirit of Sal Ammoniac 1. oz.
Spirit of Lavender, composit 1. oz. 
Extract of Laudanum 1. oz.

Misce bene, dissolving the Campho
in the Spirits of Wine before it is added
to other Ingredients -
Mr. Blackmore’s Reciept-
for fining ropy Cyder -
First rack it as quickly as possible,
then add to the rack’d part ¼ 
of Peck of Wheat, two handsful of Salt
&, two quarts of Water, stop close
immediately, then let it stand
a Month before it is tapp’d -
ꝶ Foot Rot in Sheep.
Oil Vitriol ½. oz. Butter of Antimony
1. oz. Powder’d alum 1. oz. Cream of Tartar
1. oz Misce bene - pare the Hoof
close but not fetch Blood, then tie on
a piece of Leather to keep from the
air & wet 

ꝶ: For Shooting Shoes & Boots.
Half ℔. of [cross out] Tallow,  4 ozs. Hogs Lard, 4 ozs of
Turpentine, 2 ozs. Bees Wax, 2. ozs. Olive oil,
melt the whole together in a Vessel, over
the Fire, & Stir whilst melting, rub
it warm, on the Shoes, or Boots, when dry –
Thornhill –
Blistering Ointment 213.
For the thrush in Horses feet. 214.
Liquid Blister for a Spasm. 215.
For a Splint- 216.
Gentle Physick for Horse- 217.
To keep off Flies- 218.
Panis Gallorum- 219.
Corn Plaister- 220.
For a Bowel Complaint- 221.
Goose Berry Wine 222
Currant Wine- 223.
Milk Punch- 224
Tincture of Rhubarb- 225
Dr. Huxham’s Tinct: Bark. 226
Mr Lyle Moshams R.B. 227
For the Distemper in Dogs 228
To Keep [cross out] Fire Arms, from rusting
6. ozs. Camphor, 2 ℔s. Hog’s lard, dissolve them
them together, take off the Scum - mix
as much black Lead, as will give them
an Iron Colour, rub your arms over
with this, & let it [cross out] lay on 24 Hours,
then rub them well with a linen Cloth
& they will keep free from Rust, for a length –
- of Time - Thornhill

Reciept Page
For the Bite of a Mad Dog- 190
For a Consumption- 191
To fine Beer or Ale- 192
To make Tuder Beer- 193
To make Shrub- 194
To make Bitters -195
To fine an Hogshead of Port Wine- 196
To fine a Hogshead of White or other Wine.- 197
For the Stone & Gravel Blackberry Juice 198
an Extraordinary Cure of the gout- 199
an absolute Cure for Rheumatism- 200
Gout’s Preventative- 201 
Anecdote of Gravel- 202
For a Consumption- 203
A Liquor to wash Old Parchment Deeds- 204.
To make Ginger Wine- 205
To keep off Flies from Sheep- 206
For worms in Dogs- 207
For a Bowel Complaint- 208
To pickle Pork- 209
To cure a Calf of the Scour- 210
To varnish Tables- 211
A Poultice for Sore Breasts- 212

To Dye Orange Colour- No. 169. 
To Dye Yellow- No. 170
Fish Pickle- No. 171.
J: Torr’s, Physick for Hunters. No. 172.
To make Lobster Sauce- No. 173
To make Ginger Wine. No. 174
To make Dutch fish Sauce No. 175.
To attract Fox, Hare, or Rabbit No. 176.
To attract Rats, & Mice- No. 177.
To kill Rats & Mice -No. 178.
For the Yellows, in Horses. No. 179
To make Irish Usquebaugh. No. 180
To make good Ink- No. 181
To make Tent Wine- 182.
A Mixture- 183.
To make Red Ink- 184
To cement China- 185
For The Scratches in Horses. 186
To Silver polish’d Metal 187
A Memorandum- 188
To pickle Salmon- 189
Boot Tops 1. Mr. Marsh.
½ oz. Butter of Antimony, ½. oz Spt. Vitriol, to be mix’d
with ½ pint of Cold Water, & ½ oz Red Lavender to be mix’d
with ½ pint of Scald Milk; ½ oz of Gum to be dissolved in
half a Tea Cup of Boiling Water - If you want them to be more
yellow you may add ½ oz of Flour of Brimstone & the
Juice of One Lemon with the above -

Pectoral Infusion for Colds in Horses- No. 144
Balls worth Attention, for Do-  No. 145
Mr: Bamfylde’s Lotion for galls &c. No. 146
Recipe, to Clean Boot Tops- No. 147.
For Greasy Heels, a Lotion- No. 148 J: Torr’s-
-own.
Paste for Horses, Dr. Quinsey, (bon) No. 149
For the Cholic in Horses (bon) No. 150 H:Hs-
For the Scratches- No. 151. Do-
For a Sprain (Little Devil) No. 152. Do-
For a Cut or Bruise- No 153. Do-
For swell’d Legs- No. 154. Do-
For the Mange, in Dogs (Morrice) No. 155-
To make Blacking (ꝶ d: Dye organ) No. 156-
To cover the Roofs of Houses, with Tar &c. No. 157-
To make Orange Wine. (Mrs. Joslin) No. 158.-
To make Green Ointment (Mrs Plaise)- No. 159.-
Pills for the Rheumatism (Lady Bradford). No. 160.-
Potatoe Pudding- No. 161.-
Mushrooms, pickl’d Brown- No. 162.
To pot Herrings- No. 163.-
Oyster Catchup- No. 164.-
Oxford Sausage Meat- No. 165.-
For a Cough, or shortness of Breath- No. 166.-
Cherry Brandy- No. 167.-
To clean Carpets- No. 168-

To make Calybeate Wine- No:120 –
ꝶ pro Thom: May. Morient: No. 121 – 
For the Piles- No. 122.-
Saline Draughts- No. 123.
A specific, in a scarlet Fever- No. 124.
To promote sleep- No. 125.
For the Rheumatism- No. 126.
For a Quinsey- No. 127.
Linseed Tea, for a Cough- No. 128.
Camphor Julip- No. 129.
Eye Water- No. 130
Tooth powder- No. 131.
To make Friars Balsam- No. 132.
Ointment of Marsh – Mallows No. 133.
Yellow Basilicon- No. 134.
Bitter Tincture- No. 135 -
Volatile Tincture of Guiacum. No 136.
Spermaceti Ointment- No. 137.
Diachylon with the Gums- No. 138.
a Strengthenin Plaister- No 139
Camphorated Spirits of Wine- No. 140 -
Lime Water- No. 141.
For a Cancer- No, 142.
For a Cough in Horses early seen No. 143. 

For hard work- No: 98.
For a sprain in any part of a Horse No. 99
For a Broken Winded Horse- No. 100.
Fumigating Houses- No. 101
For Chilblains. W:W: Heywood No. 102.
Physic for a Hunter, Lawrence No. 1. No. 103.
For the Rheumatism- No. 104.
For the Scab, in Sheep- No. 105. J: Robert’s
To Brown the Barrel of a Gun No. 106. Uyoyan
Remedy for Canine Madness. No. 107.
For the Bite of a Viper in Dogs – No: 108 -
For internal worms in Dogs No. 109.
To harden Dog’s Feet- No. 110 -
To cure the Formica, or Sore Ears Canines, No. 1.11 -
For a Bruise or Sprain in Dogs- No. 112 -
For fresh Wounds in Dogs- 113 -
For a film in Dog’s Eyes- No. 114 -
For Do - in Horses Eyes- No. 115 -
A Bait for Rats- No. 116
For stains in Leather Breeches No. 117.
To cure Hames- No. 118 -
To make Steel Wine- No. 119 -

No: 76 – For Old Beer – No. 76
For Ale- No 77
Rhubarb Wine- No: 78
For a Ague- No: 79
For killing Rats- No: 80
To make Surfeit water- No: 81
Gout Cordial- No: 82
To Kill Ticks fleas and Lice} No 83
in dogs}-
For the Worms in Children N. 84
To make Ink- No: 85
To make Tooth powder- No: 86
To make Rose Pomatum N: 87
For the Rheumatism- No: 88
For humorous Cancers- No: 89
Physick for an Horse (Taplins no: 3) No: 90 -
For the Scab in Sheep- No: 91 –
An ointment for the scab in Dogs No: 92
A Charge- No. 93.
A Drink for a Horse off his feed- No. 94.
To make Tincture of Myrh- No. 95.
An Ointment for the Mange in Dogs- No. 96.
A Drink for an Horse when taken from Grass No 97.
for hunting.
Mrs. Gamble’s - To Cure Hams.
To every Pound of Meat put one oz. of Salt, to each
Ham three Quarters of a Pound of Treacle, & 2 ozs. of Salt
Petre, to be warm’d in the frying Pan, & rub’d on as
Hot as possible; The Ham to be kept in the Pickle for
A Month, & turn’d every other Day -

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Physick for an Ill Horse- No 56
Urine Balls- N. 57
Cordial Balls- No 58
For the Running Thrush- No 59
Taplin’s Physick no 4 Horses No: 60 – Strongest
For a sprain in the Shoulder. No: 61
Chapt Heels- No: 62
Suppuration Poultice- No: 63
Discutient Fomentation No: 64
A Repellent, or Ripener, No: 65
For the Gravel in Man or Women N:o: 66.
For the Swelling in Cattle by Clover. No: 67
For a Bad Cold, with fever, No, 68 Mr. rs
x: Punch Coach Horse 
To the preserve Lambs from Vermin- No. 69 –
For the Distemper in Dogs. No. 70 –
For the Mange in Dogs- No: 71 –
To make Rhubarb Wine- No: 72
To cure the Bots in horses- No: 73 –
To destroy Rats- No: 74
For the Tooth Ache- No: 75

Balls for a very bad Cold.- No: 29. ꝶ
For a Thibe heel- No: 30
An ointment for a wound in Bullocks No 31.
Ad Prom: Equim: Vener:- No: 32
A Purge for a horse from grass- No. 33
For a Cold in the Eyes- No: 34
A Clyster for a Fever- No: 35
For a Medley of Disorders- No: 36
For Inflamed Eyes- No: 37
For a Blood Spavin- No: 38
For the Stranguary- No: 39
For pissing of Blood- No: 40
To make Diapente- No: 41
A: Cooling Purge for horse- No: 42
An ointment to dry the grease- No: 43
Diuretic Balls- No 44
Alterative Purge- No 45
Eye Water for Horses- No: 46
Balls for a Cold, or for Wind No: 47
augment
For Sinew Sprains- No: 48
Lincolnshire Cordial Balls- No: 49
For Cracked Heels- No: 50
A Lotion for Heels- No: 51
Diuretic Balls, by Mr. Taplin- No: 52
Detergent Pectoral Balls- No: 53
Pectorial Cordial Ball- No: 54
For the Grease [crossed out], No: 55
John Porr, kept. teem for his Master’s Degree, March 29th –
- 1794. -

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John Torr,
The Country Gents. Companion, or Complete Sportsman.

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