To make a Gallon of the Water of Father Barnabas.
Take of the roots of angelica, four ounces; of cinnamon and orris root, each half an ounce; bruise these ingredients in a mortar; put them into an alembic, with a gallon of proof spirit and two quarts of water: draw off a gallon with a pretty brisk fire.
To make a Gallon of the Water of the four Fruits.
Take of the essence of cedrat, fifty drops; of the essence of bergamot, thirty-six drops; of the essence of citron; sixty drops; and of the essence of Portugal orange, sixty-four drops; fine proof spirit, one gallon; water, two quarts: draw off with a pretty brisk fire till the faints begin to rise, and sweeten with fine sugar.
To make a Gallon of the Water of the four Spices.
Take of cinnamon, two ounces; nutmegs and cloves, of each three drachms; and mace, six drachms: bruise the spices in a mortar, and add a gallon of proof spirit, and two quarts of water: digest twenty-four hours in a close vessel, and distil with a brisk fire till the faints begin to rise; and sweeten with fine sugar. It is an excellent stomachic, good in all depressions of the spirits and paralytic disorders.
To make ten Gallons of the Water of the four Seeds.
Take of sweet fennel seed seven ounces; coriander seed, nine ounces; the seeds of angelica and anise, of each three ounces: bruise all these
