CHAP. XLV.Of the Water of the four Spices.
ThisWater also derives its Name from the four Spices from whence it is drawn,viz.Cloves, Mace, Nutmegs, and Cinnamon.
Take of Cinnamon two Ounces; Nutmegs and Cloves, of each three Drams; Mace six Drams; bruise the Spices in a Mortar, and add Proof Spirit a Gallon, and Water two Quarts. Digest twenty-four Hours in a close Vessel, and distil with a brisk Fire till the Faints begin to rise; and dulcify with fine Sugar.
This is an excellent Stomachic, good in all Depressions of the Spirits and paralytic Disorders.