A Barley Water to Purge the Lungs and Lights of All Diseases
Take halfe a pound of faire Barley, a gallon of running water, Licorice halfe an ounce, Fennell seed, Violet leaves, Parsley seed, of each one quarter of an ounce, red Roses as much, Hysop and Sage dryed, a good quantity of either, Harts tongue twelve leaves, a quarter of a pound of Figges, and as many Raisons, still the Figges and Raisons, put them all into a new earthen pot, with the water cold, let them seeth well, and then strain the clearest from it, drink of this a good quantity, morning and afternoone, observing good diet upon it, it taketh away all Agues that come of heat, and all ill heat; it purgeth the Lights, Spleene, Kidneyes, and Bladder.