Water of Sage

[bunnyjadwiga]

Description of water of sage, from
Brunschwig, Hieronymus. The vertuose boke of the distyllacyon of all maner of waters of the herbes in this present volume expressed. Translated by Laurence Andrew, 1510. (London: Laurence Andrew, 1527). Available as part of the Early English Books Online subscription database.

Salvia in latyn. The best that be a tyme of his dystyllacyon is, the leves of the noblee sage stroped from the stalkes, whan it bereth floures and dystylled.
A. The same water dronke in the mornynge and at nyght at eche tyme ii ounces and the wyne myxted therwith is for them that have a cold lyver.
B. The membres rubbed with same water and lette dre agayne by hymselfe and often droke is good againste the palsey.
C. The same water dronke in the mornyng and at nyght at ethe tyme ii ounces or two ounces and a halfe is goode againste the crampe, wha the membres be rubbed therwith.
D. It used i the maner aforsayd is very good agaynst the colde paralises.
E. The same water is good for the sleyng membres often the mebres rubbed therwith and dronke in the mornynge and at nyghte of the same water at eche time an ounce & a halfe.
F. In the mornynge or at nyghte dronke of the same water at eche tyme and ounce and a halfe or two ounces fortye dayes contynuynge is good agaynst the fallynge sekeness.
G. In the mornynge & at nyghte dronke of the same water at eche tyme an ounce and a half is very good agaynst the dasynge in the hede.