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Then I have got a good-sized box of rufuses, and have swallowed three of them preparatory to the journey." "A proper precaution," observed Hodges, with a smile. "This is not all," replied Blaize. "By my mother's advice, I have eaten twenty leaves of rue, two roasted figs, and two pickled walnuts for breakfast, washing them down with an ale posset, with pimpernel seethed in it."
The roots of birthwort, either long or round, so used and taken as the former, are very good. Take twelve peony seeds, and beat them into a very fine powder, and let her drink them in a draught of hot cardus posset, and let her sweat after. And if the last medicine do not bring them down the first time she takes it, let her take as much more three hours after, and it seldom fails.
At night to supper, had a good sack posset and cold meat, and sent my guests away about ten o'clock at night, both them and myself highly pleased with our management of this day; and indeed their company was very fine, and Mrs. Clerke a very witty, fine lady, though a little conceited and proud. So weary, so to bed. I believe this day's feast will cost me near L5. 14th.
It was a milk posset far more nicely flavoured than what she had been used to at Amesbury, where, in spite of the Countess's kindness, the master cook had grown tired of any special service for the Dacre wench; and unless Margaret of York secured fruit for her, she was apt to be regaled with only the scraps that Maudlin managed to cater for her after the meals were over.
"No, not I," says I. "No; so I believe, nor they you," says he; "if they did, the good wife would not have made you a posset, and fetched a white loaf for you." "What do you mean?" says I. "Have you seen the man?" says he. "Seen him," says I; "yes, and heard him too; the man's sick, and groans so heavily," says I, "that I could not lie upon the bed any longer for him."
The glass designed for Brooks was now in the pedler's own hands, and no time was permitted him for reflection. With a doubt as to whether he had not got hold of the posset meant for his neighbor, Bunce was yet unable to avoid the difficulty; and, in a moment, in good faith, the contents of the several glasses were fairly emptied by their holders.
But, bless me! is that twelve? and the posset quite cold!" "One word more, dearest mother, one word. My father's book, is he still going on with it?" "Oh yes, indeed!" cried my mother, clasping her hands; "and he must read it to you, as he does to me, you will understand it so well. I have always been so anxious that the world should know him, and be proud of him as we are, so so anxious!
"Mayhap my own lie. I say that Desire Minter brought me a silver cup of some sweet posset, such as you have made for our sick folk time and again, and bade me from you quaff it to your health." "And that is God's truth, say you, sir?" "Mistress Molines, my word has not often been doubted, and you force me to remind you that I come not of mechanical" "Nay, nay, stop there, an' it please you, sir!
Doing so he saw an old woman draw back the curtain and look down upon him as if searching for him with a purpose. He uttered an exclamation of anger. "Damnation! Mother Posset again," he said. "What does she there, old frump?"
But, bless me! is that twelve? and the posset quite cold!" "One word more, dearest mother, one word. My father's book, is he still going on with it?" "Oh yes, indeed!" cried my mother, clasping her hands; "and he must read it to you, as he does to me, you will understand it so well. I have always been so anxious that the world should know him, and be proud of him as we are, so so anxious!
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