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{200} To dresse [Fl]unsia
{x}
{A ston}
Take a pound of old Lavander, 6 quarts of strong
vinegar, a dram of muske, 2 Drams of mother
of Clove, an Ounce of Franquisence, an Ounce
of storax, an Ounce of sharpe sinanon, halfe
an Ounce of P [...] halfe an Ounce of
perfum'd Pastills 2 Nutmeggs, 1/2 a Dram
of Civet, 1/2 a Dram of Amber.
The Lavander & vinegar boyle together, &
straine them, Saving the [ j]uncia all open in a
bason prouided for the purpose, with the fore
sayd things pounded & put in the bason then
put in the vinegar, & Cover it very well for
24 houres, & afterwards leave the perfume
open & stirr the [J]uncia in it once in 2 dayes

To perfume 12 per of ordinary {201}
seized gloves either for men or
women with the same Compound of
Amber that Franco Morena in his
life did & his servant now doth
Madrid the 3rd of October 1665
{A ston}
{x}
Heat in a morter scalding hott Rose or Ambar
water, & likewise put one end of the pestle into the
fire to be hott alsoe, pour the water which must
be about a pint into an new Earthen pott
put into the Morter an Ounce of the best
Amber Greece, grind it very well till it is
melted, put thereunto a quarter of an ounce
of Civett, 3 spoonfull of the best Essence of
Jesemin, as much Gum Dragon that hath been
steeped the night before in rosewater, as will
make it as thick as the yolke of a new layd Egge
grind this Compound very well together, pouring
in the grinding 3 or 4 spoonfulls of the same water
that was heated in the Morter then putt the
fingers of the gloves upon a glove stick & anointe
them first with the fingers, then the glove laying
them smooth one Upon the other as you doe them
when they are all done lay them upon a skin
one by one in the heat of the sunne till they
be thorough dry, which will be in halfe an houre
the same skin Upon which lay them, you must make
all sortes of perfumes Upon, because any
other thing takes away the sent
All perfumes are best made in July.

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