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them a large gallon Glayse, and poure to them very good Spirit of Wine, of perfect Aqua Vitae. Then circulate them for 6 weeks together close stopped with a Bladder, & see no= thing breake out, & let them stand in a warme place, then distill them into a Lumbeck still with its cooler. Then putt into the Water of Sage flowers Rosemary flowers, Be= tons flowers of each a handfull, Borage flowers, Buglofs flowers, theflower of Lilium Convadium, of Cowslipp flowers of each a handfull, steepe these flowers ingood Malago or Aqua vitae. I doe steepe every flower and hearb in good Spirits of wine, every one in their Season till all may be had, then putt them being all sundryjested together, putt also to them Balme, Motherwort, Spike flosers, Bay Lea ves, the leaves of Oranges so they may be had, and their flowers, of each one ounce, Putt them all small and putt them into the aforesaid distilled wine, and putt them all to= gether and distill them as before, being steeped the space of 8 weeks, then putt into this distilled water, putt on pills dried the yellow pill, or else of Lemond pill and Peony seeds pulled of each 8 branches, Cinnamon 1/2 an Ounces, Nutmeggs [Mau lardomones, Cubeless?] yellow Saunders of each 1/2 an Once, Lynum Aloes one [brachme], make all these in powder and putt them in this distilled Water. Close your Vessell with a double Bladder, Let them digest 8 weekes, straine this hard with a presse, and fliterate the Liqour, and putt into this liquour prepared pearle 2 [bracknesss], prepare Semple, Amber Green, Musks, Saffron of each1/2 a Semple Red Roses dried, and sweete smelling red Saunders & yellow of each one ounce, hang thes in a Sarsenette Bagg in the water well closed that nothing break out.

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To perfume Damaske Roses.

Take Damaske Roses put them into a wide mouthed Glasse, & stopp them close with Parchment, sett them upon Leades in the Sunne, or some very hotte place where the sunne comes, shaking them twice or thrise day till they be dry, then make a powder thus. Take cleare and faire Beniot, florax, Galean, Lignum A= loes, Amber Gris, Mace of Quants, Lemmon peele, Cittern peel, Orange peel, Orange flowers, Sweet Marjoram, Lemmon Time, Myrtle leaves, bruise your hearbes, beat your powder & take what proportuns will sserve your Rates, & mix the Quantities as best please your sense; then putt all your powders in= to the Glasse, tye them with paper & parchment & waxe & a parchment over that, that no ayre possibly can get in, nor sent come out; set them in the heat of the Sunne as long as it last, & in the Evenings and nights keepe it in a Stone; This doe for a month or five weeks, then you may use it, put into little Sarenet Baggs, & layne amongst your Clothes, it will last longest with woollen, This a rare perfum putting a little of it into your perfuming pann with Orange Flower water or Rose water or Lemmon lime water.

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To make the best Pastiles to burn in the world, taught me by a servant of Franciso Morenas, who was his repsen & came, & made them m my Sanse before me, his present 17th of November. 1664 m house at the siete simeneas at Madrid

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Beat & searse a pound & a half of Benjamm as fine as can be done in the finest cover'd searse beat on on & quarter of storax in a Morter grinding it very well, put in to a deep preserving pan that is round bottm'd, the storax, & thereupon as much of the damask: rose water, as will wett it then sett it upona very soft fire, stirring it very well with a long spatila till it is almost ready to boyle, the straw in a little Benjamm stirring it continually, then poure in more rose water, & then the rest of your Benjamm, & then more rose-water, in all about 3 Wine Pints, let it then stand, thus upon the fire, till with heat thereof, & perpetuall stirring it become a very thin paste, in the water, against which time have ready this compound thus prepar'd. Sett a little brasse morter on the fire and with your pestle in it fill'd a quarter full with rose water, & when it is scalding hott, wash the Morter & pistle very well then dry it with a clean Soft Cloth, sett it on the fire again; & when it is very soft take it off, & putt in half an ounce of Amber Greece grinding

198 Surfett Water {A ffan} Take a Gallon of Brandy & a Pint of Damaske rose water, one pound of white suger candy, half a pint of Poppy water, 1 1/2 [squiggle] of [looks like season] of the sunne stoned, half a pound of Dates stoned, & sliced thinn, ? of mace & ? of Cloves & ? of sinamon, these must bee brused, one ounce of anniseedes rubbed cleane & the dust blown out, & brused a quarter of an pound of Licoris scraped & sliced; Then putt all these thinges into the Brandy, with a good handfull of red poppy Leaves, and 12 [squiggle] worth of ambar greece and 6[squiggle] worth of muske; The sweetes must bee tyed up in a little bitt of Lawn & so putt into the glasse; and when they have steeped nine dayes togeather, strayne it out: But bee sure you stirr it every day whilst it standes.

A Course Powder for great [linnin] {A ffan Lad^y Cleavland} Orris roots 2 pound, Callamus Arromaticus, Lignum, Rodrum, & yellow sanders, of y each one pound; [Cittern Rind], lemon Pill, drest Merioram, of each 10. ounces; Cipress roots 2 pound & a half; Benjamine 12 ounces, storax 6 ounces, Rosecakes not burnt or leavs 5 pound, Lavender flowers, Melhlot flowers, of each 8 ounces; Cloves, & Cinamond, of each 2 ounces & a half, Corriander seeds 5 ounces. A made into a gross powder.

199 Angilica Water {A ffan} Taki of the liavis of Angilica 8 ouncis, of Carduus benedictus 6 ouncis of Balmi & sagi of iach 4 ouncis, Angilica siids 6 ouncis, sweet finnel seeds 9 ouncis, lett the hearbs bii dried and cutt small & the seeds grossily bruisid. to which of the spices callid Aromaticum rosatum, & Diamoscha dulce, of each oni ounci and a half. Infusi them in 32 pints of sack, then distill them in a limbrick wi^th gentli firi and wi^th every pint mix 2 ouncis of sugar dissolvid in rosiwater. Lett thi 3 first pints be callid by thi nami of spirit, the rest by the name of water. This is an excellent cordiall to strengthen thi hiart and resist infiction, & therefori is veri wholsomi in pestilentiall times.

A fine Powder for [linnin] {A ffan Lad^y Cleavland} orris roots two pounds & a half: Lignum Rodrum 6 ounces scraped; lemon pill an ounce & a half. Cloves 4 ounces & a half: Cipress roots 3 ounces, Damask Roseleavs dryed a pound & a half, Benjamine 1/4 storax. 2 ounces 1/4: labdanum & ounce & Drachme sweet Marjoram 3 ounces, Calmus Aromaticus & Drachm, Musk Cod 6 Drachms. Make all these into a gross powder.

{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 Fran^co Morena in his life did & his servant now doth Madrid the 3^rd 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.

To make a compound for a pome by Fran Morrena Lo Madrid Oct. 4 1665

Take a pound of y best Benjamin beat if u searse it very fine. Thin put it into y pomo, beat a quarter of an ounce of ambar Greec into a fine powder; put y in likewise thin put in half a quarter of an ounce of sinett v about half an ounce of lemon pill shred small, stir all these well together with a spatila, thin powder m by little by little as much rose water as fills it up to y top stirring it continually, this is a proportion for a pomo y holds 2 quarts, when you would use of self upon y bossom of a perfuming pan or chaffmy dish of fire for half an hour then seft it by m a safe place till next time you have occasion for it y powders must never be ory, but as y water consumes fill it up againe. This sint will never be decay sed y powder be consumed with will be some yeares first.

Take three gallons of fair roater, put to it 6 pound of the best powder sugar, or if you please lofe sugar, boyl these together half an hour, or better, as the seam riseth take it off; power it forth and set it a cooling; when tis almost cold take a spoonfull of yeist beat well with six ounces of juice of estern Brewing it up and downe with a dish in the liquor, then take a gallon if Rockt conslips, brense them in in a stone morter, and put them to it; let them stand Two or three days, then strain it forth and put it into a cask that it may fill; and when it works, but not over, stop it up close: when it is three weeks or a month old bottle it up and put into every bottle a lump of sugar. For want of juice of citern, I put in a quart of white wine.

A drink for a cold. Take two quarts of spring water, and put into it coftsfoot scabious& maiden hair of each half a handfull an ounce of liquoris scrapt and sliced, a hanfull of Rasins of the sun stond and a spoonful of anice seeds brused then let all these Boyle softly till one pint be consumed then take it up and strain it the party May drink as much and as often of this as they please, a little warme.

The milk surfitt water. Take 6 handfulls of mint, and 6 cardus, 3 of wormwood shred these Together and steepe them all night in 6 quarts of milke, and in the morning drawe them in a common still, this will make 4 quarts of good water, the slower the still is the better.

204 89 205 A flan To make the red surfett water, Take a gallon of brandy, a int of damak rose water, a pound of white sugar candy, half a pint of red poppy water, a pound & a half of Raisons of the sun stoned, half a pound of dates sliced thin, cloues, mace, Cinamon, Anniseeds, of each an ounce; liquorice a quarter of an ounce, Red poppye flowers a handfull two grains of amber greese.

The Stone Water Take a handfull of Phillipendula, a handfull of Garden prosper, a handfull of Pellitory of the wall a handfull of Mother Thyme a handfull of saxafrage a handfull of Garden Parsly, 6 Radishes sliced, steep all these all night in a gallon of Red Cows Milk and still it off next day; take 4 spoonfulls of the water with 4 spoonfulls of whtie wine with a little Nutmegg and sugar morning and Evening first and last two days before and after the new and full of the Moon. Not Many days after you haue taken the Medicine

206 90 207 For Poutrified Lungs Take 1/2 a pint of white wine & sweeten it with 2 great spoonfull of [[...]]uie hony & drink this every morn ing for a month together you may put a sprig or 2 of Bame in it if you please

200 91 63 PERFEUMES Francisco Morenos way of Perfuming of Skinns First Chuse your Scinns of Cordauan or Kide of Spannish dressing without Salt, & as spungie as you can gett. soake them very well in Rose water, & rubbe it in, then Perfume it in a Stoue with Benjamin & Storax, & att the last a little Pastilles, if you meane to be at much Charge of Amber, doe this ouer 2 or 3 times att the last of all when they are almost dry rubb them on the ruffe side uery limber & anoint them with this Composition of Amber, which is made thus Warme a brasse Morter & Pestle, then putt into it an ounce or Lesse of Ciuett, & as soone as that is redused to an oile, putt into it 2 ounces of Amber Greece, & Stirr it in the Ciuett with the warme Pestelle till all be well incorperated, then powre in some fresh drawn Oyle of Benjamin to dilate it & likewise a little Orange Flowre water till you find it so thinne that it wil esily sinke into the leather then last of all putt in a Quarter of an ounce of muske, & worke it perfectly well with the rest. then rubbe it by litle & little into your Leather, doing of it ouer seuerall times, till a Large cinne haue drunke up this proportion, or so paire of large Gloues or Pockets, or what you please. then lett them drie upon pappers on a table in the shade that day, the next dat sett them in the Strongest sunne & as they drie torne them, lying upon papers & some Woolin Clothe, till they be thorough drie & stiffe, then rubbe & worke them in your hands, till they be uery limber; & so putt them up in Papers wrapt in a warme plase in Woolin, & kept from Linnen,

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The 18 day of June in Madrid 1650

According to this proportion. Perfumes may be made

Viz

To an ounce of Amber a Quarter of A ounce of Algalla, an ounce of the oyle of the Flowre Jasmin, & halfe an ounce of Albatera.

To make Paste Beades

Viz

Grind your Quantity of Amber yu please upon a stone of purpose such as your Paintets use &c &c one quarter part of Algalla, & your like of Almisile of so much quantety as your Amber & then putt thereunto a little Alquitora, boyle the same together to a Mass, & thereof make the Beades with your hands as you please, putting thorough them a thred with a nidddle, & so drie them.

To perfume Damaske Roses

Take Damaske Roses putt them into a wide mouthed glasse & stopp them close with partchement, sett the, upon leades in the sunne, or some other very hotte place where the sunn comes, shaking them twice or thrice a day till they be dry then make a powder thus. Take cleare & faire Beniot, Florax, Galean, Lignum Aloes, Amber Grise, Mace of Levanto, Lemon Peele, Cittorn Peele, Orange Peele, Orange Flowers, sweete Marjoram, Lemon lime, Myensell Leaves, bruise the Hearbes beate your Powders & take what proportions will serve your

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Roses, & mixe your Qunteties as best pleas your sense; all your Powders into your Glasse, tye them with paper & parch ments & wax, & a parchment over that, that no ayr possibly can gett in, nor sent come out, sett them in your heat of the sunne as longe as it lasts & in the Evenings & night keepe it in a stove, this do for a month or five weeks, then ^{you may} use it, putt into little sarsenett baggs, & layer amunge your Clothes. it will last longest with woollen, this is a rare perfume putting a little of it into a perfuming pann, with Orange Flower water or Rose water or lemmon lime buds water.

To make the best Pastiles to burn in your world, taught me by a servant of Francisco Morenas, who was his Nephew & came & made them in my house before me, this present 17th of November, 1664 in our house at the siete Chimeneas at Madrid.

Beat & searse a pound & halfe of Benjamin as finely as cann be done in the finest coverd searse, beat an ounce & Quarter of Storax in a morter, grinding it very well, putt into a deep preserving pann, that is round bottom'd the Storax, & there upon as much of the Damask Rose water, as will wett it, then sett it upon a very soft fire, stirr ing it very well, with a longe spatila, till it is almost redy to boyle, then stran in a little Benjamin, stirring it con tinually, then poure in more rose water, & then the rest of the Benjamin & then more rose water, in all about 3 Wine Pintes, lett it then stand thus upon the fire till wish the heart thereof, & perpetuall stirring, it become a very thin paste, in the water, against which time have have ready this compound thus prepar'd.

66 Sett a little brasse morter on theye fire with ye pestell in it filld with Rose water a quarter full & when it is scalding hott, wash ye morter & pestell uery well therewith, then d[ry] it with a Clean hott Cloth, sett it on ye fire again & wh[en] it is uery hott take it off, & putt in halfe an ounce of Am ber Grise grinding it till it be uery well melted, then putt into it halfe a quarter of Siuett, with forty drops of ye Essence of Jasmin, or orange which youu like best, when th[ey] are all well incorporated in ye morter, poure out ye wa[ter] from ye paste, uery Cleare, & poure in upon ye paste this mixture leauing in ye morter what hangs about it of th[e] composition, mingle ye paste & ye Amber uery well together with yourr fingers, till all bee uery well incorporated then poure ye rose water into ye bason, thatyt you poured out before & sett it opon a uery feu soft Embers, stirring til it be lithe enough to be workt, then take it Out in little pei ces & knhed it in yourr hand, then pull from thatyt litle bitts ma king them up between yourr> finger & yourr thumb, ye biggnes o[f] a threepence, & ye thicknes of a Croun peece, when youu haue made them all heating in ye morter ye rest of ye Compou[nd] rubb them all ouer therewith if youu like it, you may press them with yourr one Seale, as youu make them, you must keep them in a box Close euery one lade up in a paper by the[m] selues when you burn them you must wett them & lay th[em] upon uery Soft Embers.