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NINTH BOOK

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Natural Magick :

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How to adorn Women, and make them Beautiful.

The Proems,

S ince next to the tArt of Physics follows the Art of Aborning our selves, roe jhall setdown the oArt of ‘i stinting ; and how to beaut fie Women from Head to Foot , in manyExperiments: yet lest any man should think, it juperfluous^o interpose those things that belongto the Ornaments of Women, I would have them consider , that I did not write these thingsf? r to gwe occafion to augment Luxury, and for to make people voluptuous. But when Cod,the Author of all things,would have the Natures of all things to continue, he created (JMalcand Female; that by fruitful Procreation , they might never want Children : and to makeMan in love with his Wife , he made her soft , delicate and fair,to entice man to embrace her.We therefore , that Women might be f leafing to their Husbands , and that their Husbandsmight not be offended at their deformities, and turn into other womens chambers, havetaught Women,bow, by the Art of Decking themselves and Painting, if they be ashamed oftheir foul and swart Complexions, they may make themselves Fair and Beautiful . Some-things that seemed best to me in the Writings of the Antients , I have tried , and [et downhere : but those that ‘are the best, which I and others have of late invented, and werenever before in Print , Iff ad set do wn last t And first Iff ad begin with the Hairs.

Chap. I.'

How the Hair may be dyed Tedow, or Gold-colotir,

luce it is the singular care of Women to adorn their Hair, andnext their Faces; First, I will (hew you to adorn the Hair,and next the Countenance. For Women hold the Hair to bethe greatest Ornament of the Body; that if that be taken a-away , all the Beauty is gone: and they think it the morebeautiful, the more ycliow,(hining and radiant it is. We shallconsider what things are fit for that purpose ; what are themost yellow things, and will not hurt the Head , as there aremany that will: but we (hall chuse such things as will do itgood. But before you dye them,

Preparing of the Hair

rhast be used, to make them fit to receive a tincture. Add to the Lees of Whice-wine as much Honey that they may be soft, and like some thin matter: smeer yourHair with this, let it be wet all night: then bruise the Roots of Celandine, and ofthe greater Clivers Madder, of each a like quality: mingle them,being bruised, veryWell with Oyl, wherein Cummin-Seed, Shavings of Box, and a little Saffron,arc mingled ;! anoynt your Head^ and let it abide so twenty four hours: thenWash it with Lye made of CabbagC'Stalks, Ashes, and Barley-Straw : but Rye-Strawis the best: for this, as Women have often proved, will make the Hair a bright yel-low* But you (hall make

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