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you go to bed,w&sh you Face ; and in the morning wash it with Fountain-water:so you snail have it white, clears soft, and wcil-coioured. Also you may do it
Another way.
Bruise three pound of Bean-Cods, the shells ; add two pounds of Honey, and oneof Rosin of Turpentine: put them into a Vessel > and clole it that nothing ventforth ; and let it ferment eight days in dung: then add four pound of Asses milk;and in the Vessel draw forth Oyl at the fire ; use this water morning and evening.If you will have
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doi:thu?. Distil all these severally ; Elder-flowers, and Flowers of wilde RofesjBroom, Honcy-fu kIes,Sfl/off»tf«r-seal, and Briony-Roots, fewre Grapes, and Savco-colla : mingle equal parts of each, or distil them again, and set them in the Sun. Thiswill be tne best. 1 (lull shew
Another for the fame.
Pull eff 3 Hens Feathers withoiit water, take out her Entrals, cut her in pieces, letinfuse one night in white-Wine : in the morning waili her in h, and press her be-tween your hands that no Wine remain ; and then adding two Cups of white-Wine, distil her in a Chymical Vessel: then distil the Flowers of Bindeweed , Ci-trons, Oranges together; and keep this water by it self. Then open Lcmmons, andpress out the juice. And, also take water of Bean-flowers ; then distil fbi cups ofAsses milk,and as many ofCcws-milk. You shall do the same with water of Gourds,and of Milk well boyled, and of water of Bean flowers, and of Rosin of Turpen-tine. Then provide a glazed Vessel, put into it, Camphire two drachms, fourounces of Cerufs finely powdered : mingle them with the aforesaid waters, and setit in a soft Vessel in the open Air fifteen days and nights. When you would use it,Wet a Liuen-rag in it, and walh your Face.
Chap. XVII. '
How to make the Face Rose-coloured .
t slave made the Face white, now I will make it red, that the wise shay be madewholly Beaut isel for her husband. And first,
To make a pale Face pur pie-co loured.
And to adorn one that wants colour, use this Remedy. Take Vinegar twice di-iiilled, and cast into it the raspings of red Sanders , as much as you please: boylitat a gentle fire, adding a little Allom, and you (hall have a red colour most perfect■to dye the Face. If you would have it sweet-smclling, add a little Musk, Civet,Cloves,or any Spices. Now
Another?
Take Flowers of Clove-GillifloWers, bruise the ends of the sprigs, and draw forththe juice ; if they be so ripe that they are black,add juice of Eemmons, that they mayshine with a more clear red. With this paint your Face, and you shall have a plea-sant ted colour without any stinking smell ; or wet the sprigs of Clove-gilliflowersin juice of Lcmmons, and set them in the Sun. Take away the old,and put infrcfli,Until E be as red as you would have it:let the juice dry,and the color will be most glo-rious.. But I draw a quintessence from Clovegillflowers, Roses, Flower-gentle, withSpirit of Wine; then I add Allom,and the juice of a Citron, and I made an excellentco lour to bcautifie the Face, Take
Another ,
tt you add to the best Wine one tenth part of Hbney,and one ounce of Fraokinsencei
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