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Natural Magick:

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Of Perfuming*

Th* Pioimi.

A T ter Distillation, we proceed to Unguents And sweet smells: it it an Art next of kin tothe other ; for it provides odors of the fame things, compounds and mingles Unguentthat they may fend forth pleasant fents every way , very far. This Art is Noble , and muchset by , by K*ngs and oreat C Men. For it teacheth to make Waters, Oyls , Powders, March-panes, Fumes - and to make sweet Slfins that shall hold their sent a long time j and mapbe bought for little money t not the common and ordinary way , but such as art rare, andknown to very few.

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Of perfuming Waters.

Have in the former Book (hewed how sweet Waters may hedistilled cut ok Flowers aud other things, as the place de-dicated to Distillation did require : here now I will teachhow to ccmponnd sweet Waters aud Flowers, that may castforth odoriferous fents: as first,

7 o make a most sweet ptrfutucd WatersTake three pound of Varna k Roles, as much of Musk andRed-Roses, two of the Flowers of Orange, as many of Myr-tle, half a pound of Gardcn-Ciaver, an ounce and a half of Cloves, three Nut-megs, ten Lillies: put all these in an Alimbeck, in the nole of which you must fallenof Musk three parts, of Amber one, of Civet half a one , tied up together in aclout: and put the Nose into the Receiver, and tie them close with a cloth dip’d inBran and the white of an Egg mixed t set a gentle fire under it, until it be all di-stilled.

Another.

Take two potand of Rose-Water, of Lavender half one, of Cretan-Wine thir-teen drachms, of the Flowers of Gilliflowers, Roses, Rosemary, Jasmine, theLeaves of Marjoram , wilde Betony, Savory , Fennel, and Basil gentle, half gpound i an ounce of Lemmon-peel, a drachm of Cinnamon, Benjamin, Storarand Nutmegs : mix them, and put them in a Glass, and set them our in the Sunfor four dayes, ihen distil them with a gentle fire: and unless you put Musk in theNose of the Alimbeck, tie it up in a rag, hang it by a thread in the Water, Whilst itstandeth sunning for a mont h. Set it in the Sun,to take away the scurvy savor of thedistilling, it by chance it conceive any<

Aqua Njnfa.

f pound of Rose-water, two of Orange-Flowers, one of Myrtle , three

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