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Lignum Aloes s mix the Storax, Benjamin, and Labdanum in a Brass Morter with anIron Pestle heated, and put to them the Coal and Lignum Aloes powdered. Addto these half anonnce of liquid Storax : then dissolve Gum Traga cam ha in Rose-water, and drop it by degrees into the Morter. When the powders are mixed intothe form of an Unguent, yon may make it up into the shape of Birds, or any otherthings,anddry them in the shade. You may walh them over with a little MnskandAmber upon a Pencil; and when you burn them, yon will receive a most sweet fumefrom them.

Another Perfume,

AnoyUt the Pill of Citron or Lemmon with a little Civet ; stick it with Cloves andRaces of Cinnamon : boyl it in Rose-water, and it will fill your chamber with anodorifeous fume.

Chap. IY.

How to adulterate Miuk*

T'Hese Perfumes are often counterfeited by Impostors ; wherefore I will declare1 how you may discern and beware of these Cheats : for you must not trust wholeMusk-Cods of it, there being cunning Impostors , who fill them with otherthings , and onely mix Musk enough to give its sent to them. Black Mn-k in-clining to a dark red, is counterfeited with Goats blood a little rosted , or toastedbread; so that three or four parts of them beaten with one of Musk,will hardly bediscovered. The Imposture may be discerned onely thus: The Bread is easie to becrumbed, and the Goats blood looketh clear and bright within when it is broken. Icis counterfeited by others in this manner : Beat Nutmegs, Mace, f innamon, Cloves,Spikenard, of each one handful, and feircc them carefolly : then mix them with thewarm blood of Pigeons,and dry them in the Sun. Afterward beat them again, andwet them with Musk-water and Rose-water: dty them, beat them, andraoystenthem very many times; at length, add a fourth part of pure Musk,and mix them well,and wet them again with Rose-water and Musk-water : divide the Mass into severalparts, and rowl them in the hair of a Goat which groweth under his Tail. Othersdo it

Another wdj t and

mingle Storax, Labdanum, and Powder of Lignum Aloes: add to the Composition,Musk and Civet,and mingle all together with Rose-water.The Imposture is discoveredby the easie dissolving of it in water; and it dissereth in colour and sent. Others aug-ment Musk by adding Roots of Angelica, which doth in some sort imitate the sentof Musk. So also they endeavour

To adulterate Civet

with the Gall of an Ox and Storax liquified and washed, or Cretin Honey. But ifyour Musk or Atriber have lost their sent, thus you must do,

To make LMutkjeeover its sent,

hang it in a Jakes and among stinks: for by striving against those ill savours,it exdtcthits own venue, reviveth, and rccovercth its lost sent.

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