Section 65

MmkWater,
This Water fetteth off all others , and maketh them richer ; *wherefore it is firft to be made. Take the beft AqaaVn*y and put into it feme Grains of Musk , Am- ber and Civet , and fet them in the hot Sun for fome dayes : but ftop the Vcffel veryclofe, and lute it; for that will very much add to the frangrancy of it. A drop of this put into any other water,wil! prefently make it fmell rnoft pleafantly of MUsk. You may do the fame with Rofe-water and Fountain-water often diftilled, that it may obtain a thirlnefs and heat , which is very neceffary for the extraction of Effences.
Water of Jafmine^ Mutk; %sfcs , (j tlliftorverS) Violets and LtHies,
is extra&edthcfame way : for thefe Flowers fend forth but a thin odour , which dwelleth not in the iubftance of them , but onely lieth fcattered on the mpetficies ; fo that if they remain too long on the fire, or in their Mcnftruum , their fweetnefs degenerateth from its former pleafantnefs , and is waihed eff by the mixture of the linking ill- favoured part of their fubftance* Wherefore we mult lay their Leaves
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oxiw.y in the belt Aqua Vtt& , that is , the Leave? of Lillie?, Jafmine, Musk Rofes, and the reft ; hanging them ©n-athrecd, thai when the Water hath fncked out their odour, we may pluck them out, becaufe their odour lieth onely on their fbperficies ; fo that if they fhould remaiD long in the ^4quaVttA , it would penetrate too deep into them, aod draw out a fent, which would not onely deltroy their former Tweet- nets, but taint them with an ill favourtwhich accompanicth thofe inward parts. After thefe Leaves arc taken out, fupply them with frefh , until you perceive their fent is alfo extracted. But take out the Violets and the Gilliflowers fooncr th=n the reft, left they colour the Water. This Wai er, being mixt with others, taketh away the fcurvy fent of the Wine.
A fweet compounded Water.
Take a great Glafs-Receiver , and fill the third part almoft of it with tAqttaV.t&; put into it Lavender- Flowers , Jafminc , Rofcs, Orange and Lcmmon Flower?. Then add Roots of Iris, Cyprcfs Sanders, Cinnamon, Storax, Labdanum, Cloves, Nutmegs, Calamus Aromaticus, with a little Musk, Amber, and Civer. Fill the Glafs, and flop it well. But after you have filled the Glafs with the Flowers, they will wither and fink down : wherefore fill it up with more. Set it in a very hot Sun or in Balneo, until their fwcetnefs be all extracted. Then ftrain out the Water ; and one drop of it in Rofc- water, or of Myrtle- Flowers , will perfume it all with a molt fragrant I'm el I.
Chap. III. Ho w to make fweet Oyhi
HOW to extra& Oyl oat of Spices and fweet things , is declared before : now I will fhew how to draw fents out of other things with Oyl: or, as Ifaid be- fore , to make Oyl the ground in which odours may be kept and prelerved a long time ; which is done either by imbibing the Oyl with odors, or the Almonds out of which we afterwards exprefs the Oyl.
Hor» to make Oyl of Betty
which is the fweeteft Oyl of all,ured by the Genois : take an ounce of Ben, a drachrri of Amber, as much Musk , half a drachm of Civet : put them in a Glafs- bottle v\ ell ft opt, and fet it in the Sun-for twenty days ; then you may ufe ir. But be fure that k be clofe ftopt : for the Nature of odors being volatile and fugitive , it quickly de- cay eth, lofeth his fragrancy,andfmelleth dully.
A way to make odoriferom Oyl of Flowers : it is a common thingjnit very commodious for Perfumers,and may be ufed for other things : he that knoweth how to ufe it rightly and properly , will finde it an Oyl very profitable to him. Blanch your Almonds, and bruile them , and lay them be- tween two rows of'Flowers. When the Flowers have loft their fent, and fade, remove them , and add frefh ones. Do this fo long as the Flowers are in ieafon : when they are paft,fqueeze out the Oyl with a prefs, and it will be moft odoriferous. You may draw a fent with this way, out of thofe Flowers , from whom you cannot draw fweet Water. Oyl of Jalmine, Violets, Musk-Rofes, Lillies , Crows-foot* Gilliflowers, Rofcs, and Orange-Flowers, and of others, being made this way,fmel- Icth moft fragrantly. Oyl of Amber, Musk, and Civet, may be thus made alfo : Cut the Almonds, being blanched from the top to the bottom, into feven or eight flicts, and enclofe them in a Leaden Box with thefe perfumes for fix days , until they have imbibed the fent : then prefs them , and they will yield a moft fweet Oyl j and yet perhaps not make the Musk much worfe.
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Chap. IV. How to cxtratt Water and Oyl out of fweet Gums ty Infufion.
\7"W'E may extract fweet Waters by another Art that we fpoke of before, one of
Gums, by Infufion and Expreftton: as for example.
A / weet Water of S tor ax, Benjamin , and Labdantm , which affordeth a moft fweet favcur,and is thus extracted InfufeStorax or Benjamin being bruifed, in as much Rofe- water as will cover them two fingers over : fet them in Balneo , or a warm place for a week : then diftil them in Balnco , and you will have a very pleafant Water from them , which you muft expofe to the hot Sun , that if there ftiould remain any flink of the lmoak in it, it may be taken away. We may alfo put Gums into Glafs-Veflels , and make a flaw fire under it : there will fweac out a very little water , but of fweet favour , and the (Bwm will fettle to the bot- tom, which will be uferol for other things.
To extratt Ojlof Benjamin, S tor ax, and ether things. We may do this, by beating and mixing thefe Gums withOylof Almonds or of Ben, and macerating them in Balneo for a month : then draw our the Oyl either by a Retort or by Expreflio^which is better; it will yield a moft fragrant odour,that you can hardly perceive whether it were drawn out of the Gums themfelves by a Retort* Ben , called in Lacinc Glaus Unguentaria , is ufed in precious Qyntments in ftead of Oyl. Pliny callcth it Morobolane. So alfo Martial,
What not in Virgil nor in Homer *s found, Is of fweet Oyl and Acorn the compound.
It is without any fent, and therefore fitter to receive them • and when it doth receive
them, to referve them, for it never groweth rank.
Chap. V.
How to perfume Skins*
NOw we will difcourfe of the perfuming of Skins , wjjichis performed feveral ways, either by lwect Waters , or rubbing thenrwith Oyls,or laying them in Flowers, fo that they may attra& their odor. And firft ,
How to wajh Skins,
that they may lofe the fent of the Beafts and of Flefti. The manner is this : Firft waflb them in Greek- Wine, and let them lie wet for fome hours : then dry them,and if the fent continueth in t hemft ill , wa(h them again : that being takenaway, wafh them in fweet Waters. Take four parts of Rofe- water, three of Myrtle, of Orange-Flowers two, of fweet Trifoli one, of Lavender half one: mix them, and put them into a wide mouthed earthen Veflel,and fteep the Skins in them for a day. Then take them out, and hang them up in the (hade to dry : but when they are almoft dry,ftretcb and fmooth them with your hands,that they may not be wrinkled. Do this thrice over, till they favour of the fwcet Waters, and lofe their own ftink. Next
How to perfume Skins with Flowers. They muft firft be rub'd over with Oyl ; for, as I have told you, that is the foundati- on of all fent?,both to attract them,and retain them in a greafie body. It may be done with common Oyl , but better with Oyl of Ben, becaufe it is without any fent of his own : beft of all with the Oyl of Eggs, which I have taught before how to make. The manner is thus : Anoynt your Gloves or Skins with a Spungeon the inward tide,
and
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and c'pcciilly, in the Seams : when that is done, you may thus make them attract the tent ot any Flowers. Violets and Gilliflowers blow fiitt in the Spring ; gather mens in the morning , and lay them on both (ides of you: Skins for a day. When they gro-v dry iooner or later, fling them away, and lay on new5 ftirring ormovuv them thrice or four time? in a day , left they mike the Skins damp, and grew muftyl Wnen cneie Flowers arc paft, lay on Orange-flowcrs and Rofes in the fame manner : ana lart of all, Jalmine, which will continue until Winter : I mean, Garden- Jafminc, fork flourirheth two or three months. Thus your Skins or Gloves will become very fweet in ayecrs fpace. The odour will quickly fade and die : but if you do the lame the lecond time, it will continue much longer , and prelervc their pleafant- nefs. It very much prcfetveth their fragrancy, to keep them in a dofc place, in either a Wooden or Leaden Box : but if you lay them among Linen, it will fuck out their o- qoui, and dull their lent.
How to perfume Sk^ns.
If you add Musk, Amber, and Civet to the aforefaid Skins , they will fmell much more fweet and gratefully. Or take four parts of Weliern Balfam, one of Musk, as much Amber, and rub it on your Gloves with a Spunge , and they will fmell very fweer. I will arid one more excellent Compofition : Take eight parts of Iris, one of Sander, two of Benjamin, four of Rofe-Pcwder, one and a half of Lignum Aloes, half a one of Cinnamon, or rather lefs ; foften them all with Rofe-water and Gum- Tragacanth, and grinde them on a Porphyretick Marble : then anoynt vour Gloves with it in a Spunge, and take three Grains of Musk , two of Amber, one of Civet ; mingle them,and rub them alio on.
How to take the fent ont of Gloves. If you repent your felf of perfuming them, or would make fport with any onc,boyl a little Rofe-water cr AquaViU; and while they be hot, put the Gloves in, and let them remain there awhile. Thi Gloves in it, and dry them, they will imbibe it. -
Chap. VI. How to make fweet ?owier$,
NOW we come to making fweet Powders, which are either Simple or Compound : ttiey are ufed in Muffing fweet Bags , in perfuming Skins and Competitions. Learn therefore
How to make Cyprian Powder,
Take Mofs of the Oak, which fmelleth like Musk ; gather it clean, in December, Ja- nuary, or February : walh it five or fix times in fweet Water , that it may be very clean : then lay it in the Sun, and dry it. Afterwards , Steep it in Rofe-water for two dayes, and dry it in the Sun again. This you muft iterate oftentimes ; for the more you wa(h it, the lweeter it will fmell. When it is dried , grinde it into Pow- der in aBrafs-Morter,and feirce it : then put it into the ceive, and cover it : make a fire, and let feme fweet waters to boyl over it ; or caft on fome perfumed Cakes, and let the fume arife up into the ceive. The more often you do this, the ftronger and more laflinp fr nt will be imbibed by the Powder. When you perceive it to have at- tained a fufficient odour , take one pound of thePowder, a little Mu pcwdered,«nd a sufficient quantity of Sanders and B^ofes : beat them in a Brals-Mor- ter ; firft pu> ting in the Mu«k,and then by degrees cafting in the Powder ; fo mingle them well. At laft, cut the powders into a Glafs clofe ftopt , that the fent may not tranfpire and grow dull. Theie are feveral Ccmpofiticcs of this Powder , which would be too tedious to recount. It may be made, either white, or black, or brown. The white is made of Crude Parget wafhed in Rofe-water, or other fweet Water ; and adding Mutk, Amber, Civet, and fuch-like,it will fmell at a good diflacce.
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Chap. VII.
How to make fweet Compounds,
THere may be made divers kindes of fweet Compounds ; of which are made Beads, which lome u'e to reckon their Prayers by , and others to mm theii cloihcs with : alio wafh-Balls to cleanfe and Iwecten the hands. And firli,
How to make fweet Bills with fmall charge, which yet fhall teem to be very coltly and fweer. Take one unce of Cyprian Powder , and Ber>j:miD of the belt mixture , which is brought out of Turky ; half anounceof ( love?, a fufficicnt quantity of lllyrian Ins. Vint, melt fomeGum Tragacancha in Rofe water : then with the former powder make it into a Maf ,and rowl it up in little Balls: bore them thorow,andnx every one on afeveral tent upon the Table : then take four Grains or Musk, diffolvc it in Rofe- water, and wafli the f ucfide of the Balls with it : then let them dry : afterwards wet them a- gain,for three or four times;io will they calf forth a molt plealant lent round about, which the/ will not quickly lofe. But if you would bcttow more coft , and have a greater tent, I will Chew
Hew to make them another way.
Take one ounce of Storax, of Amber half one, a fourth part of Labdarum cleanfed, one drachm of Lignum •aicss and Cinnamon,an eighth part of Musk Brat the Gum, Storax and Amber in a Brafs Morter with an Iron PcMe , beioi; both hot : when thele are weil mixed, call inthe other powder> , and mix them all together : ai alt add the Mu^k j and before they grow cold , form what you plcafe of tbem. I will add alfo
Another Compound,
very nectfory in a rime of Plague, which will not onely refrefti the Brains with its fweet odour , buc will preferveit againft lnic&ion : Take three ounces of Labda» num., as much Storax, one of Benjunin, an ounce and a half of Cloves, an ounce of Sanders, three of Ch;mphire,one of Lignum Aloes, Calamus Aromaiuus, and j"icc of Valeriana drachm of Amber: mix all thcie in the juice of Balm, Rofe water, and Storax diffohed. But to wafh the Face and Hands, I will letdown amoftNobie CompofitioD.
Of wafting Balls or Mtuk: Balls,
Take the fat of a Goat, and purific it in this manner: Boyl a Lye with the Pills of Citron in a Brafs Kettle « let the fat rr main in it for an hour : then (train it thorow a Liren-cloth into cold water, and it will be purified. Make the Lye of two parrs of the Allies of the Cerui's-Tiee, one of Lime, and half aPorringerof Alcm ; mingle them, and put them is a wooden Bowl , with two holts in the bottom , ftopt w'th Straw : then pour in water, that it may cover them three fingers over , and drain it out thorow the holes: when the firli is run out , add another quantity of water,and fo the third tirae^whilrt the water doth receive any faltnels. Keeptheie fevcra'i runnings alunder.and add feme cf the fecond & third unto the firlt,while a new E in if: for if it fink and go to the bottt m, it will be too weak ; therefore add lome of the firli running. If it fwim on the top, ard lie upon the furfaceof the Water, put in lome of the fecond aed third junniny, until it deicend, lothat lcarce any part of it be feen above the Water. Heat twenty pound of this Water in a Brafs Kettle, ard put into k two of the fat : then firain it out in:o broad P.a:ters. and expofe it to the hot Sun, mix in it, and referv c them. You may thus perlumethem: Put two pound of the P ders into a Br,w', and wiih a VVooden Spoon , mix it with Rofe- water , tiilLbe Very left : when it hath ltood flild a while, and is grown hard, add more water, and
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fet km the Sun t do this for ten days. Then tike half a drachm of Musk, fomewhat lefs Civet, and as much of Cinnamon well beaten : mix them, and if you add a lutie Rofe-powder,it will fmell much fwecter: chen judge of k by yournofe. If the ftnt be too weak, add more of the Perfumes ; if too lirong, more of the Soap.
How to make Soap) and multiply it. Since we are fallen upon the difcourfe of Soap,we will not pafs it over this:Take Soap Geta , and reduce it into a fmall Powder : let it on the fire in a Brafs Kettle full of Lye of a moderate firength ; fothat in three hundred pound of Lye, you may put fourfcore of Soap. When the Water beginrieth to boyl up in bubbles , ftir it with a wooden Ladle j and if the Lye do fail in the boy ling, add new. When the Water is evaporated , take the Kettle from the hre , and caft in fix pound of ordinary Sale well beaten ; and with an Iron Ladle empty it out, and let it cool all night. In the mean time, prepare a brine, fo fharp that it will bear an Egg. In the morning , cut the Soap into flices, and put it into a broad Veffel, and pour the brine on it : there let it Ita nd one quarter of a day, and it will become very hard. If you put fome Sal Alchali into the brine, it will make it much harder.