dead to make them come again put Linnen dipt in strong Vinegar to their Nose This Drink works the same effect upon an Horse and in lieu of Vinegar put some Water into his Ears Against the Wind in the Belly Apply a living Tench to the Patients Navel the Head being upwards towards the Stomach and tye it fast on with a Napkin and there leave it twenty four hours till it be dead then bury it in the Dung and you will see the Wind will vanish Dormitive Pills to be put in a Chaffin-dish between the Thighs and they will make one sweat abundantly Take an ounce of white Wax half an ounce of Tobacco make a mass thereof and make pills thereof according to Art Oyl of Butter for a Cold Gout and other Pains Melt your Butter upon hot Cinders and when it boils scum it very well then add the same weight of Spirit of Wine rectified and put it over the Fire till it be evaporated and the Oyl remain at the bottom To cleanse and incarnate the Teeth and Gums Take Dragons Blood and Cinamon three ounces burnt Allum two ounces make all of them into a fine Powder and rub the Teeth therewith every other Day To preserve the Gums and the Teeth that are loose Take Earth-Worms calcin'd and rub the Teeth therewith or else a Calves Liver dryed in an Oven and powdred adding the same quantity of Honey and boil it to the Consistence of an Opiate For the Marks of the Small Pox. Wash the Face with Water of White-wine-Vinegar distill'd at night going to Bed and the next morning with a Decoction made of Mallows and Bran do thus eight days together To cause that Antimony shall only purge downwards Take Crocus Metallorum and make it into a very fine Powder the which mingle with Aqua Vitae the which must be three fingers breadth above the Crocus Metallorum but it matters not what quantity for the Aqua Vitae draws what vertue it can and leaves the rest then strain the Aqua vitae and add thereto the same weight of good Sugar-Candy and set Fire to the Aqua vitae till it will burn no longer so there will remain a Syrup whereof you may give two or three Spoonfuls even to Women with Child for it works gently To keep one from growing fat Take Cherry-Kernels and put them in Sugar confect and use them night and morning you may use white Tartar in lieu of Salt with your meat Probatum The singular Vertues of the Herb called Fluellin This Herb is very common and yet little known by its Name it grows frequently among Corn and plough'd Lands about Harvest time the Country People use it when they cut themselves with Sythes c. The Water of its Leaves and Branches drawn when 't is in its full Virtue by an Alembic or Balneo Mariae is of wonderful use to stay the spreading of a Cancer in the Breasts and the spreading Polipus though one would think they were incurable and if you apply the same Herb to the forehead it will infallibly appease the pains of the Head injected it mundifies and consolidates Wounds and quickly drys up Fistula's and Ulcers which by other Remedies are made worse instill'd into watry Eyes it cures them and stays all Defluxions that may happen to them and so cause Inflammations and Dimness also applyed with a Linnen Cloth upon Tetters Itch Pustules Scabs Pimples Ring-worms St. Anthonies Fire c. 't will extinguish them in a little time as also all Inflammations drank for one day it stays all Rheums Vomittings Flux of the Belly drys up Hidropick Waters appeases pains of the Cholic cures Tertian and Quartan Fevers and I believe may profitably be given in other Fevers A wonderful Receipt for the Cure of the King 's Evil and other Wounds Take a quart of White-wine put it in a glaz'd earthen Pot and boil it with two ounces of Sugar and two ounces of round Birthwort cut in thin Slices and let it infuse upon hot Embers for four hours till the half be wasted For the Kings Evil you must add two drams of Zedoary and two drams of Rhapontic well beaten and tyed in a Linnen Cloth When you use it you must foment it as hot as it can be suffered and if it be deep you must seringe it and dress it thrice a day then take a Colewort Leaf dry it a little and apply it to the Wound with a Linnen Bolster To make the Plaister called Manus Dei. Take an ounce and a quarter of Galbanum three ounces and three drams of Ammoniacum and an ounce of Opoponax bruise the gums in a Mortar and infuse them in two quarts of good White-wine Vinegar without Mixture if it be possible the space of eight and forty hours stirring them every day twice or thrice with a Spatula then put them over the Fire in a Posnet and let it boil to the diminishing of half or thereabout then strain through a Strainer or strong Cloth pressing them so that there remain no Substance then put them again in the Fire and make them boil as before stirring them always with an Iron or wooden Spatula till the Gums come to a Body of the Consistence of Honey which you will know by letting fall a drop or two upon a Plate This done take two Pounds and an half of Sallet Oyl which you shall put into another Skillet apart with a Pound and half of Litharge of Gold and an ounce of Verdigrease both first powdred and sears'd and let them boil over a very gentle Fire stirring it continually with an Iron or wooden Spatula for otherwise the Litharge will get together till all be well incorporated together then encrease your Fire and boil it till it become of a red-brown Colour though it will be black before it will become reddish This being done put in a pound of new Wax cut in little Pieces and melt it therein stirring it continually with a Spatula then put in your Gums boil'd before and warm'd a little that they may strain the better but before this take heed that your Oyl be not too hot for if so all will boil i' th' Fire This done take what follows well powdred and sers'd four ounces of Diamond of Levant two ounces of long Birthwort Mastick Myrrh and Bdellium of each one ounce and two ounces of the purest Frankincense which you shall put into the Skillet and incorporate them very diligently together the Skillet being taken from the Fire and take heed that when you put in the said Powders your Oyl be not too hot for all will fly out and then you shall set all over the Cinders or a very gentle Fire that they may incorporate the better And when it is cold make a Paste thereof with your Hands moistned with Vinegar and make it into Rowls upon a Table besprinkled also with Vinegar and when they are dry wrap them in a Paper and keep them for your Use The said Plaister will
grow oyly you must have a Spoonfull and half of Rice Flower mix it together and strain it with a great Porringer full of Milk make it boil gently alwaies stirring it and add as much Sugar as will please your Pallat and boyl it thicker than common Porridge if you will add some of the brawn of a Capon it must be beaten with the Almonds and Rice and strained and the rest done as above Excellent Italian Fritters By Andrea Doria Take some Flower which dissolve in a Mortar of Marble with hot Milk or rather in good strong Chickin Broth this Paste must be beaten a long while then add the yolk of an Egg and beat it still at last almost as much Sugar as there is Paste continuing still beating then every time you fry them put fresh Hogs-lard into the Pan. They are very delicious to one glass of Flower put a quartern of boyling Milk A Pike after the manner of Poland Take water of boyl'd Parsley-roots White-wine Vinegar and Salt when this boyls up throw in the Pike then when you think fit add some Lemon Pepper Sugar and a little Saffron and Eat the Pike with this Sauce To make the Bones of a Shad-Fish eatable and preserve them boyl'd from Year to Year First you must cut your Shads into pieces about two fingers thick or any other sort of Fish and observe the Head nor Tail must not be in it then wash it well in several Waters and with a little small stick take out all the marrow that is in the Back-bone clearing it so that nothing remain for that is the chief Secret for preserving Fish and keeping it from all manner of Putrefaction then season with Salt Pepper and Spice each piece by it self and stick some Cloves in them but they must be wiped before they are seasoned then put them into a new well glazed earthen pot one upon another and add thereto two parts of Sallet Oyl and one of White-wine so that it be two fingers above the Fish that done cover the Pot close laying Salt about the edges let it boyl gently upon a Coal fire till the Wine be quite consumed which you may certainly know by the Pot making no more noise when it boyls then take it from the fire and let it cool You may keep it thus all the year round very good for it is much firmer this way than the common the bones are quite consumed You must take out the Pieces with a Silver or Wooden fork but nothing of Iron lay them upon a Plate with a little Vinegar and they are admirable To make Cream without a Fire Take a dish full of the top of Milk with the Cream to which add about four spoonfuls of scraped Sugar and at the same time about the bigness of a Pins head of good Rennet which dissolve therein then stirr all together that it may thicken a little When you would serve up this Cream scrape Sugar over it and add ten or twelve drops of Orange-flower Water If the Rennet be good it will harden in an hour they that will put in a very little bit of Musk the Orange flower Water is put in when it is served up lest it should dissolve the Cream To make a delicate Fool. Take the Yolk of an Egg and an hundred whole ones beat them well-in a dish putting over them Sugar as it dissolves and a little Rose-water the least you can at most a quarter of a Spoonful there must be at least four ounces of fine Sugar scraped then mix with it your Milk with the Cream stirring it then put the dish upon hot Embers so that it may not boyl nor be stirred after it is upon the Fire when it grows stiff it is enough Colour it with a red Pan serve it up cold and scrape over it some Sugar it will be an Hour stiffening but the longer the better To make an excellent sort of boyled Fool. Take Cream or fresh Milk and set it a boyling in a Pan with the Crumb of white Bread crumbled small and well dryed and fresh Butter let all boyl well together so long till it bubbles up stirring it very much with a Spoon to the end it stick not to the Skillet then take Yolks of Eggs beat and strain them through a Cieve add Salt and Sugar proportionable to the Quantity and if you will a little Saffron then when it has boyled and you perceive it begin to rise put in the Yolks of Eggs alwayes stirring it so that it may not burn to leaving it so long till the Butter comes up then take it from the Fire and take great care it burn not lay it by and when you want it serve it up with Sugar How to make an excellent Cake after a particular manner Take a dozen of Whites of Eggs with the shells well washed pound them so long in a stone Mortar till all be dissolved then add small Sugar and Flower but there must be more Sugar than Flower beat all well together till it comes to a hard Dough which spread upon a Paper like to another Cake and bake it in an Oven not over hot To Pickle and Preserve Cabbages Cut the Cabbages into many pieces which you must salt very well sprinkling them with Cloves not too small beaten and lay them in an earthen Pot glaz'd placing one layer of Salt and another of Cabbage to the top of the Pot the first and last lavers must be of Salt then fill it with good Vinegar and keep it stopped when you take any out to Eat it must be with a silver or woodden Spoon nothing of Iron must be put in nor the Vinegar be touch'd with your hand it can serve for a Sallet with a few Lettice-leaves which will make them be taken for Cabbage Lettice but then there must be no Cloves put to them but only Salt For Cucumbers You must chuse the least in the latter season and proceed as above For Purslane You must do the same observing that the sort which is lightcoloured is best and not the dark For Artichokes Do the same thing For Sparagus The same For Green Pease Fill an Earthen Pot with half Vineger half Water into which put your green Pease cover the Pot and stop it close and when you would take them out to eat steep them in fresh Water To keep Beans They must be gathered thorough ripe that is when the Cod begins to grow black and having taken them out of the Cod peel off the Skin that covers each Bean dry them upon a hurdle in the Oven after the Bread is taken out or if you will at the Sun and of all things take care there be no moisture left in them when you would dress them if it be when they are come again you may add a few of the new Leaves and Flowers to give them a taste and make them pass for that years Beans garnish the Dish round with Bean flowers before you stew them they must be
thereon two or three drops of Juice of Citron and it will instantly become red A wonderful Cure for a Fistula Take a living Toad put it into a Crucible covered that it may not get out and reduce it to Ashes with a fierce Fire the Fire not touching the Toad Apply this Powder to the Fistula washing it first with White-wine warm or the Urine of a male Child Probatum A remarkable Receipt made of a Man's Skull Take of the impalpable Powder of a Scull and apply it to any Wound or Ulcer whatever and it will cure it This was experienc'd by Monsieur President Bolanger in an Ulcer that none could cure in ten years Against the Bloody Flux and how to draw the Tincture of Coral Take a Pumice-stone quench it three or four times in good Vinegar in an earthen Pot till it look red bray the Coral very fine and make a bed of Pumice-stone in an earthen pot then a bed of Coral do this thrice so that the first and last be of Pumice-stone lute the Pot well and put it in a Glass or Potters Fornace for two dayes take it out and pour Vinegar upon the Powders so often till they have lost their redness then evaporate the Vinegar in a Glass or Earthen-vessel well glaz'd in which will remain the tincture or colour of Coral So you may draw all sorts of Colours of Minerals and Metals reduc'd to powder The Dose is one dram in an Egg. The Syrup is made after this manner Take two ounces of this Tincture and three ounces of Sugar-Candy which put in a large varnish'd earthen Vessel in Balneo Mariae continually stirring your Matter with a wooden Spatula till it be boyl'd to the consistence of a Syrup for this hinders the precipitating of the tincture of Coral Another way to draw the Tincture of Coral Take Virgin-wax and scrape it into a new Pot wherein you have put little pieces of Coral so that the Coral be therewith covered melt and boyl them gently upon live coals and the Wax will draw all the Tincture of Coral the which you shall try by taking out a little piece of the Coral which you must do commonly within a Quarter of an hour Withdraw the Fire and let the Wax cool which you shall take and scrape into an Urinal and pour thereon good thrice distill'd Vinegar or strong Spirit of Wine and put it on hot Embers that the Wax may give to the Vinegar the tincture which it took from the Coral then take it from the Fire and being cold separate the Vinegar from the Wax and evaporate it being evaporated you 'll find your Tincture at the bottom red like Cinaber Against the Stone Take two pounds of Sallet Oyl which you shall distill in an Alembick with Sand and take three Spoonfuls every day of the Water or Phlegm that flows in the morning three hours after Dinner and at night going to bed for nine dayes This Water dissolves the Stone in the Kidneys and Bladder That which remains in the Alembic is for the Gout and Contraction of the Nerves from a cold cause An excellent Receipt for the Gravel Take two pounds of the Roots of male Nettles and cleanse them and boyl them in a Gallon of Water to the diminishing of the third part then add three pints of good White-wine boyl them over a gentle Fire for an hour then let them cool being almost cold take out the Roots and press them then put the Juyce with the Decoction into a new earthen pot when 't is clear'd by seething and that you would use it take three Pills of fresh Butter having swallow'd them drink a glass of the Decoction fasting as early as you can and two hours after a Porringer of clear Broth for three dayes together at each decrease of the Moon Laxative Clysters are excellent you must take them the night before you take the Decoction For the same Take Eglantine Berries dry the Seeds in the Sun or in an Oven powder them put a dram of them in a small glass of White-wine to steep seven or eight hours drink it half an hour before you go to bed stirring it well that nothing remain in the bottom This produces great Effects for it drives out all sorts of Gravel and breaks the Stone so that you will void it by small pieces Probatum But you must take it but for two dayes together and eight dayes after and at the decrease of the Moon You may make a Marmalade of the red Fruit and cat thereof after meals and it will hinder any thing from coagulating in the Body For the same Take Wild-Parsly seeds infuse them in White-wine for twelve dayes and drink a glass thereof three mornings fasting For the same Take the skins within the Gizards of Pullets and wash them with White-wine dry and powder them the dose is a dram in as much White-wine as you please To cure all Ruptures a Remedy much approved of by the Cardinal de la Rochefoucault Take a pound of black Pitch yellow Wax and Rosin twelve ounces Mutton Suet eight ounces Cats-tail and Dragons-blood four ounces Gum dragant Arabic and Gauls one ounce Blood-stone two ounces severally prepar'd and dryed with Vinegar Pepper beaten two ounces Wood-lice and Cumin-seed dried and powdered two ounces green Acorns prepar'd with Vinegar and powdred two ounces they are mixed by melting the Suet with a pint of thick red Wine to which add the Galls bruised and boyl them to a consumption of the Wine that done strain it and put it on the fire adding the Wax and Rosin which you must melt therein melt the black Pitch in another Vessel then pour the first mixtion into the melted Pitch stirring it continually with a stick to incorporate them then you must take away the Fire and put it upon hot Embers then pour in the Powders by little and little stirring them very well that the Plaister may be well mix'd before you apply it you must shave away the hair if there be any and foment the place where the Malady is with strong Vinegar wherein Allum hath been dissolv'd and change the Plaister every two dayes and renew the Fomentation every four and twenty hours Moreover let the Patient keep his Bed for about a fortnight more or less and lye upon his back with his head as low as he can and drink no Wine unless it be allay'd with Water or small Beer c. and eat no salt meats Pulse nor Beef For the same whether Man or Woman though aged experimented by one that was bursten thirty years Take an ounce and half of white Mastich Troy weight an ounce and half of common Turpentine an ounce and half of Masticorum which is a sticking Gum or Liquor found in the head of great wild prickly Thistles which have a head like Artichoaks from which having taken the prickly leaves you will find this glewish Humour stick to your fingers Mix all together in a little earthen pot new
the same Take oyl of Scorpions Mithridate of Montpelier of each two ounces mingle these in a Mortar till they be well incorporated and put them into a glaz'd earthen Pot. Rub the Back-bone therewith the Temples and the Groins and the Joynts the spaces between the Knees the Soles of the Feet the Palms of the Hands and alwayes when you use this Ointment you must wash the Parts you intend to anoint with Rose-water The Remedy is admirable An Astringent to stop the Blood in a Wound or at Nose Take the tenderest tops of Nettles crush them between your Fingers or in a Mortar and apply them to the Wound and the Blood will stop which is very certain For the same Take half a Spoonful of the smallest Earth-Worms of the inner bark of Elder a good Handful a good spoonful of red Wine as much Sallet-Oyl a good handful of Mouse-ear a piece of fine Sugar as much new Wax three grains of Salt boil them all till half be wasted strain it and apply it to the Part. For all Intermitting Fevers Take an handful of St. John's-Wort infuse it in White-Wine strain it twenty four hours after and take it before the Fit For the same Take the Skin that sticks to the Eggs-shell fold it about the little Finger of the left hand and there let it remain for twenty four hours and 't will Cure them To Purge gently and chiefly those troubled with a Dropsy Take Spurge-seed well beaten steep it twenty four hours in Aqua Vitae dry it in the Sun steep it again twenty four hours and dry it again then steep it the third time as long in Sallet-Oyl dry it and keep it To use it you must dry it upon a Plate to take away the husk put the white being beaten to infuse in White-Wine all Night and drink a Glass thereof fasting For the Dropsie Take the Juice of the inner rind of the Elder give thereof two ounces to the Patient to drink in a Glass of Cows Milk an hour before Meals this will make you void much Flegm and Purges gently For the Watry Dropsie Take every morning a Glass of two pints of White-Wine and a fourth of Saller-Oyl wherein put a drachm of Salt of Wormwood do thus for eight dayes in which time you shall Purge with Rubarb Turbith and Jalap powdered and mingled together the dose is one dram in White-Wine After Purging you shall take the aforesaid Oyl for eight dayes more and so be cured Note you must rub your Belly every Night before the Fire with Sallet-Oyl till there comes a little Sweat on the forehead For the same Take what quantity you will of Crabs-Eyes wash them with White-Wine dry and powder them whereof give a drachm fasting in the morning in half a Glass of Lilly-Water To Cure a Bruise quickly Take Burgundy Pitch dissolved in Aqua Vitae and spread a Plaister thereof upon Leather and apply it to the Malady and 't will Cure it For Apoplectics Take seven or eight drops of the Essence of Rosemary in a Glass of good Wine Note the Patient must be standing and rub his Stomach to make the Remedy penetrate the better if it succeeds not the first time it will not fail the second For the Bowels fallen down Take Ladies mantle in Water or in Powder in Broth or White-Wine it pulls back and stays up the Bowels it is likewise proper for Women that cannot conceive with Child To Cure the Gonorrhea and Carnosity Probatum Take the Juice of the Herb and Root of our Ladies Thistle an ounce in as much more White-wine for eight mornings or more and you will be cured Otherwise Take two or three ounces of Mercury well purified which put into a glaz'd Pot which you must fill with Fountain Water adding two spoonfuls of crude Tartar powdered and a handful of Salsaparilla let them boil for half an hour set them to cool and use it for your ordinary Drink this will cure you even of a Bubo or Winchester Goose An excellent Ptisan for the French Pox. Take six drachms of Salsaparilla as much Antimony in Powder fold the Antimony in white Linnen tye it to the middle of a Stick to hang in a Pot not touching the bottom Powder the Salsaparilla that is beat it well or cut it in small pieces but 't is better in Powder put in also in powder forty Walnuts with the skins that divides the Kernel the oldest are the best six drachms of China Wood and a little Brazil Wood rasp'd to give a Colour to the Ptisan you having put them all in the Pot with two quarts of Water and the Antimony hanging in the middle let it boil open two or three boilings then put in also your powders of Walnuts and China and boil them over a gentle Fire to the wasting of the third part You must make this Drink three or four times over and strain it well every time for a perfect Cure You must first purge the Patient with an ordinary Purgation the day after you have let him Blood the third day make him drink a full Glass of the Ptisan at five a clock in the morning eating nothing for three hours after at eight a clock let him Eat and three hours after let him take a Glass of Ptisan at twelve a clock let him Eat at five a clock another Glass of Ptisan at nine a clock let him Sup at midnight another full Glass of Ptisan and so continue this Course for twelve days he must abstain from Womens company from drinking pure Wine and eating salt or spiced Meats all other honest exercise is permitted For ten days he must take Clysters morning and evening if he be bound in his Body and eat Prunes at his Meals Among his Wine he shall put half of this Water following Put in two quarts of Fountain Water upon the dregs that settles at the bottom of the Pot without the Antimony boil it to the Consumption of the third part this Water hath no bad Taste Pills of Lytharge for the Venereal Disease Take Trochisches of Alhandal Crocus Metallorum Sal Gemma of each one drachm Aloes Succotrine two drachms Electuary of Roses six drachms make them into Pills the Dose is twelve Grains which must be taken in the morning fasting taking a few Anniseed Comfits after it They are to be taken for fifteen or twenty days together and if you will you may take at the beginning a Decoction made of the bark of Guajacum Salsaparilla six drachms China three drachms Sassaphras and Wood of Cubebs of each two ounces infusing them twenty four hours in ten pints of Fountain or River Water An Emplaster for the Lungs and Stomach which will keep good two years Take two drams of Aloes Rue a little bruised three or four handfuls common Water seven or eight Porringers full boyl all in a glased earthen Pot to the consumption that the Liquour may wet a linnen Cloth then strain it through a linnen cloth and dip
into the deaf Ear and stop it with Cotton and lye on the other side To preserve the Eyes from Weeping and keep them fair and clean Distill a great quantity of Leaves of Mallows in white or red Wine and with the Water thereof wash the Eyes Night and Morning Pope Paul the Fifth used it in his Old Age. For a Pain in the Eyes Take Rose-water in a Glass boyl hard an Egg warm from the Hen and take away the Shell cut it in the middle and take away the Yolk and fill it with Sugar-Candy and re-joyn both Parts which you must tye with Crimson Silk which done dissolve a little Salt of Saturn in the Rose-water and put the Egg therein for twenty four Hours then wash the Eyes with the same Water There is nothing better to take away an Inflammation An Emplaister to be apply'd to an Artery which the King made use of Take half an Ounce of Mastick Bolearmoniack two drams Saffron fifteen Grains Opium a Scruple the whole being reduc'd to a Consistence in an hot Mortar make an Emplaister thereof with a little Turpentine adding towards the end a little Vinegar For the Pain of the Eyes Apply a Snakes Skin and burn the said Skin and receive the Smoke into your Eyes For the same Take ripe Sloes and beat them in a Marble Mortar then distill them and put a drop of this Water into the Eye For the same A Secret of Marshal de Thorstexson in Swedeland Take Rose-water and Plantan-water of each two ounces Fountain and Fennel-water of each one ounce Aloes Succotrine powdred half an ounce put them into a Marble Mortar with the White of an Egg and incorporate them till the Aloes be dissolv'd when you use it warm a little in a silver Spoon and put a drop in the Eye Night and Morning For the same Take a little white Vitriol in powder one part Oris of Florence powdred another part Sugar Candy another part mingle them together and put them in a Glass of Fountain Water more or less warm it and stir it coutinually and put a drop warm in the Eye going to Bed at Night For the same Take a new-laid Egg roast or boyl it hard take out the Yolk which done crumble it in a Glass then cover it with Fountain-water and infuse it all night in the morning strain it and add of Putty the bigness of a Filberd which you shall dissolve therein put one drop of this into the Eye Another for the same Take Plantan Leaves that have not been eaten by the Worms cleanse them well from Dirt and warm them a little then apply the out-side long-ways to the Eye two to each and let them lye on all Night if the Eye be curable the Leaves will dry if not otherwise For Deafness and Noise in the Ears Take a white Onion cut it long-ways to take out the middle Stalks then joyn it together and tye it with a String and fill the Vacancy with Oyl of Cammomil and roast the Onion in hot Cinders being roasted press it between two Trenchers and put some of the Juice thereof into the Ear with Cotton A Water of great Virtue to comfort the Teeth preserve the Gums from Putrefaction and cure the warry Eyes Take half a pound of white Vitriol Bole Armoniack six ounces Camphir an ounce and half make them into a Powder whereof take an ounce and half and put it into water ready to boyl and let it boyl a little and strain it through a Linnen-cloth then take it from the Fire This Water cures all sorts of Ulcers alone cures all Defluxions and mundifies comforts the parts makes the Hands fair and cures all sorts of Itch. To appease the Tooth-ach Take as much Water as Vinegar and boil it with Cloves Salt Pepper and a little Aqua Vitae and make thereof a Gargarism For the same Take of the inward Bark of Ash and the inward Bark of Rosemary of each half a quarter burn them in a hot chaffin-dish and of the Powder thereof make a Paste with Aqua Vitae and apply the bigness of a Pease to the Artery For the same Take of the Juyce of Celandine condens'd cut it in two and apply it to the Tooth For the same Probatum Take the quantity of a Bean of Camphir dissolve it in as little as may be of Aqua Vitae in a small Glass Vial upon hot Cinders then touch the Tooth with a little tent of Cotton or Linnen and if it be hollow leave the Cotton or Linnen moistned in the Tooth An admirable secret to make a Tooth fall out of the Mouth without Pain Take a green Lizard alive put it into a new Earthen Pot unglas'd stop it and lute it well and put it into a Furnace and when you know 't is dead take the Pot out when 't is cold make an hole in the Cover the bigness of a Pease into which pour an ounce of Aqua Fortis and half an ounce of Aqua Vitae mixed together then stop the hole with fat Earth and put the Pot to the fire again till the Waters be all consumed and the Lizard reduced to Powder then beat it in a woodden Mortar and keep it in a dry Place to use as followeth Rub the Gum of the pained Tooth and in a moment after it will make the Gum to part from the Tooth and it from the Jaw-Bone and so you may take it away without pain For the Jaundies Take fine Steel make it red hot in a Farriers Forge when 't is very red take a quartan of common Sulphur and put to the Steel having a woodden Vessel underneath in which is three quarts of White-wine and when the Sulphur touches the red Steel it will melt drop by drop which you shall let fall into the Wine this done strain the Wine through a Linnen Cloth and drink thereof for four mornings fasting two hours after the dose is a Glass at a time You may also take the melted Steel in the woodden Vessel and powder it which is excellent for the same Disease and for the stopping of the Months in Women given in the Decoction of Betony or Lungwort For the Falling Sickness Take 20 grains of a Ravens Brain dryed and powdred in a Glass of White-Wine in the decrease of the Moon Another infallible Receipt for the same Take a mans Scull if for a Man and a Womans if for a Woman it must be an entire one make it into an impalpable Powder to which add the Root of Peonie powdred one ounce with nine grains of its seed and a dram of Misseltoe of the Oak all in Powder in a pint of White-Wine of the best red Spanish Wine or the best red Wine that you can get drink it all in nine Mornings the nine last dayes of the Moon and if the Disease returns at the increase give it for nine days in the new of the Moon and continue this for three Moons For the Spleen Take a Piece of Steel powder
it and wash it twelve times changing your Water every time then infuse the Powder in a pint of White-Wine in the Sun a whole day and all Night over hot Cinders then take out the Wine and Powder of Steel and put to it half an ounce of Senna and a little Scolopendria you shall take every morning four ounces in a Glass walking about the Chamber and fasting two hours after unless some Broth wherein a good many Herbs have been boil'd to which you may add Ceterach Probatum For a Pain in the Side Take black Pitch Capons Grease new Wax and Rosin of each one Dram Oyl of Camomil one ounce Sulphur Orris of each about an half ounce Turpentine one ounce make an Emplaister of them all and apply it to the Part grieved For the Pleurisie Take an handful of Perwincle steep it an hour or two in White-Wine strain it and give it the Patient to drink For the beating of the Heart Take distilled water of Balm it cures the beating of the Heart and hinders vomiting For those that are poyson'd by some Metal or Mineral Take two or three drops of Oyl of Tartar in Broth or Wine and swallow it down and it will precipitate all the Poyson To cure a swell'd and inflamed Knee Make a Cataplasm of Milk white-bread Crums Hony Butter Marsh-Mallows all well beaten and mixt together and apply it to the Pain Against the Plague Take one or two of the biggest Toads you can get put them into an unvarnish'd earthen Pot lute it well and put it into a Furnace till the Toads be burnt and reduc'd to Ashes of which give a dram in a Glass of Wine this is good before and after the Plague For the same Take Carduus Benedictus in Powder one Dram in a Glass of Wine it helps before and after the Plague The Juyce of Carduus Benedictus made into a Syrup is excellent for the same To take away the Marks of the Plague Take Carduus Benedictus and apply it to the Cicatrizes and it will take away the Marks For swelled Cods Take Salt of Carduus Benedictus and mingle it with sweet Wine and lay Linnen Cloth wet therein to the Parts For the same Take Marigold Flowers beat them and press out the Juyce and foment the part afflicted therewith warm and lay the Dreggs thereon dipt therein Probatum A Preservative against the Plague Take three or four great Toads seven or eight Spiders and as many Scorpions put them into a Pot well stopt and let them lye some time then add Virgin Wax make a good Fire till all become a Liquour then mingle all with a Spatula and make an Oyntment and put it into a Silver Box well stopt the which carry about you being well assured that while you carry it about you you will never be infected with the Plague Against the Plague approved Take Rue Wormwood Juniper Berries well beaten Garlick cleansed from its Pills Angelica cleansed from its Bark and Wood Cloves Nutmegs of each one ounce beat them grosly in a Mortar then mingle them together in a quart of the best Vinegar and boyl them in a new Pot to the Consumption of the third part then strain them and let them cool being cold put it into a Glass Bottle and use it as followeth Dip a Linnen Cloth therein and smell thereto from time to time Or else take half a Spoonful fasting every morning being amongst the infected and rub your Joynts and Parts of the Body which the Plague ordinarily seizes on and if you be infected drink a Glass thereof A Remedy wherewith Madam the Marquess of Chenoise cured divers Phrensical People You must begin with bleeding three days before you use this following Receipt Take a glased earthen Pot that holds six quarts wherein put three handfuls of Tree-Ivy with three pints of White-wine stop the Pot with Paste for fear the Air enter then set it over hot Cinders with a gentle fire for twenty four hours together without ceasing keeping it always after the same fashion then take it off and pour out the Wine that remains therein and take the Ivy and beat it in a Marble Mortar an hour without ceasing then add six ounces of Sallet Oyl and mingle them well in the Mortar reducing them to the form of an Unguent which divide into three equal parts of which take one part and strain it through a linnen Cloth and with the Juyce that comes forth rub the sick Persons Head first cutting off the Hair then the Temples and the Dregs that remain put between two linnen Cloths and bind them on which let lye eight hours without removing then proceed thus five times keeping eight hours of interval no more nor less without failing For a Noli Me tangere Take of Crabs Eyes calcin'd an ounce a day in White-wine or Broth in the Morning fasting and put some of the same Powder upon the Plaisters To cure all sorts of Vlcers and Gangrenes Take an handful or two of quick Lime quench it in common Water take a dram of Sublimate which dissolve also in common Water pour on by inclination the Lime Water upon the sublimate Water which will become red wash the part with this Water and it will make the Escar fall off An admirable Plaister for Wounds Vlcers Cancers Kings-Evil Bubo's Corns in the Feet and Tumors that come in such like Places Approved Take the best Sallet Oyl a pound put it in an earthen Vessel upon the Fire and when 't is hot add yellow wax cut in pieces three ounces stir it with a wooden Spatula when 't is melted put in six ounces of Ceruse finely powdred always stirring it very well and the mixture will become white the which in boyling will lose its colour and become dark and before it be so add Litharge of Gold very finely powder'd and sears'd one ounce and when 't is well incorporated add half an ounce of Terra Sigillata and incorporate them very diligently then add half an ounce of white Baum continually stirring them that they do not stick to the Bottom and to know when all is well boil'd put a drop in a Spoonful of Water if it be black 't is a sign 't is enough then take it from the Fire and add two drams of Oyl of Rosemary and incorporate it with the rest then let it rest about half a quarter of an Hour and when you shall hold it to the Light if it begins to separate put it into a great Bason of cold Water and incorporate it with your hands to mingle it well then make it into Rowls that it may keep the better For all sorts of old Vlcers Take a dry Walnut-leaf powder'd put it on the Ulcer and lay a Walnut leaf thereon the which leaf alone will cure the Ulcer For the Hemorrhoides Take a Tobacco-leaf steep it a Day and Night in Water and apply it to the Hemorrhoides and it will cure them For the same Take a Sorrel-leaf put it
doing all this seven times then they will be calcin'd and may be made into Powder of a Saffron Dye if you rub it between your Fingers Take a Pound of Sugar-Candy finely powdred and therewith make one Lay upon another in a Retort of sealed Earth the which bury in a Pot full of Sand and cover the said Pot with another Pot to keep in the Heat and give it a gentle Charcoal-fire above and below let it be such a Heat as that when they bake the Bread in the Oven without being excessive twenty four Hours then take it from the fire and bray all in a Marble-Mortar and put it into a Vessel that the Matrice hold about twice as much as the Alembick and at the sides a Neck for the Matter which put into the said Vessel with a Pint of pure Aqua vitae and let them be sealed well twenty four Hours together over a good Fire that the Aqua vitae may always boil and when you see a Whiteness at bottom which is the Calx of the Gold 't is done pour out the said Water by Inclination which will be of a Violet Tincture approaching to red or yellow the which will cure the Leprous giving them one grain a day and all other forsaken Maladies and all incurable Diseases Another manner of making Aurum Potabile Take three Pints of Leaves of Gold three of Glass of Antimony three Pints of Sugar-Candy the whole well powdred mingle them together and put them into a Glass Alembick the which being cover'd with its Head and Recipient distill them with a gentle Fire at first and at last a strong one the whole will turn into a Liquor which will be done in five or six hours The Dose is four or five Drops in some specifick Water and purges very gently A most excellent Preparation of Antimony and its Vertue Take mineral Antimony at least fifteen or twenty pounds bruise it grosly that done take three Pots of Earth of an Alembic or of another sort that will endure the fire well pierce it at bottom with little holes and there put a great Iron Pan full of holes wherein you shall put your Antimony then put it upon another Pot and cover it with a third that the Mouth of the one may just go into the other lute the Joynts well the Lute being dry and without clefts bury the first in the Earth and make round about that which shall contain the Antimony a four-square Fornance of Brick within the distance of four fingers which you shall fill with burning Char-coals encompassing all the said Pot with the Pot above and there continue a great Fire for a long hour let it be dying a whole Night that it be all wholly cold then unlute it and you will find all your Antimony in your Pot below which make into an impalpable Powder which you shall put in an earthen Plate like a pastry Cooks which is very large at the bottom the which place upon a Furnace wherein you shall make a gentle Fire stirring the Powder continually with a Spatula till it smoak not and be of a greenish Color taking heed that it melt not through too much Fire then melt it in a new earthen Vessel with a great Fire in an open Furnace when you have put it in Water plunge in it a Rod of Iron and taking it presently out see at the Light if it be transparent and of a Citron Colour then pour it out into a clean Copper Bason being cold make it into an impalpable Powder and put it into a glass Cucurbite and pour thereon Vinegar thrice distilled cover the Cucurbite with a glass Box luted with a starched Cloth being very dry put half the Cucurbite into Horse Dung for three daies then taking it out of the Dung unlute it and having rested a good hour pour out clear that coloured Vinegar by inclination into an earthen Vessel without disturbing it stop the Vessel well then pour other Vinegar upon your Powders digest them as before in the Dung for three Daies then pouring them gently into the said Vessel continue this extraction and process as long as the Vinegar will colour it this done take the Dreggs at the bottom of that Cucurbit and wash them well with clear Water and being well rubbed with a dry Cloth pour on the Vinegar coloured then having put on its top distill it dry in the Cinders and there will remain a yellowish Powder in the bottom upon which you shall pour the quantity of two ounces of good spirit of Wine then having stirred it well and covered the Cucurbit with its Box that is one of those glass Vessels where they put the preserved Cherries lute it well with starched Bands and the lute very dry put it in Horse Dung half covered for three daies then having taken it out of the Dung unlute the Cloths letting it stand an hour pour out your Tincture into a clean Vessel without any Dregs then stop the Vessel well and put into the Cucurbit other Spirit of Wine high two Fingers bredth repeating this operation as long as the Spirit of Wine will colour it self then put all the Spirit of Wine so coloured into a clear Cucurbit and covering it with its top luted with a Recipient distill entirely all the said Spirit of Wine and keep the Powders which you find in the bottom of the Alembic upon which you shall pour Rain-water distilled thrice in Sand with a very gentle Fire and pour it on your Powders and distill it as before after which your Powders will not be any wayes vomitive the Virtues and Doses of which are as follow Four grains taken in White-wine drives away the Leprosy Pox purifying the corrupt Blood Purges the Malancholic resists Worms cures the Asthmatics Purges without Stool or Vomiting but by Sweat Urine and Spittle removes the cause of Diseases and restores what is corrupted To incite Venery Easter Satyrion at the end of the Month of May and take the two Kernels that are within its root that o th' lest side is the better and put five or six whole Kernels or in pieces into a Bottle of Spanish Wine and stop it very close and put it very deep in Horse-Dung the space of two or three Months then take thereof at your Discretion fasting in a Morning and at Night going to Bed For the same Take a Quart of Spanish Wine wherein put half a dram of Salt of Sage and stop it well then bury it in Sand for a fortnight or three weeks and take thereof as before To bereave one of their Wits and make them come again Eat of the Root of Faba Inversa in Powder and to make them come again take the Juice of an Onion and put it into the Ears For the same and amaze a Person Infuse the Berry called Strammonium in White-wine for twenty four hours and make him drink it and immediately he or she that drank shall fall down to the Ground as if they were
it through a Linnen Cloth into a glass Bottle that it be a quarter empty to which add three drops of white Balsam or Balsam of Peru the first is the best to a quart of Water and then shake the Bottle for 10 or 12 hours without intermission till the Balsom be intirely incorporated into the said Water and the Water remain a little troubled and a little whitish and then it hath arriv'd to its perfection It wonderfully embellishes the Face and preserves it young and fresh it takes away wrinkles also in time in using it once a day Note you must wash your Face with River Rain or Fountain-water before you use this Water To take away the wrinkles from the Face Take a Fire-shovel and heat it and cast thereon the Powder of Myrrh putting the Face over it to receive the Fume having a a course Cloth about the Head the better to receive the Fume do this thrice then heating the Fire-shovel again take some White-wine in your mouth and besprinkle the Shovel therewith receiving the Fume that rises doing thus likewise thrice continuing it morning and evening as long as you will and you will see wonders A most excellent Pomatum for the Face Take what quantity you please of Sheeps-feet and having peel'd them take out the Bones and break the long Bones to take out the Marrow do this at full of the Moon for there 's then much more Marrow to do this well you must steep the Bones a day or two in Water and set it in a Cellar changing the Water three or four times a day by which means you will break them more easily to two dozen of Sheeps-feet you must add at least half a dozen of Calves feet having taken out the Marrow wash it in several Waters and in Rose Water till it be very white then also wash the Bones well after you have taken out the Marrow and boil them in fair water an hour or two then strain them through a Linnen Cloth and let the Water stand till the next night then with a silver Spoon take off the oyl or grease that swims or is fixt upon it the which you shall put to the Marrow and melt them over a Charcoal Fire adding to the weight of about four ounces a dram of Borax and as much Roch Allum calcin'd and boiling them a very little add thereto two ounces of the Oyl of the four cold Seeds drawn without Fire with a little white Wax or Mutton Suet but that of the Hide or Skin of a Kid is best of all for some hold that the first reddens the Face and the Wax cuts it when this doth neither then strain it through a Linnen Cloth and keep it for your use An excellent Pomatum for the Lips Take Oyl of sweet Almonds one ounce put it upon the Fire with about a drachm oâ— a little more of Mutton Suet newly kill'd and of wild Bugloss scrap'd to give it a Colour boil them some time together and 't is made for your use you may if you will in lieu of Oyl of sweet Almonds take that of Jasmin or other Flowers if you would give it a good Scent the Oyl of sweet Almonds must be drawn without Fire To take away the redness of the Face Take the long Bones of Sheeps-feet and burn them in the Fire till they may be easily powdred which you shall infuse in White-Wine for the space of twenty four hours then strain it and use it to wash and cleanse the Face for four Feet you must have a Glass of White-wine Handcherchiefs of Venice Take of French Chalk half a quarter calcine it in a Glass Furnace or otherwise then moisten it with good Aqua Vitae or good Spirit of Wine letting them incorporate well together for twenty four hours then wet your Cloths therewith and let them dry in the shade out of the Dust the Sun or Fire 't is good to moisten them thrice and then use them dry'd This manner is most excellent and never fails Lac Virginis Take Storax and Benjoin of each two ounces Powder them and strain them with twelve ounces of Spirit of Wine three or four times put them all in a Glass Bottle that is two thirds empty stop it with Parchments pricking four or five holes in it then put in Balneo Mariae for a quarter of an hour only that is when you see the Water boil take the Vial off quickly and wrap it in a Napkin that the Bottle break not then take an ounce of white Balsam or that of Peru into which put the treddle of an Egg first mingled in your hand with as little as may be of Aqua Vitae then let all settle for forty Days and then use it Another Lac Virginis more ready and sure Take Housleek beat it in a Marble Mortar and take out the Juice with a Press strain the Juice warming first a very little which helps to Clarifie it and when you will you may use it you must put it into a Glass and put therein some drops of good Spirit of Wine and instantly you will have a kind of curdled Milk of the said Juice which is most excellent to unite the Skin and take out wrinkles A most excellent Spanish White Take the Seeds of Oriental Pearl white or pale Coral of each two ounces beat them apart then put them into a Matras and add as much Aq. fort as you shall think fit Juice of Citron is better then you must have another Matras wherein you must put Tin-Ice 8 ounces having first beaten it well and pour therein the said Water till all be dissolv'd then mingle the Pearl and Coral together and that which you have dissolv'd to the Tin-Ice pour upon the said Pearl and Coral to cause them to precipitate and before you mingle them you must add twice every day Fountain-water till you perceive no Taste of the Aqua-fortis and then you shall use it with Peach-Flowers distilling each apart and when you use them take a little quantity of each and so Compound them To whiten the Teeth Take Rose-Water Syrup of Roses white Honey Plantan-Water of each half an ounce Spirit of Vitriol four ounces mingle them together and rub your Teeth with a Linnen-Cloth and wash them with equal parts of Rose and Plantan-Water For the same Take Sage Flowers of red-Roses of each a small handful Orris-root half an ounce Guaiacum three drams Rose-wood a dram Cuttle-bone two drams Mastich three drams Myrrh and Cinamon of each a dram Pumice-stone prepared six drams red Sanders finely powdred half an ounce red Coral six drams make them into a Powder For the same Take red Coral Cuttle-bone both reduced to fine Powder Pearls Crabs-claws calcin'd burnt Harts-horn of each one dram Salt of Worm-wood a Scruple make them into a Powder For the same Take Rosemary-wood and burn it to a Coal which you shall put into Rose-Vinegar letting it infuse twenty four hours in a clear Shade then dry it in the Sun
reiterating it with a second warm Water at last you shall put up the said Pearls without fouling or unstringing them on white Paper and carry them into a Cellar upon a Board or Bench without covering them and let them remain there only twenty four hours Note For fear the Rats or Cats should enter and throw them down you must put at the bottom some weighty thing To make excellent Saphyrs Take white River Crabs and calcine them so that they look red i' th' fire and quenching them in strong Vinegar repeating this Operation six or seven times in the same Vinegar reduce them into powder in an Iron Mortar then put it into a Crucible with the weight of the Crabs and moss of Tartar which is thus to be ordered Calcine the Tartar and put it in a moist Place in an Hippocrates sleeve and in the bottom of the said sleeve there will be gathered a moss which the said Tartar makes in liquifying and turning it self into Water Then cover the Crucible and set it to dissolve for the space of four hours To Dye Crabs white and Transparent You must Calcine them after the manner before prescribed and reduce them to powder within the space of four hours and cast thereon very fine Powder of Salt of Tartar and of Salt of Alcali and towards the end throw in of Bay-Salt fixt a very little a quarter of an hour after let it cool of it self Before you put your Crabs in Infusion you must take a part of them and beat them in a Brass Mortar and you will make an Emerald the second part you must beat in an Iron Mortar with a Pestle of the same and this will be of a Rubie Colour and the third part in a Glass Mortar with a Pestle of the same and this will be a Diamond To reduce a Crab into Paste and make it into what form one would Take River Crabs and calcine them and break them into little pieces then let them steep twenty four hours or more in strong Vinegar till they may be reduc'd to a Powder the which Powder you shall mix with Turpentine and Organicum the whole being well pasted together make them into what form you please and then bake them in an Oven To make yellow Amber white Take for Example a pound of yellow Amber and put it into a very strong Cucurbit of earth and add thereto two pounds of Sal Gemm or Bay Salt and upon them as much Fountain Water as will serve to dissolve the Salt which being dissolv'd pour on a little River Water and boil them all together in an Alembick without a Neck the space of four Hours China Ink. Take an ounce of Lam black two drams of Indigo half a dram of Peach black Endive burnt one dram beat them all with a moity of Fig-Leaf Water and another part of common Milk and a very little Gum Arabick being all well beaten form Tablets thereof Note you must clarifie your Lam-black in an earthen Pot to take away all the filth To make Lavanturine You must lay one or two lays of Cinaber beaten with Isinglass being dry moisten them with Gum Arabic somewhat strong and then presently searce your Lavanturine with a little Silken Searce by beating the Searce with your hand and your Powder will equally garnish all that you have moistned with your Gum Water To make Horn for Lanthorns Take a dram of Lytharge of Gold half an ounce of quick Lime mingle them together with Wine in form of Paste and with this Composition make divers lays of one side and th' other of the Horn having first well clear'd it being dry take out all the Powder and repeat it as I have said being dry take out your white Powder unite them and lute them with Tripolis and Sallet Oil and Linnen rubbing them well To make the Grain of Walnut upon white Wood. You shall spread upon the Wood seven or eight lays of strong Glew till it become shining and then quickly give a good many blows with a wooden Brush well wet in common Water An excellent Varnish to lay on Copper Plates for Etching Take two ounces of clear Linseed-Oyl two ounces of Benjamin the bigness of a Nut of Virgins Wax boil them to the consumption of a third part alwayes stirring it with a stick and 't is done when you would use it warm a little the Plate you are to Engrave and with your Fingers end take up a little of the Varnish and spread it as thin and even as you can the thinner the better then smoke it with a Candle and lay your Plate on burning Coals till it has done smoking then draw your Design and engrave with a Needle or Point A very fair Green for Minature Grind Verdigreece with Vinegar and a little Talk or Tartar being well ground add a little quick Lime and Sap-green grind all very well together and keep it in Shells if it grow hard make it thin with Vinegar To make Shasses as clear as Glass Take Parchment Vellum or fine Paper very thin and smooth on both sides being wet stretch it on the Shass and let it dry then take two parts of Nut-Oyl or Linseed-Oyl two parts of fair Water and a little beaten Glass make them boil in a Glass on a Tile pretty near the fire till the water be quite consumed and t is done lay it on in the Sun or a little warm A Varnish as bright and shining as Glass for Frames Leather or what else you shall think fit Take Amber a quarter of an ounce Gum-Lac two drams Oyl of Turpentine two drams Turpentine one dram Litharge and Linseed-Oyl as much as is sufficient The way of making this Composition is to take a Pot or Glass in which put a quantity of Linseed-Oyl which boil till it burn a Feather being put into it and 't is enough then melt the Amber in a clean earthen Pipkin and put it into the Linseed-Oyl the Gum-Lac must be melted by it self in the Turpentine which pour into the same Pot the Gum-Lac will melt if you lightly anoint the Pot with Linseed-Oyl then strain all through a Cloth if you would use it on Silver or Gold take the finest yellow Earth well washed from Gravel and other foulness and being well dryed add a little Minium and Cerus with an equal quantity of Oyl of Nut and Spike Oyl boil them well and with this Composition design what you will when 't is cold and with what colours you please mixt with Glew water After all repeat the Varnish and 't will be as bright as a Looking-glass To gild Paper Grind Bole-armoniac with Rain-water and give one laying of it being dry beat the White of an Egg to Water or Glair adding a little Sugar-candy and Gum-water lay it over with this and lay your Leaf gold or silver upon it To harden Tin and give it a Silver colour Make a mixture of Tin and Lead with Greek Pitch then take a piece of Potters Earth
into a linnen Cloth and put it through the hole of the Vessel so that it may hang in the middle of the Wine without touching a part of the Vessel continue it so about ten dayes then draw it forth by the string you tyed to it This secret has been often experimented and found true To keep wine from growing eager Take the Fat of Bacon melted pour it into the hole of the Vessel so it may only touch the Superficies of the Wine and it will never grow eager To restore the colour of Cloth when lost Take quick Lime two parts Ashes one part Lye six parts put them into a Copper Vessel and mingle them well with a stick let it settle and when clear wash your Cloth in it To whiten Pearls Wash them with Lye made of the Ashes of burnt Tartar and boyl them upon a warm Stove To melt Amber Put it into Vinegar or Juice of Citron so that it swim above it about an Inch or two set it over a slow Fire To preserve Roses Tulips and Pinks Take a glazed earthen Pot fill it with sharp Verjuice put some Salt into it cut the Flowers before they are blown put them in this Liquor cover the Pot with Parchment set them in a moist place and when you take them out hold them near the Fire to make them blow To make a very fair green Take Verdigreece Tartar and Vinegar boyl them altogether and it is done A Walnut-tree colour on other Wood. Take the Pills of Walnuts dry them in the Sun boyl them in Oyl of Nuts and rub your Wood with it To lay Gold and Silver upon Paper Grind Bole-armoniac with Verjuice-water lay it on the Paper when dry glaire it with the white of an Egg mixt with Sugar-candy-Water and immediately lay on the Gold when dry burnish Excellent Pastills of Roses Take four ounces of Rose Buds cutting only so much of them as shall be red beat them Benjamin beaten four ounces Musk four grains as much Amber mix them with Essence of Oranges or Roses grind them well together form them into Pastills and dry them in the Shade An Ink which vanishes in twenty four hours Boyl Galls in strong-water put to it some Vitriol a little Sal Armoniack and a little Gum Arabic and it is done Another for Pastills but more rich Take four ounces of Benjamin Storax two ounces Lignum Aloes a dram and half boyl the Storax and Benjamin in a clean Skillet with Rose-water the space of half an hour then put in the Lignum Aloes in very fine Powder that done put all into a warm Mortar with two drams of Amber-Greece and one dram of Civet and whilst warm quickly make up your Grains or little Balls Excellent sweet Baggs Take Florence Orris one pound and a half Rose-wood six ounces Calamus Aromaticus half a pound yellow Sanders four ounces Benjamin five ounces Cloves half an ounce Cinnamon an ounce To preserve Rose-buds to make sweet Baggs Take Province Rose-buds pull off the green cut off the Stalks thrust into the Bud a small Clove with a little Civet at the end of it dry it in the shade between two linnen Cloths Violet Powder for Cussinets and sweet Baggs or to strew amongst Linnen Take Florence Orris one pound Roses two pound Rose-wood one pound and half yellow Sanders one ounce Benjamin two ounces Storax one ounce Calamus Aromaticus and Cyperons or Galingale of each an ounce and half about half-penny-worth of Coriander one Nutmegg a penny-worth of Cinnamon an ounce and half of Cloves a little Citron Pill and Orange Flowers beat all in a Mortar take it out and being well mingled together in a Silk or Hair Cieve according to the fineness you would have it then put it into your Baggs or amongst your Linnen True Cypress Powder Take Oak-moss put it in a Linnen bag and lay it to soak a whole day in water then trample it with your feet two or three times dashing clear water often upon it then set it three or four days to dry spreading it on a boarded Floor being dry beat it well and spread it again on a boarded Floor to dry it then beat it again and spread it again and sprinkle it with Rose-water dry it again and beat it then pass it throw a Cieve or fine Searce and mix it with the following perfum'd Composition more or less according to the goodness you intend it A most admirable Composition of Perfume Take Musk one dram four Cloves four ounces of Lavender-seed Civet one dram and half Ambergreece half a dram warm the Pestel and Mortar then take the Musk Cloves Lavender and about a penny worth of white Sugar and a glass of eau d'Ange or Rose-water grind them all in the Mortar take a handful of this Powder incorporate them well together then pass it throw a Searce with so much of the Powder as shall abate of the force of the Perfume till it come to your liking whether three four or five pound or more for the Civet it must be put at the end of the Pestel rubbing and grinding the Powder well then take six pound of the said Powder put it by little and little into the Mortar incorporate the Powder and the Civet in braying it well with the Pestel then pass it again through a hair Cieve to mix with the other Musk-powder for the Ambergreece it must be well beaten in the Mortar putting by little and little about two pound of the white Powder before mention'd or else of the gray until the Amber be all beaten into it then pass it a hair Sieve and mix all three Powders togeâ—… Take a little bag of white Sheeps Leather well sewed with bands in the seams wherein put the Powder and Perfume to preserve it mingling the Perfume more or less according as you would have the scent A Varnish of a Gold Colour Take Sandrac two ounces Lytharge of Gold one ounce the clearest Linseed-oyl four ounces boil them all in a glaz'd earthen Pot. A Varnish for Images Take Oyl of Turpentine and Turpentine mingled together stirr them with your finger till it become of a convenient thickness to work withal To make Porcelane of Majorca Take calcin'd Egg-shels Gum-Arabick water and Glaire of Eggs make all into a paste shape it with Moulds dry it in the Sun and 't will be very neat To whiten Copper Put a piece of Copper in a Crucible with Sublimate Sal Armoniack Allum and Borax melt it and quench it twice in Sorrel-water Writing not to be Read but in Water Write with the Juice of Spurge or Allum-water dry it 't will not be legible without wetting A Fire that burns under the Water Take three ounces of Powder Salt-peter one ounce Sulphur three ounces beat silt and mix these together fill your Moulds fire them and throw them in the Water An Excellent transparent Varnish to lay upon any white thing to make it seem Marble Take the clearest Turpentine put it in an
just boiled in Water To keep Mushroomes They must be boiled in only the Water that comes from them with Salt and Pepper being pretty well boiled put to them about one Glass of Wine and half a quarter of Butter put them into an Earthen Pot glazed and cover it close they will keep thus two or three Months you must observe there must be a little more Salt and Pepper put to them than if they were to be eaten immediately To make Fowl tender presently You must make them swallow a spoonful of good Vineger a quarter or half an hour before you kill them and let them run then kill and put them in the Chimney from Night till Morning and they will be very good and tender there are some that draw them and put a hot Stone into their Bellies leaving them in like manner in the Chimney in the Smoak How to keep Grapes till Easter as red and fresh as if they were upon the Vine You must gather your Grapes pretty green about eight daies before the usual time and when they are dry not rotten mouldy noâ— moist then lay them â—…dsomely in a little Barrel one against another very softly when full thrust them down again and fill it at the Bung with old or last years Raisins keeping it in a Cellar when you would use them knock out the Head of the Cask and they will be very good To freshen salt Porridge Put into the Pot a small quantity of Wheat Flower To make live Cray-fishes red Only rub them with Aqua Vitae and mix them in a Dish with boiled Cray-fishes which will be very pleasant To sweeten ill tasted Oyl Put into it some Roch-Allum or boiling Water you must observe that Oyl in which Aniseed has been steeped will not corrupt the same will happen if it be exposed to the Sun or Fire To preserve all manner of Fowl a Month without spoyling You must have a large Cask that has had Wine in it knock out one board or two into which 〈…〉 Very wholesom and excellent Spice Take two ounces of dryed Orange Peel sweet Marjerom one ounce Time and Hysop one ounce all being well dryed pounded and mixed together makes the wholesomest Spice that can be used To preserve fresh Lard When you would melt it put to it a little good Verjuice then when it begins to boil to six pound put one pint of Verjuice and let it consume the same may be used to preserve Pomatum A most excellent and singular way of making a Cake Take two whites of new laid Eggs and cut off the Sperme or String then beat them as long as you can put in a quarter of a pound of fine Flower and as much Sugar pounded work it all well together then put to it about two penny-worth of Aqua Vitae and a little Coriander in Powder let all be well mixed then lay it upon a fine Paper about as big as a Plate or thereabouts sprinkle it with Sugar and let it be baked Sweet-meats Flowers and Fruits CHAP. XIV Genoua Biskets TAke one pound of Flower four ounces of Sugar Coriander and Aniseed what you think fit mix it with four Eggs and as much warm Water as will be requisite make a Paste and that into a Cake which bake in the Oven being baked cut it into five or six pieces or slices which bake again The Queens Bisket Take twelve ounces of Flower one pound of fine Sugar twelve Eggs whereof three Yolks must be layed aside lest it make it too yellow add what Aniseed and Coriander you think fit beat and mix it all very well together till it come to a soft Paste some add a little Leven to make it the wholesomer let this Paste be put into Paper or in tin Cases about two Inches broad and twice as long which put in a Tart-pan into the Oven which must not be over hot when you think them baked enough take them out and lay them on a sheet of Paper to bake again at the heat of the Oven keep it in a hot Place Macaroons Take one pound of sweet Almonds beat them carefully in a stone Mortar sprinkling them with Rose-water add one pound of Sugar beating all well together and make a great round Cake that will fill a Dish or Bason which put into a warm Oven to bake gently being half baked cut it into small pieces and put them to bake again upon white Paper To make a Paste of any Fruit whatsoever Take the quantity of Fruit you will and having pared boil it well in clear Water then strain and let it lye then take ten pound of the said Fruit six pound of fine Sugar in very fine Powder and put but five pound of the six to the ten pounds of Fruit and mix them very well then boil the Paste a little and lay it with a Spoon upon tin Plates each Spoonful by it self and sprinkle each spoonful with the remaining Pound of Sugar dry them like Macaroons turning them every Night and Morning keeping them in a very warm place over an Oven in the Sun or the open Air look upon it often and turn it sprinkling as above till it be very dry then put them into deal Boxes to keep them dry wrapped up in Papers and let them not touch one another lest they grow soft You may thus make preserves of Roses Borrage Bugloss and all others into a Paste as Gooseberries c. An admirable Gelly of Quinces and other sorts of Fruit. Take some of the Decoction of the peel and inside of a Quince or other Fruit that has boyled long in a great deal of water the Decoction being made let it waste in the Sun or at the Fire or long standing of this Decoction make your Gelly Genoua Paste Take the insides of Quinces and sweet Apples equal quantities of each with Rose-water pound and strain it through a Cieve then dry it with a wooden Slice over the fire then add as much Sugar as there is Paste and boyl it to a convenient thickness To keep any Fruit whatsoever a very long time and particularly Grapes Provide some Sand out of a River which dry in your Store-room then gather your Grapes or other Fruit when the Sun shines upon it for it must be dry then spread a layer of Sand about an inch thick in a Box and lay your Fruit upon it presently strow Sand upon it so that it go quite thorough and so continue layer upon layer your Box or other wooden Vessel being full shut it close that no Air may come to it and put it in a dry place without removing it the Grapes must not be over ripe but somewhat green about eight days before their ripening the Grapes will keep till new ones come the same may be done with Pears Prunes Cherries Apples Gooseberries Peaches c. Some keep them in Ashes or Oat-straw and bury their Vessel in the said straw and so they keep two years if you will others use
Millet instead of Sand. For the more security the stalk of the Grape may be dipped in melted Wax the same of any other Fruit. To preserve Apples from Rotting You must rub them with Juice of Spearmint To keep all Fruit that has Stones and even Figs. Take an earthen Pot put into it equal quantities of Honey and Water which must be first well beaten together into this put your Fruit just gathered and cover the Pot close when you take them out of the Pot put them into fresh Water To keep all sorts of Flowers Fill a Pot with half Water and half Verjuice and put as much Salt to it as will season it well gather your Flowers into the Liquour close up the Pot and set it in a Sellar when you take out your Flowers let it be by the Stalk shake and hold it never so little to the Fire to recover its Colour To keep Roses red all the year The Roses must be gathered when they are half open then you must have a hard earthen Pot well burnt and let it be burnt over again then take your Roses and place them upright squeesing them pretty close together and make of them one Bed or Layer over them spread some Cloves and over that some Nails about the bigness of Lath-nails all over and continue your Layers one upon another till the Pot be full the last must be of Nails and close the Pot well that no Air may pass these Nails that are to be layed upon the Cloves serve to preserve the red of the Roses which when you would use you must wash them very gently then stop the Pot close again and thus you may have Roses at any time as beautiful as in May. Another way to do the same Gather the Roses before they open when they are just ready to break they must be red Province Roses leave the Stalks long enough and wrap them up in Vine Leaves or in Hemp in little Parcels placing twelve Roses in each which powder with white Salt placing them in an earthen Pot and powder them with Salt as you would do Purslain then fill the Pot with Verjuice and so cover it laying Clay round that no Air may come to them at Christmas or any other time when you would take them out you must do it with a silver or wooden Fork and cover the Pot again for fear they take Air the Liquour that is in the Pot is very good to dress Meat with and the Roses as good in taste as to look at and will keep open six Weeks The way to open them is by making some Water luke-warm and leaving them full two hours in it so that after it they open by only blowing them Observe that the Pot must be kept in the bottom of the Cellar To make excellent Hypocras immediately Take five ounces of Aqua Vitae Cinnamon two ounces Pepper two Ginger two Cloves two Grains of Paradise two ounces Amber-greece three grains Musk two grains let all infuse twenty four hours in a glass Bottle upon warm Ashes and when you would use it to make Hypocras take one pound of Sugar and a quart of Wine and the Sugar being melted therein add to it three or four drops of this Liquor and you will have excellent Hypocras Another Liquor for the same use Take Cinnamon a little pounded two ounces Mace one ounce Ginger one ounce Ambergreece ten grains Musk six grains each being apart in Powder mix and put into a glass Bottle with four ounces of Spirit of Wine and do as above To make Rosa Solis Take a pound and half of White-bread very hot just come out of the Oven put it into a Limbic with half an ounce of Clove beaten green Aniseed Coriander of each an ounce over that a pint of good Red-wine and as much Milk then close it and put to it the Recipient close the Joints with glewed Paper let it lye thus twenty four hours after which time distill it in Balneo Mariae to extract all the Liquor which keep The Syrup must be made apart with Aqua Vitae or rather Spirit of Wine burning it upon very small Sugar in an earthen Dish or Porringer always stirring it with a Slice or Spoon till the flame goes out You must also dissolve Amber-greece with the purest Spirit of Wine first mixing a dram of Sugar with as much Amber-greece and pounding them well together then add to it in a little Bottle an ounce of Spirit of Wine and let it digest twenty four hours and evaporate in Balneo where it will all dissolve but will stiffen in the cold To make the Composition you must mix the Syrup of Aqua Vitae with this Essence of Amber such a quantity as you shall think fit to add to the distill'd Water if you would have it stronger put the greater quantity of Spirit of Wine Another way Boyl your Syrup to a thickness as is usual being boyl'd add what quantity of Spirit of Wine you shall think fit as also of the aforesaid Essence or such other as you shall like and it will be such as comes from Turin To make another sort of Liquor which the French call Populo Take one pint of Syrup boyl'd to a thickness a pint of the clearest White-wine and a pint of Spirit of Wine warm it a very little that they may mix then strain it through a Bag with two or three Almonds blanched and beaten to warm it and a little Bag of Perfume if you have no Essence To make good Spirit of Wine You must have a Glass Limbick and distill good Aqua Vitae in Balneo Mariae and put a piece of filter well dipped in common Oyl between the Helm and the Limbick and over it put in Flower of Rosemary only once you will extract the purest Spirit in the World A very cheap Lemmonade Scrape Lemmon-peel as much as you think fit into Water and Sugar to which add some drops of Essence of Sulphur with some slices of Lemmon it will be very good and refreshing there must be half a pound of Sugar to a pint of Water To make Franchipane Water Put half a quarter the quantity of Jesmin Flowers upon your Water sweetned with Sugar and let them infuse a while then smell whether it be sweet enough if not add fresh ones when the Water is as you would have it strain it and put in a few drops of Essence of Amber To make Jessemine Water You must do as above without adding any essence or mixture but what the Flowers give it That of Tuberose is made after the same manner That of Tonquille as also all other Flowers is done the same way Water of Strawberries Raspars Cherries Hart Cherries and Apricocks Squeeze out the Juice of these sorts of Fruit and mix that Liquour with Water well sweetned with Sugar and do as above To freeze them even like the Fruit. Take a little Tub and a tin Vessel of what size you please then put in the
strong a Wine as the natural Malmsie To make Rose Vinegar in an hour Green Bramble-berries put into good Wine makes Vinegar in an hour To make Rose Vinegar immediately Take green Black-berries common Roses of each four ounces Barberies one ounce dry all in the shade and beat to fine Powder when you would use it put about a quarter of an ounce to half a glass of Claret or White-wine mix and let it stand a Moment then strain it Another way in an hour Take pure Flower of Rye and steep it in good Vinegar make it into a thin Cake which bake in the Oven and beat to Powder and steep again in strong Vinegar do this three times over then put the said cake into about a quarter Cask of Wine which will soon grow sharp A sort of Vinegar used by the deceased Monsieur Gr. the Connestable of France Take one pound of the best and newest Raisins of the Sun and take out the Seeds then put them into an earthen glazed Pot with a quart of good Rose-vinegar and let it infuse a whole Night upon warm Embers in the Morning make it boil a little after 't is taken from the Fire and cold strain and keep it in a Bottle close stopped An admirable sort of Vinegar Vinegar is made in three hours if you steep the Root of Beets in Wine and comes to it self again if you add Cabbage Root Admirable Curiosities in Painting Varnishing c. CHAP. XVI How to calcine Azure BEat your Azure into fine Powder and boil it with distilled Vinegar till the Vinegar be consumed then lay your Azure upon the Fire-shovel hot and dry it thereon upon a sheet of Paper then grind it with Nut-oyl and use it To calcine Lamp-black and make it better Take a Fire-shovel which make red hot and lay the black upon it and when it has done smoaking it is enough it may be used with Gum water and ought not to be ground when used with Oyl A finer Lamp black then what is commonly bought It must be made with Lamps of Oyl laying something close over to receive the Smoak A black of Sheeps-feet Take what quantity of Sheeps-feet you think fit calcine them in a Crucible and quench them in a wet Cloth grind them in Water before you add any Gum this black will mix with Lake and Umber for Carnation in Miniature or Water painting A fine white for Water-colours Take an ounce of fine Silver in small bits like shot or as it comes from the Mine which dissolve in Aqua fortis for twenty four hours being dissolved and that it looks like Christal at the bottom of the Glass cast off the Aqua fortis and wash the Silver well in fair common Water five or six times till no strength of the Aqua fortis be left in it to try which lay it upon your Tongue then set it a drying in a little earthen Pot for Use it must be dissolved in Gum-water with a little water of Sugar candy A very fine white of Eggs. Take a great earthen Pot glazed and a Plate of new Lead that may reach two inches over the edges put into the Pot two pound of Mutton-Suet of that which is about the Kidnies cut into small pieces as big as Nuts then add to it a dozen of new laid Eggs and three pints of the strongest Vinegar lay the Plate upon the Pot and close it round with Paper glewed that nothing may evaporate put it into a temperate place neither hot nor cold after fifteen daies take off your Plate to which you will find a great deal of white sticking which scrape off gently with a Knife and put another pint of strong Vinegar into the Pot throw off the Eggs and put in as many fresh ones and cover the Pot as before after fifteen daies take up the Plate and take off the white that sticks do this as long as you think fit afterwards take the white and put it into a Pot that is not glazed pour over it a pint of Water and dissolve all by stirring it and the Water will be like Milk which pour into another Pot and filtrate and there will remain a very good white upon what remains in the Pot pour another Water wash as the first time and filtrate in the same manner you will have another white which will not be quite so good as the first Note that in pouring off and filtrating the Water you must be careful the settlement does not go off with it for that settlement is useless and therefore to be thrown away To make extraordinary fine white Lead Take the best chosen white Lead in Scales grind them well upon a stone with Vinegar and it will turn black then take a Pot full of Water wash your white Lead very well let it settle and pour off the Water by inclination grind it again with Vinegar and wash again doing the same three or four times and you will have an excellent white as well for Water-colours as painting in Oyl How to make Vltra Marine of Lapis Lazuli Take a pound of Lapis and calcine it in a Crucible covered with Oyl when it is well calcined throw it into Vinegar to make it break then being dryed pound it in a Brass Mortar and grind it upon a shell with Nut or spike Oyl which is better grind it very fine and not too thin Then for one pound of the said Lapis take a pound of Linseed Oyl one pound of white Wax one pound of Rosin a pound of Burgundy Pitch a pound of Turpentine half a pound of Colophonium put all these things into a new Pot melt them gently over a small Fire so that they may not boil alwaies stirring them with a stick till they are well mixed then put in your Paste of Lapis and with a wooden Slice take out the Composition laying it upon a Table turning it up and down then you must have a little Cock running with luke-warm Water upon your Paste which will drive out the Ultra Marine which must be received into an earthen Pot placed under the Table then pour off the water by inclination or filtrate as you think fit repeat this often with warm water and you will have the best Ultra Marine Another way to extract Vltra Marine Make your Lapis Lazuli red hot in a Crucible and quench it in good Vinegar two or three times then you may pound it with ease in a Mortar next grind it with Linseed Oyl upon a stone and some Spirit of Wine both which must have been first upon Embers in a Glass Bottle and very well stirred together before they are poured upon the Lapis to grind it which being reduced to impalpable Powder incorporate with the following cement Take two ounces of Linseed Oyl Turpentine Mastick Assa soetida Colophonium the same quantity Wax and Rosin of Firr three ounces boil all this for a quarter of an hour in a glazed Pot then strain it through a Cloth
letting it drop into fair Water this is a Cement of which you must take one part and as much Lapis which beat and incorporate together in an earthen Pot glazed then pour fair water over it and let it lye a quarter of an hour then stir the Composition hard with a wooden Slice and within a quarter of an hour you will see a blue water which pour off into another glazed Pot pour more water upon your Composition continuing stirring and changing Waters till it gives no more colour Note that you must pour no water upon the Ingredients but what must be hot then evaporate all your blue waters and there will remain the true Ultra Marine producing four ounces out of each pound and almost all the rest in blue Ashes Excellent Greens Take as much Verdigreece as you think fit and grind it with Vinegar and put it into Dough of houshold Bread and bake it then break open your Loaf and take out your Verdigreece which mix with Water or Oyl and grind it and it will be very excellent A green to be kept in a Bladder useful for Limning and Colouring Take Buck-thorn-berries which must be gathered the latter end of August when they are ripe they must be beaten and made boil seven or eight daies in a hot place they will boil of themselves and become like sweet Wine add some water to make it clearer that done strain it through a Cloth squeesing the feces as much as you can and sprinkle the expression with powdered Allum more or less as you shall see convenient some add Vinegar but it is much longer a drying and is ruddy it must be kept in a Bladder in the shade or Chimney and that done it will keep very well this Buck-thorn-berry grows along the Hedges in Avignon To make a very beautiful liquid Green Take a pound of Verdigreece and half a pound of white Tartar of Montpelier in Powder mix them together and steep them one Night in a quart of good Vinegar which boil till half be consumed then having setled two daies pour it off by inclination into a Glass-bottle or filtrate to use it in colouring and glaze over Buck-thorn-berry use Gum Ammonicak and Saffron to stiffen it being mixed with juice of Berries the aforesaid Green and Azure you may make several Greens To make the green of Berries Take four ounces of Buck-thorn-berries which beat and boil in two or three pints of water leaving it till half be consumed then strain all through a Cloth and put into that Liquour as much Ceruse in fine Powder as you think fit then make it up into Balls and dry them upon Tiles when dry stiffen them with Gum. It will be the better for mixing with it some water of Gum Ammoniack Vermilion in Stone Cinaber or Vermilion is made the more beautiful by mixing with it when it is ground some Water of Gum Ammoniack with a little Saffron and it does not grow black For Red and other Colours Vermilion prepared as above For Orange colour mix a little red Lead For Yellow the best Orpiment well ground in Water then put in little parcels upon Paper as must be done with all other colours to dry them When it is very dry and in small Powder you may use it For a Greediline boil Lyons Sorrel alone in Water the thickest and deepest coloured you can which is used to colour White-lead already ground and dryed grind it again with this Tincture then dry and grind it again with the same and do it over as often as you think fit being thus ground and powdered it must be incorporated with the others to colour To make fine Prints look like Oyl Painting Glew the white edges of your Print upon a frame as when you make Chases for Windows before you glew it moisten it well with water that it may stretch as it dryes upon the Frame then take Oyl of Turpentine or any other that is not yellow and rub over the Print when it is dry lay on your Colours ground in Oyl and lay them upon the back of your Print as if you would paint upon a Cloth except that they must be layed on plain without shadowing because the stroaks of the Graver that shadow the Print work that effect that done on the printed side where there is no colour lay on some fine drying Vernish which is that of Venice or the white Vernish and it will appear like a real Picture upon Cloth Note that the Flesh-colour must be done the nearest that may be as if you painted upon Cloth because the colour lying under must express the true colour of Flesh How to wash old Paintings and give them a good Gloss Take one ounce of Tartar and as much white Glass wort which boil in a pint of water till half be consumed which strain and rub the Picture presently with the Water and a Spunge the water must be luke-warm then immediately wash it with warm fair Water and wipe it over To vernish them Take an ounce of clear Venice Turpentine with an ounce and half of Spirit of Turpentine and three or four ounces of drying Vernish mix all in a Glass Vial and dissolve it in Balneo Mariae when cold strike it over the Picture with a Pensil Another way Take whites of Eggs beat them to a froth with a Fig-tree Twig with the thin rub the Picture To cleanse smooth Painting Rub them with a Spunge dipped in Lye made of Vine Branches burnt or mix equal parts of it and Urine To make Flanders Images Take four ounces of Verdigreece in Powder which put into a glazed Pot with a quart of Water and stirr it well with a stick letting it infuse three Daies and three Nights shaking it now and then then strain it through a Cloth four times double in this water dissolve Fish-glew upon a little Fire taking care it grow not too thick then pour it upon your Moulds with an edging of Wax about them To make them yellow take Saffron with a little Roch-allum If red Brazile infused in Water For to make Gold or Silver Images put into your Glew Shell-Silver or Gold and your Glew being dissolved you must strain the Feces through a Cloth before you lay all upon the Mould How to take off any Design without pricking or pouncing of it which is called Tracing Rub the back of your Design or Print with red black or Chalk if it were to be drawn upon black and strike over all the Lines with a blunt point and the Paper underneath will be very well drawn but if you will not rub the Print you may do the sheet of Paper lay it under the Print and strike over the Lines without spoiling it To write burnished Gold Letters upon Vellum as well as the Ancients Take an ounce of fine Bole-Armoniack two drams of fine Vermilion one dram of black Lead and half a dram of Jet and as much white Lead all being ground together mix with the white of
till it make a white Froth on the top which must be immediately taken off and kept for Use The last passing over it ought to be with Milk of unslack'd Lime that the white may be the glossier Another way It must be done over with Lime and Black well layed by the Rule and Plummet and be rubbed over smooth then whiten it three or four times together with Lime-milk the first white must be very clear the second somewhat thicker and the third more putting to it more or less Water as you think fit This way may be called cold Whitening and is the best most beautiful and quickest of all To rub and colour Plaster-Cielings or Floors You must scrape it very well then take Urine and Soot of a Chimney or of an Oven is better mix and dissolve it well letting it infuse two days then with a brush or rubber rub the Floors and let them dry before you walk over them when dry rub them go over them again with a rubbing brush as you do boarded Floors CHAP. XVIII To Dye white Martins Skins of long Hair of a very good Black that never fades BOyl two pound of fresh Galls over a gentle Fire with two ounces of Beef-marrow in an earthen Pot close stopped often shaking it lest the Galls burn letting it boyl till the Pot makes no noise when you stir it which beat and strain then take half a pound of it and three ounces of green Coperis three ounces of Roman Allum two ounces of Litharge one ounce of Verdigreece one ounce of Sumack one ounce of Sal Armoniac each beaten by it self then mix them together boyl and keep it to Dye Note That before you apply the Dye you must wash the Skin two or three times in very clear and clean Lime-water and when you apply the Dye let it be with a Pensil against the grain of the Hair and the other way if requisite These Skins when dry differ not from Sables All the Powders being together must be put upon the fire without any other Liquor for they will melt and boyl the Verdigreece may be left out but it does no harm To make the Spanish Carnation Take bastard Saffron wash it well dry it and beat it being beaten to one pound of it add a quarter of Tartar burnt and grind all together then put all into a double course linnen bag and just warm a quarter of a pint of Lemmon juyce which pour upon the said Saffron put in that which you would dye and it will take the colour You must first boyl the Stuff you would dye in Allum water then wash and dry it and put into the dye To make excellent red Paper Take half a pound of bastard Saffron which wash in a bag by the River side till it hardly gives any colour put what 's left into a Bason sprinkling it with the powder of Glass-wort one ounce and put it into a little bucket of luke-warm water alwayes stirring it after straining it add a little juyce of Lemmons which gives it the red colour it must be fine Paper and dip'd in the said Bason To Marble Paper Grind your Colours as Lake Mastick Azure yellow Oker red Lead red Oker and others with the Gall of an Ox then fill an earthen Bason full of luke-warm water and with a stick turn it round till it work at the same time let your Colours be ready and taking a little of each with a thick Pensil touch the middle of the Water and you will see all the Colours spread then presently with another Pensil or Feather take another Colour with which touch the Water in the same place as before and so presently set in all the Colours whilst the Water is stirring and goes round when it stops you will see it all spread with sundry Colours then lay your Paper upon the water and without dipping of it take up your Sheet drawing it over the Water to the edge of the Bason then lift dry and burnish it The Paper must be good and the water prepared with Gum-Dragacanth CHAP. XIX To restore Tapistry to its first beauty when the Colours are decayed SHake and cleanse the Tapistry very well then take a hard Hair Brush to take off the Fullers-earth that must be spread all over it after it has been on seven or eight hours that being off put on more again and having left it on the same time take it off after the same manner Then shake the said Tapistry and beat it very well with a Switch to drive out the Dust next cleanse it well with a Brush and it will return to its former beauty To restore the Colour to Turkish Carpets Beat them well with a Stick till all the dust be out and if they have any Ink spots rub them with Lemmon Juice and let them soak well then wash them well in fair Water and strike the backside till all the Water be out when it is very dry take the Crum of white-bread hot and rub the Carpet then choose one or two fair Nights and hang out your Carpets in the dew To restore Gold or Silver Lace to its former Beauty Take the Gall of an Ox and the Gall of a Pike mix them in fair Water and rub your Gold or Silver and you will find it change Colour How to drive away Fleas Punaises and other Insects CHAP. XX. To destroy the Punaises TAke Juice of Worm wood and common Oyl enough of each which boil together till all the Juice be consumed then strain the Oyl and cast it into live Sulphur and with this Oyl rub the Bed and Craneys Otherwise Take the Gall of an Ox and Oyl of Hemp-seed mix them together and rub the joints and wood of the Bed and where you have rubbed never any Punice will come Item Rub the Wood with the Juice of old Cucumbers that are let run to seed Another way Steep Oxes Liver in strong Vinegar and wash your Bed-stead and lay some great Comfrey under your Boulster Probatum Item Take some Cypress Nuts and beat them then infuse in Oyl which must be two fingers above them and leave them in the Sun and the Evening Air for forty eight hours and having strained the Oyl squeezing out the said Nuts very well rub your Bed-stead To destroy the Fleas Upon a pound of white Copperas pour a Bucket of Water and when the Copperas is sunk sprinkle your Chamber with that Water Otherwise Sprinkle the Chamber with Decoction of Rue mixed with Asses Piss Probatum Another way for the same which is also good against the Punices the Wezils in Corn and Worms in Trunks Dry black Hellebore and strow it in your Chamber as you would do Flowers or in your Bed or among Corn or Cloths and none of the aforesaid things will hurt them Probatum For Moths in Cloths The Herb called Botris dryed and layed among Cloths keeps them from Moths and Worms Another way Candles made of Mutton Grease wrapped in Paper and
all in Water to a convenient thickness and cast it as in the Chapter of Fishes in Plaister but be sure to run it but at one place to prevent its gathering wind and that it be of a fit thick-to run this done take away the Circle of Earth turning up your Mould and Fish together letting it so lye about a quarter of an hour or more to dry or till you think the Plaister is set when dry grease the edge of that first Joynt which must always be uppermost when you run the second make the Circle of Earth and run the Plaister the other part of the Fish being lightly oyl'd with a piece of Cotton in an hour or two open the Mould take out the Fish and set the Mould to be perfectly dry when 't is so take a Skin of Wax Potters Earth or Paste rouling it as you do Covers for Tarts then lay it on the Mould and with your Thumb press it into every part of the hollow Mould making one hole under the Head to put the end of an Iron Tunnel into and another near it for the breathing place about the size of a Tag or great Pin then take some ends of brass wier tin'd over somewhat bigger than a Needle thrust these Wiers into the most convenient places to support the Kernel or inner Mould every Wier going through the Wax Clay or Paste till it touch the Plaister this done joyn the Mould and tye it put the Tunnel into the Hole pour in the prepar'd Plaister taking care it be not too thick being dry open the Mould take off the Plaister or Earth and and leave the Kernel or middle Mould to dry at leisure being dry bake it in a slow Fire till it be red hot then cover it with ashes and let it cool by degrees then take the two Moulds bind them with small iron Wier neal'd then plaister up the Joynts with Potters Earth put all in a small Fire to bake slowly untye it and cover it with Ashes and leave it to cool having first stopt both the holes that nothing get in then make a Git or casting place in form of a Tunnel more than four Fingers high above the Head of the Fish the Mould being hot as you can possibly handle without burning your Fingers your Tin mixt with one fourth of Lead and melted to a convenient heat which is known by putting a piece of Paper into it if it burn 't is too hot if only scorch't 't is well if not scorch't 't is not hot enough being thus heated cast it into the Mould and you 'l have a perfect Fish without repairing not wanting the thinnest Scale then with an Iron Rod empty the Kernel through a Hole which you must make in the most convenient place afterwards stopping it by sodering a piece to it that the water get not into it if you desire to put it in the Water and that it should stay at the Bottom fill it full of Sand befor you close it up if at the top fix a piece of Cork so that it be equally pois'd then make a Counterpoise of Lead which you must stick with Wax and Turpentine melted together till you find the Fish right upon the Water then soder the Lead mix a little Tinglass with the Soder to make it run thin and 't is done if you 'd have it in the middle of the Water stick a small brass Wier coloured with black Oyl to the Fish and the other end of it to the Botton of the Tub or Cistern at what degree of height you think fit To paint the Fish that the water may not deface them In colouring proceed according to former Directions but use not the drying Varnish this following being much stronger boyl Linseed-Oyl over a gentle Fire put into it some fine Mastick till so much be dissolved in it as will reduce it to the thickness of liquid Varnish with this you may also mix your Colours which will make them wonderfully durable A most impenetrable Varnish against the Water Take Linseed-Oyl put it in an earthen Pot well glaz'd upon a chaffing-Dish of hot Coals add about a fourth of Rosin which boyl together very gently lest it run over at first 't will smoke and bubble but in continuing the boyling 't will all fall continue boyling till it be so thick as to rope or thread like Varnish when you have taken it off if too thin add more Rosin with this varnish your Fish or any thing else and dry it in the Sun Of such strength is this Varnish that neither cold nor hot Water can any way hurt it when dry take care the Rosin be very clean and that it boyl enough CHAP. VII To cast all sorts of little Animals as Lizards c. and all sorts of Flowers and Leaves that are not too thin IF you would cast a Lizard in Silver or Tin prepare your Plaister with Brick and Plume Alum make a Bed of Potters Earth in which make a hollow place with your Finger to set the Lizard half way in and with some Instrument set up the Earth against the sides of it not so as to press it or alter the form set it in what manner you will whether two or three twisted together or otherwise then temper your Plaister with water in which three or four ounces of Sal Armoniac or more has been dissolved cast it upon the Lizard being dry turn it upside down and if you find the Plaister has gone beyond the Belly so as to hinder its coming out or that the Feet or other parts are covered take it gently and carefully off with the point of a Pen-Knife then oyl the oynt of the Mould make a Circle of Earth and cast again leaving it a day to dry then open it take out the Lizard and leave it a day to dry tie it with iron Wier and bake it as in the Chapter of Fishes pour in the Tin and you have a Lizard not at all differing from the Original If you would have them of Silver the Mould must be red hot when you run the Metal which ought to be mixt with a little but very little Copper if it be a very large Adder make an inner Mould as is taught in the Chapter of Fishes To cast the same sort of Animals after another manner If you 'd cast Butter-Flies Flowers or Lizards so as no Seam or Joynt shall appear having plac'd the thing you intend cast the Plaister as above being dry without oyling the Joynts cast again being dry bake it till 't is red hot that the Lizard or Flower may be burnt the Mould being cold open it at the Joynt and with the point of a Needle or Feather take out the Bones or Ashes very gently then joyn your Mould and run the Silver or Tin having made the Git or Casting place as long as you well can if you would not open the Mould do after this manner before you mould off the Lizard or other Animal stick
drop or two of Yolk of Egg with this Colour speckle the Wood of your Frame with a Pencil and your Work being dry take Lake ground with Water and a little Size two drops of Yolk of Egg wherewith you shall spot with the end of the Brush and let there remain as much White as you shall lay on Red then burnish it with the Tooth and gild the Mouldings with burnish Gold CHAP. XXVIII To beautify Frames of Works made of thick Paper or Lead Gilt. TAke a Plate of Steel polisht and burnisht which cover with that Orange Tawny Mineral called by the French Mine de Plomb ground with Linseed Oyl and Looking-glass Tin so that drawing with an Ivory Bodkin upon the Painting the Lines may be neat Draw what you please then harden the Painting till it become of a tawny Colour Afterward take Aqua fortis wherewith you shall besprinkle your Plate letting it lye an hour or two as shall be taught in the Chapter of engraving upon Steel with Aqua fortis Your Plate being graven and cleansed take a Paper as large as your Plate and lay it upon the said Plate then put thereon a piece of Pastboard such wherewith Bookbinders cover their Books which you shall adjust upon your first Paper so that it may be printed You may do the same with Lead beaten thin Your Paper being well printed glew it upon your Frame then gild it with Gold in Oyl and make the Field with Lake ground in Oyl or other colour You may stick on your Prints of Lead with Mastick and nail them with little Nails To make Moulds of Lead to print Cotton Put upon the Work whereof you desire to have the Hollow Potters Clay and make a Circle round your Work and then put Plaister upon your Potters Clay till it be covered a Thumbs depth then take up your Mould wherein you shall make a Git-hole and let it dry at leisure bind your Mould with nealed Wire then harden with a Gentle Fire letting it afterwards cool leisurly lest it crack Being hardned and a little warm set it in Sand then cast your molten Lead therein If this Chapter be not intelligible enough return to that of Moulds If you mix a little Brick and Stone Alum with your Plaister it will mould the neater CHAP. XXIX To make embossed Figures whether great or little Images which may be easily done and is very fine FIrst you must make Sticks of the bigness of every Limb as from the foot to the Knee or of the Arm to the Eldow and so of the rest and make therein Joynts to fasten them together and make them bend at your pleasure This done put a stick cross the Hanches to which you shall fasten the Sticks that represent the Thighs then take Cloth which you shall make into Breeches and stuff them either with Leather Tow Flocks or whatever else you will wherewith you shall Cloath your Sticks set together in form of an Antick You must put on your Breeches before you stuff them then put your Figure in such posture as you will afterwards make your Garments be cut and sowed by a Taylor and moisten them with very strong Glew of Leather then put your Garment on your Poppet in such posture as you desire order it so that bending your Image you fold also your Garment for so your Fold will be much more natural if you see they do not of themselves fold according to the Order of Drapery fold them with your Fingers till they be according to your mind then let them dry so that the Glew of the Garments may be stiff If you would have your Drapery spread clear tye it with Packthread and hang it up and so it will take what Fold you will then having afterwards put it in the Posture you will have it give it several layers of White after which you shall put on the Head Feet and Hands which will be better of Plaister than Paper the Parts you will have naked must be placed before your Puppet is clad if it be a Womans Bosom let it be of Paper cast in a Mould Thus will you have a Figure which will represent to the Life Sculpture it self CHAP. XXX To stuff Embossed Figures FOr the Draperies the best manner that can be is to make a Mould of Pear-Tree of the bigness of a Leaf of Tin and to do this you shall pourtray upon your Board Foliages or Moresk Work which you shall draw then cause the said Board to be cut by a Joyner with his Instruments viz. let him cut in the Foliage the thickness of a Whipcord leaving the Ground elevated above the Figures have Leaves of Tin somewhat strong and beaten on purpose paint the said Tin all over with Gold-colour then being dry as is fit for gilding lay on Leaves of Gold whole wherewith you shall gild your Leaves of Tin as much as shall be necessary then take White-Lead ground with Oyl of Nuts neither too thick nor too thin with this White paint with your Pencil the elevated Ground of your Board leaving untoucht the Engravery then lay your Leaf of gilt Tin upon a Leaf of Paper the Gold upwards and put the Leaf upon a very smooth Table then take your Mould and turn gently the side full of White upon your Leaf of Tin pressing the Mould a little till such time as the Leaf of Tin continues attached thereunto then turning your Mould upside down press lightly with your hand upon the Paper to the end the White may be imprinted on the Gold taking off the Paper you will see whether the Tin be markt this done take off your Leaf of gilt Tin and you will see this white Ground if there be any Defect where the White is not sufficiently markt you shall mend it with a Pencil Then take Rock Azure which you shall pouder on the White or else Vert-Azur which is clear if you will have Green Thus shall you have Leaves of Tin gilt with Moresk Work or Foliage of Gold on a Ground Sky-colour or Green which afterwards you shall put upon the Draperies of your Figure which you shall lay with Gold-colour to make the Tin stick which you shall cause to enter into the Concavities which could not be done nor managed with the Pencil Another manner for the same Mould Lay your Mould upon a Table without putting thereon any White take you Leaf of Tin gilt and lay the side thereof that is not gilt upon the Mould then with the Palm of your Hand or an Handkerchief press lightly your gilt Tin so that the Leaf may enter far enough into the Engravery without breaking then with a gross Pencil lay on your Ground which may easily be done without letting the White get into your Engravery then pouder it with Azure or Vertazure as hath been said This last is the easier way because the Leaf of Tin is more easily taken off from the Mould without breaking If you desire the Field red and
linnen in the straining that it may be throughly wet then fold the Cloth four-fold and let it dry in the shade A Pulmonic Person that was abandoned was cured in three Months by carrying this Cere-cloth four double upon his Stomack fastned behind this Remedy fails not and one will find ease in a short time the Stomach that could not digest is soon restored by applying this If you sweat and that the Cerecloth be moist with sweating you must take it off and dry it and lay it on again For the same distemper of the Lungs they must use as long as they please Lozanges made with the Flower of Brimstone For the Wind and also for the Lungs Take eleven Crab-fish alive the which beat in a Mortar till they be all to pap then strain them through a very white linnen Cloth pouring upon them two quarts of White-Wine to make them strain the better put this straining in a Pot to infuse twenty four hours then take every morning fasting two ounces till you find some ease An excellent Remedy for the Lungs and against a Cough and shortness of Breath Take the longest Raisins of the Sun Jujubes St. Antonies Prunes without Kernels or Stones of each two ounces three fat Figs three Dates put them all in an earthen Pot with a cover with two quarts of Water boyl them all to the Consumption of half then put into the said Pot the four Capillaries and Flowers of Colts-foot of each one handful let them all boyl to a pint strain it and add thereto Sugar-candy Diaphenicon and common Sugar of each four ounces make a Syrup boyl'd a little the dose is a spoonful at Night and as much in the Morning and being troubled with the Cough steep every day a Liquirice stick therein and you will find success at last A wonderful Opiate to refresh the Liver and purify the Blood Take the roots of Cichory two drams roots of Polypodie damask Raisins Liquirice and Dogs-teeth of each one dram of the four Capillaries Borrage Scariola Endives Betony Agrimony Hops Pimpernel Scabious of each one handful of the four great cold Seeds Fennel Endive of each two ounces make a decoction then take six ounces of Senna boyl it in the Decoction then take two ounces of white Agaric two drams of Cinnamon and a Pugil of the Cordial Flowers which put to infuse therein and boyl them with a pound of Sugar then add Cassia cleansed four ounces Conserve of Borage two ounces Conserve of Bugloss and Violets of each one ounce of all which make an Opiate the dose is a dram and a half two hours before Meals or twice a Month. To temper the heat of the Liver Take a quantity of Liverwort which grows in watry Places beat it in a Mortar and draw out the Juice with a Press which you shall Clarifie over the Fire with the whites of Eggs and scum it well then let it cool and pour it out by inclination leaving the dregs at the bottom in every pound of this Water dissolve six ounces of sine Sugar and then 't is made take an ounce thereof in a Glass of Water or alone if you will A Remedy for all sorts of fluxes of Blood upwards or downwards or for Veins broken in the Body for Men or Women that have an extraordinary flux Take a dram of Bistort-Root finely powdred put it into two ounces of White-wine and if the Patient hath a Pever you put it into Broth and without fail the Flux will cease even if the Patients shall void their Excrements at the Mouth and if the Flux of Blood shall be so violent especially in a Woman give her of this power in a Clyster made of the Broth of a Capon with two yolks of Eggs and if one be but a little disorder'd let them them take the Dose abovesaid and lay this following Plaister to the Stomach nigh the Heart Take a Quince rost it with hot embers which you shall beat into a Paste in a silver Porringer and strew thereon powder of Cinamon and Cloves and apply it For a Rupture tryed upon a Man of seventy Years of Age. Take Water-Cresses beat them a little and boil them in a quart of White-wine in a new Pot till it be wasted to the half or two thirds and take three ounces thereof morning and evening for nine days keeping it rowled For the Pain in the Head Falling-sickness Vertigo and Megrim Take two drops of Oyl of Sulphur thrice in a Week in a Glass of Water wherein Vervain Betony Oak of Jerusalem Leaves and Flowers of each two Handfuls have been infus'd twenty four Hours in two Quarts of River-water upon hot Embers For the same Take the Juice of Pimpernel and drop it into the Ear and it will appease the Pain Otherwise Take a dram of white Hellebore and as much black with an handful of Salt which you shall put in a brass Pot that will hold six Quarts of Water which you shall boyl the space of a quarter of an Hour then take it off the Fire and let it infuse forty hours in a Window then boyl it till it be reduc'd to three Quarts which you shall put into a Bottle close stop'd for your use drawing it up your Nose Probatum For the same and to cause Sleep Take common Roses with the White of an Egg beaten and well mingled together make a Forehead-cloth Moreover to cause Sleep make a Forehead-cloth of Poppy Probatum To make one wake or sleep You must cut dexterously the Head of a Toad alive and at once and let it dry in observing that one Eye be shut and the other open that which is found open makes one wake and that shut causes Sleep by carrying it about one To dissolve all sorts of Catarrhs and Tumours Take a white Onion and roast it in hot Embers being enough cut it in four quarters without taking any thing away and apply it to the Ear putting in a little Venice Treacle before then a hot Napkin upon it and when the Onion is cold lay on another presently with Treacle as at first do this four times and you will see all the Matter come out at the Ear do the same to a Bubo if you would have it come to Suppuration To make one sneeze Take a little white Ellebore or Euphorbium in Powder and blow it up the Nose with a little Tunnel A Bath for the Feet and Legs to cause Sleep Take eight or ten Lettuces or more or six Handfuls of Vine-leaves and five or six Heads of Poppyes boil them in a Kettle with a sufficient quantity of Water then poure all out into another Vessel and therewith wash the Feet and Legs for the space of a quarter of an Hour then wrap them in a Linnen-cloth For Deafness Probatum Take Humane Blood or Harts Blood distill it in an Alembic cast away the Phlegm and change the Recipient when you see Liquor white put two or three Drops of the said white Liquor
Take a strong new Linnen Cloth fold it and rub it with Fish-Glew dissolved in common Water then dry it upon a Rail that done take yellow Wax Rosin and Mastick of each two ounces melt it all with an ounce of Turpentine stirring it well and laying it upon the Cloth till it is all soaked in To make a Jerkin or Coat-Armour Proof against a Musket Take an Oxes Hide cut off the Hair as it is just taken off cut out your Armour sew and finish it then soak it in Vinegar for 24 hours then take it out and dry it not at the Fire nor the Sun but only in the Air. This steeping in Vinegar must be repeated six times changing the Vinegar each time then colour it To hinder the Pot and Meat from boyling Put Nettle Seeds into it and no fire will make it boyl To make boyled meat bleed A Hares blood powdered and strowed upon boyl'd meat makes it look as if it bled To make Wind blow out of a River Take an Egg and empty what is in it at the ends fill half with unslack'd Lime and the other half with natural Brimstone then stop the passages with Wax put the Egg into water and you will see Wonders A Water that will give light in the dark of the Night Take some Glow-worms pound and put them into a glass Vial which close up in hot Horse-dung and leave it there fifteen days after which distill it in a glass Limbick and put the Water shall come from it into a Chrystal Vial and it will give so great a light you may see to read by it Probatum A strange way to hold Fire in ones hand without burning Put some Vitriol into strong Vinegar with an equal quantity of juice of Plantain anoynt your hands Probatum To touch Fire without being burnt Take the Juice of Marsh-Mallows Seeds of Psillium in Powder mix all together with the whites of Eggs and Juice of Radishes anoint your hands and let it dry then anoint them again and you may touch fire without danger to make it burn there must be powder of Brimstone To make a Light in a Chamber at Night Take unslacked Lime and mix it in Water leaving it till it is clear then put it into a Chamber in a Vial and you will see a great Light To make Glass or Chrystal clear Rub the Glass or Chrystal with a piece of Lead that will make it very clear To make Parchment Shasses as clear as Glass Take a very white and smooth Skin of Parchment which steep twenty four hours in whites of Eggs and Hony well mixed together then wash your Parchment very well and put it upon your Shasses when dry varnish it To whiten Paper glewed upon Windows or Shasses to endure for several Years Take white Lead ground in water when dry grind it again in Oyl and paint your Paper you must mix with it some fat Oyl which will make it resist Rain the better and to make it the more lasting cover it twice To make fat Oyl Take a flat piece of Lead and encompass it round fill it with Nut or Linseed Oyl and cover it with a Glass expose it to the Sun and it will soon be thick or fat An unluckey way to melt or calcine the Blade of a Sword without damaging the Scabbard You must put down to the bottom of the Scabbard some Arsenick in Powder and upon it some drops of Lemmon Juice then put up the Sword again in a quarter of an hour or little more you may see the Effects A secret way to write white and invisible upon a Mans Flesh and after make the Writing appear You must write with a new Pen and Urine what you will upon the Palm of your hand or where else you please and let it dry of it self when you would have the Writing appear lay upon it some burned Paper and rub it a little and it will appear perfectly Probatum To write white upon Paper and make it appear black Write what you will with Milk and do as above Probatum Divers useful and curious Compositions CHAP. XI Several sorts of Inks. To make black Writing vanish and appear again TAke one pound of burnt Tartar which dissolve in common Water and filtrate it and when you would make use of it strike it over the Writing and it will suddenly vanish To recall and make the Letters appear again Take an ounce of white Vitriol dissolve it in a pound of Water which filtrate then strike the Paper over with it and presently the Letters will appear as before An Ingenious way to Write so as it shall or shall not appear or the double Letter Take a quarter of a pint of distill'd Vinegar which put into a Vial wherein must be half an ounce of Gold Litharge in fine Powder stirring it from time to time four or five times an hour then let it stand twelve fifteen or twenty four hours then pour off what 's clear into another Vial by Inclination and throw off the dregs stopping the bottle close and keep it against you would write white or the double Letter with the Ink that follows The second Ink. Take Cork as much as you please burn it well and when it flames no longer put it into a Dish with a little Aquae Vitae over it and cover your dish close with another then pound it well and make it up into a Paste which keep to use thus Take some of this Cork burnt and pounded and dissolve it in water and with fine Cotton till your Ink runs and will write To make a Water that will make this second vanish and the first appear Take Rose-water and Sorrel water of each half a pint which put into a Vial and add to it two ounces of unslack'd Lime and one of Orpine both well beaten and mixed stirring all from time to time as the first take off the clear by Inclination after it has stood fifteen or twenty hours throw off the Lees and when you would make the second Ink vanish and the first appear put one or two drops upon the Line and with a little Cotton make it run upon the place where your writing is and it will appear Ink that may be rubbed out when you will Take Flax well burnt and put out in Aqua Vitae then ground upon a Stone to Paste which put into a new earthen Pot covering it well lest it turn to Ashes dissolve it with Gum-Water and write any Water will wash away that Writing Ink that will vanish within six dayes Take some Coals made of Willow well ground and dissolved in common Water and write Ink for Parchment that will last till you rub it out Take Cannon-Powder dissolve it in fair Water and write upon Parchment when you would put it out take a Hancherchief and rub it Indian Ink. Take dry Beans all black burn them to Coal then beat them to Powder dissolve it in March Dew in which Gum Arabic has been dissolved
a little Rag and thrust it never so little into the muzzle of your Gun with the scowring Rod and having put in your shot fold the four corners of the Rag that hang over the muzzle of your Piece over one another and drive them down with your scowring Rod then shoot either at Quelsts Stock-doves Ducks c. and you will see strange Effects and you need not come so near as is usual because this carries a great way so when the Birds run upon the Ground you must shoot at them as they rise To make Powder strong To eight ounces of Powder add one of Borax well pounded and mix them together To catch Partridges Steep Wheat in Aquae Vitae strew it where the Partridges repair and they will fall down drunk To make Rabbets come out of their Berries without a Ferret Take Powder of Orpiment Sulphur and an old shooe or Parchment or Cloth which burn at the Mouth of the Berrie upon which the Wind blows and spread your Bags under the Wind. Another way Put one or two Cray-fishes into the Mouth of the Berry and they will certainly make the Conies come out To gather together a great number of Hares Take juice of Henbane mixed with the Blood of a young Hare and sew it in a Hares Skin whi4ch bury in the Earth An admirable way to preserve Arms from rusting and take off the rust Take a pound and half of Beef Suet a pound and half of Oyl of sweet Almonds extracted without Fire one pound of freshned Olive Oyle four ounces of Camphire twelve ounces of Lead burnt with Sulphur make a Composition of them and boil it to the substance of an Oyntment with which rub the Armes to prevent rusting Note that Lead is burnt by melting and then throwing upon it powdered Sulphur always stirring the Lead with an Iron Rod till it remains in a black Powder Olive Oyle is freshned with luke-warm Water beating them together and then letting them settle again lastly put them into a Funnel to filtrate the Water will run out first when you unstop the bottom hole Another way Take new white Wax heat the Iron you will rub with the Wax very hot and when it is so hot you can hardly hold it rub it well and let it soak the said Wax letting it afterwards dry before the Fire that it may suck in the said Wax rubbing and cleansing it with a piece of Serge and thus it will never rust To make an unextinguishable Wild fire Take live quick Sulphur Tartar Sarcocolla Oyl of Pitch boyled or decrepitated Salt Petroleum and common Oyl and boyl them well together it cannot be extinguished but by Vinegar Another way Take Oyl of Petilium Oyl of Turpentine of each an ounce Camphire six drams in Powder hard Rosin half an ounce melt all together then take Hemp or Flax and dip it in this Composition then throw it upon the place you design A Fire that burns upon Armour Take Cannon-powder five parts Salt-peter three Sulphur two parts Rosin and Turpentine of each one part white Vitriol half a part Oyl of Acorns the same quantity as much Linseed Oyl and one part and half of Aqua Vitae To make a Pistol carry far Put a good charge of Powder into it and instead of Paper ramm a Bullet of Camphire upon your Powder beating it well down then you must have a thin skin dipped in Oyl of Petroleum in which wrap up your Bullet over that a little more Camphire which you must not ramm too much A pleasant way to catch Crows You must mince some Oxes Liver or Lights with some Nux Vomica which make up into little Balls as big as small Nuts and spread them in any Field as soon as the Crows eat of them they fall down stounded and you may easily catch them with your hands Of Fishery A sure way to catch Fish Take fresh Horse-dung and put it into a Bag or Net throw it into the Water and the Fish will gather about it Another way Take Quick-silver which put into a thick glass Vial fasten it to a Pack-thread and let it down to the bottom of the Water in the Night especially when the Moon shines and you will see a multitude of Fish come together To catch Fish Put Oyl of Camomil into a Vial and when you would fish you must have some Worms and kill them in the said Vial of Oyl and bait your Hooks with those Worms A wonderful Secret to bring the Fish to the place you desire Boyl Barley in Water till it bursts and boyl it with Liquorice a little Mummy and Honey beat all together in a Mortar till it is stiff as Paste which put into Boxes close stopped when you would fish in any place take about the quantity of a Walnut of it and boyl in an earthen Pot with two handfuls of fresh Barley and a little Liquorice leaving it till it is almost dry then throw it into the place whither you would have the Fish come and they will gather there To catch Fish Take the Herb Dragon-wort from which extract the Juyce with it rub your Hands and the Fish will come near and suffer themselves to be taken holding them in the Water the proper hour for fishing is from five till six in the morning Another way Take some of a Herons Flesh and put it into a Bottle close covered with Clay or Wax with some Musk Amber and Civet put the Pot into a Kettle full of Water and make it boil till you are sure the said Flesh is converted into Oyl then take out the Bottle and pour out the Oyl with which rub your Line and all the Fish will come to be taken Another way Take fat of a Heron Mummie Galbanum of each two drams Musk one grain Aqua Vitae two ounces mix all together in an Earthen Porringer over a gentle Fire and stir till it be as thick as if boiled keep it in a leaden Porringer and with it rub the Hook or the ends of the Line or Cork and all the Fish will come so that you may take them with your Hands Otherwise Take the Belly of a Heron that is the Bowels or Entrals cut it in pieces and put it into a Glass Vial which stop close with Wax then bury it in hot Horse-dung and let it turn to Oyl which will be within ten or fifteen daies then take an ounce of Asa foetida and mix it with the said Oyl it will all thicken like Honey with which noynt a Line Stick or Rod or else the bait you put upon the Hook Another way to do the same You must kill a Cat by smothering bleed him and having flayed and panched rost him upon a Spit without larding and keep the dripping that falls which mix with Yolks of Eggs and an equal quantity of Oyl of Spicknard which mix well together in a Mortar to the thickness of an Oyntment and use it as above To make Worms for baits come out
of the Ground Take Verdigreece and boil it in a little Vineger with which sprinkle the Earth and the Wormes will come out Admirable Receipts in Cookery CHAP. XIII The true Method of making Bolonia Saucidges TAke fat and lean Pork which mince very small and to twenty five pound weight of it add one of Salt four ounces of whole Pepper a pint of White-wine and a pound of the Hogs Blood then stir and beat it all together for above a quarter of an hour and put it into the Guts which wrap round with a Napkin lest crushing down the Meat close they burst make the divisions at what distances you think fit which knot with a Packthread and hang them a drying in the Air or Smoak when dry if you think fit cut the Skin which divides the Saucidges for the Maggots may get into them and after you have wiped off the Dust they have gathered rub them with Sallet Oyl and put them into an Earthen Pot glazed covering it with its ordinary Cover and thus you may keep them sweet as long as you will Milan Saucidges Take six pound of good lean Pork one of good fat four ounces of Salt one of Pepper all being well minced mix them together adding some White-wine and the Blood aforesaid with half an ounce of Cinnamon and Cloves beaten and mixed together and some pieces such as are used for larding made of the Hogs-head which must be well sprinkled with that Spice and then lard the said Saucidges and sprinkle them as above these must be boiled to be eaten Mentz Gammons You must rear up good Gammons of Bacon keep them a fortnight to grow tender then wash them in equal quantities of White-wine and Water dry them with a Cloth rub both sides very well with fine white Salt then you must have great Wicker Panniers and cover the bottom about a Finger thick with very fine Salt and over the Salt place a layer of Isop Sage Savory Laurel and Rosemary but not very thick and it will be better to lay the said Herbs at the bottom of the Pannier and the Salt upon them that the Gammons may take the Salt the better upon which alwayes lay the fleshy part of the Gammon then put the same quantity of Herbs and Salt upon the Skin placing your Gammons one upon another till you fill the Pannier and press it down hard leaving them there a fortnight to take the Salt Then take them out hang them in a very close place making under them for five or six days a fire of green Juniper that it may smoke the more leave them there till your fire be quite out which you are to put in all together Next hang them up in a dry place and they will keep three or four years to make them Eat the better if they are too dry you must beat them with a Pestel then keep them in warm Water with a handful of Bran for a day or two rubbing them and the night before they are to be Eaten wrap them up in good dry Hay put them into a Kettle of boyling Water which fill with cold as fast as it consumes till they are boyl'd enough before they are served up the Skin must be raised whilst hot and the flesh be powdered with Cinnamon Cloves Pepper Ginger and Nutmeg all beaten together be kept warm and Eaten Madame de Bis Gammons You must have a young Hogs Gammon salted eight days after wiping off the Salt that is upon it with your hand lift up the Skin to the very Hock then stick the flesh with Cloves and Cinnamon sprinkle it with a good quantity of Sugar and lay down the Skin let it be baked in the Oven basting it at times with its own Dripping it is an excellent Dish hot An Excellent Hogs-head after the manner of Piemont Take a dry Hogs-head and Feet boyl them together till the Bones come out easily take them from the fire and having poured out the Water cut the Ears into small pieces and so the Feet lay the Head upon a Cloth and upon it place the said pieces of the Ears and Feet powder all with Salt and Spice to it Cinnamon Clove Pepper Ginger and Nutmeg a little of each and some Orange-peel scraped then wrap all together in the Cloth and press it leaving it so five or six hours till all be cold this will keep good three Months You must take the Cloth laying it into a glaz'd earthen Pot covering it with its own cover when served up you must cut it in slices upon a Plate with good Vinegar and Sugar for those that like it An excellent way to salt Pork Beef and other Meat well as is used in Germany and Flanders Your Powdering Tub should be made of some old Cask which makes it much the better then boil two or three handfuls of Juniper Seed more or less in a Kettle of Water which having boyled for some time soak the Tub in that Water leaving the Seed in it till all the Wood takes the scent which done pour it out and put in clear Water which also cast out when the Tub is well washed and it will be fit to use To salt Meat well it must be first steeped in Water then wiped dry with a Cloth and then make one layer of Salt and another of Flesh till your Tub be full the last layer must be of Salt of which for fear of mistakes there must be a pound to twenty five pounds weight of Flesh and add if you think fit some quantity of Cloves a little beaten no Pepper as some through mistake do because it makes the meat black The Meat must lye in the Powdering Tub a Month to be throughly salted and take care above all things that no Woman in her Menstruum come near it for it would cause Corruption The Meat being taken out and designed to be dryed presently every piece must immediately be steeped in boyling Water and hung up with a Twig of Osier in some place where the Air may come to it To make Mentz Gammons Salt your Gammons and keep them so five dayes then take them out and lay them for six dayes in filings of Iron next wash them in red Wine and shut them up in some small place making in it a Fire of Juniper for ten daies or more and they will be excellent To make Lombardy Saucidges Take four pounds of Hogs Flesh three pound and half of Beef one pound of Veal and four ounces of fresh fat Pork let the Flesh be minced small and the Fat sliced mix all together with two ounces of Pepper two of Ginger Cloves and Nutmeg of each half an ounce Salt by ghess then put it into Hogs Guts and dry them they must be boiled to be eaten and do as is spoken of before to keep them long A White Pot. Take half a pound of blanched Almonds made into a Paste well beaten adding some Milk that they may the better hold together and not
an Egg beaten to a froth and let it lye till next day take that which runs in which steep four or five Quince-seeds a whole day that being somewhat thick let it dry when you would use it dissolve it in fair water and grind all well together you must scrape a little Soap upon it if you use the bigness of a Nut of Bole Armoniack put the bigness of a Pea of Soap write with a Pen and let the Writing dry then strike it over with a Pensil dipped only in fair water and lay upon it the Leaf or Shell-gold when it is thoroughly dry polish it with a Tooth but observe it must be very dry before you rub it and the best way is to let it lye a day Take a very smooth white Paper and put the sleekest side upon the Gold then polish it over the Paper that it may be well united take off the Paper and rub it without and it will be very beautiful To make excellent Creyons and as hard as Vermilion invented by Prince Rupert Take some white Clay as it is prepared to make Tobacco Pipes which grind upon a stone with fair water as thick as Paste and take what colours you will each by it self grind them dry upon the stone the finest you can then sift them through a very fine Cloth and mix each of the Colours with the said Paste according as you design to make the Creyons deep or pale in colour and mix with it a little Honey and Gum Arabick-water at Discretion Note that of each colour you must make some deeper then others that they may serve for shadowing then take each Paste by it self and make it up into little rouls as thick as your Finger or Thumb roul them between two Boards well joyned to bring them to the thickness you desire for use that done lay them a drying upon a clean Board or upon Paper without Fire or Sun for two daies then to dry them thoroughly lay them in the Sun or before the Fire and when dry they will be fit for use This is a very good and rare Receipt for this purpose To preserve Silver upon Wood or Plaster and prevent its turning Red. Wash it every Month with Water-glew made as above with a Pensil Ho to gild Lead or white Lattin or any other thing provided you tin it over first Take black Pitch Oyl of Turpentine two ounces Rosin a very little melt all upon the Fire and make a Vernish which strike over your Work To soften Ivory and Bones Take Roch Allum and melt it in water over the Fire then put in one part of Rose-water and of fine sifted Ashes and let the Ivory and Bones steep therein twenty four hours and they will grow soft boyling them in fair Water they will return to their former hardness To draw without Ink or Creyons Rub your Paper with Tripoly To hinder Beech from cracking upon the Fire You must boil it in fair Water Divers sorts and imitations of Marble and Jasper Stone and how to repair decayed Marble CHAP. XVII To make very good Marble or Jasper Stone TAke unslacked Lime which dissolve with Whites of Eggs and Linseed Oyl of it make several Balls into one put Lake to make it red your Lake must be in very fine Powder in another Azure for blue in another Verdigreece for green and so of other Colours keeping one or two white squeeze all these Balls flat and lay them one upon another the white ones in the middle then with a Knife cut slices all the length of the Paste and having cut it all mix all the slices in a Mortar and beat them when thus mixed you will have a fine Jasper stone take it and with a Masons Trowel or your Hands spread it upon the Place you design it for striking it over till you see it sticks being polished if you have not before put Oyl to it but only the Whites of Eggs boil some and lay it scalding hot upon the Work running it all over as long as it drys in for the Oyl will soak in and give it a good Gloss but if you put in the Linseed Oyl at first to dissolve the Lime there is no need of adding any more that done dry your Work in the Shade Of this Jasper you may make Chaplets the Work whereof being cast in a Mould you must lay them in a Pot full of Linseed Oyl where they will dry and vernish For black Jasper Take Water of unslacked Lime and Aqua fortis and rinds of green Walnuts dissolve and mix all together then taking this black which is very good lay it with a Brush upon what you desire to imitate Jasper that done set your Work black as it is in the Smoak for eight daies then take it out and it will be all marbled Another way Make your black into a great Ball and leave it the same time in the Smoke and with that rub your Column or other Work as above and whether you use the one way or the other when your Work is marbled you must vernish it to give it a gloss The Vernish of these marbled Jaspers is set down at large in the Chapter of Vernishes in the fifth Paragraph To counterfeit Marble Take white Plaster well beaten powdered and sifted and make Parchment Glue when it is melted dissolve your Plaster in it till it comes to a Paste in which mix what Colours you please and spread it upon a Table with a Trowel laying it as smooth as you can let it dry fifteen daies when dry polish it with a Pumice stone pretty hard at first afterwards more gently sprinkling it with fine Tripoly then rub it with a Hone and at last with a piece of Oxes Hide to make it shine and it is done To whiten Alabaster and white Marble Beat some Pumice stone into fine Powder and infuse it in Verjuice twelve hours or thereabouts then take a Spunge and dip it therein with which rub your Alabaster or white Marble then take fair Water and with a Cloth wash them and lastly wipe them dry with a clean Cloth To white-wash Plaster Walls It must be supposed the Wall is very well plastered with very fine Plaster well layed after which you may whiten it with Lime-milk very clear as shall hereafter be described The Wall should be very well wetted with Water for all the Secret consists in the White not drying too fast but rather very slowly which gives the Lime time to fasten drying leisurely and thus the Walls will neither whiten your Hands nor your Clothes If there were any Dirt upon the Wall it ought to be scraped off the same upon Free-stone and strike it over equally two or three times Within an hour or two strike it over with the Palm of your hand and it will polish like Marble The best Lime-milk is made after the Lime has been a long time slack'd into which having put a sufficient quantity of Water it must be stirred
Medals of Plaister Take Soap of Alicant which is white scrape it in thin pieces put it in a glaz'd Pot with some Water and with your Finger temper it by little and little till it be all turned into Water about the consistence of thick Milk let it settle about a week or more covering it from the Dust then with a soft short Brush wash the Plaister setting it at some distance from the Fire to dry by degrees being dry rub it gently with a Cloth setting it in a good Light the better to discern where to pollish thus will your Plaister become bright as Alablaster To make a Size to lay Leaf-Gold or Silver or Copper or Tin upâ—n Figures of Plaister that will not sink into them Take Oyl of Nuts boyl it with Lytharge till it become thick then grind with Water White Lead and Yellow Ocre each a like quantity very fine when dry grind it with the same Oyl then lay it on with a Pencil pretty long with a stiff point keeping it always covered in Oyl to preserve the point small and plyant and in laying on the Size move your Pencil to and fro to even the Size when dry enough to guild lay on your Leaf-Gold or Silver with a pair of wooden Pincers or a piece of white Paper cutting it on a Cushion according to the manner of Gilders CHAP. XVIII A most exquisite way of casting all sorts of Figures TAke a pound of new Wax a third of Colophony melt them at a slow Fire let them cool so long as that you may endure some of it on your Hand without burning it then having oyled your Figure with Sallad Oyl with a Brush cover it all over if it be a living Face cover the Hair of the Eye-lids and Eye-brows with Paste as also the Beard then with a Brush nimbly cover the Face about the thickness of a Half-crown being careful not to stop the Nostrils and that the Person squeeze not his Eyes together which will render the Face deformed thus having your Face of Wax take it gently off then strengthen it with Clay on the backside that in pouring in the Plaister it may not give way Thus may you cast all sorts of Faces Laughing Weeping Grimaces or Wry Faces also Feet Hands Fruit Fish or any thing else dividing the Mould into two pieces with a warm Knife then joyn them and fortifie them with Potters Earth than this no way of casting is neater I have often taken thus living Faces and with a small Gouge opening the Eyes afterwards all which you may colour to the Lise this way of casting is very fit for Painters Engravers and Carvers to cast patterns CHAP. XIX To Figure or inlay with Figures any thing that is made of Wood. THis is done with Mother of Pearl by breaking the Shells and cutting them according to the Figures you design inlaying them after you have with Gouges cut your Wood thus may you imitate all sorts of Fruits for you will find some Purple others Blew Green Yellow so that if you would imitate a black Grape the Leaf of a Tree or other Fruit you have a suitable Colour make a small hole through every piece pinning it with a small piece of Silver Wier to make it stick fast then take Linseed Oyl and Orcanet rub it well and wipe off the Oyl clean when dry varnish it with the drying Varnish hereafter mentioned also not oyling it you may make very fine compartiment Work in fine Threads that will look like Silver thus make a Set of small Gonges of all sorts very sharp with these having cut your design take Tin melt it adding to it as much Quick-Silver stir it with a Stick being cold put it in the palm of your hand if it be too soft add a little more Tin grind this Composition with water upon a Marble put it into a Shell and keep this Composition to fill up the Engravings or Cuttings which you have made with your Gonges when you have left it two or three hours to dry pollish it with your hand and it will look like Silver By adding more Quick-Silver you make a thinner Composition which with your Thumb you may rub into the Work you have cut till it be as bright as Silver instead of Tin you may mix Leaf-Silver with the Quick-Silver which will add to the beauty of your Work This is commonly practised upon black and coloured Wood pollishing them with a Tooth If you would have the Composition more beautiful grind Tin-Glass and wash it till it leaves the Water clear then mix it in a Shell with some Gum and with a Pencil fill up the Engravings after three or four hours drying quicken it with the Conposition of Mercury and Leaf-silver CHAP. XX. To make Wood of divers Colours For the Red. TAke Fernebourge half a pound or what other you think fit Rain-Water a handful of Quick-Lime two handfuls of Ashes when these have steep'd half an hour in the water and setled at the bottom take a new earthen Pot put in the Fernebourge with the Lee made of Lime and Ashes having steep'd half an hour boyl it and let it cool a little then pour it into another new Pot adding half an ounce of Gum Arabick take another Pot or Pan put in some Rain-water and a piece of Allum make it boyl soak your Wood in this Allum Water take it out and dry it then warm your Red Colour and with a Brush rub it as long as you think fit dry it and with a Cows or Dogs Tooth pollish it and it will be shining and red as Scarlet Another excellent Red. Boyl Brazil in Rain Water till it be fully coloured strain it through a Cloth take heed no Iron either touch it nor come near it then give one laying of Saffron steep'd in water upon your Wood being thus of a pale Yellow and dry give it several layings of the Brazil Water till you like the Colour when dry burnish it with a Tooth and varnish it with drying Varnish with the Palm of the Hand and you will have a beautiful Red inclinable to Orange if you put a spoonful of Lee amongst the Brazil it will make the Red deeper or boyl it with a little Allum but the yellowing it improves the Colour and by how much the Wood is whiter by so much the more beautiful will the Colour be Another Red. Temper Brazil in Oyl of Tartar with which rub over the Wood and it will become of an excellent Red. To make a Violet Colour for Wood. Take Dutch Turnsole temper it in water and strain it through a Cloth before you use it on your Work try it on a little piece of white Wood to see if it be not too deep for 't is better to lay it on clear than deep having laid on the Colour put some of the same Colour to a quantity of water to make it very thin and with this wash it till it become bright dry burnish and varnish it
memory It is an experienc'd Secret and necessary for those that are troubled that way To know whether a Girl be a Maid or not Take Marble in Powder and make her drink it in Wine if she be deflowred she will vomit immediately For Womens white Flowers Take two good handfuls of the roots of Pettiegree which put into three pints of water and boil away to a pint and half and take two glasses a day Virgins Milk Take four ounces of Litharge in Powder which put into a little earthen Pot with a pound and half of Vinegar make it boyl a little upon the fire then take it off and pour your Vinegar and Litharge into a Porringer distill it with a Filter and keep the Water Take also 3 or 4 ounces of Allum which infuse in a pound of Water set a little upon the fire take it off as soon as you can perceive the Allum is melted then put it into a Porringer and distill it with a Filter and keep this Water by it self To use the said Water you must take a little of each and when they are mixed they will become as white as Milk and with it you must wash where you feel any itching For any burning Take two penny-worth of Lead-ore put it into a little Vessel with Vinegar leaving it there at least twenty-four hours then take out the Vinegar which becomes white and put in Sallet-oyl beating them well together of which is made an Ointment very useful for any burning The way how to use it is taking some of this Ointment and laying it upon the burnt place then lay a very fine Cloth over it and over the Cloth some of the same Ointment it must be left on till it falls off it self and nothing will appear upon the burnt place Modern Curiosities OF ART and NATURE Containing the whole Art of Moulding and Casting all sorts of Figures Medals and other Forms in Lead Tin Silver Copper Plaister of Paris Wax Sulphur and otherwise as well hollow as sollid CHAP. I. To cast the Figures of all sorts of Animals in Tin Silver and Copper very thin and light HAving the Figure ready to mould oyl it and take off the hollow Mould in Plaister as follows Being oyl'd lay it upon Potters Earth then make choice of such parts of it as you think best to take off there make a Border or Edging of the same Earth that being done cast your Plaister being well temper'd neither too thick nor too thin that part being well taken lift it up in as few pieces as you can repair the Edges and make some little notches with a Knife grease the Edges with Sallad Oyl and put them exactly together again then make an Edging or Border of the same Earth in the place from whence you took that part of your Figure that being done cast your Plaister as before then lift up the Piece to repair it and put it in its place continue thus till the whole be done being dry dress the outside of your Mould with a Knife or piece of Iron and when throughly hardned mark the Pieces one after another dry them at leisure then joyn and tye them together with a Cord thus have you a hollow Mould of Plaister which according as Figures are more or less easie may be made of three four six ten or twelve pieces but this depends upon the Judgment of the Moulder or Caster To cast a hollow Figure Oyl your hollow Mould of Plaister till 't will receive no more and dry it with Cotton then take all your pieces and tye them together with a Cord and find out the fittest place for the Mouth or Casting Place having then melted your Wax so that it be neither hot nor cold run it into the Mould if your Figure be small fill it and after a little time take out the Stopple of Earth with which you stopt the Mouth of the Mould and on a sudden turn your Figure upside down that the remainder of the Wax may run out after some time when you think 't is cold open it and you 'l find a hollow Figure of Wax if it be too thin leave the next longer in the Mould if too thick take it out sooner To know the weight of your Figures mould off a Weight of four or five ounces more or less and you 'l find how much the bigness of a pound Weight in Wax will weigh in Copper but the most certain rule is to fill the Mould with Wax How to put the Kernel or inward Mould into a Figure of Wax and put on the Shell or outward Case to cast it in Metal Thus having your Figure if it be of a living Creature you may cut it with a hot Knife in two pieces either at length or cross or overthwart being thus parted take Potters Earth mingled with a little very fine Charcoal Dust moistning and beating them with a Rod or little Bar of Iron till it becomes as soft as Paste with this Earth fill your waxen Figure which being dry cover the outside of each piece where they are to be joyned with the same Earth made very moist and thin taking care it run not over upon the edges of the Wax being joyned repair it with a Tool of Copper or Iron made warm to melt the Wax upon the Joynt this done make a Git or Casting-hole in the most convenient place let it be long enough with Breath-holes if you find any part of the Figure to which you think the Metal will not easily pass then roul little pieces of Wax about the bigness of a Goose Quill or bigger according to the size of the Figure which with a hot Iron you may stick to some part of it that the end may reach the place where you suspect the Metal will not easily run and there fasten it then take little Points of Tin or Iron about the bigness of a Tag about half a finger long according to the thickness of the Wax or the inner Mould thrust these Points quite through the Figure to the end that the Kernel being in all parts supported by the Points it may not touch or joyn to any part of the outward Mould To make the Case or Faceing to the Figure of Wax Take good Founders Earth and steep it in an earthen Vessel in fair Water pour it by inclination into another and the grosser part will remain in the bottom of the first having left it to settle pour off the Water and add to it some Bonne mingle them together and with a large Pencil give a smooth laying of this Earth upon your Wax Figure being dry a second continue this to a sixth laying on when dry strengthen it with Potters Clay beaten with Hair when perfectly dry put your Mould over the Fire on Iron Rods in form of a Gridiron and take heed your Wax boyl not within the Mould which will break it let it lean on one side that the Wax may run out at the Mouth or Casting-place
to the same quantity that the Figure contain'd that none be left behind this done heat your Figure at a small Fire so that it be throughly penetrated the more the better for you need not fear the too much baking it while this is heating melt the Metal to a good heat and to the end it may be very clean its necessary to have two Crucibles in the Furnace to pour the Metal out of one into the other to clear it of the Scum your Metal being very hot set your Mould fast in Sand pour in the Metal and let it cool break it and you 'l have a Figure without hem or Joynt if your Figure be somewhat large bind your Mould with iron Wier well neal'd Another way to make both outside and inside Mould Make a hole in the top of the Head or at the Feet through which pour into the Figures of Wax a Composition of equal parts of Plaister and Brick-dust made very fine and tempered in water wherein Plume Alum has been dissolved let it be of such consistence as to run through a Tunnel leave it to dry at leisure and stick in the Points Or else when you have cut the Figure of Wax in two pieces and made the Kernel or inward Mould take it out and make it red hot which is the surest way to cast clean and without repairing because the Moulds are strong enough to endure the baking and are long a drying in the Figure of Wax CHAP. II. To cast Figures of Copper or Tin with Drapery or Garment very light and thin HAving your Figure of new Wax without Garments the Kernel or inward Mould of it being well baked as aforesaid take a piece of well polisht Glass about six eight or more inches square make it very clean and lay it in water then having your Wax melted in a Pot dip your piece of Glass with a pair of Plyers or Pinchers in the Wax take it out and dip in water and take the Wax off the Glass in form of a Skin which you may make of what thickness you please or if you mix a little Turpentine with your Wax when well melted 't will be more supple and flexible which you may stretch out with a Knife or Foulding-Stick upon a piece of Glass to what thickness you please and to a size fit to Cloath the Waxen Figure like a piece of Silk or linnen Cloth en volant carrying it on the Arm or supporting it with a Stick as you shall think fit shaping the Foulds with a Small according to Art and cover it with Earth as before directed The same another way Take a piece of fine Linnen make Paste or Starch tempered with Brandy or Aquavitae to the end that burning the Mould it may Colly or Blacken it moisten this Cloth in the Starch and Cloath your Figure as you think fit supporting the Foulds with little Sticks till they be dry and supports its self and will hold moulding with Earth but more especially with Plaister This Invention is very proper to mould off Figures of Tin because the outward Mould may be made with burnt Plaister and a fourth part of Brick in fine Powder mixt with Plume Alum and temper'd with water wherein Sal Armoniac has been dissolved by this means you may cast small and indifferent large Figures very clear and neat but take care that in heating the Mould to melt out the Wax you make it not boyl and when empty keep it at a slow Fire till red hot If your Figure be of Tin leave your Mould to cool in the Fire but warm it when you cast in the Tin in all these cases Experience is the best Master To consume and bring forth the Cloth that it hinder not the running of the Metal place your Figure upright and make a Circle or counter Mould of Earth about the Figure to keep in the Plaister before you cast take some good Iron Wier and lay cross or overthwart the Counter-Mould of Earth upon these Wiers lay so many more smeer'd with Grease then having cast your Plaister and that 't is set take out the Wiers the Wax also being melted out and the Mould well bak'd or burnt blow out the burnt Cloth through the holes and stop them with fat Earth or Clay if you dip very fine Cloth in melted Wax you may Cloath your Figure as you please in baking your Mould the Wax will run out and the Cloth easily consume Or else to get out the Wax set the Figure in a brass Pan the Casting-hole being downwards and put it into an Oven after the Bread is bak'd be sure it be not too hot to know the degree of heat put some Wax in a small Viol and set it in the Oven if neither Bubbles nor Scum rises 't is a convenient heat when you use a Wax Cloth be very careful to get out all the Wax All these ways have been sufficiently experimented and proved to be the best for casting small Figures for adorning Cabinets and other pieces of Closetry in like manner you may cast Figures of Silver Copper and Tin very thin and light nay I have known them cast not much thicker than a sheet of Paper when the inner Mould has been taken out in short lute well your Mould put in your Points of Iron make your Casting-hole long enough as also your Breathing-holes as well to empty out the Wax as to pour in the Metal bake your Moulds well and if for Silver or Copper let them be very hot before you run your Metal put a little Borax into the Crucible tye your Moulds well with iron Wire and set them in Sand and the Metal being well scum'd and clean or you spoil all the least Filth destroying your Figure therefore try all with patience CHAP. III. To cast large or indifferent Figures without Seam or Mark. WHen you have made your hollow Mould of Plaister take a piece of Oak about a Foot long half a Foot broad and two or three Inches thick being first well Glew'd then make a Groove or Channel such a one as you think fit to give to your Wax to make the Figure the Ledges of the Wood being a Fingers breadth above the said Grove or Channel then take some sifted Ashes and put them in a linnen Cloth to pouder lightly the bottom of the piece of Wood in the Groove or Carving that the Earth may not stick then take Potters Earth very well beaten and mould it with your hand into pieces of the same size of the Groove press them down unto it and with a Rule cut off the edges so that the Earth may lie even with the Wood then take the Earth out of the Groove and and make more of 'em this done take your Plaister-Mould and make a laying of those pieces of Earth you took out of the Wood which you shall press gently with your Thumb to make them joyn among the hollow places of the Mould as if you were to make a