doing till the whole be wasted then you must do this Put in the Mortar half a gros of Civet and a bit of Sugar as big as a Walnut beat your Civet with the Sugar very small put to it by degrees some Powder stirring it with the Pestle then turn it in a Sieve sift it gently then put into the Mortar again the lumps made by the Civet beat them once more throwing over some Powder as before and you must continue to do so till the whole be very fine then mix it all together and your Powder will be excellent That Powder is of pleasant Smell and of Ashes colour very good for all sorts of Colours of Hair Another sort MIX Powder of Moss or Cyprus with Starch-Powder in the same quantity and put Flowers as you do to Orange and Jasmin-flowers Powder and when you think fit Perfume them with Amber and Civet as 't is said before and it will be very good Another sort HAving observed one of the two last Receipts for the Powder of Frangipane if you have a mind to have it Musked instead of half a gross of Civet to the same quantity of Powder put only eighteen Grains and half a Gros of Musk beat it small with a little Sugar after the same manner you use it with the Civet and the Smell will be extraordinary Sweet How to perfume the Powder of Cyprus or Moss of Oak as they do at Montpellier TAKE two Pounds of Powder of Moss of Oak cleansed with Flowers as 't is said in its place infuse in it eighteen Grains of Civet with a little Sugar as I said before then put with it half a gros of Musk after the same manner this being done put it in a Box very close it will be of an extraordinary fine Smell a little will serve to Powder the Hair and give it a sweet Smell Fine Powder called a la Marechale fit and very good to make Paste for the Beads of Necklaces TAKE two Pounds of Moss of Oak a Pound of Starch-Powder an Ounce of Cloaves beaten an Ounce of Calamus in Powder two Ounces of Souchet two Ounces of rotten Wood mix the whole well together and your Powder will be done The rotten Wood must be of Oak because being red it gives a fine colour to the Powder Of Wash-balls How to cleanse Soap TAKE a Cut of Soap scrape it well cut it in thin Slices and put them in a great Kettle over the Fire with four or five Pints of Water stir it with a Stick till the Soap be quite melted pour it afterwards in some Vessels and let it lye several days till it be hard then cut it as thin as you can and let it dry till it be as hard as Wood put it after that in some Vessels or Basons and pour over it Brandy enough to allay it you must throw some Salt in it and turn it that the whole be well soaked then let it dry again in the Air being very dry when you have occasion for your Wash-balls you must soften as much as you want You will find a Receipt how to soften it in this Treatise Common Wash-balls TAKE five Pounds of Soap scrape it put it in a Mortar and beat it a long while then handle and work well your Soap that you may take out the little bits that have not been beaten put your Soap into the Mortar again mix in it two Pound of Starch-powder an Ounce of Essence of Citron or of Orange and about half a Pint of macanet-Macanet-water prepared as I 'll tell you by and by stir the whole gently with the Postle and beat it long enough to mix it well and it is done you need no more but to role your Paste as you will to make your Wash-balls Let them dry if your Paste is too soft it will harden of it self macanet-Macanet-water is made thus Beat four Ounces of Macanet in a Mortar soak them in a Pint of Water no longer than from one day to another strain the Water through a Linnen Cloth and squeeze the Macanet very well you must after that allay with the same Water two Ounces of Cerus beaten in Powder add to it a handful of Salt and you may use it as I said before Another sort AFter you have beaten five Pounds of Soap as before and taken out the Lumps you must put your Soap into the Mortar again and throw into it two Pounds of Starch-powder half a Pint of macanet-Macanet-water prepared as I said before a Spoonful of Oyl of Aspick half an Ounce of Orange or Citron two Spoonfuls of liquid Storax prepared as hereafter stir it all gently with the Pestle beat it very well till the whole be well mixed together and it is done You must prepare the liquid Storax thus Put an Ounce of Storax in an Earthen Pan with half a Glass of Water stir the Storax with a Spoon while it is melting and being melted use it as I said Another sort MELT five Pounds of Soap cut it in slices very thin pour in a Pint of citron-Citron-water being well melted strain it through a Linnen Cloth not very fine put to it two Pounds of Starch-powder an Ounce of Essence of Orange or Citron two Ounces of Cerus allay'd with a Glass of Water you must work your Paste well with your Hands till the whole be well mixed and when your Paste is very stiff role your Wash-balls of what bigness you please and dry them To Compose the Citron-water you must cut in bits half a dozen of Lemons old or new 't is no matter let them boyl in a Pint of Water half an hour then squeeze them through a Linnen Cloth and you may use that Water Wash-balls of Neroly TAKE eight Pounds of dry Soap and cleansed as we said before and put it in a Bason pour in it Orange-flowers or Rose-water as much as will cover the Soap to allay it well You must take care to stir twice a day the Soap till it has soaked the Water and be soft again keep it so till it is fit to be beaten beat it then a long while and work it well to take out the Clods which are left Put your Soap into the Mortar again put to it a Pound of Labdanum in Powder very fine and two Ounces of Neroly mix and stir them together gently with the Pestle then beat the whole a long time to mix it well and 't is done If your Paste is too hard pour a little orange-flower-Orange-flower-water the Paste will be good and being made stiff role your Wash balls and dry them Wash-balls of Bolognia YOU must take three Bundles of common Wash-balls of Bolognia beat them in a Mortar to Crums then put them in a Bason pour in the Bason angel-Angel-water enough to cover the Paste let it soak till it is soft and that will be in two or three days in the mean time stir it and turn it twice a day and when all the Water is gone and the Paste is hard
and stiff beat it a long while then work it well to take out the Clods afterwards divide your Paste into two even Cakes then do this Take half a Pint of angel-Angel-water and the same quantity of Rose-water put in the little Mortar two gross of Musk with a little of the angel-Angel-water to dissolve it beat it pouring in always of that Water then strain it through a Linnen Cloth not too fine nor too course scrape after that with a Spoon the Musk left in the Linnen and beat it again pouring a little of the said Water and continue so doing till the Musk be infused and melted with Angel and rose-Rose-waters wash the Linnen with the same Water to cleanse and take away all the Musk The whole being well mixt put all the Water in a Glass bottle to use it as you 'll see hereafter Take one of the said two Cakes of Paste which you must beat to bits in a Mortar throw upon it a good handful of Labdanum-powder very fine half an Ounce of Balm of Peru a few drops of Essence of Neroly about half a Pint of the said Water stir and mix all gently with the Pestle then beat it all together a long while to mix well the Paste and 't is done And as you have done to the first Cake do the same to the other and cover them together very close that they may have time to take the Scent of the Sweets then your Paste being stiff role it as you please to make your Wash-balls and dry them Bolognia Wash-balls the best TAKE three Bundles or little Boxes of Bolognia Wash-balls beat them and dip them in angel-Angel-water enough to cover your Paste as we said before Besides Angel-water add to it half a Pint of Benjamin-water beat that Paste and turn it upside down twice a day that the whole be well mixt the Water being gone and the Paste stiff beat it afterwards and work it well to take out the Clods and the whole being reduced into a Paste make two Cakes alike of it then do this Beat half an Ounce of Musk in a little Mortar pouring in it angel-Angel-water as before in the Receipt of other Wash-balls at last infuse your Musk beating and straining it through a Linnen Cloth with half a Pint of Angel and rose-Rose-water then use it thus Take one of the two Cakes beat them to bits in the Mortar and pour over the Cake two Ounces of Balm of Peru some drops of Essence of Neroly a good handful of composed Powder viz. a third of fine Powder a la Marechale a third of Powder of Campane-root a third of Labdanum-powder and half a Pint of the abovesaid Water prepared with the Musk mix the whole together very well beat it a long while and your Paste is made the Smell of it will be very pleasant Role your Wash-balls when your Paste is stiff what you have done to one of the Cakes you may do to the other Wash-balls well perfumed TAKE three Bundles of Bolognia ordinary Wash-balls beat them in a Mortar allay them with Angel and benjamin-Benjamin-water as we said before being beaten again and made in Paste divide them in two Cakes alike and prepare it thus Beat very small half a gross of Civet in a little Mortar with two Ounces of Balm of Peru which you must drop in by degrees Add to it two gross of Essence of Amber some Essence of Cloves and as much of Cinnamon mingle the whole very well together and keep it to use it thus Put in the Mortar one of the two Cakes broken in bits throw over two handfuls of prepared Powder viz. a third of Labdanum-powder a third of fine Powder a la Marechale a third of Powder of Campane root put also to it half of that Composition and half a Pint of Millifleur Water half an Ounce of Essence of Neroly mix the whole well together and when you have beaten it long enough to mingle it all very well your Paste is made You may use the same Receipt for the other Cake left Another Receipt to perfume Wash-balls TAKE three Bundles of the same Bolognia Wash-balls beat them in a Mortar dip them and make a Paste as I said before the Paste being divided into two even Cakes break one in bits put it in a Mortar with a handful of Labdanum-power a handful of the dregs of the angel-Angel-water beaten in Powder an Ounce of Balm of Peru half an Ounce of Essence of Neroly and half a Pint of Millifleur Water mix the whole gently with the Pestle then after you have beat it a long while 't is done You may do the same to the other Cake of Paste If you cannot have Bolognia Wash-balls make use of Soap cleansed as is prescribed in the beginning of this Treatise it is very good for all sorts of Wash-balls Take of it three or four Pounds or more instead of every Bundle of Bolognia Balls and for want of Powders mentioned before in the Preparation of Wash-balls you may make use of the Dregs of Angel-water beaten and sifted very fine through a Sieve the Balls will be as good observe that all the Powders must be very fine Excellent benjamin-Benjamin-water PUT in a thick Glass-bottle a Pint of Spirit of Wine and a Pint of Brandy half a Pound of Benjamin a quarter of a Pound of Storax half an Ounce of Cloves an Ounce of Cinnamon and four Nutmegs all well beaten being in the Bottle stop it well and let it stand upon Sand in the Sun in the heat of the Summer for a Month and 't is done Take it away when it Rains and let the Bottle be very large leaving an empty space of four Inches at least or else the Spirit of Wine being hot will certainly break the Bottle If you think your Benjamin-water is not red enough at the time limited that it should be enough beat in a little Mortar some Orkanet of the bigness of a Bean dissolve it with some of your benjamin-Benjamin-water pour it in the Bottle and let it stand in the Sun two or three days and 't is done A Receipt to prepare Spunges for the Face CHoose the best and finest Spunges cut what is superfluous about them then dip them in Water a little while wash them after that and cut them well changing Water till the last Water be very clean then dry them being dry dip them in Angel-water or in Orange-flower-water pour over them half a Spoonful of Essence of Amber your Spunges having lain in Water a whole day take them out do not squeeze them much and dry them they are done A Treatise of Essences and Oyls perfumed with Flowers How to make Essences of Flowers IT is easie to draw Essences out of all manner of Flowers though they are of different sorts for if you can make of one you may make of all others Here is a general Receipt for all the Flowers which have any Smell Take a Deal Box of what bigness you please Tin it within
Wax TO the same Composition as before mix only some black of Smoak your Wax will be black Gray Wax perfum'd MIX to the Preparation of the white Wax two Spoonfuls of fine Marechale Powder and the Wax will be gray Of another sort PUT two Spoonfuls of the Dregs of Angel-water in fine Powder to the Composition of white Wax and instead of Essence of strong Orange or Citron pour to it half a Spoonful of Essence of Amber or of Neroly fill your Moulds and 't is done A Treatise of Pomatums TAKE what quantity you think fit of the Leaf of Hogs-fat dip it in Water in bits as it comes from the Hog change the Water every three hours during four days and you must the two last days work it in Water with a Spoon every time you put new Water to it then take it out of the Water and drain it well Melt it over a soft Fire in a new Earthen Pan stirring it very gently that it do not burn Being melted pour your Pomatum in a Bason full of Water stirring continually the Water and the Pomatum together with the Spatula till it is quite cold and congealed Afterwards pour out the Water and continue to beat and stir your Pomatum and by degrees the Water will all come out Let the Pomatum rest a while then do as follows Prepare two Pewter Dishes of the same bigness lay your Pomatum two Inches thick in the Dishes in one of them strew over the Flowers you design to perfume your Pomatum withal all over even and cover it with the other Dish thus the Flowers will not be squeezed and will give their Smell to both Dishes Let the Flowers lye from Morning till Night if they are scarce with you leave them twenty four hours then take them up with your Pomatum and stir it a little spread it again and lay fresh and new Flowers as before continue so doing some days Morning and Night till your Pomatum is of a good and strong Smell and 't is done Keep it in Glasses You cannot make a good Pomatum and keep it well but of Jasmin and Orange-flowers or of Tuberose other Flowers are too weak to give a Sweet and lasting Odour Pomatum good to Refresh the Complexion and to take off the Redness and Pimples of the Face TAKE half a Pound of the Leaf of Hogs-fat dip it in the Water several days changing the Water as often as I prescribed in the first Receipt and your Fat being very white put it in a new Earthen Pan with two Pippins cut in bits without peeling them and an Ounce of the four cold Seeds set the Pot on a soft Fire and let your Pomatum be melting a quarter of an hour then take it off the Fire and mix in it an Ounce of Oyl of Sweet Almonds strain it after that through a Linnen Cloth tyed hard and let it drop in clear Water stir the Pomatum and the Water with a wooden Spatula till it is cold and congealed in the Water then pour out the Water and work your Pomatum again to draw out the rest of the Water and 't is done Another sort of Pomatum very good for the Face TAKE four Ounces of the Leaf of Hogs-fat and whiten it in Water as I said before then pour out the Water and put aside your Fat Melt after that a Penniworth of Virgin-wax two Penniworth of Sperma Ceti and two Ounces of Oyl of Sweet-Almonds in an Earthen Pan on a soft Fire do not let them boyl stir them in the mean while to mix them well together then melt gently your Hogs-fat prepared and pour it in the said Composition stir them well with the Spatula then pour the whole in a Bason full of Water stir again the Pomatum and the Water with the Spatula till it is congealed and then you must pour in it fresh Water and change it often till your Pomatum is very white do not forget to stir it continually with the Spatula and 't is done Another sort of Pomatum very fine for the Face TAKE two Ounces of Oyl of Sweet-Almonds half an Ounce of Virgin-Wax four Penny-worth of Sperma-Ceti melt the whole together in an Earthen Dish over a Chafing-dish full of burning Ashes stir gently the Wax with a wooden Spatula that the whole be well mingled and incorporated Then take off the Fire your Composition and pour to it by degrees some fair Water beating it in the mean while with the Spatula Continue so doing till your dish is full and your Pomatum congealed in the Water for it must swim in the Water Having so beat it a long while in the first Water pour the Water out and put some fresh still working your Pomatum till 't is white then it will swim upon the Water take it out with the Spatula and work it without Water till it is very white All the Water being strained out of your Pomatum mix in it Borax beaten very fine of the bigness of a small Nut and some Essence of Pearl beaten very fine mingle it all together very well and 't is done Pomatum for the Lips TAKE four Ounces of fresh new Butter an Ounce of Virgin Wax melt them being melted throw in it black Grapes boyl the whole a quarter of an Hour in the mean while bruise the Grapes with a Spoon strain after that your Pomatum through a fine Linnen Cloth to take away the dregs of the Grapes Then put the Pomatum on the Fire again pour over it two spoonfuls of Orange flower-water and boyl it again another boiling Bruise Orcanet the bigness of a Bean in a Poringer allay it with a little of Orange-flower-water and pour it over your Pomatum then work it well with a Spoon and take it off the Fire and 't is done Being cold lay it in Boxes or Pots You may keep that sort of Pomatum two years very good It is excellent for Sore and Scabby Lips A Receipt to make a Liquid Paste of Almonds to wash Hands without Water TAKE a Pound of bitter Almonds scald them peel them and dry them then beat them in a marble Mortar a long while that no lumps remain pour over it a little Milk to wet it and make it into a Paste Keep it aside Beat the Crum of the whitest Penny Loaf with a little Milk and make it in a Paste then mix in the Mortar the Almond Paste with the Bread add to it ten Yolks of Eggs without the Tread beat them altogether very well pouring by degrees some Milk stirring and allaying still the Paste you may pour so three pints of Milk then put it all in a Kettle over the Fire and boil it very well Stir it and turn it continually with a Ladle till it is well boiled It must boil an hour at least It is enough boiled when it is thick Opiate in Powder to cleanse the Teeth TAKE half a Pound of Brick Sand very fine four Ounces of fine China Powder an Ounce of Coral
beaten in fine Powder mix them very well pour over it half a Spoonful of Essence of Cinnamon as much of Cloves Powder Mingle them all together very well and 't is done Another Sort. TAKE half a Pound of Brick Sand four Ounces of China Powder half an Ounce of Cinnamon well beaten and mixt well together 't is done Another Sort. TAKE half a Pound of Brick Sand four Ounces of China Powder an Ounce of Coral beaten very fine a gros of beaten Cloves two gros of calcined Alom half an ounce of crust of Bread burnt and an Ounce of Conserve of Roses in Powder let it all be beaten very fine and 't is done Receipt to make Liquid Opiate PUT what quantity you please of Syrup of red Cherries in a fine Earthen Pot pour into the Syrup Opiate in Powder of what kind you will mix it well with a Spatula if it is too Liquid throw a little more Powder if too thick pour more Syrup mingle it well 't is done When you use it pour some in a China Dish and add to it if you please half a Spoonful of Essence of Amber or Cloves or Cinnamon it will smell and tast extraordinary well A Treatise of Perfumes good for the Mouth Essence of Amber POur in a strong glass Bottle a Pint of the best Spirit of Wine beat in a little Mortar the eighth part of an Ounce or one Gros of black Amber or Ambergreice and throw it in the Wine you must also mix half a Gros of the bladder of Musk very small then stop the Bottle close and expose it upon Sand to the hottest Sun in the Summer for a Fortnight shake the Bottle two or three times in a day when the Sun shines upon it that the Amber shou'd not stick at the bottom but should melt and give its smell to the Spirit of Wine take away the Bottle when it rains and the Sand for the Sand being heaten by the Sun is a great help to Concoct and bring to Perfection all the Preparations exposed to the heat of the Sun Observe also That you must not fill the Bottle to the top least the strength of the Spirit of Wine break it after a Month take it away and 't is done The best time to make that Essence is in the Dog-days if you have a mind to make less or more of it put more or less of the Ingredients or things mentioned before Essence of Hypocras PUT half a Pint of Spirit of Wine in a strong Glass Bottle add to it half an Ounce of Cloves an Ounce of Cinnamon a Gros of Ginger and as much as you can hold with your Fingers end of Coriander all well beaten three or four Grains of black Amber or Ambergreice beaten in a Marble Mortar Stop the Bottle well and expose it to the Sun upon Sand a whole Month take it away when it Rains and don 't fill the Bottle full as I said before At the Months end it is done Cachoo Perfum'd with Amber very good for the Mouth BEat four Ounces of Cachoo and ten Grains of Musk together in a Mortar and sift them very fine in a Hair Sieve beating again what remains and sifting it again and again then warm the bottom of the Mortar and the end of the Pestle dissolve eighteen Grains of Ambergriece in the Mortar pour over it half a Spoonful of Ambergriece and the bigness of a Walnut of Gum of Adragant dip it in Orange-flower-water allaying the whole together put in by degrees your Cachoo Powder mingle it and stir it a long while and beat it well to mix your Amber all over The Paste being made you must shape the Cachoo thus Take a bit of it as big as a Nut in your Hands roll it to a point take a Crum at a time twist it with your Two Fingers and you 'll shape it like a Mouses turd wet it a little with Essence of Orange-flowers that it should not stick to your Fingers Pastils Perfumed good to eat TAKE a Pound of double refined Sugar beat it in a little Mortar with twelve Grains of Musk searce it through a hair Sieve very fine dip in orange-flower-Orange-flower-water a handful of Gum of Adragant from Night till the next Morning strain it hard through a Linnen Cloth not too Fine nor too Coarse then mix your Gum with your Sugar pouring over it two Gros of Essence of Amber work it altogether very well to make a Paste make it flat with a rolling Pin and cut your Pastils of what shape you will While you cut them dry them upon a white Paper in the Air in the Summer cover them with another Paper least the Flies should spoil them don 't lay them up till they are very dry The Moulds to cut Pastils are made of fine Tin in the shape of a Thimble press with one end of the Mould the Past and turn the Mould the Pastil remains in them blow on the other side and it comes out Excellent Hypocras perfum'd TAKE half a Pound of Sugar beat it fine and put it in a Bason pour over the Sugar a Pint of Wine the oldest and the deepest in colour is the best stir gently your Sugar with a Spoon to melt it then strain your Wine through a Straining bag five or six times being well clarified pour in it half a Spoonful of Essence of Hypocras and stir it with a Spoon taste if it is strong enough if not pour more Essence and 't is done Pour your Wine quickly in a Bottle stop it presently that it should not lose its Spirits that way is ready and better than by Infusion Rosa Solis or perfum'd Liquor PUT in a Copper Pan over the Fire two Pints of Water and two Pounds of Sugar let them boyl to the fourth part then pour in two Spoonfuls of Orange-flower-water having boyled a Minute throw in the White and the Shell of an Egg well beaten with a Whisk stir your Egg in your Liquor with the Whisk and when it boyls take it off the Fire strain it through the Bag several times being well clarified pour in it the best Brandy according to the strength you will have your Rosa Solis Then pour in Essence of Amber to your taste more or less or Essence of Hypocras and 't is done Another Liquor perfum'd MELT a Pound of Sugar in a Pint of old Wine as you have done to Hypocras strain it through the Bag several times then pour in good Brandy as much as you think fit according to the strength of your Liquor pour also Essence of Amber to your taste 't is done A Treatise of perfum'd Sweet-waters Angel water boyled PUT in an Earthen Pot five Pints of Water a Pound of Benjamin half a Pound of Storax an Ounce of Cinnamen half an Ounce of Cloves all well beaten two Lemons cut in quarters two or three bits of Calamus Set the Pot on the Fire cover it and make it boyl to the fourth part then pour the Water in
a Bason and cool it before you pour it in Bottles If you want more of that Water fill your Pot as before and boyl it the same that second Water will be almost as good as the first you may mix them together if you will This done take out the Dregs left in the bottom of the Pot before they be cold dry them and make Pastils as before in the Receipt of Pastils or else you may use them in several Preparations as I said in the Treatise of Wash-balls Another sort PUT in the Pot two Pints of Orange-flowers and as much of Rose-water then put the same Drugs and in the same quantity as in the former Receipt all but Lemons add only a Bladder of Musk Let it boyl after the same manner and having taken your Water out of the Pot take also the Dregs and dry them they are very good to make Pastils to burn Millefleur or several sorts of Flower-water POUR in a Glass-bottle a Pint of good Angel-water then beat twelve Grains of Musk in a little Mortar allay them with that Water and pour it all in a Bottle well stopt Keep it for your use Instead of Musk you may put a Gros of the Bladder of Musk cut small and it is very good angel-Angel-water distill'd in Mare Balneo TAKE a Glass Alembick of three pieces the top or the head the Bombe and the long narrow-necked and round-belly'd Bottle You must have also a Furnace to burn Charcoals and a Kettle or other Vessel alike deep enough to keep the Water and set the Alembick Paste some double Paper round about the Bombe just at the place where the head lyes put the Bottle or Matras at the end of the Pipe to receive the distilling You must put in the Bombe a Pint of Water four Ounces of Benjamin two Ounces of Storax half an Ounce of Cinnamon two Gros of Cloves all well beaten a bit of Calamus and a Gros or the eighth part of an Ounce of the Bladder of Musk the Water distilled out of all these will be of an extraordinary Sweet Smell and very clear Put the Dregs left in the bottom to dry and make Pastils of them to burn carnation-Carnation-water PUT in a Glass Alembick as before a Pint of Water and two Ounces of beaten Cloves the Water distilled will have a pleasant Smell because the strength of the Cloves being sweetned by the Water smell rather of the Carnation than the Cloves Cinnamon-water YOU must put in a Glass Alembick as before a Pint of Water and two Ounces of Cinnamon well beaten and the distilled Water will have the natural Smell of Cinnamon thyme-Thyme-water PUT a Pint of Water in the same Glass Alembick and two handfuls of Thyme the distill'd Water will smell naturally of the Thyme All Aromatick Herbs may be distill'd after the same manner those Herbs being very strong keep their Smell as well dry as green so it is easie to distil from them Waters in reading the aforesaid Receipts Orange-flower-water distilled in a cold Still INfuse two Pounds of Orange-flowers dry in two Pints of Water three or four hours then pour it in the Still and distil it as in the former Receipt the Water distill'd out of it is good for a great many things as for Wash-balls to make Angel-water to cleanse Snuff and serves to perfume all sorts of Skins and Gloves Rose-water INfuse three Pounds of Roses in two Pints of Water two or three hours then distil them in the Still as you do the Orange-flowers observe the same Rules for they are made after the same manner you may put less Water and make it stronger But as Rose-water is very much used in cleansing Snuff and Orange-water also you must distil enough when you use it for that purpose when you use it for other things you may make it as strong as you will as I said before The Queen of Hungary's Water POUR in a strong Glass-bottle two Pints of Spirit of Wine two good handfuls of Rosemary-leaves a handful of Thyme half a handful of Sweet-Marjoram the Leaves only and as much of Sage stop the Bottle very well expose it in the Sun a whole Month then you must dissolve the bigness of a Bean of Orcanet with a little Spirit of Wine bruise the Orcanet pour it in your Bottle and expose it again to the Sun four or five days and 't is done It will be of a fine Red of a sweet Smell and very strong Receipts to make Pastils to burn Ordinary Pastils BEAT in a Mortar a Pound of common Benjamin half an Ounce of Cloves two Gros of Cinnamon a bit of Calamus searce them all together through a hair Sieve then dissolve in Water some Gum of Adragant put in the Mortar your Powder searced with a Porringer of that Gum mingle them and beat them together to make a Paste of it if your Paste is too soft add to it more Powder that way the Paste is easily done you have nothing else to do but to flat your Paste with a Roling-pin and shape your Pastils in your Moulds as 't is before in the Receipt of Pastils for the Mouth dry them and they are done Pastils of Roses made into Wax-Tapers BEAT and searce through a Hair Sieve a Pound of angel-Angel-water dregs as in the first Receipt of Waters use no Lemons and being in Powder you must put in the Mortar a handful of Leaves of Roses fresh and new gather'd and a Porringer of Gum of Adragant dissolved in rose-Rose-water beat the whole together a long while to make well the Paste then flat it with a Roling-pin and cut it with a Knife into Lozinges To shape them in little Tapers take bits of them role them in your hands like Wax-Candles as long as your Finger make one end flat to stand and dry That sort of Pastils light like Candles and burn to the very last they give a most sweet and fragrant Smoak Spanish Pastils BEAT in Powder and searce through a Hair Sieve the Dregs of angel-Angel-water as in the second Receipt of Angel-water water dissolve Gam of Adragant in Orange-flower-water and make a Paste of it in the Mortar with your Powder then cut your Pastils with your Moulds dry them and they are done Portugal Pastils YOU must beat and searce through a Hair Sieve the best Dregs of angel-Angel-water then dissolve some Gum of Adragant with Orange-flower-water and make your Paste in the Mortar with your Powder and your Gum as before observe only you must make your Paste a little more thick Then warm the bottom of the Mortar and the end of the Pestle and by its heat melt twenty Grains of Amber-griese or black Amber pour over it half a Spoonful of Millefleur-water to dissolve it you must pour of that Water to the quantity of half a Wine-glass then set your Mortar over a Chasing-dish of Fire and your Composition being hot pour it over your Paste mingle it well and 't is done Shape your Pastils to
it then fill them with the Composition in the first Receipt of sweet Bags with Cyprus Powder Perfum'd well mixt together sow your Bags trim them as fine as you will they are done Another sort TAKE the finest Silk cut your Bags a little bigger than others before and fill them with the following Perfumes Heat the bottom of a little Mortar melt in it eight Grains of Amber mix with them four Grains of Civet beaten small with the Pestle then pour gently over it two Spoonfuls of Millefleur Water with the bigness of a Pea of Gum Arabick dissolved with the same Water rub a little the wrong side of your Bags with the same Composition then fill them with Cyprus and Frangipane-Powders Perfum'd in the same quantity mix with it little bits of Bladder of Musk sow your Bags c. Fine Basket of Ozier Perfumed to keep Ladies Cloths in GET a Basket of fine Ozier of what bigness you will take as much of Silk as you want to line it stretch your Silk over an Imbroidering frame then over the Silk a Bed of Perfumed Cotton of the thickness of two Crown Peices strew over the Cotton some of the Marechal Powder and over the Powder some of the Sendal Citrain Wood well beaten then cover it all with the other piece of Silk quilt it in Lozinges This done cut your Silk according to the bottom of your Basket of the sides and the cover bind the edges with silk Galoon of the same colour of your Silk then sew it to the Basket very well Pockets perfum'd for ladies THE same Stuff Perfumes and Quilting as in the last Receipt will serve to Perfume Pockets cut your Stuff only for Pockets bend round the Seams with Silk Galoon and they are made Boxes perfum'd for Perriwigs THE Perriwig-boxes must be of Wood an Inch thick half an Ell long round at the ends and in the shape of a Perriwig To line it stretch on a Frame a bit of Silk and lay over it a Bed of Cotton well perfum'd thin and even strew over the Cotton the best Powder a la Marechale not too coarse and over that Powder a little of Sendal Citron-wood beaten very small Then cover it all with the finest Taby rubb'd before with the following Preparation Quilt your Silk and cut it according to the shape of your Box and the cover bind the edges with Silk Galoon of the same colour of the Tabby then line the in-side of the Box the out side must be covered with a perfum'd sweet Skin and the edges of the Skin cover'd with a gold or silver Galoon the Lock and Key gilt over How to perfume the wrong side of the Tabby WARM the bottom of a little Mortar then melt in it ten Grains of Amber stirring it with the Pestle pour four drops of Orange-flower-water add to it six Grains of Civet then mix it all together very well and pour over two Spoonfuls of Millefleur-water and a piece as big as a Pea of Gum-Arbick dissolved with the same Water the whole being well mixt rub gently with it the wrong side of the Tabby with a bit of Spunge and 't is done Boxes perfum'd to keep Linnen THOSE Boxes must be lined within cover'd and perfum'd after the same manner as the Perriwig-boxes the shape only of these must be like a little Trunk to keep fine Linnen for Persons of Quality To Perfume Toilets SWEET Toilets may be prepared of two sorts the first which differs nothing from the lining of the Perriwig-boxes is thus prepar'd Take as much Silk or Stuff as you will have your Toilet stretch it on a Frame lay over it a Bed of Cotton perfum'd and the Powder over the Cotton cover it with what Silk you will and Quilt it If the out-side of your Silk was not thick enough to endure the Preparation you rub it with add to that Composition some of the Millefleur-water have a sufficient quantity of Cotton to soak it then dry it and lay a Bed very thin and even all over your Powder or in many places and cover it all with your Silk well quilted and your Toilet is done Sweet Toilets as they prepare them at Montpellier TAKE new Linnen Cloth very strong not too thick cut it according to your Toilets dip them and wash them in several Waters then lay them in Angel-water all night dry them well and perfume them thus Beat in fine Powder and pass it through a hair Sieve two Pounds of Iris a Pound of Campane-root two Ounces of Wood of Roses and four Ounces of Sendal-Citrain one Ounce of Calamus two Ounces of Souchet half an Ounce of Cinnamon two Gros of Cloves and half an Ounce of Labdanum then mix them all together put them in a Mortar and pour over some Gum-Adragant dissolved with angel-Angel-water the Gum must be very thin put Water enough that the Paste be fine and liquid rub your Toilets with that Paste on both sides as hard as you can rub them even then let them dry being almost dry take a Spunge dipt in Angel-water rub your Toilets with it to make them smooth let them dry again and they are done When they are dry fold them as you will have them and keep them between two Cloths Another Preparation of the same THE Cloths being washt clean and dry as before make use of this Composition Beat very well one after another and pass very fine through a hair Sieve the following Drugs two Pounds of Iris a Pound of Campane-root two Ounces of Lemon-peels an Ounce of dry Orange-peels an Ounce of Cloves half a Pound of Benjamin four Ounces of Storax two Ounces of Souchet and one Ounce of Labdanum mix them all together and make a Paste very thin as in the former Receipt rub your Cloths prepare them as before and 't is done Perfumes to wear about you BEAT in a little Mortar the bigness of a Pea of Benjamin pour over it a few drops of Balm of Peru then add to it four Grains of Civet stir it and mix it well with the Pestle and put it with Cotton in your Perfume-box Another sort WARM the Mortar and melt in it four Grains of Amber infused in a few drops of Essence of Amber put to it two Grains of Civet mix it all and put it with Cotton in your Sweet Box. Another sort WARM the Mortar pretty hot as before melt in it six Grains of Amber dissolved with four drops of Millefleur-water add to it four Grains of Musk stir and bruise them all together put it into your little Box with Cotton rub'd with a Grain of Civet Another sort BRuise in the Mortar four Grains of Musk and two Grains of Civet pour over it four drops of Balm of Peru gather it up with Cotton and put it in your little Box. Another sort WARM the Mortar and melt in it twelve Grains of Amber and six Grains of Civet dissolved with some drops of Water then take a little Cotton dipt in a few drops
Pomatums Tobacco or for any other Preparations gather them in the Morning after the Sun has shined upon them one or two hours and in the Evening two hours before the Sun-setting Let the Orange-flowers be flower'd and not in Buds let them be very dry not wet in the least and wrap them in dry Paper and not in Linnen The last Advice I give you is If you find that the quantity I prescribe in my Preparations is too great it is easie to remedy it in diminishing proportionably all things I prescribe them after the same manner I practised my self I do not speak a word in this Book of Paint being perswaded that all sorts of Paints spoil the Face I give some Rules only how to make Pomatums very curious which you may without danger make use of for they are very good and do not Paint at all Receipt of Powders for Hair PUT a Pound of Rose-leaves to twenty Pounds of Starch-powder in a Box mix them all together with your hands very well and every four hours shake them well that the Flowers should not heat the next day at the same time you put them in the Box sift them and put as many Roses again and so for three times all that while you must let the Box be open from the first time you put the Flowers in till you take them out and your Powder will be made Powder of Musked Roses MUsked Roses being more scarce than common Roses you must put the same quantity of Powder and of Musked Roses and let them be well mixt leaving the Flowers in the said Powder twenty four hours after what time sift the Flowers and put fresh ones and do so three times you need not to sift them again for they will not heat Take care your Box be very close Powder of Orange-flowers MIX a Pound of Orange-flowers with twenty Pounds of Starch-powder let them be well mingled and sift them twice a day at least or else they will heat and in twenty four hours you must sift your Flowers and put fresh ones in the same quantity and so for three times If the Smell is not strong enough renew them again and your Powder will be good Keep the Box close while the Flowers are in and when there is none left Powder of Jasmin IN a Box where you have put twenty Pounds of Starch-powder mix a thousand Sprigs of Jasmin lay them even make a Bed of Powder and a Bed of Flowers and let your Sprigs lye thus twenty four hours without touching them for they will not heat afterwards sift your Flowers put fresh ones in the same quantity and continue so for three days your Powder will be good If you will have the Smell a little stronger add more Flowers to it proportionably Powder of Jonquils THE Receipt I prescribed for Powder of Musked Roses will serve for the Preparation of the Powder of Jonquils Take the quantity of Powder to the Proportion of your Flowers so that your Jonquils be well mixed with your Powder but not over much Having lain 24 hours sift your Flowers and put fresh ones Do so three days and your Powder will be good Powder of Ambret TAKE five Pounds of Jasmin Powder and the same quantity of Musked Roses Powder mix them together then fill a Sieve of that Powder pour in the eighth part of an Ounce or two gros of Essence of Amber and mix them together then sift your Powder but not the lumps made by the Essence which you must take out and put them in again and sift them till the whole be dried and run through Mix them all together and your Powder is done Though the white Powders are perfumed with Flowers it is not enough you must make another Perfume as hereafter to make them excellent then nothing will be wanting Perfumes to perfume other Powders TAKE twelve Pounds of Ambret Powder or of another sort if you will put in a little Mortar half a gros of Civet of the bigness of a Sugar-plum and beat them together Add to it of that Powder and pass it through the Sieve beat again the Lumps that remain and pass them with the same Powder being sifted beat a gros of Musk then mix them well together and your Powder will be made You may mix two Ounces of that Powder with a Pound of Jasmin or Orange-flowers Powder it will make a mixture of Smells very pleasant and help the Flowers to give a better Smell Powder cleansed with Brandy POUR a Pint of Brandy in a Box wherein there is ten Pounds of Starch-powder mix them very well and let them dry being very dry beat them and pass them very fine through a Sieve Powder of Violets or of Iris. THERE is nothing else to be done but to beat the Iris and pass it through a Sieve That Powder is very good for Hair and smells naturally of Violets there is no other of that Smell because the Violet has not strength enough Powder of Moss of Oak called Powder of Cyprus FIRST of all dip the Moss of Oak in a great quantity of Water during three days at least take it after that out of the Water and squeeze it well then wash it again for several times till the Water be clean then take it out of the Water squeeze it well and dry it in the Sun You must stir it every two hours while it dries that it may not heat and being very dry follow this direction To beat it in Powder fill your Mortar with the Moss pour a glass of Water upon it and beat it it will reduce it self in Crums which it could never do if it had not been so moistened Being thus prepared put it again to dry in the Sun and being quite dry you 'll beat it easily in a Mortar and pass it through a Sieve very fine So your Powder will be done The last preparing of Powder of Cyprus used by good Perfumers is to mix once or twice Flowers of Jasmin and Musked Roses after the same manner as in other Powders it will not take for all that the Smell of Flowers as the Starch does but make it more susceptible to take other Smells you will give to it Powder of Frangipane TAKE six Pounds of Orange-flowers Powder and as many of Moss Powder of Oak which you shall mix well together then heat the bottom of a little Mortar and the end of the Pestle pretty hot that it may melt the Froth pour in it an Ounce of Essence of Amber and at the same time a handful of the said Powder which you must mix well with the Pestle adding to it as much Powder as can fill the Mortar then put it all in a Bag with more of the same Powder over it which you must sift in a Box that it lose not its strength and you must put again into the Mortar all the Clods which the Essence has made beating and mixing them as before throwing more Powder You shall continue so
least the Wood should spoil the Smell of the Flowers and soak up the Essence which drops in Take wooden Frames so made that they may go in the Box exactly they must be two Inches thick and round about full of Wire Pins You must also have as many Cloths as Frames these Cloths must be a little bigger than the Frames that you may fasten them round the Frames and stretch them by this Direction it is easie to Proportion the Cloths to the Frames and the Frames to the Box. The Cloths must be of Cotton and well washt in good Lye they must be washt again in fair Water then be well dryed Dip your Cloths in Ben Oyl and let them soak up all the Oyl they can squeeze them a little then stretch them over your Frames lay the first Frame in the bottom of the Box with Jasmin or Orange-flowers strew them even upon the Cloth and lay another Frame over continue so doing till you have laid in all your Frames or till your Box be full the Frames must be two Fingers thick that the Flowers laid between two Frames be not squeezed at all and by that means every Cloth will be full of Flowers over and under Leave your Flowers in the Frames twelve hours from Morning till Night put fresh ones often continue so doing for some days till you think the Smell is strong enough Then take your Cloths off your Frames fold them role them and tye them well with Pack-thread that they are not loose and press them in a Press to draw Oyl out of them and 't is the Essence of Flowers Observe that the Press must be Tinned over least the Wood soak the Essence Put under the Press Vessels very clean to receive the Essence then fill Glass-bottle with it Observe also that you cannot make it a Box but Essence of one sort of Flower at a time for the Smell of one will spoi the other and the Cloths which served to draw one Essence cannot serve for another except you wash them as before and dry them Essence of Millefleurs THAT Essence is prepared with Essence of all sorts of Flowers mixt together putting more of those whose Smell is weak and less of the strongest Smell and match them so well that you can hardly discern which prevails and 't is done Olive-Oyl perfum'd with Flowers TAKE the best and the sweetest Olive-Oyl you can find called Virgin-Oyl having no Smell at all it takes the better the Scent of Flowers Here is no other thing to be done to perfume it but to follow the Directions I give in the Receipt of Essences Oyl of Sweet Almonds perfumed and a Paste to wash Hands SCALD as many Sweet-Almonds as you please peel them let them drop and dry in the Air then beat them and pass them through a Sieve Lay them in a Box tinn'd within or pasted with clean white Paper Make a Bed of your Almonds beaten in Powder and over them lay a Bed of Flowers continue so doing as long as you have Almonds and Flowers let your Flowers lye from Morning till Night if that be not enough let them lye twenty four hours then take them out of the Sieve and renew them continue the same till your Almonds have taken the Smell of the Flowers After that take Linnen Cloths very strong a quarter of an Ell square well washed and dryed Lay your Almonds upon them and tye them in little Packs two and two together very close fold against fold in the Press and draw the Oyl of them and it will have the Smell of the Flowers The very Cakes of Almonds left will have the same Smell They are extraordinary good to wash Hands beat them only in a Mortar sift them through a Sieve and rub your Hands with them in a Bason of warm Water you may mix Iris Powder with it if you will This Paste we call the Paste of Provence Jasmin or Orange-flowers Paste Observe that in the Composition of Essences or Oyls the Cloths or Paste must be in the Press three hours at least to draw the Oyl Essence of Neroly THE Essence of Neroly comes out of the Fruit which is in the Orange-flower You can draw but very little of that Essence a great quantity of Water can make but an Ounce The way how to make it up is thus When the Orange-water is distilling let it drop in a Bottle long narrow-necked and big-belly'd when the Bottle is full of Water let it stand and stop it and as the Essence is lighter it will certainly swim over the Water so rising to the Extremity of the neck of the Bottle you may easily pour it in another Glass it is Green at first but being kept a while it will turn Red. As it is impossible to pour that Essence without some Water with it to separate them put the Essence and the Water mixt with it in a Viol stop the neck with your Thumb and turn the Glass downwards the Essence being light will come to the top then take away your Thumb a little to let the Water out gently all the Water being out stop the hole again to keep in the Essence which remains alone Essence of Cedra or Bergamote THE Essence of Cedra comes out of a Citron which grows out of a Bough of a Citron-Tree grafted on a Bergamot Pear-Tree so the Citron which grows on it participates of the two qualities the Citron and the Pear To make Essence of it you must cut in little bits the Peel of those Citrons and squeeze them with your Fingers in a Glass-bottle where you can hardly put your Hand to squeeze the Rind as we do the Rind of Oranges in a Glass of Wine Thus by the quantity of it you have Essence Essence of strong Orange or of small Grain PUT what quantity you please of small Oranges not too ripe in a cold Still with Water let it distil in a Glass bottle long-necked let it rest a while the Essence will swim over take it out of the Water and keep it in Viols well stopt You will know in the Treatise of distilling Waters how to order your Alembick Essence of Citron MAKE the Essence of Citron after the same manner as the Essence of strong Orange cut only the Lemons in two and lay them in the Alembick with Water let them distil as before and take up the Essence I do not prescribe the quantity of Citrons nor Oranges it is easie to know what quantity of Waters is sufficient to boyl them and not burn them there must be Fruits enough to make the Essence A Receipt to prepare Wax for Wiskers MELT together four Ounces of white Wax two Ounces of Jasmin Pomatum or other in an earthen Pan upon a Chasing-dish stir them gently being melted pour a Spoonful of Essence of Citron or of strong Orange mix them well fill your Moulds and presently after let them stand in a Vessel full of cold Water being cold 't is done Black
your Moulds as you have done before and dry them A Receipt to dissolve Gum to make the Paste for Pastils DIssolve your Gum in what fort of Water you please but the Water must not be over it above an Inch because you must not drown it presently and when it has soakt in the Water pour some more fresh and so by degrees till your Gum is dissolved it must not be too liquid but softish and well melted then use it A Receipt to make perfum'd Paste for Beads and Medals TAKE of Marechal-powder and make Paste of it with Gum-Adragant and Arabick dissolved with Millefleur-water and if your Paste is too soft put some more Powder to it if 't is too stiff put more Gum more or less of both will do rub your Moulds with Essence of Flowers that the Paste should not stick to them that Paste will be of Coffee-colour Another sort TAKE some Perfumes good to perfume other Powders and make them in a Paste with Gum dissolved in Orange-flower-water pour over it half a Spoonful of Amber the Pestle will be white and if you mix a little Vermilion you may make it as red as you please You may make it of a yallow colour in putting some Oker in Powder Another sort TAKE half of Cyprus-powder and half of Frangipane-powder make a Paste with Gum dissolved with Millefleur-water The Paste is grey and of a very sweet Smell Another sort TAKE fine Marechale-powder and half as much of fine Powder of Angel-water Dregs make a Paste with some Gum dissolved as before your Paste will be very good Another sort TAKE some perfumed Cyprus-powder Frangipane-powder and Perfumes to perfume other Powder of all the same quantity and make a Paste with Gum dissolved with Orange-flower-water pour over it a little of Essence of Amber The Paste will be of Ash colour very fine and of a sweet and pleasant Smell You may make all these Pastils of a strong and good Smell as much as you please put only more or less Amber Musk and Civet in the Powders or Waters dissolved with the Gum. A Receipt to prepare the Gums for the said Pastes DIssolve the Gum of Adragant after the same manner it is prescribed in the Receipt before that of the Pastes mentioned You must add to a Porringer of that Gum half a Glass of Gum-Arabick pretty thick then mingle them together and use them A Treatise of gross Powders a la Marechale and how to use them Gross Powder a la Marechale TAKE a Pound of Iris twelve Ounces of Orange-flowers dry four Ounces of Coriander half a Pound of Roses of Province two Ounces of Angel-water Dregs an Ounce of Calamus two Ounces of Souchet half an Ounce of Cloves beat all them Drugs in the Mortar one after another then mix them well together and 't is done Another sort TAKE twelve Ounces of Iris half a Pound of Orange-flowers dry four Ounces of Roses of Province four Ounces of Wood of Roses one Ounce of Benjamin half an Ounce of Limon Peels dry as much of Orange Peels dry half an Ounce of Marjoram dry an Ounce of Souchet half an Ounce of Calamus two Gros of Cinnamon half an Ounce of Cloves two Ounces of Wood of Sendal Citrain beat all the Drugs one after another in a Mortar mix them very well together your Powder is good Another Sort. TAKE a Pound of Iris Powder half a Pound of Orange-flowers dry four Ounces of Roses of Provins two Ounces of Wood of Sendal Citrain one Ounce of Orange-peels dry half an Ounce of sweet Marjoram as much of Lavender dry an Ounce of Calamus two Ounces of Souchet one Ounce of Benjamin half an Ounce of Storax and half an Ounce of Labdanum beat all them Drugs in a Mortar one after another and mix them very well the Powder is made You may add to all these Powders sweet Woods A Receipt for sweet Bags TAke twelve Ounces of common Rose Leaves a Pound and half of Lavender twelve Ounces of sweet Marjoram Leaves four Ounces of Myrrh Leaves six Ounces of Thyme Leaves four Ounces of Melilot Leaves one Ounce of Rosemary Leaves an Ounce of Bay-leaves two Ounces of Cloves half beaten an Ounce of musked Rose-leaves as much as you can of Orange-flowers and of Carnation-flowers put all these in a Pot making a bed of Flowers and a bed of Salt and so again till your pot is full stop it well and stir it every other day with a Stick exposing it to the hot Sun in the Summer but take it away when it Rains and an hour before the Sun setting at a Years end fill your sweet Bags with your prepared Drugs adding to it some Cypress Powder Perfum'd as you think fit Rose Buds TAKE what quantity of Rose-Buds you please the closest Green and in their room put as many Cloves dry them in the Sun between two Papers they 'll be very good to put in your sweet Bags You may if you will expose them to the Sun in an Earthen Pot covered with Paper and sprinkle them with the best Angel-water and being dry use them as before Orange Flowers dry DRY in the Sun what quantity you will of Orange flowers between two Papers very close round about being dry keep them for your use Little sweet Bags CUT little Silk Bags square sow them round about leave only a slit and put in twelve Ounces of Marechale Powder sow up the slit and 't is done After a while if the Bags have lost their smell take out the Powder and beat it in a Mortar put it again in your Bags and it will be sweet as before Another sort CUT your Silk Bags as before without sowing them lay upon one peice of your Bag some of the gross Marechale Powder then put over it a Bed of Cotton Perfum'd an Inch thick strew the same Powder over the Cotton then cover it with the other peice of Silk and sow your Bag without shaking it quilt it and 't is done You may trim it with Ribbons or what you please in the four corners of the Bags Sweet Bags to wear about you TAKE some rich silk cut your Bags of four Inches square longer if you will rub the wrong side of the Silk with Civet then fill them with gross Marechale Powder of what sort you will add to it few Cloves and a little of the wood of Sendal Citrain both beaten it will strengthen and revive the sweet smell Your bags being full sow them and trim them if you will Another sort CUT your fine silk Bags as before of four Inches and fill them with these Compositions Beat in a little Mortar eight Grains of Musk and pour over it half a spoonful of Millefleur Water add to it four grains of Civet beat them with the Musk pour over it four Drops of Balm of Peru and a spoonful of several sorts of Water having mingled the whole together very well with the Pestle rub the wrong side of your Bags gently with
over then let it dry stirring it every minute Being very dry pass your Snuff through the finest Sieve you can find it will at that time be fit to be Perfum'd with Flowers or any other Perfume Snuff Perfum'd with Flowers THE Flowers much used for Perfuming Snuff are Orange-flower-water Jasmin common Roses musqued Roses and Tuberoses other Flowers can hardly Perfume naturally unless you use a great quantity of them and add to them some Essence of the same Flowers as you 'll see in the Receipts for Perfuming Snuff but when all is done the smell never last long as in other Perfumes Here is the manner how to use them in Perfuming Snuff Get a Wooden Box as big as you have occasion for line within with dry Paper lay in it a Bed of Snuff an Inch thick then a Bed of Flowers and so along till you have no more of it let it lay so in the Flowers Twenty four Hours then searce your Snuff to take out the Flowers and renew them at the same time continue so doing four or five days and when you think your Snuff is Perfum'd enough with Flowers keep it very close in your Boxes in a very dry place don't meddle with it when the Flowers are within because it will not heat Another manner of Perfuming Snuff with Flowers GET a good quantity of Sheets of Paper dryed before the Fire of the bigness and shape or thereabouts of your Boxes prick them all over with a big Pin then to Perfume your Snuff with Flowers lay a Bed of them an Inch thick in the Box and over one Sheet of that Paper and over the Paper a Bed of Flowers and another sheet of Paper over the Flowers lay over that sheet another Bed of Snuff and continue so doing till you have none left So the Flowers are between two Papers and the Snuff too without touching the Flowers and by that means the Snuff takes naturally the Smell of the Flowers because the same Smell is not corrupted or alter'd by the Snuff Change your Flowers according to the Plenty you have of them and when you take them out take up only the sheets of Paper and pass your Snuff through a fine hair Sieve to let your Snuff through and keep in the Flowers Flower it so four or five days and 't is done Snuff perfum'd with Buds of Roses TAKE as much Buds of Roses as you will pluck out the green knots and in their room put as many Cloves Then throw them in a Glass-bottle well stopt expose the Bottle to the hot sun three Weeks or a Month you may use them after to perfume your Snuff being cleansed they will give a very sweet Smell to it Snuff perfum'd with a great many sorts of Flowers NOthing else is to be done but to mix together Snuff perfum'd with several sweet Flowers and to prepare it so well by more or less of it that you can hardly discern which Smell prevails and 't is done The manner of making Snuff in Grains of different bigness GET several sorts of Sieves some of thin others of very thick Cloth and so according to the courseness of your Cloth you 'll make the Grains of your Snuff in passing it through you must not searce it but when it is perfum'd with Flowers Fine Spanish Snuff THE true Spanish Snuff is very fine and redish to make it take red Snuff in Grains beat it in a Mortar and pass it very fine through a Sieve and being cleansed before it is colour'd as I prescribe in the beginning of this Treatise perfume it only with Flowers then with some Spanish Perfume or other and 't is done To perfume Snuff well it is not enough to perfume it with Flowers you must use other Perfumes it is true being only perfum'd with Flowers it may be good to be perfumed with the Perfumes we mention hereafter I leave it to every ones Fancy I 'll say only this That the Smell of Flowers does very well mixt with the most sweet and precious Smells and that they are of a stronger and more lasting Vertue I do not mention here several Perfumes very ordinary which every one may compose according to his Fancy I give only the Receipts of the best and most Curious it is easie for any body that understands the Smells good for Perfumes to make them How to Perfume Snuff in Grains with Perfumes of different Smells Cedra or Bergamot Snuff IT is not necessary to use Snuff perfumed with Flowers to perfume it with Bergamot Essence it is enough if the Snuff is well cleansed the reason is because the Essence of Bergamot is of a very strong Smell and penetrates it all over Therefore pour only a few drops of it in an Ounce of Snuff mingle it well and 't is done Snuff of Neroly THE Essence of Neroly being of a very strong Smell use it as you have done the Essence of Bergamot the Smell is strong and very fine if you do not put too much for it works through more than the Essence of Bergamot observe that if you will have Snuff of Neroly the Essence must be true and pure for if it is mixt in the least your Snuff will in time be of a Smell very unpleasant Pongibon Snuff TAKE a Pound of yellow Snuff perfum'd with Orange flowers beat in a little Mortar twelve Grains of Civet with a bit of Sugar being well beaten and mixt with a little of your Snuff continue to pour it in the Mortar mixing it still with the Pestle till the Mortar is full then take it out of the Mortar add the remnant of the Pound of your Snuff to what was in the Mortar and mix it very well with your hands After that fill your Mortar half full of the same Snuff and pour over it half an Ounce of Essence of Orange-flower-water mixing it still with the Pestle then fill up the Mortar with your Snuff to mix the better the Essence Take the Snuff out of the Mortar again and mix it well with the other that was left and your Snuff is done It will be of a very sweet and lasting Smell and though your Essence is very oily your Snuff will not be so nor the worse if you do not put more than I prescribe If the Snuff is perfumed with Jasmin-flowers make use of Essence of the same Flowers and so of other Flowers All sorts of Snuff may be perfumed the same way Snuff perfum'd with Musk. TAKE Snuff perfum'd with what sort of Flowers you like best suppose a Pound put in a little Mortar twenty Grains of Musk with a bit of Sugar beat them together then put by degrees your Snuff in the Mortar till it is full stirring it all still with the Pestle then take it out and mix it very well with the rest of your Snuff Snuff perfum'd with Spanish Perfume TAKE a Pound of Snuff perfum'd with any sort of Flowers beat in a little Mortar twenty Grains of Musk with a little lump of Sugar then put in gently your Snuff stirring it still Your Mortar being full empty it by and cover it with the rest of your Snuff least it should lose its Vertue Then beat in the Mortar ten Grains of Civet with a bit of Sugar and put your Snuff gently to the top mixing it still take it out and mix it very well with your hands with the râ—â—… Snuff perfum'd with Perfume of Rome TAKE a Pound of Snuff of what Perfume of Flowers you please warm the little Mortar very well and melt in it twenty Grains of Amber put in your Snuff by degrees and stir it still till your Mortar is half full then take the Snuff out put it by and cover it with the rest This being done beat in the same Mortar ten Grains of Musk with a bit of Sugar throwing over it your Snuff and being well mingled mix it with the other and cover it again you must also beat five Grains of Civet with a bit of Sugar mingle it with some of your Snuff take it out again and mix the whole together very well your Snuff will be well perfumed Snuff perfumed with Perfume of Maltha TAKE a Pound of Snuff perfum'd with Orange-flowers warm the little Mortar and melt in it twenty Grains of Amber mix with it a little Snuff putting always some of it in the Mortar and stirring it wth the Pestle till your Mortar is full then take the Snuff out and cover it with part of the rest left beat after that in the Mortar ten Grains of Civet with a little Sugar throwing more Snuff and mixing it then take it out and mix the whole very well together Snuff Amber'd TAKE a Pound of Snuff of any Flowers warm the Water and melt in it twenty four Grains of Amber throw over some Snuff gently mixing it still with the Pestle till the Mortar is full take it out and mix it with the rest that is left 't is done As in Perfumes every one has his Opinion and a great many perhaps love Snuff very well perfum'd some will have it of a sweet Smell and yet strong I hope I have pleased them in my Receipts For if the Smells are too strong let them put more Snuff to it after it has been perfum'd and it will be sweeter more or less will do the business because the Preparations are good but above all keep your Snuff very close in your Boxes least it should be spoiled and lose its Vertue and Smell FINIS ORoonoko A Tragedy Written by Tho. Southerne Printed for S. Buckley * Cedra is a kind of Citron-Tree