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A30869	The French perfumer teaching the several ways of extracting the odours of drugs and flowers and making all the compositions of perfumes for powder, wash-balls, essences, oyls, wax, pomatum, paste, Queen of Hungary's Rosa Solis, and other sweet waters ... : also how to colour and scent gloves and fans, together with the secret of cleansing tobacco and perfuming it for all sorts of snuff, Spanish, Roman, &c. / done into English from the original printed at Paris.; Parfumeur françois qui enseigne toutes les manieres de tirer les odeures des flours. English	Barbe, Simon.	1696 (1696)	Wing B689A; Wing F2192_CANCELLED; ESTC R20672	43,178	142

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-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

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-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-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-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-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-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-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

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-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-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

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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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

of Essence of Cloves and Cinnamon and take up your Perfume with that Cotton put it all in a little Bladder of Musk very close and wrap it with a bit of Sweet Skin sow'd round about you may cover it with another Stuff if you please Another sort IN Boxes with several little Partitions put several Sweet Drugs without any mixture as for Example in one Partition Balm of Peru in another Civet with Cotton and so in others different Perfumes as you like Perfumes to burn GET a wooden Trunk call'd a Perfuming Trunk it is like other Trunks only this has a hole at the bottom to put in two or three little Panfuls of Fire to burn the Perfumes and when they are burning stop the hole and at the top of the Trunk within about half a foot there is a wooden or wire Grate to hold what you design to Perfume turn your Perfume that the Smell should be even every where and that the Smoak should not black what you laid on the Grate This Receipt will serve for every thing you have a mind to perfume with Smoak Cotton perfum'd LAY your Cotton even upon the Grate and burn what sort of Pastils you will stuff up the Perfuming-Trunk and it will Smoak very sweetly Another sort LIght five or six Pastils made in Wax-Candles in the bottom of the Perfuming Trunk lay them upon Tiles and shut up the Trunk Another sort POUR in a Perfume-Pan or in a Silver Porringer Millefleur-water over a Pan of Fire and when the Water boyls he Steam of it will perfume Cotton You may boyl after the same manner orange-flower-Orange-flower-water pouring in it before three or four drops of Essence of Amber the Smell will be extraordinary fine How to Perfume a Room with Smoak SHUT all the Windows light Pastils made in Candles put them in the corners of the Room near the Hangings otherwise heat red-hot the Fire-shovel pour over it some Angel or Millefleur-water or Orange-flower-water with three drops of Essence of Amber the Smoak of it will perfume the Room all over Another sort PUT in a Perfuming-Pan or Silver Porringer what sort of Sweet-water you like lay them over Chafing-dishes of Fire when the Waters boyl the Steem of them is very Sweet You may burn all manner of Pastils upon hot Coals A Treatise of Perfumed Skins and Gloves The manner of Washing Skins for Fans and Perfuming them with Flowers CUT Sheep Skins Dressed a little bigger than you design them for Fans because you must stretch them round about the little Boards as you 'll see hereafter then wash them so long and so often in several Waters till the last Water is very clean leave them after that in Water till the next day squeeze them and dry them upon a Line being dry wash them in Orange-flower-water and leave them in it till the next day then take them out do not squeeze them much and hang them on a Line to dry be careful to take them down while they are drying because they must be dress'd as soon as they are dry or else you 'll be in danger to tear them and spoil them then give them what Colour you please on both sides with a Spunge then stretch them on your Frames and dry them in the Air. The Frames or Moulds for Fans are little Boards of the thickness of two Crown Peices cut in the shape of your Fans having points of Needles round about to stretch the Skins with Observe that the fleshy part of the Skins must be always without When your Skins are dry Perfume them as you 'll find in the Receipts for Perfuming Skins and Gloves and while they are upon the little Boards rub them only with your Composition on the Fleshy side being dry take them up to Perfume them with Flowers When you design to Perfume them with Flowers choose Perfumes where the Civet prevails or you may use other Perfumes Your Fans being thus Prepared take a Box and lay in it a bed of Flowers and a bed of Skins continue so doing till you fill the Box with both if you have plenty of Flowers put fresh ones every twelve Hours if not every twenty four Hours do so five or six times your Skins are well Perfumed Orange-flowers are the best for that use How to Wash all sorts of great Skins and Perfume them CHoose what Skins you please Shamays or Sheeps Lambs Kids or Dogs-Skins not prepared before with Yolks of Eggs for commonly those Skins are so prepared to make them fine and limber but it is contrary to Perfumes they must be also dressed Wash them as you have done the Skins of Fans in fair Water then let them lye till the next Day Take them out squeeze them and dry them upon a Line then rub them very well and soften them dip them after that in Orange-flower-water four and twenty hours take them out of the Water and don 't squeeze them much being dry rub them well and stretch them then colour them of what Colour you please as you 'll find in this Treatise Being Coloured Perfume them how you please before you use any Flowers or else you may Perfume them with Flowers alone thus Your Skins prepared as before take a Box according to the quantity of your Skins lay in a Bed of Flowers and a Bed of Skins so doing let them lye 24 Hours then take out your Skins and hang them open on a Line an Hour to dry then rub them well and open them cover them again with Flowers as you have done before five or six Days and they are done The manner of Preparing and Perfuming Gloves CLean and Wash your Skins as you have done before cut and sew your Gloves then Colour them as you please if you will Perfume them with other Perfumes do it before you Perfume them with Flowers as you 'll find hereafter being thus prepared put them in a Box lay in a Bed of Flowers and a Bed of Skins continue so doing till you have no more Gloves nor Flowers let them lye in the Box till the next day for 24 Hours at most then take them out dry them in the Air upon a Line for an Hour rub them after that well open them and turn them cover them again with fresh Flowers on the wrong side of the Skin continue so doing on both sides four or five Days then rub them and prepare them again they will be well Perfum'd You must Perfume once or twice the Paper you beat them in lest it should lessen the smell The Gloves and Skins you Perfume with precious Perfumes as Amber Musk and Civet will be well Perfum'd without any Flowers How to Perfume Gloves or Skins before you Perfume them with Flowers GRind on a Marble Stone with a Muller a Gros or the eighth part of an Ounce of Civet with two or three Drops of Essence of Orange-flowers or other Flowers made of Ben Oyl being well mixt together drop to it a little of Millefleur-water then