en bruise them
to powder, and put of it on the spot, and lay it in the sun when it
shineth hottest, when the powder becomes black, lay on fresh in the
place till it fetch out the spots, which will be done in a very short
time.
_To make hair grow black, though any colour._
Take a little Aqua Fortis, put therein a groat or sixpence, as to the
quantity of the aforesaid water, then set both to dissolve before the
fire, then dip a small spunge in the said water, and wet your beard or
hair therewith; but touch not the skin.
_King_ Edwards _perfume._
Take twelve spoonfuls of right red Rose-water, the weight of six pence
in fine powder of Sugar, and boil it on hot Embers and Coles softly, and
the house will smell as though it were full of Roses; but you must burn
the sweet Cypress wood before, to take away the gross air.
_Queen_ Elizabeths _Perfume._
Take eight spoonfuls of Compound water, the weight of two pence in fine
powder of Sugar, and boil it on hot Embers and Coals, softly, and half
an ounce of sweet Marjoram dried in the Sun, the weight of two pence of
the powder of Benjamin. This Perfume is very sweet, and good for the
time.
_Mr._ Ferene _of the_ New Exchange, _Perfumer to the Queen, his rare
Dentifrice, so much approved of at Court._
First take eight ounces of Ireos roots, also four ounces of Pomistone,
and eight ounces of Cutle-bone, also eight ounces of Corral, and a pound
of Brick if you desire to make them red; but he did oftener make them
white, and then instead of the Brick did take a pound of fine Alabaster;
all this being throughly beaten, and sifted through a fine searse, the
powder is then ready prepared to make up in a paste, which must be done
as follows.
_To make the said Powder into Paste._
Take a little Gum Dragant, and lay it in steep twelve hours, in Orange
flower water, or Damask Rose-water, and when it is dissolved, take the
sweet Gum, and grind it on a Marble stone with the aforesaid powder, and
mixing some crums of white bread, it will come into a Paste, the which
you may make Dentifrices, of what shape or fashion you please, but rolls
is the most commodious for your use.
_The Receipt of the Lady_ Kents _powder, presented by her Ladyship to
the Queen._
Take white Amber, Crabs eyes, red Corral, Harts-horn and Pearl, all
prepared several, of each a like proportion, tear and mingle them, then
take Harts-horn gelly, that hath some Saffron put into a
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