The charitable physitian with the Charitable apothecary. Written in French by Philbert Guibert Esquire, and physitian regent in Paris: and by him after many severall editions, reviewed, corrected, amended, and augmented. And now faithfully translated into English, for the benefit of this kingdome, by I. W.

Of Perfumes and Aromatick smells.

PErfumes are certaine medicaments simple and com∣pounded, the which without putting in the fire will alter the head and hinder all ill smells and cor∣ruption of the aire.

They are also used divers wayes, sometimes onely one simple medicament is used and held to the nose, as the seed Nigella infused in vineger, and wrapped in a cloth or piece of silke; and at another time there is mixed many medicaments together and sometimes there are made Pomanders, Oyntments and Bul∣lets; the ingredients which ordinarily enter into Per∣fumes are Muske, Ambergreece, Nigella, Marjoram, Storax, Cloves, Ocimum, Staechados, Spikenard, Lavender wood, of Aloes, Labdanum, Roses, Vio∣lets, Saunders, water Lillies, Camphor and the like.

You must observe that in making of Pomanders and Bullets, you must put the Muske and Amber∣greece the last of all the ingredients.