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.

To make all manner of Fumes and Perfumes.

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.

Perfumes or suffumigations for the head:

A Suffumigation to stay and dry Catarhes.

TAke Coriander seeds, Roses, Nigella, infused in Vineger, of each an ounce and a halfe, Masticke, Frankincense, of each halfe an ounce, gumme of Iuni∣per two ounces, make them into a powder, the which strow upon a chasing dish of coales, and perfume the cap and clothes for the head you may make them into Trochisques with Rose water and gumme Dra∣gant if you please.

Another Perfume of the same.

TAke Frankincense, Masticke, Labdanum, Storax of each halfe a dramme; beate them together and make them into Trochisques with gumme Dragant dissolved in Rose water.

A Suffumigation of a good smell to strengthen the head.

TAke Trochis: of Gallia, Muscata a dramme, Sage, Marjoram and Rosemary of each a dramme and a halfe, Cloves and Cinnamon of each a dramme, wood of Aloes a scruple, foure graines of Muske,

make them into a powder, and use them as be∣fore.

Another Perfume.

TAke Frankincense, Cinnamon and Cloves of each a dramme and a halfe, Citron peele a dram, wood of Aloes two scruples, Mirrhe and Masticke of each a dramme, Trochis: of Gallia, Muscata two drammes, Labdanum two drammes and a halfe: beate them together with oyle of Mirrhe, and forme them into Trochisques.

Another.

TAke gumme of Iuniper, Masticke, Roses of each a dramme, Cloves, Storax of each three drammes, make them into Trochisques with Tur∣pentine:

Cordiall Perfumes.

A Perfume against the sincopes or fai∣lings of the Heart.

TAke Frankincense, Mastick, of each an ounce, dry Citron peele halfe an ounce, wood of Aloes, Sto∣rax, Cloves, Calamint of each three drammes.

Make a perfume for those that have paines at their heart:

A Perfume to strengthen the animall and vitall spirits.

TAke red Roses, Staechaedos, Rosemary of each a dramme, Frankincense two drammes, Cloves, wood of Aloes of each a dramme and a halfe, make them into powder, and make a Per∣fume.

A Perfume against the corruption of the Aire.

TAke red Roses, Spikenard, wood of Aloes, Co∣stus, Rosemary, Masticke, red Saunders, Bdelli∣um, Labdanum, Olibanum, Saffron of each a dramme and a halfe, Dock roots, Pepper, yellow Sanders of each three drammes, Cardamomes, Cubebes, Cam∣phor, of each halfe a dramme, five graines of Muske, put them into powder, and make little Trochis: with Rose water.

Suffumigations for the Lungs.

A Perfume against the ulcers of the Lungs.

TAke Coriander seeds, red Roses, Mastick, Fran∣kincense, Mirrhe of each three drammes, Benja∣min, Storax, Labdanum, Hypocistidos of each two drammes; Auripigmentum a dramme, powder them, and make Trochis. with Turpentine, and use them being a remedie against the ulcers of the no∣strills,

eares, and matrix.

Another when there is any inflammation.

TAke Coriander seeds prepared, red Roses of each an ounce, Labdanum, Hypocistidos of each three drammes, white and red Sanders of each two drams, Poppie heads, Cortex, Mandragora of each two drammes; Storax, Benjamin, of each a dramme, Au∣ripigment: halfe a dramme, make them into Trochis: with gumme dragant dissolved in Rose water:

A Perfume against the Cough:

TAke Masticke, Frankincense of each three drams, all the Sanders of each a dramme, Storax, Labda∣num, red Roses of each two drammes, make them into powder to perfume night and morning the cap, and things for the head.

Suffumigations for the Matrix.

A Perfume against the Suffocation.

THere are made ordinarily perfumes of stinking medicaments against the suffocation of the Ma∣trix, as Assafaetida, Galbanum, Castor, and old shooes, because of their smell, they cause the suffoca∣tion to descend.

A Perfume for to dry the Matrix.

TAke Aliptae Moschatae, or Gallia Moschat, halfe an ounce, Benzoin, Calamus Aromaticus, of each two drammes; make them into Trochis: which put upon a chafing dish, and receive the fume into the Matrix with a funnell.

A Perfume to helpe conception.

TAke Labdanum, Mastick, Gall: Moschat, Cloves, Calamus Aromaticus, Galingall, of each t••ree drammes, red Roses two ounces, Hypocistidos, Ca∣stor of each two drammes, make them into Trochis∣ques with Mucilage of gum: dragant.

Suffumigations for the Ioynts.

A Perfume against griefe and paine.

TAke leaves of Wormewood, Rosemary, Staecha∣dos, Cammomill of each two ounces, Mirrhe, Storax, Benzoin of each three drammes, make them into Trochisques, and perfume Cotton, and apply the Cotton very warme.

A Perfume against hard Tumors.

TAke Cinnabaris two ounces, Bdellium, Mirrhe, Storax of each halfe an ounce, make them into Bullets with Turpentine:

A Perfume to provoke sweat for the Poxe.

TAke Cinnabaris two ounces, Storax, Benjamin, and Mirthe, of each an ounce, make them into Trochisques with Turpentine, and perfume all the body except the head.

Another for the same.

TAke Cinnabaris halfe an ounce, Frankincense, Mastick, of each halfe an ounce, Calamus, Aro∣maticus, Zedoarie, of each three drammes; Oliba∣num, Sandarac, of each two drammes; Ceruse halfe an ounce, make them into Trochisques with Tur∣pentine.

Another Perfume for the Poxe.

TAke Frankincense two drammes, Mastick, Iuni∣per, Gumme, Hypocistidos, of each halfe an ounce, Auripigment, three drammes, Cinnabatis an ounce, make Trochis: with Turpentine.

Odoriferent Suffumigations.

Trochisques of wood of Aloes.

TAke wood of Aloes, Labdanum, of each two drammes, Benjamin two drammes, Storax halfe a dramme, Sugar Candie three ounces, Muske three graines, make them into Trochis: with Rose water.

Trochis: of Gallia Moschata.

TAke wood of Aloes five drammes, Ambergreece three drammes, Muske a dramme; make them in∣to Trochis: with gum: dragant dissolved in Rose wa∣ter.

An Odoriferent Bag.

TAke Cubebs halfe a dramme, Cloves, Nigella of each a dramme and a halfe, beate them together, and sow them in a little bag.

Powder of Violets.

TAke Ireos Root of Florence halfe a pound, Ro∣ses foure ounces, Ciprus roots, Marjoram, Cloves of each an ounce, yellow Sanders, Benjamin of each foure ounces, Storax an o••nce, beate them into pow∣der.

Another powder of Violets.

TAke Ireos root of Florence foure pound, dry Marjoram foure ounces, Calamus Aromaticus

three ounces, Roses and Violets of each five ounces, Cloves halfe a dramme, Muske a dramme, make them into a very fine powder.

A Pomander.

TAke Storax an ounce, Cloves two drammes, Ben∣jamin, halfe an ounce, Ambergreece halfe a dram, Muske fifteene graines, powder of Violets a little; in∣corporate them all together with Rose water.

A Pomander against pestilentiall aire.

TAke Labdanum, Storax of each a dram, Cloves halfe a dram, Camphor, Spikenard, Nutmeg of each seven graines, beate them into fine powder, and make them into bullets with gum: dragant dissolved in Rose water.

A Pomander which looseneth the belly by the smell.

TAke Scammonie, Mirrhe, Aloes, of each a dram, Esula, Coloquintida, of each a dramme and a halfe, beate them well together with the juyce of Corian∣der and make two Balls.

Candles to perfume the aire.

TAke Benjamin, Storax, of each foure ounces, Frankincense, Olibanum, of each twelve ounces, Labdanum eighteene ounces, Nigella an ounce, Co∣riander

seeds, Iuniper berries, of each halfe an ounce; liquid Storax fixe ounces, Turpentine halfe an ounce; forme them into Candles with gum: dragant and Rose water.

Odoriferent Candles against Venome and the plague.

TAke Labdanum three ounces, Storax ten drams, Benjamin sixe drammes, Frankincense an ounce and a halfe, Staechados two ounces, red Roses, Cloves of each three ounces, Citron peele, yellow Sanders, of each three drammes, Iuniper berries halfe an ounce, Muske and Ambergreece of each halfe a scruple, forme them into Candles with gum: dragant dissol∣ved in Rose water.

Musked Sope.

TAke foure pound of Castle Sope, cut it into small pieces; then take powder of Cloves and white Sanders of each two ounces, Benjamin an ounce, Muske twenty graines; incorporate them all together, and put to them two or three drops of Oyle of Cloves or Nutmegs.

FINIS.