The secretes of the reuerende Maister Alexis of Piemount Containyng excellent remedies against diuers diseases, woundes, and other accidents, with the manner to make distillations, parfumes, confitures, diynges, colours, fusions and meltynges. ... Translated out of Frenche into Englishe, by Wyllyam Warde.
Ruscelli, Girolamo, d. ca. 1565., Ward, William, 1534-1609.
☞The nynth sweete water.
TAke the Pilles of Orenges, and of greene Citrons of eche of them halfe an vnce, Cloues a scrupule, the flowres of Spike newelye gathered sixe vnces. All these thinges muste bee mixte together as afore is said, with sixe pounde of Damaske rose water: and after they haue stande certaine daies in some couered vessell, you muste styll theym in Balneo Marie. And the water that shall come of it will bee very excellent.
