The seconde part of the Secretes of Master Alexis of Piemont by hym collected out of diuers excellent authours, and newly translated out of Frenche into Englishe, with a generall table, of all the matters conteined in the saied boke. By William Warde.

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Title: The seconde part of the Secretes of Master Alexis of Piemont by hym collected out of diuers excellent authours, and newly translated out of Frenche into Englishe, with a generall table, of all the matters conteined in the saied boke. By William Warde.
Author: Ruscelli, Girolamo, d. ca. 1565.
Publication: Imprinted at London :: By Ihon Kyngston: for Nicholas Englande,; Anno domini. M.D.lx. [1560]
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Subject terms: Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions.; Recipes -- Early works to 1800.
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To make a parfume sodainly in a chamber, where a sicke man lieth.

TAke a little yearthen potte, and putte into it a Nutmegge, twoo scruples of the sticke of Clo∣ues, twoo scruples of the sticke of Sinamome, fower scruples of Storax calamitae, Rose water, or water of Spike, or some other sweete water, and seeth it. Then put it in a pot sharde, with a fewe hote asshes and coales vnder it, and set it in the cham∣ber, and the smoke thereof shall giue a very sweete a∣miable and hartie sauour.