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.

A sofee dowe or paste as it were Pomatum, to washe the handes, and whan the mouth, Nose, Lippes, or Handes do chincke or chappe, and it keepeth the fleshe softe and sweete.

TAke white Almondes, Alumen fecis, flower of Amilum of eche of them sixe vnces, white Pine apple kernels, cleane seedes of Gourdes, and Be••••ne flower, of eche of theim foure vnces, pouder of Cloues, Storax solida in pouder, and Maca∣leb in pouder of eche of them three vnces, with twoo vnces of white Salte beaten, a pound of white Hon∣nie, and asmuche of venise Sope, a scruple of Muske and as muche of Ciuet, the whites of tenne Egges. Firste take the Almondes, and Pine apple kernels, with the seedes of Gourdes or Melons that be very white and neat, and stampe thē well in a morter. And note that all the importance is that they bee all well

stamped very small: then put in the Alumen fecis, and stampe them well, than put in the Honie and incorpo∣rate it well togither with the pestle, And after this, you shall put in the sope cutt in small pieces, and in∣corporate them diligently, this don, put in two pound and a half of the herbe called Brionia, & temper all well. Put all this into a newe pot, and leaue it so couered a daie, then set it on a fire of coles with out smoke, and lette it seeth the space of a quarter of an houre, and sturre it alwaies in the pot with a wodden spone, that it cleaue not to the bottome, and so take some euill sa∣uour, then take it from the fire, and poure it out into a greate earthen pan. Then put into it the foresaide slower, and that beyng well incorporated, put in the pouder of Cloues, and all the other pouders togither and all beyng well incorporated, couer it close that it maie take no aier, and lette it remaine so the space of ten daies. Then put into it the Macaleb, the muske and the ciuet braid and beaten very small, and incorporate all well togither with a slise, this done put in the eg∣ges beaten, so that they become as it were a skim or frothe, and then put in the salt, and mixe al well togi∣ther, in suche wise that the whole maie be well incor∣porated. And then the paste or dowe wilbe of a Graie colour, and odoriferous, and is called Imperiall oint∣ment, bicause it is a thing noble and full of vertu, and a man maie vse alwaies of this precious odour which conforteth the memorie, and if you vse it to wash your handes and face with, it will giue a sweete sauour to them, and maketh the fleshe delicate and softe, white and well saudring, and closeth vp quickly al maner of cleftes, chinkes or chappes of the mouth, handes and lippes. And if you will not washe your selfe with it, anoint yourself morning and euening, and you shall incontinent b•• healed, for this hath bene many times proued by experience.