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.

To make a naturall white Skinne.

TAke a poūde of distilled vinaigre, with as much water of Gourdes, and put them into two vi∣olles, then put into the violl with the Vinaigre an vnce of Litarge beaten very small, and into the vi∣oll with the water of Gourdes, an vnce of salt Gemma, and set these two violles vpō a tile nigh vnto the fire, and let them boile an houre: then plucke the tile back, and let them coole: this done set them in the sunne the space of eight daies, & than keepe thē vntill you haue neede of them. And whan you will vse of them, take a dishe or goblet, and put as muche of the one as of the other into the saide dishe or cuppe, and it will become as white as milke, and so wash your face with it with a sponge, rubbing well the fleshe, and it will waxe as white and as soft as cotton, and delicate to tutche, and of meruelous effect. But if you will make it redde and shining, take a poūd of white vinaigre distilled twise: for it shall be the better, and put it into a little violle, and put into it an vnce of redde Sanders, cut and bea∣ten, and so made into a very fine pouder. This done seeth it on the fire the space of half an houre, and put into it a little Alome beaten, for it will augment the glosse of it, and if you will haue it of a good odour or sauour for any great Lord or prince, you maie put to it two grains of Muske or Ciuette, than sprinkle or

weate it a little with a sponge, and if perchaunce it be to redde, you maie put into it a little Alome, and it wil ware cleere, and so you shall make a faire shining redde of it, whiche will make a sweete fleshe or skin.