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 take awaie a ringworme tetter, or spottes and other markes, or els a priuie marke in the body by birth.

TAke a pound of Salnitrum, and asmuche tartre of white wine, and stāpe eche of them be it selfe very small, and then incorporate thē togither, and sifte them in a fine sarce so that all maie bee well mixte togither, then putte the saide pouder in a potte of yearth, made pointed like a Sugre lofe, and so close and straight togither, then sette a hote cole vpon the toppe of it, vntill it burne and consume of it selfe, and it shal be the salt nitrum bicause that the most•• subtill and moist partes, and the grosse parte whiche is the tartre, will calcine of it, and wilbe like a cake, the whiche you shall breake in small peces in a dishe, and put some warme water vpon it, so that all maie turne into water, and for to make the thing neter, you shall distill the said water in a guttur of felt, and then the water wilbe cleere. This done you shall put the water into a newe potte, setting it vpon the hote coles or ashes that it maie skant seeth, vntill almost all the water be dronke vp: Then you shall take the pouder whiche remaineth in the bottome, for it is the bontie and best of al your work, then take a viall of Sirope, & put in to it foure vnces of distilled vinaigre, with an vnce of Aqua vite of three distillinges: This done put

into it of the said pouder, incorporating it well togi∣ther, & leaue it three daies in the sunne well stopt: and in the morning whan you rise, and at night like wise washe the spottes of your body and they wil go awaie shortly and neuer growe again, and it wil make your skin white and faire where you wash it with this wa∣ter. Also for the same effect, take white wine ••••es, and set it in some corner of your house vpō the pauement, and let it there drie well: then burne it in a pot shard or fire pan, vntill you maie make pouder of it. This done put it into a bagge of the fashiō of a gelley bagge in some moist place that it tutche no wall, & set vnder∣neth it a cup of glasse to receiue the oile that wil come out of it within xx. or xxx. daies, and keepe it in some vessell of glasse as a precious thing, and anoint your face therwith, and the markes or spottes will vanishe awaie in short space, so that your flesh & skin shall be∣come softe. And if you will haue it odoriferous or well sauoring, put into it some Cloues. And to take awaie lentilles from your face, and that quickly, take fiue or sixe oxe galles, and two pound of Alome, sixe vnces of fine sugre, and eight limons cut very small, distill all this in a limbeck of glasse, and put into the said water an vnce of sublime beaten into smal pouder & so put it in a vessel of glasse, & let it stand in the sunne the space of ten daies and than it will be parfite, than maie you wash the lentilles with it, with a little fast spōge rub∣bing hard the fleshe, and they will go of in short time, and so your face shal remaine white & faire. You maie also take the fire pan, and hete it hote, and laie vpō it a dish full of wheate to rost, then stāpe it hote as it is, and straine it and so get out the licour of it, and rubbe the lentilles with it and they will shortly go of.