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 mantaine and keepe the face without wrinkles.

TAke a newe fire pan of iron, and sette it on the fire, and whan it is very hote, sprinkle it with good white wine, and so parfume your face o∣uer the smoke of it, and than wipe it with fine white linen clothes: this done, set the pan vpō the fire again and a little Mirrhe vpon it, and so perfume your face again ouer it, and in the meane time keepe your selfe couered so that the smoke may not go away from you. This done binde vp your face in some linen clothes and so goe to bedde and sleepe. And this you must doe ones in fiuetene daies.