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To make a Soap that will take Greace, Spots, or Stains out of Cloth, Silks or Stuffs.

Burn a pound of Roach-Al∣lom, and finely pouder it, add to it half a pound of the Root of an Herb called Florence-flame, then a new-laid Egg, and two pound and a half of Cake Soap, bruise and mix them well toge∣ther that they may be made up with Fair Water into Balls; then first wash the place Stained or Spotted with Fair warm Water, scrape the Soap moist on it, and wash it out, and in three or four times thus doing, the blemishes will disappear.

To take Spots out of Linnen.

Take two spoonfuls of the Juice of an Onion, and as much of Lime-Juice, wet it two or three times, as often drying it by a Fire, wash-it immediately in a good Laver, and it is done.

A good Ley, to take out Spots or Stains.

Put half a pound of Soap∣boilers Ashes, into two pints of Water; let them remain three days with often stirring, then pour off the clear Ley, and mix it with Fullers-Earth, and lay it thick on the place, drying it in the Sun, or by a Fire, and in two or three times doing, it will effect your desire.

To take Spots or Stains out of Co∣loured Silks, Stuffs, Linnen or Woollen.

Take Pumice-Stone and grind it to pounder, put to it sharp Vi∣negar and Fullers-Earth, let it lye on and dry, then wash it out with Milk and the Flower of Almonds.

A way to take out Tar, Pitch, or Rosin.

Dab on this Oil of Turpen∣tine, let that dry, and put on more, and the third time when it is dried you may rub out the Pitch, &c. for it will crumble like Dirt.

To take out Oil, or Greace.

Mix burnt Bone and Fullers-Earth

with a little White-Wine, and Plaister them on the Spot, dry it by the Sun or Fire, and it will suck out all the Greace in once or twice doing.