The thyrde and last parte of the Secretes of the reuerende Maister Alexis of Piemont, by him collected out of diuers excellent authours, with a necessary table in the ende, conteyning all the matters treated of in this present worke. Englished by Wyllyam Warde

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Title: The thyrde and last parte of the Secretes of the reuerende Maister Alexis of Piemont, by him collected out of diuers excellent authours, with a necessary table in the ende, conteyning all the matters treated of in this present worke. Englished by Wyllyam Warde
Author: Ruscelli, Girolamo, d. ca. 1565.
Publication: Printed at London :: By Roulande Hall, for Nycholas Englande,; 1562.
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Subject terms: Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions.; Recipes -- Early works to 1800.
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To take away the blackenes of the necke, and spots of the face.

TAke Beane flowre and temper it with the Juyce of the inner parte of Pompons, and make thereof eyght Trochisci or lytle Balles, whiche you shal drie in the shadowe. And when you wyll goe to your bayne or bathe, you shall take as muche as you shall thynke good of the sayde Balles, whyche you shall breake and mixe with water, and annoynt the blacke∣nesse or spots with it before you enter into your bath. And when you begynne to sweate, then rubbe the places with it, and washe them, and the spottes wyll goe out. It is proued and found trewe.