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To Distill Waters truely. Out of Mrs. Dauson hir Book.

Prymeroses.

Pryme-roses must be distilled leaves and Flowers.

Fennell.

Fennell must be distilled both Hearb and root.

Isop.

Isop must be distilled Hearb and Flowers:

Camomile.

Camomile must be distilled Hearb and Flowers.

VValwort.

Walwort the Hearb and the root stamp them.

Strawburies.

Straburies the fruit stamped, with Vinegar and so distil them.

VVormewood.

Wormwood must be gathered in May, then stamp it and lay it in strong Vinegar, to ste••p and to distill it.

Selendine.

Selendine must be distilled, both Hearb, Flowers and roots.

To distill Damask water.

Take a peck of Rose-leaves and three handfull of dry Lavan∣der two handful of Marjerome, one penyworth of Yreos & Orice pouder, and Damask pouder two ounces, one penyworth of Cloves. Put all these things together into two pottles of Con∣duit water, and let it stand in steep seven dayes, and then still them.

To make sweet water with a small cost.

TAke three gallons of water, and put therto half a pound of Callamus, two ounces of Cloves, a quarter of a pound of Orris, a peck of Roses, two handfuls of Basil, one handful of Marjoram, a little handful of Bay-leaves, two handfuls of La∣vander-spike, a few tops of Rosemary, a little Maudlyn, let all these lye in steep day and a night, and then stil it, and a week before you occupy it, hang within your glass two grains of Mu••k unto a pottle of water.

Sweet Waters which I had out of Mrs. Dawson her Book.

KNead the flower of Wheat meal with Mares milk, then bake the bread therof gently in an Oven, and draw it out before it be much baken,

Take the crum of this bread cut it in smal peeces, and put it into new Goats milk, and let it stand so six hours, mix it with the water of twelve Whits of Hens Eggs made with a spong, lyme made of egg-shels, one ounce of Camphire, white Sugar and Alome, with white Corral of each two drams, when all these things are welbeaten to powder, let them be mixt with the moist things, and distilled in a Lymbeck of glass.

My Lady Cromwell.

TAke of Garden Snails three handfuls, Oyle of bitter Almonds one pound, Daysie-roots one handfull, Mares milk, or Goats milk a quart, distill all these together iu a Limbeck of Glass, in the month of May, and wash therwith when you will.

My Lady Paget.

TAke fair white Sugar, and dissolve it in Rosewater, and add ther∣to whatsoever you will as Violets, Roses, Alessander buds, and such like.

To make Damask water in Winter.

TAke a pottle of good Ale new cleansed, and let it stand in an ear∣then pot all night, in the morning take it out, and put therto a quart of running water, and a quarter of an ounce of Cloves, and as much of O••ris, two handfuls of dryed Lavander, four handfuls of dryed Roses, forty Bay-leaves, and a handfull of Rosemary tops, put all these in a Stillitory with a little Camphire, and distill them.

How to make another Damask water proved, by her that stilleth the Kings sweet Waters at Hampton-Court.

TAke of the best red Roses new gathered a good quantity, and straw them light in the bottom of your Stil, then take Lavender speck, fine Marjoram and Basill, the leaves of each mingled together, of these four being mingled take one handful and strew them light upon the Roses, then take a little Damask pouder and strew it lightly upon your green flowers, then take a handfull of your Rose leaves, and strew thom upon your pouder and green flowers. Then take a quantity ••f Damask pouder, and strew it upon your uppermost Roses: These things above written being done, take six or seven Rose-leaves, and lay on every leaf the quantity of half a grain of Cyvet, and lay them upper∣most of all with the Cyvet upward, then take and cover your Stilli∣tory very close that no aire get out, and distill them altogether with a soft fire: And you shall make fine Damask water.

To make Rosewater for Damask-water.

TAke red Roses and pick them from the buds, then take Lauender speck, Marjoram, and Basill, the leaves of each two handfuls, then take five or seven leaves of your Roses, and lay on them a little quantitie of Cyvet, then take Damask powder and straw be∣tween every range, then distill them in your Stillitory with a soft fire i•• any wise.

To make Damask water at all times.

TAke a quart of fair water and make it hot, and then put it into your Ewer, and then mingleth••rwith six drops of pure oyle of spick and three drams of Camphire.

To make water Aromatick.

TAke Nutmegs, Cloves, and Galingale, and a quantity of Camphire and Musk, make these in pouder, and put into it Rosewater a day and a night, then cleanse it and reserve it in a glass.

To make a peircing water:

TAke Wine and put to it Salt-petre, Salt-gem, and Sulphur, and stil it in a Stillitory, and this wil peirce stone, Iron, and all things that come neer it.

A sharp water to cleanse Metall:

TAke white Argoil, Sal armoniack, Alom de plume, and com∣mon Salt, of each a quantity, and make them in powder, and put the powder in strong Vinegar, or else into a Childs U∣rine, and boyl the Mettal therin.