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TAke a Cawl of Mutton as it comes hot out of the Sheep, cast it into water, and wash it in divers waters, take away all the bloody veins, and so let it lye four daies, shifting it twice a day, then lay it in new milk warm from the Cow three or four daies, shifting it as before, then wring out the milk ve∣ry dry, and lay it in Damask Rosewater for four hours, then beat it out of this water in a cloath again, and pull it in little peeces; take half a peck of Marsh-mallow roots, pill off the brown skin, and take the white from the pith, and take a white Lilly root, and wash it very clean, and pill of the skin, shred this root with the others, and mingle them with your Su∣et, put them into a stone Pitcher, tyed up very close, set it in a pot of water, which you must keep boiling for foure houres, then strain it out, the next day melt it again, and keep it for your use.
Then put a chin▪stay of soft fine Leather on your chin, as also a frontlet of the same Leather on your forehead, lying so all night, keeping your face warm, in the morning take off the Frontlet, and wipe the Suet of gently with a fine cloath, alwaies being carefull not to touch your face as before, and all the day after be sure to keep your face as hot as you can, by continually wearing your Mask, or as often as you may, and at no time suffer your face long in the cold or open aire.