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Certain very good Perfumes.

King HENRY'S Perfume.

TAke a quarter of an ounce of Fussis, and two penny weight of good Cloves, and let them be a little bruised, then take the weight of a penny of the rynd of a Lemond in powder, and six spoonfuls of good Damask Rosewater and old, and four spoonfuls of fair clean water, and let all these boil toge∣ther in a perfume Pan, with the quantity of a Hasell Nut of Sugar.

King Edward's Perfume.

TAke eight spoonfuls of perfect old red Rosewater, three graines of Civet, foure grains of Amber-greese, put all these in a little Viall together, and shake them in the Glasse, and put it into a perfume Pan, and let it distill softly in hot Embers.

The French Queens Perfume.

TO take away the grosse Aires, first, take Chips of good Ci∣press, and burne them in the house, the Doors and Win∣dows being shut, then take six spoonfuls of perfect Rosewater, and put it into your Perfume Pan, take as much white Su∣gar-candy as weigheth a penny, and let it boile softly on hot Embers.

Another fine perfume.

TAke of Benjamin, of Storax Calimint ana three drams poudered together, and dissolved in Rosewater, beat them with thefourth part of Lignum aloes, and half an ounce of white Sanders, and being dry, incorporate them altogether with Gum dragagantum dissolved in Rosewater, and occupy this paste for perfume.

Another other Perfume.

DIssolve Gum dragagant in Rosewater, then make these things ••n powder, Labdanum one dram, Storax, Calami∣t•• one dram, Benjamine one dram, Lignum aloes a quarter of an ounce, Coals of Willow or of the Vine two ounces, beat them all to powder, and knead it with the same Gum, and therof make balls or cakes, and dry them in the Sun.

Another Perfume.

FIll you pan half full, or a little more, with pure Rosewater, and put therin half an ounce of Cloves bruised, and two or three Bay-leaves cut in small peeces, and then fill it up with good Vinegar Roset, and let it boil▪ and ever as it wasteth fill it up with common water.

A Perfume called Amber paste.

TAke Storax calamint two ounces, Yreos of Florence an ounce and a halfe, two Nutmegs with a little musk pouder. Then incorporate them all with gume Dragagante, dissolv'd in Rose water and make little cakes of them.

Perfume for a Chamber.

TAke Benjamin an ounce, Tyme halfe a quarter of an ounce▪ Storax calamitae halfe an ounce, and a little lignum

Aloes, a little Sanders cyterne, and six red Roses with gum Dragagante, and so mix them all together on a stone make them in little Cakes as ye will, and so lay them in hot ashes.

All manner of Herbs good for Perfumes.

SWeet Basill dryed in Summer, cut small and kept in baggs with Violets, the green being cut of. Then take the budds of Red-Roses the white being cut of, these three being mingled together with white Sugar and Rose-Water do make an ex∣cellent perfume. Bay-leaves green, are good tempered with Rose water and Vinegar for the head, and the leaves of Wall∣nuts being young with Rose-water. And young red mynts are very good dryed.

A sweet perfume to burne.

TAke Storax, Calaminte and Beniamin of each halfe an ounce Labdanum one ounce, Musk two grains, and put them to∣gether in a faire brass morter, which you must first warme so hot in the Fire, that with the heat thereof, and beating with a litte pestell it may work like wax, which being throughly wrought you may make it in little cakes or balls, and so lay it up.