Tutela sanitatis sive Vita protracta. The protection of long life, and detection of its brevity, from diætic causes and common cutoms. Hygiastic præcautions and rules appropriate to the constitutions of bodyes; and various discrasyes or passions of minde; dayly to be observed for the preservation of health and prolougation of life. With a treatise of fontinells or issues. Whereunto is annexed Bellum necessarium sive Medicus belligerans the military or practical physitian reveiwing [sic] his armory: furnished with medical weapons munition against the secret invaders of life; fitted for all persons and assaults; with their safe and regular use, according to medical art and discipline by Everard Maynwaring doctor in physick.

For the Skin.

THE Cosmetick Water, is appointed for disco∣lourations and commaculations of the skin; native or adventitious, (accounted no small in∣firmity with the Ladyes) being symptomes de∣noting the constitution, & temperature of some principal parts, diseases present and imminent, or the vestigia and markes of preceding infir∣mities and external accidents, displayed in their proper distinguishing colours, citrine, li∣uid, brown, red, swarthy &c. According to the nature of their causes, as in both the jaun∣dice;

Scurvy, distempered Livers and Spleens, obstructions, and most Cachectic bodyes, small-Pox, Measels, Contusions, burns &c.

This washing is no fucus that sayes an arti∣ficial colour upon the skin to palliate a bad complexion and deceive the sight. But to a∣mend and tiear a dark brown skin, of the face, neck, breast or bands: it takes away Sun-burn, roughness, swarthiness, Morphew, small Pox spots and pimplex hath an abstersive and at∣tenuating faculty to thin and puri••e a muddy thick skin which clouds the lustre of a lively peircing aspect.

There is nothing more amiable then the life, which is presented to view with some in∣terposition, being vailed with the skin, which if dark and thick, eclipses and hides much of the lustre and penetration.

But if thin, clear and more transparent, the glory and beauty of the life then streams forth with great attraction: And therefore the eye is the most lovely victorious part, for its dilucid clearness, in which the sparklings and vigour of life is most visible and naked. 'Tis not white and red that hath the magnetisme of love, but the life dressed in those perspicuous colours.

You may use or leave this water when you will without prejudice, there is no Mercury not any thing to injure the tenderest skin.

Shake the Bottle, then wet a cloath with it and wash your face every morning.

The Powder of Saturn is appointed for Cuta∣ny defaedations, venereous Scab•• & Vlcers, pustules knobs in the flesh and glandulous tumors From the venereous cause. Also Scabs and Vlcers from other causes; Tettars, Ringworms itch, pushes, pimples. Chilblanes, cooles all outward inflammations, represseth tumors and asswageth their pain, very profitable for Sores or Tumors of the Kings evil.

Vse it thus: take a quart of Smiths water let it stand to settle; then pour of a pinte and halfe clear, in it put the pow∣der and let it boil gently to a pinte, in a glass•• bottle set in a Kettle of water; then let it stand 2 dayes to settle very clear; poure it off and keep it for use: and with this liquor bathe the places affected morning and night.