Cosmeticks or, the beautifying part of physick. By which all deformities of nature in men and women are corrected, age renewed, youth prolonged, and the least impediment, from a hair to a tooth, fairly amended. With the most absolute physical rarities for all ages. Being familiar remedies, for which every one may be his own apothecary. / All extracted out of that eminent physician John Jeams Wecker, never yet extant in the English tongue before, but was promised to the world by Mr. Nic. Culpeper.

Of Ointments that cure the faults of the skin of the Head.

For Running-sores of the Head.

TAke of Cerusse six drams, scum of Silver half a dram, Brimstone six drams, Oyl of Roses or Myrtles, Wax a sufficient quan∣tity, make an Unguent.

Another.

Take the scum of Silver one dram, tender leaves of Rue, five and twenty drams, Vi∣neger, Oyl of Roses or Myrtles, each a suf∣ficient quantity, mix them and anoint with a feather.

Another of the same.

Take of burnt Ce••usse, Rue, Manna, Frankincense, each a hundred drams, Bark of Pine-tree fifty drams, Oyl of Myrtles three pints, and as much Vineger, mix them.

Another.

Take of the filings of Lead, Vine-branches, Frankincense, Myrrhe, scum of Niter, each fifty drams, Oyl of Myrtles, Vineger as much as is sufficient, mix them.

An Ointment of Queen Cleopatra's for the same.

Take of rub'd Cerusse, Frankincense, each

two drams, brimstone one dram, powder them and with Oyl lay them on.

Another for Sores and Dander.

Take of Niter Copperas, each one dram, Oyl a sufficient quantity, powder and mix them.

Another of Cleopatra's.

Take of live Sulphur six drams, male Fran∣kincense, cleft Allom, wilde Stavesacer, rock∣et, scum of Niter, Copperas, each one dram, three forigs of Rue, Oyl of Bayes or Myrtels, Vineger, each a sufficient quantity, make an Unguent.

Another.

Take of live Sulphur, scum of Silver, Ce∣russe, each alike part, Saffron half so much, powder them and use them with Candy wine.

Another.

Take scum of Silver, unslaked Lime, each twenty five drams, Vinegar or Oyl, three parts of a pint, powder and mix them.

Another.

Take of Copperas two drams, Sandarach half an ounce, scum of Silver one dram, Oyl of Myrtels, Vinegar, each a sufficient quantity, mix them and make an Unguent.

Another for Sores and Worms.

Take of juice of Beets, of Celandine, Hogs∣grease, each two ounces, white Hellebore

two ounces two drams, mix them and make an Ointment.

Another for Worms and Scabs.

Take of white and black Hellebore, live Sulphure, yellow Arsnick, Litharge, unslaked Lime, Vitriol, Alume, Gauls, Sut, each half an ounce, Quick-silver killed, Verdegrease, each two drams, juice of Fumitory, Oyl, each a suf∣ficient quantity, make an Unguent.

Another for Worms.

Take of Fenigreek one pound, Dragons blood pouder'd, one ounce, Pummy-stone one pound, Turpentine five ounces, Honey one ounce, four yelks of Eggs, Oyl of Roses two ounces, mix them and make an Unguent; which use, the head being first shaved, and washt with a childes urine, and cleansed with a spunge, and anointed over with Oyl of Flax-seed.

Another for the same.

Take of Celandine three parts, Sowes∣grease as much, white Hellebore one part, mix them.

An Ointment for scurf in childrens Heads.

Take of Myrrhe, Orrice-root, black Helle∣bore, Oyl of Eggs, each a sufficient quantity, powder them and mix them into the form of an Unguent, also Oyl of Bread-corn is good.

For Dander in the Head.

Take flour of Vetches, Fenigreek, Niter, Bran, Myrtles, Mustard-seed, each fifteen drams, common Oyl▪ as much as is suffici∣ent, Vineger, Water, each a little, make an Unguent, with which anoint the head, first washt and shaved.

Another.

Take scum of Niter, Copperas, each alike parts, wine a sufficient quantity, mix them & rub the head three o•• four times a moneth.

Another.

Take of Lee•• of Wine, a Pummy stone, Niter, Lupines, each one part, mix them.

Another.

Take of Cimolian earth, the Gaul of an Ox or Sow, Vineger, each a sufficient quan∣tity, mix them.

An Ointment for Lice.

Take of Stavesacer two parts, Sandarach, Niter, each one part; Oyl, Vineger each a sufficient quantity, mix them and make an Unguent.

Another.

Take of white Hellebore, Stavesacer, Niter, each alike parts; Oyl a sufficient quantity, mix them, and apply them in a Bath.

An Ointment for Lice and Nits.

Take of Stavesacer, Quicksilver killed

with spittle, each three drams, common Oyl three ounces, Wax one ounce, make an Un∣guent, with which anoint the head in stead of Soap, when it is washt.

Another.

Take of Sandarach, Niter, each one dram, Stavesacer two drams; Oyl, Vineger, each a sufficient quantity, make an Unguent.

Another.

Take Oyl of Bays, Radish-seeds, each two drams; Pepper, Saffron, each a sufficient quantity, mix them.

An Ointment for red Specks in the face.

Take the roots of Dock, Sows-grease, each two ounces, white wax one ounce, melt them and adde Quicksilver kill'd, Camphure, each a little; Juice of Wormwood, Honey, each a sufficient quantity, make an Unguent.

Another for a red face.

Take of live Sulphur, yellow Arsnick, Turky Soap, each half a dram, Sut two drams, mix them.

Another of the same.

Take the Juice of seven Oranges, Juice of Night-shade, water of Water-lillies, Snail-water, each two drams, white Wax half an ounce, the fat of a Hen, and a Ram, each one ounce and a half, the green roots of _____ _____ two drams, make an Unguent.

An Ointment for Wrinckles and Pimples of the Face.

Mix the Gaul of a Goat with the flour of Lupines, and at night rub the face.

Another.

Take of white Curral half an ounce, salt Gem, Cerusse, Camphure, each two drams, white Wax one dram, Rose-water an ounce, the fat of a Hen washt, two ounces, pouder and mix them for your use.

Another for Pimples.

Take of white wax one pound, oyl of violets one ounce, Quicksilver half an ounce, Ma∣stick one dram and a half, a little Camphure, Litharge one dram, make a Liniment.

Another for Biles or Botches.

Take the flour of Lupines, Beans, white Vetches, everlasting Pease, each two drams, flour of Barley, of Lentils, each one dram, Radish-seed, Tragacanth, Starch-corn, each half a dram; Melon-seeds husked three drams, Saffron half a scruple, pouder them and work them with womans milk, at night anoint the face, and in the morning wash it with the water of the rines of Melons and Violets.

An Ointment that takes away all Bunchings and Speckles of tho Face.

Take of the roots of Ass-cowcumber, white Been, Bryony, Lupines, each half an ounce, Cerusse, Litharge, Tartar, each one dram; Cane-roots, Serapine, Pigeons dung, each two scruples, Oyl of Turky-millet three ounces, Oyl of Juniper, Oyl of Bread-corn, each two ounces and a half; Juice of Oren∣ges four ounces, pouder what is to be pou∣der'd, and fine searse them, then boyl them all till the Juice is consumed, then take them from the fire, alwayes stirring them with a spattle till they are cold, then add the white of one new laid Egg beaten and streined; Camphure pouder'd one dram, always mix∣ing them, then wash it in one pint of water, prest from yong Canes, washing it ten times in that water, and stirring it with a spattle, and it is excellent.

For Botches and Worms of the Face.

Take of Hens fat, Betony, each as much as is sufficient, mix them and beat them to∣gether.

An Ointment to whiten Skars.

Take of Oyl of Tartar, seeds of Fleawort, each one ounce, infuse them in the mucilage of Borax, or salt Gem dissolved in Oyl of Ro∣ses, an ounce.

A Liniment for high red Skars.

Take Oyl of Litharge two drams, Oyl of Tartar, Balsom of Saturn, each one dram, camphure one scruple, Spermacety one dram, Oyl of Eggs two ounces, mix them and make a liniment, use it four times a day; the rich∣er sort may use Oyl of Talc, which is most excellent for all blemishes.

An Ointment to take away the thickness of the face.

Take of fresh Butter, Turpentine, each one ounce, Lilly roots roasted in the leaves of Beets under the ashes, three ounces unslaked Lime five times washt in Rose-water, or the juice of Balm, fresh Hogs-grease melted in Rose-water, each one ounce, mix them and make an Unguent.

Another for the tenderer sort.

Take of Lilly roots rosted under the ashes one pound, bruise them in a morter, to which adde Sugar-Candy three ounces, make an Ointment to apply to the face.

An Ointment for Warts in the face.

Take of Athenian Honey, the sharpest Vi∣negar, each twelve drams, mix them carefully and anoint them, rubbing them with the fin∣gers.

Another of the same.

Take the scum of Quicksilver three drams, pure Turpentine the quantity of an Egyptian bean, a little Oyl; mix them, and when you have cleansed the face, take a little on your finger, then bruise it well, and anoint them.

Another.

Take of Allom cut and well pouder'd, Turpentine, each as much as it sufficient, mix them.

Another.

Take of Indian Costus bruised and searsed, a Goats Gaul, each a sufficient quantity, make an ointment, with which anoint them towards night, and in the morning wash the face with milk.

An Ointment for Ringworms in the face.

Take of Vineger of Squills two ounces, Aloes, the Juice of sowre Dock, Oyl of Tar∣tar, each three drams, make a Liniment.

Another.

Take the distilled water of sowr Dock four ounces, Borax three drams, common Salt one dram, Vineger of Squills one ounce, mix them, and make an Unguent.

Another.

Take Dock-roots three ounces, roast them under the ashes, afterwards with Vineger

of Squills make a Liniment; if this cure not, adde of Quicksilver half a dram, or Subli∣mate one scruple; wash the face often with the water of Myrtles, or of Rose-seeds, after∣wards adde also a little white of an Egg, that the skin may resist it the better.

Another.

Take of Tartar two drams, pouder it and apply it with the whites of Eggs, or with three drams of burnt Alume do the like.

An Ointment for callous Warts.

Take of French Soap half an ounce, Am∣moniacum, Styrax, Frankincense, each one dram, dissolve them in water and make it to the thickness of a Cerot, then anoint with it, and after one hour, wash it off with warm water.

Another.

Take of red Niter, Hyssope, Pennyroyal, Salt digged up, each equal parts, beat them and searse them, make it up with Cerot of Roses, and use it.

Another.

Take the seeds of Bastil, red Niter, green Pennyroyal, cleft Alume, Indian Costus, each alike parts, pouder and searse them, and mix them with a sufficient quantity of Goat, or Hens-grease, to the form of an Un∣guent.

Another.

Take of burnt Salt, Pennyroyal, Hyssope, Ammoniacum, Sumach, each equal parts, oyl of Roses as much as is sufficient, make an Unguent.

An Ointment for Ringworms of the face.

Take of Aloes two drams, dissolve it in Vi∣neger of Squills to the form of a Liniment, anoint the parts affected at night.

Another.

Take the roots of Bryony, as many as are sufficient, work them up with salt in the shar∣pest Vineger, and apply it.

Another approved one.

Take of sharp Dock two parts, Gentian one part, boyl them in water, then strein them, and mixing it with Calves-grease, boyl it again with a slow fire, to the consistence of an Unguent.

An Ointment for Surn-burns, Clefts of the Lips, and Speckles in the Face.

Take twenty Snailes with their shells, bruise them, then adde the weight of them in Cerusse, new Wax three ounces, Harts∣horn one ounce, make a Liniment, then wash the face.

An Ointment for Warts in the Face.

Take the roots of Asarabacca, temper them in Rose-water two dayes, bake them and anoint the part.

Another.

Take the roots of Celandine, as much as is sufficient pouder'd, mixt with grease and ap∣plied, it wastes and takes them away.

For a red Face.

Take Brimstone one ounce, Cerusse washt two drams, Juice of Lemmons one ounce, ap∣ply it at night with the Decoction of Bran.

Another.

Take Oyl of Tartar, Oyl of Roses, Juice of sowr Dock, of Bays, of Grass-plantane, each four ounces, Cerusse one ounce and a half, Litharge of Gold two drams, Quicksilver killed one ounce and a half, roots of Aspho∣del burnt under the ashes two ounces, make a Liniment in a leaden morter.

Another.

Take of Citrine ointment half a pound, Li∣tharge four ounces, Cerusse washt two oun∣ces, Cotton, Alume burnt, Tartar calcined, each one ounce and a half, the Juice of Ele∣campane roots, the Juice of sowr Dock, Sows∣bread, Lemons, each five ounces, Camphure three drams, oyl of Roses a pound and a half, mix them.

Another.

Take the Juice of Fumitory, Plantane, Sor∣rel, each three ounces, Oyl of Roses one ounce, Gum-tragacanth, Arabick, each half a dram, Dragons blood two drams, new Wax as much as is sufficient, make an Ointment to use going to bed, and the next day wash with the Decoction of Beans.

Another.

Take of Litharge twice or thrice infused in Vineger, one ounce, nourish it with white Wine and Goard-seed, and stir it till it be brought to the form of an Unguent, adde of Camphure dissolved in Rose-water half an ounce, anoint the face, and in the morn wash it with the Decoction of Beans.

A Liniment for a scabby face.

Take of Litharge of Gold one ounce and a half, Cerusse washt in Plantane-water, and Horse-tail two ounces, Oyl of Roses three ounces, boyl the Oyl, and with white Wax make a Liniment.

For redness and bunchings in the face.

Take Oyl of Roses, Oyl of Tartar, each four ounces, juice of Wood-sorrel three oun∣ces, Cerusse washt one dram and a half, Li∣tharge of Gold two ounces, Quicksilver kil∣led one ounce and a half, roots of Asphodel

burnt under the ashes, make a Liniment in a leaden morter.

For leprous Faces.

Take the powders of Citrine-ungent, Li∣tharge of Gold, each four ounces, Cerusse washt two ounces, Borax, Alume burnt, Tar∣tar calcined, each one ounce and a half, the juice of Elecampane-roots, of sowre Dock, Sows-bread, Lemmons, each five ounces, oyl of Roses one pound, Quicksilver kill'd with spittle four ounces; make an Unguent.

Another.

Take the ashes of the root of Birthwort, Grass-plantane the fine taken off and washt nine days in spring-water, then searse it all, and take what you please, and dissolve it in Plantane, or Purslane-water, and anoint the face.

An Ointment for Knobs appearing un∣der the Skin.

Take the roots of Saffron, mix them with womans milk, and apply it.

An Ointment for Surn-burns.

Take Juice of Plantane, Night-shade, each one dram and a half, Litharge of Gold, of Silver, each one dram, burnt Lead an ounce, Tutty prepared six drams, Camphure half a dram, oyl of Roses, Wax, each a sufficient quantity, make an Unguent.

An Ointments for Ringworms.

Take of Vitriol, Frankincense, Myrrhe, cleft Alume, each one ounce; Aloes, live Sulphur, each half an ounce, make it up with wine to a convenient thickness, and twice or thrice a day anoint the parts first rubbed.

Another.

Take of Vitriol half an ounce, Juice of bin∣ding Bean-tree two drams, scales of Brass half an ounce, live Sulphur six drams, white Vitriol, Gum each one ounce, Vineger, as much as is sufficient, in which when you have dissolv'd the Gum and mixt the other things, adde the Lees of Oyl.

Another.

Take of live Brimstone, Frankincense, Myrrhe; Copperas, raw Vitriol, each two drams, Gum half an ounce; Vineger, Oyl of Cedar, each a sufficient quantity, mix them.

Another.

Take the Gum of Ethiopian-olive, five and twenty drams, Gum forty drams, Cop∣peras sixteen drams, live Brimstone, Frank∣incense, rust of Brass, the Juice of binding Bean-tree, white Myrrhe, each ten drams, Vineger as much as is sufficient, when they

are all dissolved, mix them up with thick Lees of Oyl.

An Ointment for old Tetters.

Take of Copperas, Fenigreek mollified, Cardamoms, each two drams, Gith, Fig∣tree leaves, each one dram and a half, the sharpest Vineger, as much as is sufficient, powder them, and bring them to the thick∣ness of Honey.

An Ointment for Burns.

Take Oyl of Roses, Rose-water, whites of Eggs, each a sufficient quantity; mix them, and for four days apply them to the burnt place, the fifth day lay on the following pla∣ster: Take of Oyl of Nuts, new Wax, each one ounce, melt them together.

An Ointment for Scalds and Burns.

Take of the middle barke of Elder, six drams, Oyl of Roses one ounce and a half, Mastick, Frankincense, each half a dram, white Wax, two ounces, boyl them in four pints of water till one half be wasted, scum'd, and cooled, that which swims a top is fit to apply to the burn.

Another for a Burn.

Take of the juice of Night-shade, Plan∣tane, each two ounces, the middle bark of Elder, Oyl, each one ounce, boyl them in a

double vessel till the juices be wasted, then add Cerusse washt in Rose-water, Litharge of Gold, each a dram and a half, Tutty prepa∣red, three drams; the bark of Frankincense two drams, fresh Hogs-grease w••sht in Rose-water, ten drams, white Wax as much as is sufficient, make a Liniment; towards the end adde three whites of Eggs, Camphure half a dram.

Another.

Take of new Lime washt in Rose-water, three pound, Juice of Roses, Juice of Plan∣tane, each two pound, mix them and make an Unguent.

Another.

Take Oyl of Roses two ounces, Oyl prest from Goard-seeds, one ounce and a half, white Wax as much as is sufficient, make an Unguent.

An Ointment to smooth the Face af∣ter a Burn.

Take of Pomatum, Oyl of Roses, each four ounces, ointment of Roses two ounces, make a Liniment.

Another.

Take of Pomatum four ounces, Oyl of Ro∣ses three ounces, Citrine ointment half an ounce, make a Liniment.

Another for Burns and Scalds.

Take old Lard, and put it upon a red hot iron, then receive the hot drops falling into cold water, and take the fat which swims a top, and w••••k it with Rose-water, and lay it on the Burn.

Another for a Scald.

Take of Cerusse washt in Rose-water, one ounce, Lime washt in Rose-water, three drams, the powder of Citrine Ointment half an ounce, the mucilage of the seeds of Quin∣ces and Peares extracted with Rose-water, three ounces, beat them all in a morter to the form of a Liniment.

An Ointment to take away the marks of the Small-pox in children.

Take Oyl of Lillies one pint, Fat four oun∣ces, Oyl of Roses one ounce, wash them a good-while with the water of Roses and Lil∣lies, then take four whites of Eggs, prepare them in their shells, and coagulare them a little by the fire, then mix them in a morter with the former, then add of sweet and bit∣ter Almonds blanched, each one ounce, then beat and incorporate them with the former, and adde the roots of Reeds two drams and a half; Sarcocol, Melon-seeds cleansed, Li∣tharge

of Gold, Sugar, Marrow, Anise, Chalk, each one dram, mix them all in a morter to the form of a Liniment.

Of Ointments for Scabs.

Take of live Sulphur half a pound, as much Salt, Hogs-grease two pound, Oyl of Bays half a pint, mix them.

Another more powerful for the Scab and salt Fleag••.

Take of Litharge, yellow Arsnick, Quick∣silver, Tartar, Mastick, Olibanum, live Sul∣phur, each half an ounce, old Hogs-grease six ounces, Oyl of Bays two ounce, a little Vi∣neger, mix them and make an Unguent.

Another free from all danger.

Take of Turpentine washt in Rose-water, three drams, Oyl of Roses four ounces, Juice of Orenges, a sufficient quantity, three yelks of Eggs, mix them and make an Unguent.

Another.

Take of fresh Butter six drams, Jasmine, Alume, common Salt, each two drams, the Juice of sowre Dock, of Fumitory, each half an ounce, three yelks of Eggs, powder of Orrice two drams, liquid Styrax six drams, mix them.

Another approved one against any Scab, Ringworm, or Tetter.

Take of Litharge, Alume, Quicksilver, each half a dram, Roses, Cerusse, Savine, the fish Sepia, Cadmian earth, each one dram; the ashes of Mastick-tree, Calamint, each half a dram, mix them with Juice of Mint, and boyl them with Oyl of Roses to a third part, adding a little Wax.

Another for Scabs in children.

Take of washt Turpentine, one ounce, the yelk of an Egg, Oyl of Flax, one ounce and a half, mix them.

Another.

Take of washt Butter two ounces, washt Turpentine three ounces, Salt, yelks of Eggs, Oyl of Roses, each one ounce, mix them.

Another.

Take of fresh Butter washt with Fumito∣ry-water, washt Turpentine, common Salt, each three ounces, two yelks of Eggs, Juice of orenges as much as is sufficient, mix them.