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 Waters that take away spots in the Face.

A Water for Warts and bunchings out in the Face.

TAke of salt Ammoniack, Roman Vitriol, Verdegrease, each two ounces, red A∣lume an ounce, unslaked Lime half an ounce,

distil them in a glass Alembick; cast away the first liquor, the second is more effectual, and to be kept for your use.

A Water for wrinkles of the Face.

Take of the Decoction of Bryony and Figs, each alike quantity, & wash the face with it.

For Ring-worms of the Face.

Take 4 ounces of the water of sowr Dock, Borax three drams, common salt one dram, Vineger of Squills one ounce, mix them.

To prevent them.

Take of the best white Wine-vineger three ounces, the Juice of sowr Dock, the Juice of Lemmons, each three drams, Lytharge of Gold one pound, boyl them gently, then di∣stil them and keep it for use.

A Water to whiten the Specks or Frec∣kels of the Face.

Take three parts of the best Aquavitae, two parts of Rosemary-flower, steep them toge∣ther a day and a night, then distil them.

A Water that takes away all troubles what∣soever from the Face.

Work the Flour of Bread-corn with Goats milk, bake a Loaf of it gently, and draw it before it be too much, leave the crum of this bread broken into small pieces, steeping in fresh Goats milk for six hours, mix with it the water of twelve whites of Eggs made with a

spunge, Egg-shells calcined one ounce, Cam∣phure, Sugar'd-alume, white Corral, each two ounces; powder them all, incorporate them with the liquors, and distil them in a glass Alembick.

Another for Wrinckles.

Take one Pomegranate, hollow it and cleanse it from the inward parts, then infuse it in whey and wine, each a sufficient quan∣tity, and boyl them till the wine be evapo∣rated, then use it.

For Freckles of the face.

Take Rose-water, Juice of Lemmons, each eight ounces Sublimate two drams, four whites of Eggs, mix them all well, then set it in the sun for eight days, and keep it for your use.

Another.

Take four pints of Asses milk, one pint of white Wine, the crum of two new Loaves, twelve Eggs with their shells, Sugar-candy three drams, bruise and distil them.

A Water to take away the marks of the Small-pox.

Take of Mastick, Myrrhe, Hepatick-Aloes, Nard, Dragons blood, Olibanum, Opoponax, Bdellium, Carpobalsame, Saffron, Gum-ara∣bick, liquid Styrax, each two drams and a half, powder them all, and with Turpentine the weight of them all, distil a liquor with

glass instrumen••s. Water from Beans, Calves, Ram••, Hogs feet, of Honey, of the root of Grass-plantane, Lemmons, O enges, Bean-flowers, Egg-shells, will do the same.