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 Potions that adorn the Body.

A Potion to make the Body fat.

TAke of the flour of Vetches, Beans, Bar∣ley, Rice, each alike parts, flour of Len∣tils, white Poppy, each half as much: flour of bread corn, Turky-millet, each alike quan∣tity, Sugar twice as much, boyl them in a suf∣ficient quantity of Sheeps milk, of which let him take one cup every morning fasting, slee∣ping upon it half an hour.

Another of the same.

Take of Milk, Spring-water, each one pint, boyl them together till the water be consu∣med, then adde Sugar of Penidies, fresh Butter, each one ounce, Oyl of sweet Al∣monds newly drawn, half an ounce, give them one boyling more, and so let it be taken fa∣sting, and sleeping upon it.

A Drink to make the body lean.

Take of round Birthwort one dram, the lesser Centory one scruple, Gentian, Poly, Parsley, each three drams, powder them and take them with white Wine fasting.

Of Baths to mundifie the Body.

Take of Pellitory of the wall, Mallows, Bears-breech, Violet leaves, each one hand∣ful, whole Barley two pugils; Violet, Cha∣memel-flowers, each three pugils; make a Decoction in rain-water, and with that make a Bath, with which wash fasting, afterwards when the Body hath sweated in the bed, wipe it carefully.

Another to cleanse the Body, and make it comely.

Take of Sage, Lavender-flowers, Rose-flowers, each two handfuls, a little Salt, boyl them in water or in a Lye, and make a Bath not too hot, in which bathe the body two hours before meat.

Another of the same.

Take of Rose-water, Vineger, Salt, each as much as is sufficient, make a Decoction with Spring-water; of which take two cups full, and a sufficient quantity of Bran, mix them and rub the body with it, then wash with warm water, or with a sweet Bath.

A Bath for faults of the Skin in Cho∣lerick Bodies.

Take of Barley cleansed three pugils, of Marsh-mallows, Mallows, Violet leaves, each three handfuls, Beets, Pellitory of the wall, Bugloss, Burrage, each one handful, the seeds

of Goard, Citrul, Mellon, Cowcumber, Flax, Fenigreek, each two drams, flowers of Vio∣lets, Roses, Water-lillies, Lillies, each two handfuls; make a Decoction with the head and feet of a ram, and make a warm Bath.

A stronger Bath for faults of the Skin.

Take of the roots of Lillies, Grass-plan∣tane, Bryony, each one pound, Burrage, Bug∣loss, Fumitory, Sope-wort, each two hand∣fulls, Pellitory of the Wall, Maidenhair, Mallows, Violet leaves, each one handful; whole Barley, Beans blanched, Rice, each three ounces; Flowers of Melilot, Chame∣mel, Rosemary, Mallowes, Violets, each two pugils; roots of Orrice, Niter, each a sufficient quantity, make a Decoction for a Bath.

A sweet-scented Bath for Noble-women.

Take of Roses, Citron pill, Citron flowers, Orenge flowers, Jasmine, Bays, Rosemary, Lavender, Mint, Pennyroyal, Spring-water, each a sufficient quantity, boyl them toge∣ther gently and make a Bath, to which adde Oyl of Spike six drops, Musk five grains, Am∣bergreece three grains, sweet Asa one ounce; let her go into the Bath two houres before meat.