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parts ; infufe in White Wine till they 

 entirely fink to the bottom of the Wine ; 

 then diftil in an alembic, two or three 

 times. Keep the Water in bottles well 

 corked ; and preferve the refiduum as a 

 perfume. 



6y* The Ladies Water. 

 Take two handfuls and a half of 

 Red Rofes; Rofemary Flowers, Lavender, 

 and Spikenard, of each a handful ; 

 Thyme, Chamomile Flowers, Sage of Vir- 

 tue, Pennyroyal, and Marjoram, of each 

 a handful ; infufe in White Wine twenty- 

 four hours; then put the whole into an 

 alembic ; fprinkle it with good White 

 Wine, and throw on it a powder, com- 

 pofed of an ounce and a half of choice 

 Cloves, Gum Benjamin, and Storax, 

 ftrained, each two drachms. The diftilled 

 Water is to be kept in a bottle well 

 flopped. 



