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MciaiTes Spirit, or Rofe-waterv let them 

 ftand in infufion for fome day?, and then, 

 diilil oiF the Spirit. The diitilled water 

 will be more odoriferous, if the Flowers 

 are dried in the fun in a g-lafs bottle clofe 

 flopped, and White Wine afterwards 

 poured upon them. 



If you would have fpeedily, without 

 tlie trouble of diftillation, a water im- 

 pregnated with the flavour of Lavender, 

 put tv/o or three drops of Oil of Spike^ 

 and a lump of Sugar, into a pine of clear 

 Water, or Spirit of W^ine, and fliake 

 them well together in a glafs phial, with a 

 narrov/ neck. This Water, though not 

 diililled^ is very fragrant. 



^ S5* 1*0 make Rofe^PFater, 



To make an excellent Rofe - water, 

 let the Flowers be gathered two or three 



hours 



