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and a Quart of Water, and a quart of Claret, till it is wasted 

 a third Part. Then put in two Handfuls of Scurvy-grass, 

 the Peel of two Sevil Oranges, and as much powder'd Myrrh 

 as will lie on a Shilling twice ; stir them well together, and 

 when they boil up, strain it. A mouthful of this Water 

 being held in the mouth as long as you can, once or twice 

 a Day, is good for the Scurvy, makes the Gums grow up to 

 the Teeth, and fastens them if loose. Ibid. 



To MAKE A POMANDER. Take Benjamin, Labdanum 

 and Storax of each an ounce. Then heat a mortar very hot 

 and beat them all to a perfect paste adding four grains of 

 Civet and six of musk. Then roll your paste into small beads, 

 make holes in them and string them while they are hot. 

 From The Receipt Book of John Middleton, 1734. 



A SWEET-SCENTED BATH. Take of Roses, Citron peel, 

 Sweet flowers, Orange flowers, Jessamy, Bays, Rosemary, 

 Lavender, Mint, Pennyroyal, of each a sufficient quantity, 

 boil them together gently and make a Bath to which add 

 Oyl of Spike six drops, musk five grains, Ambergris three 

 grains. Ibid. 



FOR A BATH. Take of Sage, Lavender flowers, Rose- 

 flowers of each two handfuls, a little salt, boil them in water or 

 lye, and make a bath not too hot in which bathe the Body 

 in a morning, or two hours before Meat. Ibid. 



A PERFUME TO PERFUME ANY SORT OF CONFECTIONS. 

 Take musk, the like quantity of Oil of Nutmeg, infuse in them 

 Rose-water, and with it sprinkle your Banqueting prepara- 

 tions and the scent will be as pleasing as the taste. England's 

 newest way in all sorts of Cookery, by Henry Howard, Free 

 Cook of London, 1710. 



To MAKE SPIRIT OF LILLEY OF THE VALLEY. Gather 

 your Lilley-of-the-Valley Flowers, when they are dry, and 

 pick them from the Stalks; then put a quarter of a pint 

 of them into a Quart of Brandy, and so in proportion, to 

 infuse six or eight days ; then distil it in a cold Still, marking 



