210 A GARDEN OF HERBS 



have departed we can enjoy the perfumes of the sweet- 

 leaved Herbs and plants such as Rosemary, Bay and Thyme. 

 Even when withered in the depth of winter, how full of fra- 

 grance are the natural Herb gardens of the south of Europe, 

 where one walks over stretches of dry Thyme and Lavender, 

 every step crushing out their sweetness/' 



A COMFORTABLE POMANDER FOR THE BRAINE. Take 



Labdanum one ounce, Benjamin and Storax of each two 

 drams, Damaske powder finely searced, one Dram, Cloves 

 and Mace of each a little, a Nutmeg and a little Camphire, 

 Muske and Civet a little. First heate your morter and pestle 

 with coales, then make them verie cleane and put in your 

 labdanum, beate it till it waxe softe, put to it two or three 

 drops of oyl of spike, and so labour them a while : then put 

 in all the rest finely in powder, and worke them till all be 

 incorporated, then take it out, anoynting your hands with 

 Civet, roll it up and with a Bodkin pierce a hole thorow it.- 

 Ram's Little Dodoen, 1606. 



A BAG TO SMELL UNTO FOR MELANCHOLY, OR TO CAUSE ONE 

 TO SLEEP. Take drie Rose leaves, keep them close in a glasse 

 which will keep them sweet, then take powder of Mints, 

 powder of Cloves in a grosse powder, and put the same to the 

 Rose leaves, then put all these together in a bag, and take 

 that to bed with you, and it will cause you to sleep, and it is 

 good to smell unto at other times. Ibid. 



To RENEW THE SENT OF A POMANDER. Take one grain of 

 Civet, and two of Musk, or if you double the proportion, it 

 will bee so much the sweeter ; grinde them upon a stone with 

 a little Rose-water; and after wetting your hands with 

 Rose-water you may worke the same in your Pomander. 

 This is a sleight to passe away an old Pomander; but my 

 intention is honest. Ibid. 



How TO GATHER AND CLARIFIE MAY- DEW. When there 

 hath fallen no raine the night before, then with a cleane and 

 large sponge, the next morning, you may gather the same 



