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A Pomander. 



Take a quarter of an ounce of Civit, a quarter and a 

 half-quarter of an ounce of Ambergreese, not half a 

 quarter of an ounce of ye spiritt of Roses, 7 ounces of 

 Benjamin, allmost a pound of Damask Rose buds cutt. 

 Lay gumdragon in rose water and with it make up your 

 Pomander, with beads as big as nutmegs and color them 

 with Lamb (sic) black ; when you make them up wash 

 your hands with oyle of Jasmin to smooth them, then 

 make them have a gloss, this quantity will make seaven 

 Braceletes. 



Mary Doggett: Her Book of Receipts (1682). 



An excellent Pomander. 



Take half an ounce of benjamin, half an ounce of 

 Damask rose leaves, a quarter of an ounce of Storax : 

 beat these very small severally, then sift them and mingle 

 the powder : then take some gumdragon steep'd in rose 

 water 24 hours and make it into a stiff paste ; then take 

 4 grains of ambergreese, 4 grains of musk and 2 of civit : 

 grind these together with a little juice of Lemon till they 

 are dissolved : then anoint the hand with essence of 

 jessamie or roses and work the past well with the musk and 

 amber : if it be too limber put in powder of roses, if too 

 stiff, a little rose water, then weigh them of an equal 

 weight and rowle them up in your hand, but while they 

 are wet make holes through them with a bodkin : Dry 

 them betwixt 2 papers. 



The Book of Simples (circa 1650). 



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