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and beat it to fine powder, of Mastick the weight of 

 two pence half-penny, of Storax the weight of six-pence, 

 of Labdanum the weight of ten-pence ; of Ambergreece 

 the weight of six pence ; and of Musk four grains, 

 dissolve and work all these in hard sweet Sope till it 

 come to a stiff Paste, and then make Balls thereof. 

 Gervase Markham. The English Housewife (1625). 



Balles for the face. 



Take greate Allecant reasons (raisins) a quarter of a 

 pounde, stone them but wash them not and beate them in 

 a morter very fine, take as many almonds, not Jordans, 

 but of ye common sort and blanch them and drye them 

 in a cloth very well and beate them in a stone morter 

 also very fine, when you have done thus to them bothe, 

 mingle them bothe together and beate them againe, and 

 putt to it half a quarter of a pounde of browne leavened 

 bread, wheaten breade, and beate them altogeather and 

 mingle them well togeather and then take it and make 

 it in little balles and then wash yor face at night with one 

 of them in fayre water. Yf you have this only to wash 

 yor hands, put in a little Venice Soape but putt none of 

 that in for youre face- Arcana Fairfaxiana. 



Honey Soap. 



Take four ounces of White Soap, and as much Honey, 

 half an ounce of Salt of Tartar, and two or three drachms 

 of the distilled Water of Fumitory ; mix the whole 

 together. This Soap cleanses the skin well, and renders 

 it delicately white and smooth. It is also used advantage- 

 ously to efface the marks of burns and scalds. 



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