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put Roses to the oyle three times, and then boyle it 

 untill all the humidity bee consumed. The third is to 

 take all Damask Roses and no red and make three in- 

 fusions as before. 



The Charitable Physitian, by Philibert Guibert, 

 Esquire and Physitian Regent in Paris (1639). 



Oyle of Jasmine is made thus. 



Take of flowers of Jasmine as many as you please, put 

 them into as much sweet mature Oil as you please, put 

 them into a glasse close topt, and set them into the 

 Sun to be infused for the space of twenty dayes, then 

 take them out, and straine the Oil from the flowers ; 

 and if thou wouldest have the Oil yet stronger, put in 

 new flowers and do as before. 



This is a pleasant perfume, and being mixt with Oils 

 and ointments, gives them a gratefull smell, it is also used 

 in the perfuming of Leather. 



After this manner may be made Oil of any flowers, but 

 because I shall keep my self to the Art of distillation only, 

 I shall not so far digresse as to speak of these kinds of 

 Oils, only I thought good to set down the Oil of Jasmine 

 because by reason of its fragrancy it hath some analogie 

 with Chymicall Oils that are made by distillation. 



John French. The Art of Distillation (1652). 



Jasmine Oil. 



Nothing more is required than to dip the finest cotton 

 wool in clear olive oil, which must be spread in thin 

 layers, in a tall glass vessel, with alternate layers of 

 Jessamine flowers which, in a few days, will impart the 

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