Of the Hillorie of Plants. 
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i tomacerate.clofecoueredfometwoor three houres; then fet them to the fire (lowly to boyle, ad- <■ 
|| ding thereto three pounds offiigar in powder, letting them to fimper together according to difcre- 
1 1 tion/ome houre or more ; then keepe it for your vie. 
The fame made another way, but better by many degrees: take Rofcsac your pleafure, put them C 
>;, toboyle in fairc water, hailing regard to the quantity ; for if you haue many rofes,you may take the 
ij more water; i f fewer, the leife water will ferue: the which you fhall boyleat the leaft three or foure 
|l houres,eucn as you would boyle a piece of meat, vntill in the eating they be very tender, at which 
J time therofes will lofe their colour, that you would thinke your labour loft,and the thing fpoyled. 
( But proceed, for though the Rofes haue loft their colour, the water hath gotten the timfture there- 
j ofjthen fhall you adde vnto one pound of Rofes, foure pound of fine fugar in pure powder, and fo 
: according to the reft of the rofes. Thus fhall you let them boyle gently after the Sugar is put ther- 
1 to, continually ftirring it with a woodden Spatula vntill it be cold, whereof one pound weight is 
worth fix pound of the crude or raw conferue, as well for the vertues and goodnelfe in tafte, as alfo 
for the beautifull colour. 
The making of the crude or raw conferue is very well knowne, as alfo Sugar rofet, and diners D 
other pretty things made of rofes and fugar, which are impertent vnto our hiftorie,becaufe I intend 
neither to make thereof an Apothecaries (hop, nor a Sugar bakers ftorehoufe, leauing the reft for 
our cunning confc&ioners. 
Chap. %. Of the oSMuskg ‘Rofes. 
'the K fades. 
Hr Here be diuers forts of Rofes planted in gardens, befides thofe written of in the former chap- 
ter, which are ofmoft writers reckoned among the wilde rofes, notwithftanding we thinke it 
conuenien ttopucthcmintoa chapter betweene thofe of the garden and the brier rofes, as indiffe- 
rent whether to make them of the wilde rofes, or of the tame, feeing we haue made them denizons 
in our gardens for diuers refpe&sjand that worthily. 
I Roft i Mofcbata fi mflici flore „ 
The (ingle Muske rofe. 
a Rofa Mofchata multifiex. 
The double Muske rofe. 
