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14.) A wash for the face good. Cos. Wightwicke
Rx a quarter of a pound of french Barly, boil it in 7. or 8. quarts of water a little,
then putt that water away, & take 8. quarts more of water & boil the barly
in that till the water is very slippery, then strain out the barly & let the
water stand in a clean pan till next day, then take a quarter of a pound
of bitter almonds & beat them with some of the water, & strain it out,
then beat the almonds again with more of the water, so doe till you have
gott all the goodnesse out of the almonds, & that your water looks white;
this quantity will make about 7. quarts; besure to blanch your almonds
before you beat them, then putt a quart of brandy & the iuyce of 4.
lemmons into it, so stir it together & bottle it up. Probatum.
Of Papers.
The best paper is the french, none to Compare to it
t'will Keep the longest, & indifferent ink will not eat into it
Wheras the best ink will in time turn Yellow on Dutch paper
Because : they make their paper with Salt water. which has
operations on the Copperis in the ink. How to Know french
paper it is a Smart Sort of paper, closer & evenner wrought
by far then the Dutch or German, hath a firmer Substance.
If you hold it up to the light, hath few Knots in it,
& then by the sides of the white lines in it the paper will
appear browner & Yellower then in other parts
The french a Closer wrought paper then the Dutch, which
is a Soft Spungy Sort to that, & You may in Some
measure Know the Dutch paper that is made of Salt=
water by putting your tongue to it & you may plainly
tast the Saltiness of it/
Rx a quarter of a pound of french Barly, boil it in 7. or 8. quarts of water a little,
then putt that water away, & take 8. quarts more of water & boil the barly
in that till the water is very slippery, then strain out the barly & let the
water stand in a clean pan till next day, then take a quarter of a pound
of bitter almonds & beat them with some of the water, & strain it out,
then beat the almonds again with more of the water, so doe till you have
gott all the goodnesse out of the almonds, & that your water looks white;
this quantity will make about 7. quarts; besure to blanch your almonds
before you beat them, then putt a quart of brandy & the iuyce of 4.
lemmons into it, so stir it together & bottle it up. Probatum.
Of Papers.
The best paper is the french, none to Compare to it
t'will Keep the longest, & indifferent ink will not eat into it
Wheras the best ink will in time turn Yellow on Dutch paper
Because : they make their paper with Salt water. which has
operations on the Copperis in the ink. How to Know french
paper it is a Smart Sort of paper, closer & evenner wrought
by far then the Dutch or German, hath a firmer Substance.
If you hold it up to the light, hath few Knots in it,
& then by the sides of the white lines in it the paper will
appear browner & Yellower then in other parts
The french a Closer wrought paper then the Dutch, which
is a Soft Spungy Sort to that, & You may in Some
measure Know the Dutch paper that is made of Salt=
water by putting your tongue to it & you may plainly
tast the Saltiness of it/