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To make Essence of Amber Grise
Take a quarter of a pinte of Spirit of wine so high
rectified that it will burn all away. put it in a small
uioll or bottle that hath a glas stople grinded to fitt
it exactly. then take 12 graynes of ambergrise
& 2 of muske slice the Amber as thin as you can upon
a siluer plate. with a knife then put it in to the
spirit of wine. stop it close a bind the stopple downe
with a bladder or leather, that the spirits may not
exhale. shake it well together & let it stand 3
or 4 days shakeing it 4 or 5 times a day & then
it will be fitt to use.
if you find any dregs at the bottom after 5 or 6 days
(that is) that the spirits are full & cannot imbibe
the amber sower oft the toppe & put in fresh spirit of
wine./
.31.
from Mr
Selden
The Lady Kents pouder
Take of the pouder of crabs = eyes 3 ounces: the pouder
of the tips of burnt harts horne 2 ounces: of crabs claws
poudered 2 ounces; kermis berrys. Radex contra yerua. terralemnia,
troschuisei = of Vipers. of the best red corrall.
p
ar
le pearle amber. gum=
draggon. of the best East indie beazar. : of each one ounce.
being subtly powdered in a steele morter. desolue the gum=
draggon in fouer ounces of red rose water & 2 ounces of
treacle water distiled. let it stand 2 howers by the fier
in a cleane well glased pipkin till it be stif: then with 2
ounces of it mixe the radex contra yerua the terra lemnia troches =
of vipers the corrall & bezoar. beat them in a marble mortor
up into a stif body. & make them into balls of the bignes of
a large walnut. put them up close in a box & set them
2 days a little distance from the fier so that a small
heat comes to them. then beat them in to powder in
the same marble morter. & with the pouder of crabs eyes
crabs claws burnt harts horne & the rest. adding a drachme
& half of amber greece & a little safron beat them
up agane as att first and make them in to balls keepe itt
for your use.
For melancholly vapors from the spleen
take 5 or 6g of the grains of Cutchenell whole as thay
are for 3 mornings together. when you find your self
opressed with melancholly & itt will lay the vapors & is a high
cordiall
To make Essence of Amber Grise
Take a quarter of a pinte of Spirit of wine so high
rectified that it will burn all away. put it in a small
uioll or bottle that hath a glas stople grinded to fitt
it exactly. then take 12 graynes of ambergrise
& 2 of muske slice the Amber as thin as you can upon
a siluer plate. with a knife then put it in to the
spirit of wine. stop it close a bind the stopple downe
with a bladder or leather, that the spirits may not
exhale. shake it well together & let it stand 3
or 4 days shakeing it 4 or 5 times a day & then
it will be fitt to use.
if you find any dregs at the bottom after 5 or 6 days
(that is) that the spirits are full & cannot imbibe
the amber sower oft the toppe & put in fresh spirit of
wine./
.31.
from Mr
Selden
The Lady Kents pouder
Take of the pouder of crabs = eyes 3 ounces: the pouder
of the tips of burnt harts horne 2 ounces: of crabs claws
poudered 2 ounces; kermis berrys. Radex contra yerua. terralemnia,
tro
p
ar
le pearle amber. gum=
draggon. of the best East indie beazar. : of each one ounce.
being subtly powdered in a steele morter. desolue the gum=
draggon in fouer ounces of red rose water & 2 ounces of
treacle water distiled. let it stand 2 howers by the fier
in a cleane well glased pipkin till it be stif: then with 2
ounces of it mixe the radex contra yerua the terra lemnia troches =
of vipers the corrall & bezoar. beat them in a marble mortor
up into a stif body. & make them into balls of the bignes of
a large walnut. put them up close in a box & set them
2 days a little distance from the fier so that a small
heat comes to them. then beat them in to powder in
the same marble morter. & with the pouder of crabs eyes
crabs claws burnt harts horne & the rest. adding a drachme
& half of amber greece & a little safron beat them
up agane as att first and make them in to balls keepe itt
for your use.
For melancholly vapors from the spleen
take 5 or 6
are for 3 mornings together. when you find your self
opressed with melancholly & itt will lay the vapors & is a high
cordiall