68. How to diilinguiih a true from a falfe ftone 94
69. Another to the fame purpnfe g^
70. To make pearls, and fweli them to what fize you
pleafe . g^
71. To dye cryftal ruby hue, with lake — 96
72. To make a fapphire .—— ^5
73. Another com poficion for the fapphire — 97
74. To make an amethyd — — 97
CHAP. VL
Concerning Colours and Painting.
^ I, To paint in vaynifn on wood. (Ufeful to
Carriage Painters.)
1. The preparations previ>us to the lay-ng of
colours, and ihe general prcccfs obiervcd in
Isying tiiem on it 08
2. To make a black 98
3. To make a blue — — 99
4. To make the Gridelin 99
§ II. To paint on paper.
5. For the red 99
6. To mi-ke a fine yellow — ~ 99
7. To ni?ke a green 99
8. To transft-r a piini on vellumj and then paint it 99
§ III. Com-
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§ III. CompofUion for limners,
g. How to prepare colours for limning — lOO
10. To make what is called lamp-black — 100
1 I. Ano.her wa/ of makirg black loo
i». To make a blue 100
13. To make a turquin blue « — lOl
14. A fine green for limning ■ XOI
J5. Another for the fame purpofe — lOt
16. To make Sap-greeny or blackberry green 10 1
17. To make lake loi
18. To make a liquid lake — — loi
19. Another way — 102
20. For the vermilion — — — — loi
21. For the making of carn:iine — i02>
22. Colours fit for exprelTng the various complex-
ions 102
§ IV. To make tranfparent colours.
23. For the green ■ 103
24. For the red — ' ■ . ■ ■ 103
25. For the yellow . — — 103
a6. For the blue » — 103
27. Another blue, very like ultramarine 103
28. A pale red to pa^nc on enamel — — - 104
29. Procefs of making purple, for painting on .
enamel ■ ■■- 104
30. How to make a fine fleih colour — 105
31. A good way to make carmine ■ 105
32. Another way ■ 105
33. The whole procefs of making ultramarine io6f
34. Another very fine ultramarine 106
35. A very good and experienced palHl to make ul-
tramarine of - . — 107
36. The way of mixing the lapis w)th the paftil, to
make ultramarine 108
37. Another
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37. AflOiher fecfet to compofe a fine blue, f r w. fil-
ing in dr-iwings, initead of uitrarr.arlne, which
is coo dear, and too ftrong to be u fed for that
purpofe ~ — ,09
38. The true fecret cf making his green 1 10
39. To make a dark green for miniature piflares,
waihing on p iper, or draperies and terraces in
40. To make the biftre for the wa{h in
4-1. The fecret for a fine red for the waih I \z
42. A fecret to make carmine at a fmall expencc 112
§. V. Compofition of colours, to dyejkim or gloved.
43. A lively Ifabel ,12
44. For a pale tilbert colour — — — 112
•45. For the gold colour u^
46. For the flefh colour — — — 113
47. The draw colour — — _« 115
48. A fine brown — -„ j -
^^* To r??gke a firt6 mbCi ooiour ^— «, 113
-50. To make a frangipanc cotour — »*-. nj
51. An olive colour — — 113
52. How to make Ikins and gloves take thefe dyes 11 a,
53. To varnifli a chimney . . 114
§. VI. To colour or varnijh copperplate prints.
54. To varnifh copperplate prints — - — 114
55. How to colour thefe prints, in iir.itation of
p dtures in oil colours 115
56. A varnifh which fuits all forts of prints and pic-
tures, rtands water, and makes the work
appear as fhining as glafs — — . n^
57. To make appear in gold, the figure of a print 1 16
58. A curious fecret to make a print imitate the
painting on glafs — ■ 116
59. Another to the lame purpofe — 117
60. The method of chalking, for thofe who are not
acquainted with drawing liS
61. To prepare a tranfparenc p^per to chalk with 1 19
§ VII. For
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§ Vil. For painting on glafs.
62., How to draw ; n glafs — ug
63\ A colour for grounds on glafs — I ip
64. Pfpparaiions of Jake for giafs - 120
6;. Preparation of the blue pu pie, for glafs 120
66. Preparation of the green, for glafs ■ 120
67. Preparation of the yellow for the fame 120
65. Preparation of the white 120
69. The proper varnilh to be laid on glafs after
painting '— — I2t
70. How to paint on glafs wirhout fire —— • 121
§ VIII. Preparations of colours of all forts ^ for
oil, water, and crayons •
71. An oil to grind colours with, when the works
are much expofea to ine injuries of the
weather — v-* ^""^ ISl
72. To marble and jafper paper • — . 121
73. To clean pidures — . 122
74. Another for the fame purpofe — — — 122
75. A fecrec to render old pictures as fine as new 123
76. An oil to prevent pidures from blackening.—
It may ferve alfo to make cloth to carry in the
pocket, againft wet weather — . 123
77. A wafti to clean pidures 123
78. Another way -— — — — . i^x
79. Another way — . — 123
bo. A very curious and fimple way of preventing flies
from fitting on pictures, or any other furniture,
and making their dung there — - 125
81. To make indigo ^ 1 24
82. To make a yellow ■ - 124
83. An azure of mother of pearl — 124.
84. A white for painters, which may be preferved
forever — — — 124.
85. Another white for ladies' paint 124
S6. A good azure - r.— ^- 125
2^7. Aa
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87, An azure from fjlver, dore in lei's than
niHiii
88. To mike an azurerl water
8g. Another w-.y of making azure
90. A fine azure
91. Another way
92. Another way - —
93. To make an admirable white lead
painiing and colnuring of prints
94. Ihe prep nation of verdigreafe
95. A fine liquid green
96. To make the Stil de-grain^ q>x bro~jjn pink
97. To make a fine vermili :;n
98. h I'ecret to draw wichout either ink or pencil
99. To make an imitation of enamel on tin,
chimney branches, &c. _
TOO, A valuable fecret to make exceeding good
crayons, as hard as red chalk. Difcovered by
Prince Rupert, brothtr to Prince Palatine 128
lOi. To render the /lone-cinnabar and vermilion
finer, and at the fame time to prevent them
from blackening . — 129
102. ProCefs ufed in making Eaftern carmine 129
103. Theptocefs obferved \n making the lake 131
104. To make the fine columbine lake 132
105. A Hue red water for miniature painting 133
ic6. The receipt of the fine ^^/j^/;5« lake — 133
107. Diredions for colouring prin's 135
108. Dircdions for the mixture of colours 136
109. Direftio.'-.s for paintirig /)'
110. D-redioRs for the cho ce, uf?, and compofition
of the colours employed for the above purpoJe 137
111. Diredlions for painting in oil on a wall.
Method I J 39
112. Method 2 —— 139
113. Method 3 • 140
1 14. Diretflions for painting in oil on wood 140
115. Direftions for painting in oil on canvafs 140
116. Which colours are ufed for the above purpose 142
ji;. Which
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117. Which oils are irfed in painting — — i^^
118. To take cfFinllantiy a copy from a print, or a
p!6^ure ;~ 145
119. Direftions for making the Spanifh carnation 145
120. To make the Span-fh ladies rouge — 1^5
121. A fine lake made with Ihell-lac '■ 146
122. Direflions to make cinnabar, or vermilion 146
123. Another method of making cinnabar j^y
124. An azure as fine as, and which looks fimilar to
ultramarine — — j^^
125. The fame as praS-iftd in Germany — 14^
126. Another vet y fine azure -■ ■ ■■ 149
127. Another — — — , i^p
§ IX. Preparation of the lapis lazuli to make
ultramarine.
128. iji. The general n)anipulaiion of the whole pro-
cefs : each fingle part of which fhall be treated
of in par'.icular afterwards ■ ■ ■ ■! ico
lig. id. Directions to be obferved in the procefs
o^ pr par rg the firong cement, in which the
lapis lazuli is to be incorporated, to draw
afterwards the azure frVm it 152
130. Another cement, of a fofter nature — 153
131. Direftions to jre-are and purify the linefeed oil
for the azure j^^^^
132. The lye to wafli the ultramarine with 154
133. Another fo; t of iye for the fame purpofe 15 j;
134. Dire(5lions for the choice of the veffels in which
the mod impure uhramnrine is to be waftied,
&c. ^ 155
135. Obfervations for difcerning the go- A or bad
qualities of the lupis lazuli^ from which
you intend to comj^ofe ultramarine 156
136. The method of calcining, and preparing the
lapis lazuliy in order to grind it afterwards 1^7
137. Diredions for making the liquor fir to grind
the lapis with, in order to make the ultra-
marine — — _ ,^g
138. The
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138. The method of grinding the lapis lazuli o^a por-
phyry, and the ligns which attend it 159
139. The method of incorporating the grinded /^//i
lazuUt with either of the flrong or foft ce-
ments — 160
140. Diredions for extradling the azure cut of the
cement i5i
141. Obfervaiions on the colours of the azures at
their coming out of the cement, and the figns
whicl) atcend them ■ 162
"142. The wafhing and purifying of the azures after
they are got out of the cement -— 163
143. Another way of purifying the fame — 163
144. Another fecret for purifying aztue^. 164
245. How to run the azure^, after having been thus
cleanfedi v/ iflied and purified — — 164
l|6. The method of making the green azire 165
14.7. Another fort of gieen azure — 165
14b. A very fine method for marbling paper 166
CHAP. VII.
Relative to the Art of Gilding.
1. The method of gilding with fize or oil 167
2. To giid with fize, or what is called burnifh gold 168
3. To gild without gold 172
4. Another to I he fame purpcfe — — 173
5. A gold without gold »73
6. The preparations of fhe giim water — 173
7. To write in gold orfilver 173
8. To giid on glafle , ea then, or china wares J 73
9. To write or paint in gold colour 174
10. To write or paint in filver, efpecially with a pencil - 74
11. To whiten and filver copper medals — 174
12. A water ta gild iron • 175
13. To whiten exteiiorly copper llatues — 175
1^. To write in g Id letters on pots or boxes 175
15. To gild filver in water-gild ng without the affid-
ance of mercury ' 175
16. The
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16. The fauce, which is to be u^ed for colouring
filver plates, gilt with the above-defcribed
powder — 176
17. A water which gilds copper and bronze. A
fecret very ufeful for watch and pin-makers 177
18. Another — 177
19. To gild fteel or iron, after being well polifhed 177
20. To filver copper figures ■ 177
21. To filver or gild pewter — 178
22. A compontion to lay on lead, tin, or any other
metal, in order to hold fill the ready gilt
leaves gf pewter which are applied on it ;
ufeful for gilding on high fleeplcs, domes,
&c. ,78
23. To clean and whiten fiher ... 170
24. The preparation of gold in fheir . \'^(^
25. To bronze in gold colour — — , 770
26. Another to ihe farcje purpofe — 170
27. How to matt burnifhed gold 180
28. How to do the fame to burnilh filver — 180
29. The metljod of applying gold, or fiiver in fhell,
on the wood -■ ■ ' " 180
30. To gild iandy gold - 180
31. The varnifh fit to be laid on gilding and fil-
vering — 181
32. The method of bronzing «a 181
33. A water to gild iron with *-—-«- 181
34., To make the fine writing gold _— 181
35. How to get the gold oi- filver out of gilt plates 182
36,yTo gild paper on the cd^e — — 182
37. To gild on ve'ilum _ — 18^
38. Another vvay ■ ■■. - ig,
39. Another way -„. ,82
40. A gilt without geld ^— 183
41. To gild without gold " ■ 183
42. To gild on cilf and fheep fkin' ■ 183
43. Gold and fi ver in flieii • 183
44. To gild ma' ble -— 183
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45. To apply gold on glazed wares, chryfla], glafs,
china, &c. • ■ 185
46. Matt gold in oil 184
47. To dye any metal, or (lone, gold colour, without
gold 184
48. To whiten copper ' — 184
49. To whiten fil er without the aiTiilanceof fire 1S4
50. To whiten iron like fil/er — ig^j,
CHAP. VTIL
The Art of Dying Woods, Bones, &;c.
1. The compofition for red • 185
2. Another red 185
3. Arother way 185
4. To dye wood in a purplifli cc^lour — — . 1^6
5. A blue purple 1S6
6. Another — — — 186
7. Ablue for wood 186
8. A green — — — 18/)
9. A yellow — «■ 186
10. Another ye'Iow 187
11. Another finer yellow — • ■ — 187
12. To dye wood in a fine poiifhed white — 187
13. To dye in poliftied black 187
14. Another way — — 187
15. To imitate ebony — — 187
16. Another way — — — 187
17. Another way — — — 188
18. A fine black, eafily made — — 188
19. Todye wood filverfafhion — — 188
20. To dye in g Id, filver, or copper i88
21. To give nut, or pear-tree, what undulation you
like — — — 188
To imitate the root of nut-tree — 189
22
23. To give a fine colour to the cherry-tree wood 189
24. To marble wood — — 189
25. To imitate white marble ■' 189
26. To imitate black marble — — — 189
27. A
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27. A counter- fadion of coral 190
28. To takethe impreilion of any feal ■ 190
29. Another way — _ 191
30. To get birds with white feathers — - 191
31. To foften ivory — — * 191
32. To dye ivory thus foftened igz
$^, Another way to foften ivory 191
34. To whiten ivory which has been fpolled 192
35. To whiten green ivory : and whiten again that
which has turned a brown yellow — — 192
36. To petrify wood, &c. 193
37. To imitate tortoifefhell with horn — 193
38. A preparation for the tortoifelheli 193
39. To dye bones, and mould them in all manner of
Ihapes 195
40. To dye bones in black _ 1 94
41. To foften bones 194
42. To dye bones in green 194
43. A fait for hardening foft bones — — 195
44. To make figures, or vafes, with egg (hells 19 J
45. To dye bones and ivory of a fine red — 195
46^ To make a pafte in imitation of black marble 19^
47 . To dye marble, or alabafter, blue or purple 196
CHAP. IX.
Of Calling in Moulds.
J. How to cafl figures in moulds 197
2. To caft a figure in Dronze ■'■ 197
3. How to gild fuch forts of figures — 205
4. Oi the choice and compofition of metals 206
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CHAP. X.
Secrets relative to the making of curious and
ufeful forts of Ink.
Art. Page
■ I. A good (hiningink ■ 207
2. To write on greafe, and make the ink run on it 207
3. An ink-ilone, with which ink-llands may be
made, and with which you may write without
ink 208
/}. .To write with common clear water 208
5^ A good ink both for drawing and writing 208
6. To make very good ink without gall-nuts, which
will be equally good to wa(h drawings and
plans, and itrike very neat lines with the
pen 209
7. An invifibleink . 209
8. Another way 209
9. To make good India Ink . 209
10. Red ink 210
11. A green ink 210
12. To make an Ink which appears, and difappears
alrernately 210
13. The invifible method of convejing fccrets.
I ft. ink -. 211
14. An ink to write over the othsr. 2d. ink 2 1 1
15. Another ink which eiFaces the fecond, and makes
the firft appear. 3d. ink 21 r
16. An ink which will go off in fix days — 212
J 7. Another which you may rub oS" when you pleafc 2 1 2
18. Powder ink — 212
19. An exceeding good writing ink 212
20. A gold coiour ink, without gold 213
2r. Another way ■ 213
22. To write in filver without filver — — 2!3
23. A good (Inning ink 213
24. A bHie ink -— — — 213
2C. A yellow ink 214
^ 26. A
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26.- A green ink vvluch may keep two years 2J4.
27. .A ihining ink ■ ■ — • 214.
28. A way of wilting which will not be vifible, unlefs
yoa hold the paper to the fun, or to the light of
a candle — — ' — — 214
29. A fecret to revive old writings which are almoft
'-"-'■ defaced — — — 21^
30. To write in gold or filver letters — 2 1 j
31. An iris on white paper — 21^
32. A Ihining ink 216
33. A common ink 216
34. How to prepare printers ink — ti6
35;. The preparation of the ink which fetves to write
infcriptionSy epitaphs^ ^c. en Jiones, marbles,
t^c. 217
36. .The various ways of naaking an ink for writing.
lit. Method . 217
37. Another way. 2d. method — . 217
38. Another way. 3d. method — — 217
39. Another way. 4th. method • 218
40. Another way. 5th. method 218
41. Anotherway, 6th. method — 218
42. Anotherway. 7th. method 219
43. Another way. 8th. method _ 219
44. Anotherway. 9th. method — — 219
45. An ink which maybe made inftandy — 219
46. Another way to the fame purpofe 219
47. A portable ink, without either gall-nut or
vitriol ■ I 220
48. Another portable ink, in powder — 220
49. Another portable powder, to make ink inftantly 220
50. Aaether fort of powder to the fame purpofe 220
5;r. A yellow ink 221
52. Anotherway . 221
53. Anotherway ~ 3,22
54. Another fort of yellow liquor ssa
55:. Another way -. 222
56. Another way fuperior to all the refl — 222
57. Of the ufe of fugar-candy in ink — — 222
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58. A fort of black ink for painting figures, and
V to write upon ftufrs, and linen, as well as on
paper — — 223
59. To prevent ink from freezing in the winter 225
60.. How to renew old writings almoil defaced 223
61. A green ink 223
62. Another way . — — 224
63. To write in gold letters, on iron or fteel 224
64. An ink which writes like filver, without filver in
it 224
65. To write on filver in black which will never go off 224
c H A P. xr.
Secrets relative to Wine.
1 . To make a wine to have the tafte and flavour of
French mufcat 225
2. To makethe vin-doux 22 j
3. To make the vin bourru, of an excellent tafte
4-
To imitate a maivoifie 22^
5. To change red wine into white, and white into red 226
6. To prevent wine from fufting, otherwife taliing
of the calk, and to give it both a tafte and
flavour quite agreeable 226
7. To m^ke a vine produce a (wztt wine — 226
$, To make a fweet wine of a very agreeable flavour,
and befides very whoiefcme 226
9. To clarify in two days new uine when muddy 226
10. To make the wine keep mout, or unlermented, for
twelvemonths «- 227
11. To make a wine turn black — 227
12. To clarify a wine which is turned — 227
13. To correal a bad flavour in wine — — 227
14. To prevent wine from fpoiling and turning 227
15. To prevent thunder and lightning from hurting
wine — — . 227
26. To prevent wine from corrupting — 228
17, To reft:ore a wine turnedfour or iharp — 228
18. To
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18. To refiorea wine corrupted and glairy 228
19. To prevent wine from growing four, and turn-
ing into vinegar — 22S
20. To make a new wine tafte as an old wine 228
2Jt. To rellore a wine turned — 228
22. To reftore a wine fufted or taftlng of the calk 228
23. To prevent wine from pricking — 229
24. To make wine keep — 229
25. To clarify wme eafi'y — 229
26. To prevent wine from turning — 229
2-. To correft a mufly talle in wine — 229
28. Another method — - 229
29. To correft a four, or bitter talle in wine 230
30. To rellore a fpo led wiae — 230
jf. To fweeten a tart wine — 230
32. Another way — 230
53. To prevent tartnefs in wine — 230
34. To heighten a wine in liquor, and give it an
agreeable flavour — 250
35. To give wine a mofl agreeable flavour 231
36. Hosv to End out whether or not tiiere be wa;er
mixed in a cafk of wine — 231
3-7. To feparate the water from wine — 231
38. To ungreafe wine in lefs than twenty-four hours 231
39. To reftv)re a wine — 23s
40. To correft a bad tafle and fournefs in wine 232
41. Another way 232
42. Another way 232
43. To cure thofe who are too much addided to
drink wine 23a
4^. Another method no lefs certain — 233
45. To prevent one from getting intoxicated with
drinking -— — 233
46. Another way — 233
47. Another way — '■ — — 233
48. Another way — 233
49. Another method - 233
50. Another way — — 234
5,'. A method of making people drunk without en-
dangering their health 234
0^3 52. Another
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52. Another way — — . ^2^^
53. To recover a perfon from inti«xlcatic.n 234
54. T9 prevent the breath from fmeliing of wine 234
5 5' To preferve wine good to ihe Uft 234
C H A P. XII.
Concernino; the Comrofition of Vinegars.
1. To make good wine vinegar in a (hoit time 235
2. To change wine into ftrong vinegar 235
3. To make very good and flrong vinegar with the
worft of wines — 235
4. To turn wine into vinegar in lefs than three
hours *— — 235
5. To reftore fuch a wine to its firft tafte 236
6. An excellent preparation of vinegar 236
7. To render vinegar alkali — 236
8. To make in one hour good rofe vinegar 236
9. Another method to make fuch vinegar in an
inlbnt — 236
10' To operate the fame in one hour's time, on a
larger quantity of wine -— 237
11. The receipt of the vinegar, called the Grand
Conftable's vinegar — 237
12. A fecret to incieafe the ftrength and fharrpnefs
of the vinegar — 237
13. Another way to do the fame ■ 237
14. The fecret for making good vinegar, given by
a vinegar-man at Paris — 238
15. To nQake vinegar with water — S38
16. To make good vinegar with fpoiled wine 239
17. A dry portable vinegar, or the vinaigre en
poudre — — 239
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CHAP.. XIII.
Secrets relative to Liquors and EfTential Oils.
Art. Page
1. To make as good wine as Spanifh wine 240
2. Another way to imitate Spanifh wine — 241
3. To m.ake the roffolis " ■ 24J
4. To make a rofiblis which may ferve as a founda-
tion to other liquors — -42
5. To make amborfy ■■ ■ ■ ■ - •» 242
6. For tie neflar 242
7. A common roflolis • * 242
8. Another roflbiis — — . ■■ 242
9. Another way .......«_— 245
10. To mafte Eau de Franchipane 243
11. Orange-flower water made inftantly — ^45-
12. Mufcadine rofe-water £44
13. To make rafpberry, firawberry, cherry, or other
fuch waters ■ • ■ ■ 244
14. Lemonade water at a cheap rate 244.
15.. Apricot w^^ter —_ 244
16. To make exceeding good lemonade — 2,45-
17. To make orangeade tlie fame w^y 245
jB. To make Eau de Verjus ■ ■ " ■ ••'■ 245
19. To make orgent-w ater ■■■■■ - 245
20. Other waters — 246
21. To make a cooling cinnamon water -— — . 246
22. To make cotiand.-r water 246,
23. Anife-feed water ■ - ■ 246
24. Citron w.iter _ -> • 246
25. Cinnamon water 247
26. To make cedfji water • 24.7
27. To make cedrit another way 247
28. Juniper water ' 24S
29. To make good hydromel, oiherw;fe methyglin 24B
30. To mnke eau d*ange 24S
31. Another eau d'ange 2:^9
32. Another eau d'ange — - 249
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33. A liglit and delica e rufTolis, knoa-n under the
denomination of j-opulo — — — 249
34. Anglic wit-r 250
35. Tiic preparation of murk and amber, to have it
ready when wanted to put in cordials 250
36. To make eau de cete < 250
37. To make the compounded eau clairette 250
38. Tlie cinnamon water • 251
3q. Strong a nife feed water, or animated brandy 251
^o. To niake white ratafia, called otherwile eau de-
Noaia, or kerncJ water — 251
41. Hypocras, both the red and white fort 252
42. To make good roliblis - ■ - 252
43. An fflence of hypocras, to make the liquor
iuftanily, and at will . 252
44. An exceeding good ratafia 253
45. An eirence of ambergris 253
46. Anorher and fhorter way of making the fame 254
47. A fuelling water — 254
48. A receipt to compofe one pint of rcffolis, with
which you can make for cy 254
49. To make a roffoJis after that of Turin 255
50. How to make a Sherbet, a Perfjan fpecies of punch 255
51. An exceeding fine effence of hypocras 256
52. To make Vin des dieux ■ 256
53. Burnt wine ■ 255
54. To imitate mufcat wie 257
55. Eau clairette fimple • 257
56. A violet wa:er — ■■ ■ 257
57. To make a clear and white hypocras 257
58. For the white hypocras — ^ 258
59. To make the ti ue eau-de-Noiau — 258
Co. I'o make eau-de Fer.ouillette, fach as it comes
from tl.e Jfle of Retz 2 c S
61. To make an hypocras with water — 259
62. Of the various liquo'.s with which hypocras may
be made 260
63 A ro/Toiis, Turin falliion ' 260