A book of simples.

Date:
[1908]
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    put your carpet or curtain abroad upon a table after- wards take a brulh made of fwines hairs dip it therein and fo rub over your carpet or curtain therewith this will take away all the fpots and refrelh the colour. 47^. Jcoure refrefh ye Colour of Gold fs? Silver Lace or Fringe, Take a quantity of wine vinegar put therein a quantity of rock allome make it boyle till the allome be diflblved then rub over your lace therein afterwards walh it over with clean water and caftle foap this will make your lace very fair and frelh. Some rub it only w^^ the powder of Common Palk burnt: 476. Lo Jcoure or refrefkye Colours of FiSiuresy^ are Stain'd or Soil'd, Take a quantity of wine vinegar & a quantity of allome let it boyle till ye allome be diflblved then take a piece of fine clean linnen cloth dip it therein & wafii over your pictures therewith then let them dry and after they are dry take a little piece of fine linnen cloth dip it in linfet oyle and fo wipe over your picktures therewith then hang them in their places this will fetch off all y® ftains and make y® pictures frefh. 477. Fo drefs ^ order ^hin Old Bedtikes to make keep in their Feathers, I ^AKE a quantity of wheat flour and a quantity of A yellow wax put it into clean water make it boyle and ftir it well together untill the wax be clear diflblved then let it cool and after it is cold ufe it after this manner, take your bedtike turn the wrong fide out- wards and fpred it abroad upon a table then take a brulh made of fwines hairs dip it therein rub over every place of your bed tike therewith and put it to