Tay. Sweet Madam be ſo liberall, 15 To giue vs ſome o’ your Spaniſh Fucuſes!
VVit. They are infinit, Madame.
Tay. So I heare, they haue VVater of Gourdes, of Radiſh, the white Beanes, Flowers of Glaſſe, of Thiſtles, Roſe-marine. Raw Honey, Muſtard-ſeed, and Bread dough-bak’d, 20 The crums o’ bread, Goats-milke, and whites of Egges, Campheere, and Lilly-roots, the fat of Swannes, Marrow of Veale, white Pidgeons, and pine-kernells, [148] The ſeedes of Nettles, perse’line, and hares gall. Limons, thin-skind—
Eit. How, her Ladiſhip has ſtudied 25 Al excellent things!
VVit. But ordinary, Madame. No, the true rarities, are th’ Aluagada, And Argentata of Queene Isabella!
Tay. I, what are their ingredients, gentle Madame?
Wit. Your Allum Scagliola, or Pol-dipedra; 30 And Zuccarino; Turpentine of Abezzo, Wash’d in nine waters: Soda di leuante, Or your Ferne aſhes; Beniamin di gotta; Graſſo di ſerpe; Porcelletto marino; Oyles of Lentiſco; Zucche Mugia; make 35 The admirable Verniſh for the face, Giues the right luſter; but two drops rub’d on VVith a piece of ſcarlet, makes a Lady of ſixty Looke at ſixteen. But, aboue all, the water Of the white Hen, of the Lady Eſtifanias! 40
Tay. O, I, that ſame, good Madame, I haue heard of: How is it done?
VVit. Madame, you take your Hen, Plume it, and skin it, cleanſe it o’ the inwards: Then chop it, bones and all: adde to foure ounces Of Carrauicins, Pipitas, Sope of Cyprus, 45 Make the decoction, ſtreine it. Then diſtill it, And keep it in your galley-pot well glidder’d: Three drops preſerues from wrinkles, warts, ſpots, moles, Blemiſh, or Sun-burnings, and keepes the skin In decimo ſexto, euer bright, and ſmooth, 50 As any looking-glaſſe; and indeed, is call’d The Virgins milke for the face, Oglio reale; A Ceruſe, neyther cold or heat, will hurt; And mixt with oyle of myrrhe, and the red Gilli-flower Call’d Cataputia; and flowers of Rouiſtico; 55 Makes the beſt muta, or dye of the whole world.
Tay. Deare Madame, will you let vs be familiar?