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Author: Wecker, Johann Jacob, 1528-1586.
Title: Cosmeticks or, the beautifying part of physick. By which all deformities of nature in men and women are corrected, age renewed, youth prolonged, and the least impediment, from a hair to a tooth, fairly amended. With the most absolute physical rarities for all ages. Being familiar remedies, for which every one may be his own apothecary. / All extracted out of that eminent physician John Jeams Wecker, never yet extant in the English tongue before, but was promised to the world by Mr. Nic. Culpeper.
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Print source: Cosmeticks or, the beautifying part of physick. By which all deformities of nature in men and women are corrected, age renewed, youth prolonged, and the least impediment, from a hair to a tooth, fairly amended. With the most absolute physical rarities for all ages. Being familiar remedies, for which every one may be his own apothecary. / All extracted out of that eminent physician John Jeams Wecker, never yet extant in the English tongue before, but was promised to the world by Mr. Nic. Culpeper.
Wecker, Johann Jacob, 1528-1586., Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654, attributed name.
London: Printed by Tho. Johnson, at the White Cock in Rood-lane, 1660.
Subject terms:
Cosmetics -- Early works to 1800.
Medicine, Popular -- Early works to 1800.
Beauty, Personal -- Early works to 1800.
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To all truly vertuous LADIES.
THE INDEX.
OF Ornamental VVaters.
OF SWEET WATERS.
SECTION I. A sweet Water for the Body or Garments.
Another sweet Water.
Another of the same Authors.
The Authors Musk-water.
Another.
Another of the same.
A sweet water of the Italians, which they call Damask-water.
Another.
Another pretty fancy.
Another.
Or this way is made a most sweet Water.
Another compounded of the former.
Of Waters that make the Hair grow long.
Another to lengthen the Hair.
Another of the same.
Of Waters that colour the Hair.
A Water to make the Hair black.
Another of the same.
Another to black the Hair.
Another of the same.
Another of the same.
Another.
Another.
Another of the same.
Another.
Another.
Another most excellent.
A Water to make the Hair yellow.
Another.
Another.
Another of the same.
A Water to make Hair red.
A Water to make the Hair white.
Of Waters that increase the Hair.
A Water to make Hair grow.
A Water against shedding the Hair.
Another more effectual.
Of waters that hinder the growing of Hair.
Another of the same.
Another.
Another.
Of Waters that take away the faults of the Eyes.
Against tears of the Eyes.
Another of the same.
Against redness of the Eyes.
A Water to preserve the Sight.
Another.
Another of the same.
A Water against pains of the Eyes.
A Water to restore the sight.
A Water to dry up tears from the Eyes.
A Water for the redness of the Eyes.
A Water against darkness of the sight.
A Water against blood-shed Eyes.
Another of the same.
A Water for swellings of the Eye-lids, and tears of the Eyes.
Of Waters that whiten the Teeth.
Another of the same.
Another.
Another.
Another precious one.
Another.
A Water to strengthen the Teeth.
A Decoction to fasten the Teeth, cleanse, and strengthen the Gums.
Of Waters that adorn the Face.
Another of the same.
Another of the same.
A water to beautifie the Face.
Another.
A water to make the face very fair.
Another.
A Mellon Water to beautifie the Face.
A compleat Goard-water.
A water to set forth the Face.
Another of the same.
A water to adorn the Face.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another of the same.
Another to make the Face bright.
Another of the same.
Another.
Another.
Of Waters that colour and whiten the face.
Another of the same.
Another.
Another of the same.
Another.
Another of the same.
Another approved one of the Authors.
Another.
Another of the same.
Another.
Another to make the Face bright.
A Water to make the face look white.
A Water to whiten the Skin, and take away Sun-burn.
Another to whiten Freckles, and Skars of the Face.
The Water of a certain Noble-woman.
A Fucus or Colouring of the Duke of Millaines.
Another of the same Authors.
Another to whiten Skars.
Another.
A Water to whiten the Face.
Another of the same Authors.
A Water for a Red-face.
A Water to whiten the Face.
Another of the same.
Another.
Another very good one.
Another of the same Authors.
Another.
Another.
A Water to whiten the Face, and take away Freckles.
Another for the same.
Another excellent one of the same Authors.
Another.
Another.
Of Waters that make the Face red.
A Water to colour the Face.
A red Water for the Face.
Another more ease, and of less price.
Another to make the face red.
Another.
Another.
Another of the same.
Another to colour the Face.
Another of the same Authors.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Of Waters that black the Face.
Of Waters that make the face youthful.
Another.
Another.
Of Waters that take away spots in the Face.
A Water for Warts and bunchings out in the Face.
A Water for wrinkles of the Face.
For Ring-worms of the Face.
To prevent them.
A Water to whiten the Specks or Frec∣kels of the Face.
A Water that takes away all troubles what∣soever from the Face.
Another for Wrinckles.
For Freckles of the face.
Another.
A Water to take away the marks of the Small-pox.
Of Potions that adorn the Body.
A Potion to make the Body fat.
Another of the same.
A Drink to make the body lean.
Of Baths to mundifie the Body.
Another to cleanse the Body, and make it comely.
Another of the same.
A Bath for faults of the Skin in Cho∣lerick Bodies.
A stronger Bath for faults of the Skin.
A sweet-scented Bath for Noble-women.
Of Lotions or Lyes that adorn the Hair.
A Lye to make the Hair fair.
Another to make the Hair yellow.
To make the Hair of a Gold colour.
To make it yellow.
Another for the same.
Another of the same Authors.
Another.
Another.
A Lye to dye the hair of a Saffron colour.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
A Lye to make the hair red and curled.
A Lye to make the hair yellow, bright, and long; and to help the Memory.
A Lotion for the Hair.
A Lye to make the hair yellow.
Another for the same.
Another.
A Lye to make a Gold colour.
Another for the same.
Another.
Another.
Of Lyes that colour the Hair black.
Another.
Another for the same.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another to colour the hair and beard.
Another.
Of Lyes to colour the Hair red.
Another.
Of Lyes that colour the Hair white.
Another.
Of Lyes to lengthen the Hair.
Another for the same.
Another.
Another.
Of Lyes to increase the Hair.
Another of the same.
Another to make the hair thick.
A Lotion to increase the hair.
Another.
A Lotion to hinder the growth of hair.
A Lotion to make the hair curl.
Another.
Another.
Of Oyls that adorn the Face.
An Oyl to beautifie and take away black Pustels.
Another used by the Venetian Curtizans.
An Oyl to clear and whiten the Face.
An Oyl to cure a red Face.
An Oyl to colour the Face.
Oyls to take away the wrinkles of the face.
Another.
An Oyl to take away Skars.
An Oyl for Pimples of the face.
An Oyl for Spots in the face.
An Oyl for a Ringworm in the face.
Oyls to preserve and increase the Hair.
To increase the Hair.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Oyl of Southernwood doth produce hair.
Of Oyls that colour the Hair.
An Oyl to black it.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
An Oyl to make the hair yellow.
Another to make them long, yellow, and as bright as Gold.
An Oyl to dye the hair red.
Oyls to lengthen the hair.
Another of the same Authors.
An Oyl to preserve Travellers from cold.
Of Ointments that hinder shedding the hair.
Another of the same.
Another.
Another to preserve the hair, and make them black.
Another to preserve the hair.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Archigene's Ointment against falling of the Hair.
Another of the same Authors.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Of Ointments to restore the Hair.
Cleopatra's Ointment to ingender Hair.
Another of Cleopatra's.
Another.
Another to make the hair grow again.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another of Orestinus against an old Baldness.
Another of the same.
Another.
Another of Ortho the Sicilian.
Another.
Another.
Another.
An Ointment to make hairs grow on those troubled with an Elephantiasis.
An Ointment to produce hair.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another of Soranus.
Another.
Another.
An Ointment for Baldness.
An approved Ointment to cause a Beard.
Another for the same.
Another.
Another to cause Hair.
Of Ointments that hinder the growth of hair.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
An Ointment to make the Hair shed, and grow no more.
Of Ointments that take away the hair.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another that presently takes away the hair by the roots.
Another to take away the Hair, and thin the Skin.
Another of the same.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another to take hair off the face.
Another to take away the hair.
Another.
Another of the same.
An Ointment to take away hairs from any part of the Body.
Another.
Of Ointments that colour the Hair.
To make the Hair yellow.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
A Liniment to clarifie and whiten the Hair.
Of Ointments that dye the hair black.
Another.
Anoher to black the Beard.
Another.
Another.
A Liniment that will make gray Hairs black.
Another.
Of Ointments that dy the hair white.
Another.
Another.
An Ointment to colour the hair red.
Of Ointments to curl the hair.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Of Ointments to take away the faults of the Eye-brows.
For the falling of the hair off the Eye-brows.
Another.
Another.
An Ointment to make the hair of the Eye∣brows grow again.
Another.
An Ointment for Lice in the Eye-brows.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Of Ointments that take away the black and blewness of the Eye-lids and Eyes.
Another.
Another.
An Ointment for the shedding of the hairs of the Eye-lids.
Another.
For the shedding of the Eye-brows and Beard.
An Ointment for dropping of the Eyes.
Another of the same.
Ointments to stop droppings of the Eyes.
Another of the same.
An Ointment for tears of the Eyes.
An Ointment for red Eyes.
Another of the same.
Of Ointments that cure the faults of the skin of the Head.
For Running-sores of the Head.
Another.
Another of the same.
Another.
An Ointment of Queen Cleopatra's for the same.
Another for Sores and Dander.
Another of Cleopatra's.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another for Sores and Worms.
Another for Worms and Scabs.
Another for Worms.
Another for the same.
An Ointment for scurf in childrens Heads.
For Dander in the Head.
Another.
Another.
Another.
An Ointment for Lice.
Another.
An Ointment for Lice and Nits.
Another.
Another.
An Ointment for red Specks in the face.
Another for a red face.
Another of the same.
An Ointment for Wrinckles and Pimples of the Face.
Another.
Another for Pimples.
Another for Biles or Botches.
An Ointment that takes away all Bunchings and Speckles of tho Face.
For Botches and Worms of the Face.
An Ointment to whiten Skars.
A Liniment for high red Skars.
An Ointment to take away the thickness of the face.
Another for the tenderer sort.
An Ointment for Warts in the face.
Another of the same.
Another.
Another.
An Ointment for Ringworms in the face.
Another.
Another.
Another.
An Ointment for callous Warts.
Another.
Another.
Another.
An Ointment for Ringworms of the face.
Another.
Another approved one.
An Ointment for Surn-burns, Clefts of the Lips, and Speckles in the Face.
An Ointment for Warts in the Face.
Another.
For a red Face.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
A Liniment for a scabby face.
For redness and bunchings in the face.
For leprous Faces.
Another.
An Ointment for Knobs appearing un∣der the Skin.
An Ointment for Surn-burns.
An Ointments for Ringworms.
Another.
Another.
Another.
An Ointment for old Tetters.
An Ointment for Burns.
An Ointment for Scalds and Burns.
Another for a Burn.
Another.
Another.
An Ointment to smooth the Face af∣ter a Burn.
Another.
Another for Burns and Scalds.
Another for a Scald.
An Ointment to take away the marks of the Small-pox in children.
Of Ointments for Scabs.
Another more powerful for the Scab and salt Fleag.
Another free from all danger.
Another.
Another approved one against any Scab, Ringworm, or Tetter.
Another for Scabs in children.
Another.
Another.
Of Ointments that beautifie the face.
To make the Face bright.
A Colouring for the Face.
Another.
Another.
A Liniment after the manner of Virgins milk, to adorn the Face.
An Ointment to illustrate the face.
To whiten the face.
Of Ointments to whiten the hands.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
An Ointment to make the hands fair.
Another.
Another.
Another.
An Ointment for hands swelled with cold.
Another to wash the hands.
Another for hands swelled with cold.
For Clefts of the hands.
Another.
Another.
Another for clefts of the Hands and cold.
Another.
Another for the clefts of the hands.
Another.
Another.
Another.
An Ointment for scabby and leprous Nails.
A Cerot for the same.
Another.
An Ointment for a contusion of the nails.
Another.
An Ointment for Clefts of the nails.
Another.
For leprous Nails.
Another.
For pill'd Nails.
An Ointment after shedding of the nails.
An Ointment to make the nails fall.
Another.
An Ointment for warts in the Hands.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Of Ointments that adorn the Brest.
To keep the Breasts small.
Another.
Another.
To make the Brests decrease or grow less.
An Ointment to hinder their growth.
To harden soft and loose Breasts.
To hinder the growth of the Breasts.
A Liniment to smooth flaggy, wrinckled Breasts.
To make the Breasts less and hard.
Another for the same.
An Ointment for Breasts that hang down.
Another for the same.
Another.
An Ointment for Clefts of the Nibbles.
Another for pain proceeding of Clefts.
Another for Clefts.
Another.
Another.
Ointments to adorn the Belly and Feet.
To take away the Wrinckles of the Belly after Childe bearing.
Another of the same.
Another.
An Ointment for hardness of the feet.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
A brave-scented Ointment.
Or thus:
Of Soaps that Beautifie.
A white Sweet-smelling Soap.
A muskified Soap.
A white sweet Soap.
Another most excellent one.
Another to whiten the hands.
Of Powders to adorn the Teeth.
A Powder to make them white.
Another to fasten the Teeth, and strengthen the Gums.
An excellent Dentifrice.
A Powder to whiten the Teeth.
Another.
Of Powders to adorn the Hands,
To make the Hands white.
Another.
Another.
A Dentifrice to whiten the Teeth.
Another.
Another.
Another in Powder.
Another eminent one.
Of Perfumes.
A sweet Bag.
A Violet Powder.
Another.
Another.
A Pomander.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
A Pomander for the time of Pestilence.
Another.
A Pomander that will purge.
Another against the Plague.
Another.
A sweet Ointment.
Another.
A Candle for a Perfume.
Perfuming Candles against Poyson and Pestilence.
A Muskified Soap.
Balls against the Plague or Pestilence.
Of sweet Scents or Perfumes.
Troches for Perfumes.
Troches of Gallia Moschata.
Troches of Benjamin.
The Countess of Arnsburg's Perfume.
A Perfume made in the form of little Birds.
An excellent Perfume for Candles or Troches.
The Contents of the Book.