The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 18 of 205
Mabbe, James / Rojas, Fernando de · published 1631 · first performed or written 1631 (Annals) tragicomedy; literary play T3 Sickness, physic and doctors typicality 0.55 · 380 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T3: doctor, master, cure, disease, pray, physic, physician, mr, sick, lady.
she had a trick to supple and refine the skin with the juice of Lemons, with Turpentine, with the marrow of deer, and of heronshaws, and a thousand the like confections: she distilled sweet-waters, of Roses, of Flowers, of Oranges, of jasmine, of three-leafed Grass, of Woodbine, of Gillyflowers, incorporated with Musk and Civet, and sprinkled with wine: she made likewise Lees, for to make the 〈◊〉 turn yellow, or of the colour of Gold; and this she comp●●d of the sprigs of the Vine, of Holme, of Rye, of Horehound intermixed with Saltpetre, with Alum, Mill-foil, which some call yarrow, or Nose-bleed, together with diverse other things. The oils, the butters, and the greases which she used, it is loathsome to tell you, and would turn your stomach: as of Kine, Bears, Horses, Ca●●e●s, Snakes, coneys, Whales, Herons, bitterns, Bucks, Cats of the mountains, Badgers, Squirrels, Hedgehogs and others. For her preparatives for bathings, it is a wonderful thing to acquaint you with all the herbs and roots which were ready gathered and hung up a-high in the roof of her house: as Ca●romill, Rosemary, Marshmallows, Maidenhair, Blue-bottle, Flowers of Elder, and of Mustard, Spike and white Laurel, buds of Roses, Rosecakes, Gramenilla, Wildsavoury, Green figs, Picodorae, and Folia-tinct. The oils which she extracted for the face, it is incredible to recount, of Storax and of jasmine, of Lemons, of Apple-kernels, of Violets, of Ben●uy, of Fistick-nuts, of Pineapple kernels, of Grape-stores, of Iujuba, of Axenuz or M●lanthien, of Lupins, of Pease, of Carilla, and Paxarera; and a small quantity of Balsamum she had in a little vial, wherewith she cured that scotch given her overthwart her nose. For the mending of lost maidenheads, some she holp with little bladders, and other some she stitched up with the needle: she had in a little Cabinet, or painted workbox, certain fine small needles, such as your glover's sow withal, and threads of the slenderest & smallest silk, rubbed over with wax: she had also roots hanging there of folia-plasm, Fuste-sanguinio, Squill or Sea-Onion, and ground Thistle. With these she did work wonders; and when the French Ambassador came thither, she made sale of one of her wenches, three several times for a virgin. So she might a hundred as well.
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Length
380 words · 629 tokens · flags: long_node_piece;under_min
Topic (seed 42)
T3 — Sickness, physic and doctorscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.546 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T3 · seed 44: T4 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Shee had a tricke to supple and refine the skin with the juice of Lemmons, with Turpentine, with the marrow of Deere, and of Heron-shawes, and a thousand the like confections: shee distilled sweet-waters, of Roses, of Flowers, of Oranges, of Iesmine, of three-leafed Grasse, of Woodbine, of Gilly-flowers, incorporated with Muske and Ciuit, and sprinkled with wine: shee made likewise Lees, for to make the turne yellow, or of the colour of Gold; and this shee compd of the sprigs of the Vine, of Holme, of Rye, of Horehound intermixt with Salt-peter, with Allum, Mill-foyle, which some call Yow, or Nose-bleed, together with diuers other things. The oyles, the butters, and the greases which shee vsed, it is lothsome to tell you, and would turne your stomacke: as of Kine, Beares, Horses, Caes, Snakes, Conyes, Whaes, Herons, Bittours, Bucks, Cats of the mountaines, Badgers, Squirrells, Hedge-hogges and others. For her preparatiues for bathings, it is a wonderfull thing to acquaint you with all the hearbes and rootes which were ready gathered and hung vp a-high in the roofe of her house: as Caromill, Rose-mary, Marth-mallowes, Maiden-haire, Blue-bottle, Flowers of Elder, and of Mustard, Spike and white Laurell, buds of Roses, Rosecakes, Gramenilla, Wild-Sauory, Green figs, Picodorae, and Folia-tinct. The oyles which she extracted for the face, it is incredible to recount, of Storax and of Iesmine, of Lēmons, of Apple-kernels, of Violets, of Benuy, of Fistick-nuts, of Pine-apple kernels, of Grape-stores, of Iujuba, of Axenuz or Mlanthien, of Lupines, of Pease, of Carilla, and Paxarera; and a small quantity of Balsamum she had in a little viall, wherwith she cured that scotch giuen her ouerthwart her nose. For the mending of lost maiden-heads, some shee holpe with little bladders, and other some she stitch't vp with the needle: shee had in a little Cabbinet, or painted workeboxe, certain fine small needles, such as your Glouers sowe withall, and threds of the slenderest & smallest silke, rubb'd ouer with wax: she had also roots hanging there of Folia-Plasme, Fuste-sanguinio, Squill or Sea-Onion, and ground Thistle. With these she did work wonders; and when the French Embassadour came thither, shee made sale of one of her wenches, three seuerall times for a virgin. So shee might a hundred as well.