More from the Secretes, women's issues

The second part of Alexis, p. 20.

A verye profitable remedye for the hardenesse of wemens breast after they be brought a bed.
You must take Wheate Bran, and seeth it with the iuice of Rue, and laie it upon her breastes that be hardened after her lying downe, and they will waxe softe and supple. The like remedie is also verye good againste the bitting of Venimous beastes.

To make wemens milke encrease.
Take Fenell seed, and seeth it in barley water, and give the woman drinke of it, and her milke shall encrease abondantly. Also the broth or water that ciche peason be sodden in, is very good for the like thinge.

Rue can cause a dermatological reaction... not recommended.
Ciche peason would be chickpeas (garbanzos).

Wikimedia commons -- flail flail!

Lookit what I found!

Pomander case, under the wikimedia commons license:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Pomander.jpg

Perfume burners:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Perfume_burner_Spain_Louvre_OA7880-119.jpg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Perfume_burner_Louvre_AA19.jpg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Tripodic_perfume_burner_Louvre_E11653.jpg

Bath
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Bad%2C_en_medeltidsriddare_i_badet%2C_Nordisk_familjebok.png

Bath (with bath attendant 'cupping' a patron)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Bader-1568.png

1671 paris Bath:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Badehaus-Paris-1671.jpg

You'd want to crop this:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Buffoon_and_two_bathing_Women.jpg

I sent a scan of the bath-house in this bath of illrepute to Joyce:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Hausbuch_Wolfegg_18v_19r_Badehaus.jpg

Another bathhouse of ill repute:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Hausbuch_Wolfegg_15r_Venus.jpg

Cranach's bathers-- a careful look suggests they DO have the permission
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Lucas_Cranach_d._%C3%84._007.jpg

A sauna:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Badstuga%2C_nordisk%2C_Nordisk_familjebok.png

Peveril Castle keep latrine
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Peveril_Castle_keep_latrine.jpg

Another latrine view:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:F07.Domme.0032.JPG

16th c. Slovenian castle latrine:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Strani%C5%A1%C4%8De1.JPG

Foot washing:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Osios_Loukas_1.jpg