Maxzet and Service of the

Vows of Rooster at Hin and Kuykens were observed. One could also find an excuse in the new-fashioned beardlessness, which are beards without a beard: But one would also have to work to prove that they are more masculine or can relinquish it by growing them. According to Lucianus, those from Assyria mocked the Greeks and all others who depicted gods without beards, saying that perfection and youth cannot exist without them. And Jeremiah identifies it as a particular evil regarding Moab when the beards would be cut short. Chapter 48, verse 37. Women who in their old age showed any sign of beard growth were looked upon in walking as malignant witches.

The face as well as the neck and arms were often with freckles, which are small brown spots, very unsightly, especially in close observation. And as this was noticed mostly in summer and disappeared in winter, so awaited the young maidens and women who cherish their fair skin, also being very careful of the hot summer air. The physicians believe this was caused by some volatile salt extracted from the fluids, sitting in the skin, expelled due to heat outwardly, and through its tenacity unable to be exhaled through the skin, remaining underneath and daily becoming tarnished by the sun. There are various remedies devised to help this skin condition; And there are women busy with baths and washing; one preserves it with snow water;

Translation Notes:
- "Maxzet" could refer to a formal or religious mandate or service.
- "Sneé-Water" refers to snow water, possibly indicating a natural remedy in historical context.
"Modise Baardekens" indicates a fashion of appearing beardless.