1807, The Complete Farmer, fifth edition, Volume II., page #659:
Or take of rectified spirits of wine, and the sharpest vinegar, each two ounces ; tincture of myrrh and aloes, one ounce; of Ægyptic ointment, half an ounce ; mix them well together.
1808, William Hamilton in Archaeologia, Volume XVI., page #172:
The third form comprehends the great body of the inscription ; and is probably the true Ægyptic character, as derived from, and contradistinguished to the Hieroglyphical writing : which writing, we may, I believe, on the authority of those who have most attend the subject, conclude was the original, and at one time the only written character known in Egypt ; and as such it was at first confined to the priests.
