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wet_v they_o with_o distil_a vinegar_n let_v they_o dry_a than_o put_v they_o in_o a_o retort_n which_o have_v a_o large_a body_n and_o a_o long_a neck_n give_v they_o a_o sublime_a fire_n in_o sand_n for_o 12_o hour_n then_o break_v the_o glass_n and_o take_v all_o that_o be_v sublime_v to_o the_o neck_n and_o body_n of_o the_o retort_n &_o mix_v it_o with_o the_o bottom_n &_o remain_a residence_n weigh_v they_o and_o add_v as_o much_o shall_fw-mi ammoniac_a as_o shall_v be_v want_v in_o this_o first_o sublimation_n grind_v they_o all_o together_o on_o a_o porphyry_n imbibe_v they_o with_o distil_a vinegar_n then_o sublime_a they_o in_o a_o retort_n as_o before_o and_o this_o sublimation_n be_v to_o be_v repeat_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n so_o long_o till_o the_o manganese_n remain_v all_o at_o the_o bottom_n fusible_a this_o be_v the_o medicine_n that_o colour_n crystal_n and_o past_a into_o a_o red_a diaphanous_a colour_n and_o into_o a_o ruby_n colour_n there_o be_v use_v of_o 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the_o calces_fw-la incorporate_a and_o when_o the_o glass_n become_v of_o a_o ash_n colour_n put_v in_o no_o more_o calces_fw-la for_o too_o much_o of_o they_o make_v the_o colour_n white_a and_o not_o good_a let_v the_o glass_n refine_v with_o the_o calces_fw-la then_o put_v into_o the_o glass_n fine_a red_a lead_n two_o ounce_n and_o when_o incorporate_v and_o refine_a well_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o water_n and_o set_v they_o in_o the_o furnace_n eight_o hour_n then_o take_v of_o the_o copper_n calcine_v to_o redness_n and_o of_o white_a crude_a tartar_n of_o each_o half_n a_o ounce_n put_v they_o and_o mix_v they_o well_o in_o the_o pot_n then_o add_v of_o lapis_n haematites_n wherewith_o the_o cutler_n burnish_v and_o of_o fix_a sulphur_n of_o each_o one_o drachm_n mix_v and_o incorporate_v these_o powder_n and_o see_v if_o the_o colour_n be_v too_o deep_a give_v it_o a_o little_a manganese_n which_o make_v it_o light_a and_o if_o it_o be_v too_o light_a a_o colour_n give_v it_o 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refine_v into_o water_n put_v they_o again_o into_o the_o pot_n when_o they_o be_v well_o refine_v give_v this_o glass_n four_o or_o six_o ounce_n of_o copper_n calcine_v to_o redness_n let_v they_o boil_v and_o refine_v well_o then_o give_v they_o red_a tartar_n powder_v which_o incorporate_v with_o the_o glass_n let_v they_o refine_v and_o see_v if_o the_o colour_n please_v you_o and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o heighten_v with_o the_o copper_n and_o tartar_n put_v it_o again_o to_o anneal_a till_o it_o come_v to_o be_v sufficient_o red_a this_o be_v do_v to_o heighten_v the_o colour_n a_o approve_a way_n to_o make_v a_o fair_a red_a enamel_n for_o gold_n chap._n cxxviii_o take_v of_o crystal_n fritt_n boil_v it_o as_o in_o chap._n 124._o six_o pound_n refine_v it_o well_o in_o a_o
35._o and_o in_o the_o emerald_n colour_n of_o glass_n of_o lead_n chap._n 65._o and_o for_o the_o same_o colour_n in_o past_z it_o be_v use_v indifferent_o with_o verdigreas_n chap._n 77_o 78_o 79._o and_o in_o black_n chap._n 101._o but_o for_o a_o fair_a red_a crocus_n martis_n make_v with_o sulphur_n chap._n 128._o but_o for_o more_o fair_a colour_n crocus_n martis_n make_v with_o aquafortis_n chap._n 43._o but_o so_o as_o the_o best_a colour_n from_o brass_n be_v of_o vitriol_n of_o venus_n the_o prime_a and_o light_a colour_n from_o iron_n or_o steel_n be_v that_o which_o be_v make_v with_o aqua-regis_a which_o proceed_v partly_o from_o the_o mixture_n of_o shall_fw-mi ammoniac_a and_o partly_o from_o a_o fine_a solution_n of_o it_o and_o thus_o have_v pass_v over_o the_o prime_a material_n and_o preparation_n for_o colour_n in_o glass_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o work_n consist_v principal_o in_o the_o due_a mixture_n of_o the_o say_a colour_n with_o the_o circumstance_n which_o 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