will be of a curious Black so that being Pollished it will look like Ebony or Japan and if you would have any part for Flowers or the like remain white draw them before staining with Turpentine Varnish and the black will not touch them and afterward you may hetch them and clear up with Oil and Lamp-black To Stain Skins Green Bruise a good quantity of the Leaves of Night-shade very well dissolve in the Juice well strained out about two ounces of Allom then put in half an ounce of Verdigrise suffer them to stand over a very gentle fire twenty four hours then warm dip in a Brush and strike over your Skins let it dry and repeat it till it has taken a pleasant Green An approved way to colour White Leather These Skins must be hung in Lime or Chalk VVater that the VVool or Hair may be entirely stripped off and they become supple stretch them smooth on Tenters brush them over with Allom-water very warm and so tincture them with the Colours you design sutable to your purpose To put a curious Black on Leather Take two pound of the inward Bark of an Old Elder the like quantity of the Rust or Filings of Iron put these into two gallons of Rain-Water and close them right up in a Vessel and when they have stood about six weeks put in a pound of Nut galls well bruised a quarter of a pound of Copperas let them simper a considerable time over a fire and after twenty four hours standing and often stirring pour out the Liquid part and go over your Leather with it warm and it produces a curious German Black To colour Leather a Bright Red. Dip your Leather first in Allom water and rub it well therein then take stale Urin boil it till it is half consumed scum it well and put to it an ounce of the best Lake Rasped Brazil wood two ounces and an ounce of Allom add to these half an ounce of Sal Armoniack stir them well-over a moderate fire two hours pour off the Liquid part and brush over your Skins with it till it takes a good tincture remembring ever to let the Skins in all Colours dry well between each going over with your brush and your expectation will be answered to a very considerable advantage A curious French Yellow for Skins Take Wood-Ashes and Chalk of each a like quantity and then you have made a good Ley with Rain water strain out the finest part and set it over the fire then put in a sufficient quantity of Turmerick well bruised or beaten to Powder and as much Saffron as may give a lively Tincture let it stand over a moderate fire but not boil till it becomes pretty thick and being warm colour the Skins with it For a deep Blue or Purple Strain out the Juice of Elder-Berries put to two quarts an ounce of Allom half an ounce of Smalt or Indico set these over a gentle fire and when warm brush your Leather over with this composition For a Crimson Colour Dissolve Cake-Soap in Fair Water and Bole Armoniack each three ounces place them over a gentle fire till the Liquor grows clammy then put in a little handful of Grains of Cochineal two ounces of Red-Lead an ounce of Lake and a quarter of an ounce of Vermillion a little piece of Indico mix these well over a gentle fire till they are the thickness of the glear of an Egg then go over the Skins with a soft brush dipped into it till the Colour arises to your mind To Imitate the Turkey-Blue Take two ounces of Smalt a quarter of a pint of Red Wine half a pint of Vinegar an ounce of White Starch incorporate these over a gentle fire till they come to a moderate thickness then soak the Skins with Allom Water add to the composition a pint of Water wherein Gum Arabick has been dissolved and stir it well go over the Skins three times drying them between whiles and when well dryed Pollish them over to render them glossy For a Light Green Take the Juice of the Herb called Horse-tail add to it a little Allom Verdigrise and Copperas To Cover or Dress-Skins with Gold or Silver Grind Brown-red with a Muller on a Marble Stone add to liquidate it a little Water wherein Chalk has been dissolved and lightly go over the Skins till they look whitish and before they are dry lay on the Leaf Gold or Silver a little lapped over one another that no space be found wanting and when they stick well to the Leather and are dry Pollish them over with smooth Ivory or a Horses Tooth and it will give a very glorious Lustre the Silver you may Lacker over with Lacker Varnish and change it into a Golden Colour Or another way take Gleer of Eggs or Gum-water brush the Skins over with it and lay on your Leaf Gold or Silver doing as before To make Skins look Shining without Silver or Gold Take Gum water the Gleer of Eggs and the Powder of Antimony grind and mix them well together and the Skins â—eing dry lay it on them with a Brush three or four times letting them dry every time between then burnish them over and they will have a curious gloss like Silver which tinctured with Lacker Varnish will produce a Fading Gold Colour To Dye Bristles a Red Colour To Dye Bristles a Red Colour Take half an ounce of Allom a quarter of an onnce of Vermillion and an ounce of Raspe Brasil-wood put these into pint of Vinegar and boil the moderately thick and dip the Bristles when it is very hoâ— and continuing there a time they will be a fine Red you maâ— make larger quantities of the Liquor with ingredients proportionable and thus Dye Feather Feathers or Bristles Green Take Verditur and Verdi grise each an ounce put them into a pint of water soak the Feathers or Bristles in hot water and then put them into this Liquor boiling-hot and let them remain till they have taken a good colour and so according to the complexion of your Dyes you may Colour them this way any Colour For Blue let your Dyes be Indico and Bise For Black Galls and Logâ—ood with a little Copperas For Purple Lake and Indico For Carnation Smalt and Vermillion For Yellow Yellow-Berries and Saffron dissolving a little Tartar in your water For Orange Turmerick and Red Lead and so of any other Colours you fancy Or Dying Silks Stuffs Cloths Thread and other things of divers curious Colours To Dye Silk a Sanguine Colour Take a pound of Green-weed as much Allom bruise them and pour on them fair water add half a pound of Rasped Brasil set them over a gentle fire well to mix them then put in the Silk suffering it to seeth therein then and so continue it by strengthening your Dye and dipping till you perceive the Colour has taken well after that rinse it in Leys Wood-Ashes or Oak-Bark and so clear it with fair water dry it and press it To
Dye Silk a deep Carnation Take Whitegall and Allom the Herb called Foli well dried to the quantity of a pound two ounces of Spanish-red four of Indian Lake boil them in fair water over a gentle fire and when they come to a height of tincture dip your Silks into them and let them have â—ood dippings three or four timâ—â— and the Colour will take very well To Dye Silk Quoins Red. Let these be steeped well in â—llom-water then give them a gentle heat adding in the heatâ—ng Bran-water a pound and a half of Green-weed so heat it up and put the Silk into it but let it not seeth then rinse â—â—in Leys of Wood-Ashes after that in Water then put in â—our Logwood Rasped or in Powder and so heat it up a second time and so in thrice well dipping the business will be accomplished To Dye a curious Yellow Take Wood the Stalks Seeds and Leaves and lay them to soak in Wood-Ashes Leys three hours then feeth it till it is sufficiently sodden and put it into a mixture of hoâ— water and Urine so heat it up and strain the Liquid parâ— through a Sieve or Strainer adding Verdigrise and so boiâ— it up with the Ley already sod stirring and well mixing the Liquor about three hours and when it is very hot dip three times To Dye Silk a Rose-red Take to every four yards an a half you intend to Dye a pound and a half of Nutgalls boil them in fair water unbruised two hours shift the water then put in the Silk or Linnen letting it soak four hours then wring it dry and heat it in fair water wherein Allom has been dissolved then put in half a pound of Brasil Powder and a pound of Green-weed and so by dipping in gentle heats the Colour will heighten A good Black Water for Silk or Cloth Take an ounce of Lamp-black half a pound of Nutgalls bruise the latter and put them into a Pottle of Water with a handful of the Filings or Rust of Iron heat them up adding a quarter of a pound of Copperas seeth it to a third part consumption then add half a hint of Gum-water and it will not only be for present use but keep long and be a very good black To Dye Purple In this case if you Dye Silk you must take to each pound of an ounce of Allom and a gallon of water dissolving the Allom therein over a gentle fire then put in the Silk and let it continue there about four hours then take Lake and Indico each a quarter of a pound a quart of Urine then adding a little handful of Cochineel heat them up into a Dye and dip your Silks or fine Stuffs into it as usual To Dye a very fair Blue Take any Silk Stuff or Cloth white and soak it in water that done wring out the water very well and add two pound of Would a pound of Indico and three ounces of Allom give a gentle heat in fair water and so dip till you perceive the Colour take well Carnation To make this a curious right Colour take dried Purper soak it in Man's Urine for a Night then take what you have to Dye and soak in Allom water twice seeth the Purper in fair water and then set another Vessel to receive the Liquor and dip therein For a Pleasant light Red. Boil two gallons of Wheat and an ounce of Allom in four gallons of Water strain it through a fine Sieve dissolve more Allom half a pound and as much of white Tartar add three pound of Madder to perfect the Colour and put in your Stuff Cloth c. at a moderate heat Black for Velvet c. Take half a pound of Copperas a gallon of smiths-Smiths-water two pound of Galls burne Ivory Oak Bark and Shoemakers Black each an ounce well ground two gallous of fair water mix them well and set them in the Sun or other warm place a Month often stir it and at a moderate warmth dip your Vesvet or other things designed for deep blacks To make Red Water for Silk or Woollen Violet Green Azure or Yellow Take two gallons of fair Water four ounces of Brasil and being half consumed in heating up remove it from the fire put in an ounce of Grains a quarter of an ounce of Gum Arabick with a quarter of a pound of Allom well bruised and having stood all Night it may be well used in the Morning To Dye Woollen Yarn or Wool Take two pound of Wood to every four pound of Yarn c. and two gallons of Water put more two handfuls of Wood Ashes and when it seeths put in the Yarn or Wool and let it continue half an hour or somewhat more then wring it and put it in again and let it seeth as long as before and if it were a brown Blue it will be a dark Green or of a white Yellow colour To make Bran-water This is very necessary in Dying and therefore you ought to know how to prepare it do it with half a peck of Wheat-Bran to two gallons of Fair water over a gentle fire and half a pound of bruised Allom suffer it to stand about a week with often stirring before you use it To make Grey Florrey Let the Florrey be soaked twenty four hours then wring it through a Cloth and take Ashes of Vine-Sprays and with them make a Ley and upon a Table spread the Florrey about two hours put the Ley into three Vessels and shift the Florrey out of one into another and before you dip put Vinegar in and the Florrey will be well ordered and your Colour good To Dye Linnen with Crampenade To three Ells of your Linnen use a pound of the Crampenade and a gallon and a half of water and so to a greater quantity proportionable let it stand over a fire till it begins to seeth put in at that time two ounces of Galls and then your Linnen and when you take it out which must be often wring it and put it into Allom water but if you would have the Colour darker it is requisite to have a Ley of unslacked Lime or Chalk Stones To Dye a good Red in Linnen Thread or Cloth Soak a pound of Sam-fleure twenty four hours in two gallons of water suffering it to heat over a gentle fire add two ounces of Vermillion half a pound of Rasped Brasil and an ounce of Allom dissolved in a pint of fair water and dip and order your materials as in other things Thus Reader have I given you a good Insight into the Mystery of Dying Silks Stuffs Cloths and other things relating thereto which may by Practice prove advantageous The Art of Perfuming To make Essence of Hypocras Take a strong Glass Bottle and put half a pint of Spirit of Wine into it add an ounce of Cinnamon half an ounce of Cloves a gross of Ginger and as much Coriander as you can hold with your Fore-Finger and Thumb well beaten three or four grains of black
Amber or Ambergrise beaten in a Stone Mortar stop the Bottle very fast and set it on Sand exposing it to the Sun for a Month the Bottle in this case must not be full nor stand out in the Rain This is a curious and wholesome Perfume Essence of Amber Put a pint of Spirits of Wine into a strong Glass Bottle and beat in a very small Stone Mortar a gross or the eighth part of an ounce of black Amber or Ambergrise put it into the Spirits with half a gross of the Bladder of Musk very small so stop it close and set it for a fortnight as the former shaking it two or three times a day when the Sun shines hot upon it but fill not the Bottle full left the Spirits break it and then let it stand still another fortnight and it is done Rosa-Solis or perfumed Liquor Put two pints of Water and two pounds of Sugar in a Copper Pan over a gentle fire and let them boil to the consumption of a fourth part then put in two Spoonfuls of Orange-Flower Water then throw in the White and Shell of an Egg well beaten with a whisk and stir the Egg well in the Liquor with it take it off when it boils and strain it through a bag several times and when you perceive it well clarified pour in of the best Brandy and then Essence of Hypocras or Amber and you will have excellent perfumed Solis angel-Angel-Water Put into an Earthen Pot a quart of Orange-Flower Water a quarter of a pound of Benjamine two ounces of Storax a quarter of an ounce of Cloves half an ounce of Cinnamon two or three bits of Calamus set the Pot on a gentle fire to the consumption of a fourth part add a Bladder of Musk then let it cool strain it well from the Dross and put it up for use Millefleur or the Water of several Flowers To do this put in a strong Glass Bottle a pint of Angel-Water then in a little Mortar beat twelve grains of Musk then put several Flowers of various scents more of the weaker than of the stronger that there may be a temperature and allay them with that Water and when well infused pour it off into a Bottle and keep it well closed for use Orange-Flower Water To make this well infuse tâ—o pound of Orange-Flowers and quart of Water three or four hours and so Distil them in a cold Still This Water is good for cleansing Spuff making Angel-Water or Perfuming Wash-Balls or Skins The Queen of Hungary's-Water But a quart of the best Spirit of Wine into a strong Glass-Bottle and two large handfuls of Rosemary-Flowers a handful of Tyme and half a handful of Sweet Marjorum the leaves only and as much of Sage keep the Bottle close stopped and expose it to the Sun a month and then you may dissolve the bigness of a Bean of Orcanat bruising it with a little Spirit of Wine and put it into the Bottle then expose it four or five days more to the Sun and it will be of a fine Red Colour and a curious Scent Pastils or Perfumes of divers kinds Pastils of Roses made into Wax-Candles Take a pound of the Dregs of Angel-Water beat them when dried very fine and searce them through a Hair Sieve then put to them a handful of the Leaves of Roses newly gathered dissolve Gum Adragant in Rose-Water and beat the whole long together to well Incorporate it then rowl up pieces as big as your Finger taperwise and when they are dry they will burn like a Candle and give a very curious scent Perfumed Pastils for Beads or Medals Dissolve Gum-Adragant and Arabick in Millefleur-Water and put into it Marchal-pouder is much as will stiffen it into a Paste rub the Moulds you cast them in with Essence of Flowers and the Beads or Medals will be of a curious Brown or Coffee colour Another Take of Frangipan and Cyprus pouders each a like quantity put them in Gum wherein Millefleur-Water is the greater part and make them into Pastils To make Liquid Snuff excellent for the Cure of the Head-ach or against Apoplectick Fits a rare Secret Take Distilled Betony-Water a pint half a pint of Rosemary-Flower-Water infuse in these four ounces of the best Virginia-Tobacco finely sifted into pouder let them stand warm by the Fire or in the Sun twenty four hours then squeze out through a very fine clean Cloth the liquid part Scent it with a little Ambergrise and a very small quantity of Musk drop into it three or four drops of Chimical Oil of Nutmeg or Cinnamon shake it well when the Settlings are taken off and keep it in small close Vials for use snuffing or spirting up a very small quantity at a time into your Nostrils the Scent of it without snuffing up remedies an ordinary Head-ach â—osmeticks or Curious Receipts for Beautifying the Face Hands or any part of the Body Benjamin-Water an excellent Beautifier Take a pint of good strong Brandy a pint of Spirit of Wine half a pound of Benjamine and a quarter of a pound of Storax on ounce of Cinnamon and half an ounce of Cloves and four Nutmegs beat the Spices and Benjamine and putting them into the liquids stop them up close in a strong Glass-Bottle and let it stand upon Sand in the Sun in the heat of Summer a month and then pour it off and clarifie it This cleanses the Skin of Morphew Tandness or Sun-burning and causes a delicate complexion as does the Queen of Hungary's Water which I have already taught you to make To prepare Spunges for the Face Having chose the best and smoothest Spunge and cut off what is superfluous soak it changing the Water till it looks clear then dry it and dip it in Orange-Flower or Angel-Water pour over it a little Essence of Amber then squeeze it but a little and let it dry and it will be for your purpose in Cleansing and Beautifying the Skin far beyond the use of Linnen To cause a Fair Clear Complexion Distil Fumitory Rosemary-Flowers and Scabious each two good handfuls in a Pottle of White-Wine and a quart of Dew gathered off the Grass or Corn with clean Napkens and Handkerchiefs and so wrung out keep it close stopped in Glass Bottles and wash the Face and Hands with it as there is occasion To cause a Fresh-coloured Complexion Take Oil of Myrrh an ounce three drops of Oil of Sulphur an ounce of the Oil of Sweet Almonds mingle them well and anoint the Face going to Bed and the next Morning take it off with Benjamine-Water To make a Clear-Pale Complexion Distill the Blossoms of Pease Beans and Peaches each a good handful in two quarts of Whey and wash the Face with it A Pomatum to Refresh the Complexion and take off Pimples and Redness Take half a pound of the leaf of Hogs Fat work it well in fair-Fair-Water till it is very white then put it into a new earthen Pan put in a quarter of an
three several times with this drying between each then make it with your Rushes very smooth but keep your distance from the Wood. In the next place take white Starch boiled in fair Water till it come to be somewhat thick and when it is luke-warm wash over your Work with it once or twice drying between whiles and let it then stand twenty four hours then take the finest of the white Varnish I have directed you to make wash your Pencil in Spirits and wash or anoint your Work six or seven times and after thirty or forty hours do the like again and if done with a dexterous hand a better gloss will be set on it than if it had been Pollished but if it miss of that gloss it is requisite that you Pollish it and in order thereto you must accommodate it with five or six washes of Varnish more than the former and it must continue to settle well about a Week before you Pollish it In Pollishing your Linnen and Tripolee must be of the finest being neat and careful in all this operation your hand carried light and gentle having your cloth neither too dry nor too wet and clear it up with fine Flower and Oil. Isinglass Size how to make it Break and divide an ounce of Isinglass into little pieces put it into a glazed clean and well covered Pipkin and let it for twelve hours soak in a pint and a half of fair Water then place it over a gentle fire till it boil well at leasure and when the Water is consumed to a pint let it stand to cool leisurely and then it will be a Gelly and may be used in the White Varnish and other Works but make no more at a time than you will use for in two or three days it will prove naught Red Japan to make it The Reds are properly three viz. the Common Red the Deep dark Red and the Lightpale Red. In the first Vermillion is proper mixed with the thickest of Seed Lac warm the work and mix your Vermillion with the Varnish in a Medium carry it over it four times permitting it to dry as the former and if your Reds be in a good body and full Rush it smooth then with the ordinary Seed Lac-Varnish wash eight times and after twelve hours Rush it again and then for a curious outward covering give it eight or ten washes with Seed Lac-Varnish and after five days Pollish it and clear it with Lamp-black and Oil. Of the Dark-red The Common Red laid as before directed deepen it with Dragon's-Blood mixed with your Varnish and when it has pretty good colour go over it with Lac-Varnish which will much deepen and strengthen the Colour and in all things else as to Pollishing and Clearing do as in the former Red. Of the Pale-red To do this grind white Lead with a Muller on a Stone and when it is finely done mix it with so much Vermillion as will make it a Pale-red mix Varnish with them and give the Work four washes and follow the prescription of the Common Red considering well that the after-Varnish will heighten the Colour An Olive coloured Japan Take English Pink colour grind it with common Size and when it is like Pap mix with it a proportion of Lamp-black and White Lead and work it as in other Japanning Chesnut coloured Japan To do this take Indian Red or else Brown-red Oker grind it well and mix it with ordinary Size then grind a little white Lead extraordinary well with the small Size mix with it Lamp-black and so both with the Indian Red-Oker stir and well incorporate them together if the Colour be too bright darken it with the Lamp-black if too dark lighten it with white Lead and so bring the Colour to your Mind considering always that your Varnish will heighten it With this wash over your Work let it dry and repeat it till your Colour lye full and fair Rush it smooth but not close to the Wood unless you design anew to begin your Work and give it a second Varnish After it has stood three or four days give it a Lustre with Seed-Lac and when dry fit it for Pollishing with white Lac-Varnish and clear it with Oil and Lamp-black Blue Japan To do this grind white Lead very fine add Smalt as finely ground mix them with Isinglass Size the white Lead grind with Gum-water let there be a proportion of White and Blue and mix them well to the thickness of common Paint go over your Work with it and when it is well dry proceed so three or four times till the Blue lyes with a fair body Rush it smooth and go over it again with stronger Blue and when dry wash it with the clearest Isinglass Size having a new Pencil for that purpose then when it is dry warm it by the fire and go over it with a Pencil dipped in white Varnish seven or eight times and so let it continue for a day or two then wash it as often as before and so continue many operations at intermitted times for a week at least must pass before you can well venture to Pollish it and when it is Pollished Clear it with Oil and Lamp-black Note that in no wise you mix your Colours with Isinglass Colours too strong lest when dried they be apt to crack fly and spoil the Piece but when you lay your Wash of clear Isinglass to keep your Varnish from tarnishing or soaking into your Colours then it is proper that it be of a full and strong body And thus much may very well suffice the Learner to give him an insight into this excellent Art from whence I shall proceed to other things useful and profitable Of Speckles for the Adorning Japan'd Work Mix so many Speckles as you have occasion for with ordinary Lac Gum-Varnish so much as when they are put into a Gally-pot will fit them for working with a convenient Pencil but not so thick as Colours keep them stirring very well with a Brush and generally warm by the fire This continue till you perceive the Speckles lye thick and even to your mind so beautifie them with three or four washes of Varnish mixed with Turpentine and this unless you intend to Pollish will be sufficient but then you must give it after all this eight or ten washings with the Prime Lac-Varnish drying between whiles and then Pollish and on this manner you may lay on all coloured Speckles but Silver requires Seed Lac-Varnish and the best White Varnish e're it can be brought to a good Pollish but if not to be Pollished you may spare your Varnish To lay on Speckles in Japan Work c. If you design to Adorn your Work with Flowers Rocks or Garments c. Varnish the places intended with a fine Pencil and through any small Sieve shake the Colours you design whilst the Varnish is wet and sweep up in Rock-Work all Speckles that straggle on the edges with a new dry Pencil lodge them
on the sides and top of the Rock which sticking will render the Work more beautiful and give it a Shadow or Reflection This must be done with all diligence and no intermission had till finished till once covered and being once dry operate again and so one upon another successively to shape it to your mind and in sweeping the Speckles intermix not one portion of scattered parts with the other that are of a different colour but every parcel in the proper station to beautifie the better At first when laid it will look dull and heavy but the securing Varnish in a little time will add to it a pleasant beautiful colour and so you may do Flowers Trees Garments and many pleasant things to Adorn your Work Wood how to overlay with Gold or Silver To prepare this Work yea must be furnished with Parchment-Size that is the cuttings of Parchment boiled in fair water to a gelly and when strained and cooled it will prove a strong Size When you are to use it put as much as you shall want into an Earthen Pot and make it hot then as it is cooling scrape as much fine Whiting into it as will colour it mix them well with a clean Brush and with this mixture white your Wood or Frame striking or jobbing your Brush against it that it may the better enter in the hollownesses of carved work then give it rest that it may dry This done melt the Size again and put in more Whiting to render it some degrees thicker and with this do over the Frames seven or eight times or as you see there is a necessity and when it is dry open with a Gouge no bigger than a Wheat-straw the Veins in the Carved Work that the Whiting has stopped up then with a fine wet Rag and your Finger carefully smooth and water plain it over and Rush it smooth when dry if necessity require it and in this condition it will well receive your Gold or Silver Size but before I proceed I shall teach you to make these Sizes The best Gold-Size at present in use Take an equal quantity of the best French and English Bole-Armoniack grind these fine on a Marble stone with fair water then scrape into it a little Candle grease incorporate and grind all these well together then mix a little quantity of Parchment-Size with a double proportion of Water and the business is done The best Silver-Size in use Grind fine Tobacco-pipe Clay very small mix with it as much Lamp-black as will turn it of a light Ash-colour and to these add bits of Candle grease grind them very fine together a mixture of Size and Water and try these on the corner of the Frame if it be rough in burnishing put more Oil or Grease and as near as you can bring it to a due temper that it may work well To Size your Frames or other matters To do this make the Size Wood-warm and with a fine Brush stir it very well till it is somewhat thin go over the Frames with it twice or thrice yet touch not the hollow parts of the deepest Carvings where the Gold cannot conveniently be laid for the yellow colour nearly resembling first laid on the fault will not soon be discovered let it dry four or five hours and then try the Gold if it will Burnish on it if not alter the Size and do it over again To lay on the Gold in order to Burnishing Let your Frame or other matter intended be set on a Hazle place the Leaf Gold oâ— a Cushion to be held in your left hand with the Pallat and Pencil you must for this work have a Swans-Quill Pencil or a larger of Camels hair if the Work require it dip it in Water and wet no more of your Frame at a time than will take up three or four Leaves make your beginning at the lower end and so proceed upwards laying on whole leaves or half ones as it requires then wet such another part of your work and lay on the Gold with your Pencil or Cotton gently pressing it very close and having Gilded the upright sides turn the Frame and proceed the same way with the ends then survey the spots and places that are omitted and cut small parts of Gold to cover them when wetted with a smaller Pencil than before when it is so finished let it stand till the next day that time you leave off To Burnish the Gold-Work Take a Wolf or Dogs Tooth if you cannot get Aggats or Pebles formed into the same shapes and Burnish so much of the Work as you design leaving the Ground of the Carving untouched and some other parts as you see best convenient which in respect of the Burnishing being rough the better sets it off That which is omitted to be Burnished must be Matted or secured with Seed Lac-Varnish or Lacker if you design it a deeper colour then must your Work be repossest or set off with Lacker mixed with Saffron and Dragons-Blood or the colour called Ornator and with a fine Pencil dipped herein touch the hollownesses of the Carving and the Veins of the Foldages or Leaves if you fancy it is not deep enough you may by a repetition make it so and the Work is done To lay on Silver-Size Warm the Silver Size that is newly ground and mingled well with weak Size as you did the Gold Size do it once or twice and let it dry and try the Leaf Silver if it will Burnish on it it is prepared for the Work but if it will not make an alteration in the Size and for the rest lay on the Leaf-Silver and do as you did by the Gold and it will answer Note as farther Rules and ever observe them 1. Let your Parchment Size be somewhat strong keep it not long least it spoils 2. Grind no more Silver or Gold Size than just you have present occasion for 3. Ever keep your Work clean from Dust after it is Sized and Gilded or else in the Burnishing it will be full of scratches 4. Do not Whiten or Burnish Gold Size in hard Frosty Weather for then the Whiten will be apt to peel off and the Gold flaw The Art of Gilding Mettals To Prepare the Gold Take Ducket or Leaf Gold what quantity you desire observe to beat the Ducket very thin and put this Gold with as much Quick-silver as will just cover it into a Gally-Pot where let them continue half an hour where immediately after the mixture stir them with a stick then strain them through a piece of Leather squeezing with your hand till you have forced out as much Quick-silver as you can industriously do so that what remains in the Leather looks more like Silver than Gold yet this only must be employed in Gilding after the following manner To Gild with Gold Silver Copper Brass Princes Mettal c. Brush first your Mettal well with a Wire Brush wet it with Water or Beer and brush on till the dirtiness or
filth be quite removed that the Gold may more closely join it prepare then your Quick-silver by mixing it with a little Aquafortis in a Vial three or four drops of the Aquafortis to an ounce of the Quick-silver quicken your Work with it viz. rub it over with a Rag or your Finger till it appears all Silvered or touched This done Take your prepared Gold and with a small Knife or Iron Tool proper to the purpose spread or overlay the whole piece omitting no part give it two or three little heats before you give it a thorough heat so that with a Hair Brush like a Comb Brush you may dab and spread your Gold these little heats making the Quick-silver more ready to comply then give it the thorough-heat which will compel the Mercury or Quick-silver to evaporate or fly away then take it from the Fire and with a scrub Brush untouched with Quick-silver cleanse it as at first if you perceive any untouched spot of Quick-silver the Gold must be laid on it again when it is cleansed with a scratch Brush and after this manner you may heighten its colour if you see it necessary To heighten the colour of Gold Take an equal quantity of Salt Argal and Brimstone mix them with as much fair Water as will cover the gilded Mettal when put into it boil them well and tying your Gilded Mettal in a string plunge it in for a little space often plunging and looking as often on it as you draw it out and when the colour is heightened to your expectation dip it in cold water and the work is done you may in the foregoing manner double or treble Gild till the Gold enriches it to a lasting thickness and colour To Counterfeit Tortoiseshell To do this well let the Wood you intend to work on be very close grained clean and smooth wrought off as Pear-tree or the like but if rough grained you must Prime it with Whiting as you are taught in Black Japaning for coarse grained Woods Rush it smooth and go over it with Seed Lac-Varnish the breadth of a Silver Leaf which take up with Cotton and lay on it moist as close as may be then wash again and place on another Leaf of Silver and so continue till the Wood is over-spread with Silver and when dry sweep off all the loose Silver with a hair brush then finely grind Collins Earth and mâ—â— it with Gum Water or Common Size and with this havit added more Size or Gum Watâ—â— than it was ground withal Sâ—â— or Cloud the Ground-Worâ— having a fine true natural Shell by you to imitate and when this is done you will perceive several Reds lighter and and darker appear on the edges of the Black and many times lye in streaks on the transparent part of the Shell to imitate this finely grind Sanguis Draconis with Gum water and with a fine Pencil draw those warm Reds flushing it in about the dark places more thick but fainter thinner and lesser of colour towards the lighter parts so sweetening it that it may in a manner lose the Red being sunk in in the Silver or more transparent parts VVhen it is done and dried give at least six washes of Seed Lac-Varnish and when it has continued twenty four hours Rush it gently and when it is smooth and fit for the second operation grind Gambogium very finely in an equal small quantity put these into as much Seed Lac-Varnish as will serve to wash it another six times then let it stand twelve hours and give it the third Varnishing and with the last mixture wash it so often that the Silver is changed to a Golden colour and the work is done To Dye Wood a curious Red. The VVood that takes this colour must be very white and to begin it put a handful of Allom in a moderate Kettle of water and cast your wood into it and when well soaked take it out and put in two handfuls of Rasped Brasil-wood and when that has boiled well put the wood in again for a quarter of an hours boiling and it will take the colour To Stain a curious Yellow In this case take the knotty Ash or Bur that is very white knotty and curled Smooth and Rush it very well and when it is well warmed wash it over with a Brush dipped in Aqua-fortis then hold it to the fire till it desists to smoke Rush it again when dry then Pollish it and Varnish it with Seed-Lac and it will be of a curious colour not inferiour to any Outlandish Yellow wood and if you put filings or bits of Metal as Copper Brass c. each Metal will produce a different tincture To Stain or Dye Wood Black Boil Logwood in Water or Vinegar and two or three times Brush or Stain your Wood with it when very hot then take Nut-Galls and Copperas bruise them well and boil them in Water and with it Wash or Stain your Wood so often till it be a perfect Black or rather steep it in the hot Liquor if you can put it in and the Dye will penetrate the better To Dye or Stain Wood for Inlaying of Flowers or other things in Cabinets Get moist new Horse-Dung and squeeze out the moisture through a Cloth put it into several small Vessels fit for your purpose and dissolve Gum Arabick and Roach Allom each the quantity of a Walnut and with these mix Reds Greens Blues or any Colour that is sutable to the work stir them often three or four 〈…〉 then take your Wood particularly Pear-tree for VVhite cut into the thickness of half-crowns or so much as will suffice any Inlayed work and in a square or length according to your desire boil up the Liquors or Colours very hot and put in the VVood till the Colour has well taken some indeed you may take out sooner that the Colour being less strong may the better agree with your particoloured Flowers Shading and the like To Dye or Stain Ivory Bone or Horn Red. Soak fine Lime about twelve hours in fair Rain VVater then pour off the VVater well from the settling through a Linnen Cloth and to each Pint put half an ounce of Rasped Brasil wood and having boiled your materials in Allom water boil it in this and it will give a curious tincture To Stain Horn Bone Wood or Ivory Green Prepare your materials by first boiling in allom-Allom-water then grind the common thick Verdigrise or Spanish Green a moderate quantity adding half as much Sal-Armoniack and put them into the sharpest VVine Vinegar as also the materials you intend to Stain and keep them there hot till they have taken a good tincture To Stain or Dye Horn Box or Ivory a curious Black To do this put small pieces of Brasil VVood into Aqua-fortis and so continue them till they appear green then wash well your materials in them and boil Logwood in VVater into which put them whilst they are warm and in a little time the Ivory c.
ounce of Copperas two Pippins cut in pieces without paring mix an ounce of the Oil of Sweet Almonds and strain it through a Linnen Cloth into clean Water and make it into a Pomatum and with it anoint the Face To take away Freckles Take the Gaul of a Cock an â—unce of Rye-Meal a quarter of an ounce of the Juice of Hemâ—ock an ounce of Oil of Turpentine make them into an Ointment and anoint the freckles with it and in a little tâ—me they will disappear A Pomatum to Plump the Lips and Cheeks Take an ounce of Fresh Butter and as much Virgins-Wax set them over a gentle Fire and throw in black Grapes bruise them with a Ladle then put in two ounces of Orange-Flower-Water bruise in a Porringer the bigness of a Rean of Orcanet allay it with a little Orange-Flower-Water put them into the Pomatum and work them up together with a Spoon and put it up for your use A Liquid Past to Wash the Hands without Water Take of bitter Almonds a pound bruise them well in a Stone Mortar till no Lumps remain wet it with a little Milk and make it into a Paste beat the Crumbs of Whitebread with a little Milk and put these with the Yolks of Eggs without a Tread into the Morter to the Paste beat them up yet more and then boil them till thick and keep them for use of white Lead and as much of burnt Bone mix them over a gentle fire to a thickness lay them on the Strainer To make a Soap that will take Greace Spots or Stains out of Cloth Silks or Stuffs Burn a pound of Roach-Allom and finely pouder it add to it half a pound of the Root of an Herb called Florence-flame then a new-laid Egg and two pound and a half of Cake Soap bruise and mix them well together that they may be made up with Fair Water into Balls then first wash the place Stained or Spotted with Fair warm Water scrape the Soap moist on it and wash it out and in three or four times thus doing the blemishes will disappear To take Spots out of Linnen Take two spoonfuls of the Juice of an Onion and as much of Lime-Juice wet it two or three times as often drying it by a Fire wash-it immediately in a good Laver and it is done A good Ley to take out Spots or Stains Put half a pound of Soap-boilers Ashes into two pints of Water let them remain three days with often stirring then pour off the clear Ley and mix it with Fullers-Earth and lay it thick on the place drying it in the Sun or by a Fire and in two or three times doing it will effect your desire To take Spots or Stains out of Coloured Silks Stuffs Linnen or Woollen Take Pumice-Stone and grind it to pounder put to it sharp Vinegar and Fullers-Earth let it lye on and dry then wash it out with Milk and the Flower of Almonds A way to take out Tar Pitch or Rosin Dab on this Oil of Turpentine let that dry and put on more and the third time when it is dried you may rub out the Pitch c. for it will crumble like Dirt. To take out Oil or Greace Mix burnt Bone and Fullers-Earth with a little White-Wine and Plaister them on the Spot dry it by the Sun or Fire and it will suck out all the Greace in once or twice doing Sweet Pouders or Perfumes c. To make gross Pouder Ala-Marchale Take of Iris sixteen ounces dried Orange-Flowers twelve ounces Coriander four ounces a pound of Provence Roses two ounces of Angel-Water dregs an ounce of Calamus two ounces of Souchet half an ounce of Cloves beat them well one after another in a Mortar mix them and finely sift them into one incorporated Pouder Pouder of Jessimines To make this mix about a thousand sprigs and flowers of Jessimine amongst twenty pound of fine Starch in a close Box lay them even making a Bed of Flowers and a Bed of Pouder and let them lye twenty four hours without touching then shift the Flowers and put fresh ones the same quantity for three days and the Pouder will be well scented Pouder of Musked Roses To do this well you must put the Musked Roses into the Pouder and leave them there twenty four hours in a close Box so shift them three times and they will give an excellent scent Pouder of Orange-Flowers Mix a pound of good scented Flowers with twenty pound of Starch or Rice grounds mingle them and sift them twice a day at least for these are subject to heat and in twenty four hours you must shift the Flowers and put the same quantity of fresh ones in and so till there is a good scent keeping it always close unless when you use it Pouder of Violets or Iris. In this case beat the Iris and pass it through a Sieve mingle it with the Pouder and it gives the natural scent of a Violet Pouder of Amber Mix Jessimine Rose and Musk-Pouder together each a like quantity then mix with them the eighth part of an ounce of the Essence of Amber then sift the Pouder but break not the Lumps made by the Essence till dried then sift them in and mingle them well and in this manner with Flowers Essences c. you may make what Scent you please Starch being the Ground of these Hair-Pouders which sucks the Scents and contains it a very considerable time for use Wash-balls Perfumed c. Common Wash-Balls to make them Take a pound of white Cake-Soap scrape it and beat it well in a Morter take out the Crumbles that are not well incorporated and put in a pound of Starch well poudered an ounce of the Essence of Orange half a pint of Macanet-Water prepared stir them gently with a Pestle then beat till they are an well mixed make the Paste up into Balls and let them dry Wash-Balls of Neroly Take eight pound of Cake-Soap well cleansed put to it when scraped as much of Rose or Orange-Flower as will well temper it stirring it twice a day the better to soak then having beaten it well put in a pound of Labdanum in Pouder and two ounces of Neroly mix them into a Paste and so make them into Balls Bologna Wash-Balls Take three Bundles or Boxes of these Balls beat them and dip them in Angel-Water as much as will well wet them add half a pint of Benjamine-Water make two equal Cakes of the Paste by well beating then beat very small two drams of Musk or Civet with two ounces of Balm of Peru dropped in by degrees add to these the gross Essence of Amber and some Essence of Cloves and some Cinnamon mix these with the Paste make it into Balls and keep it for a very curious Perfume and in this nature other Wash-Balls or Paste may be made and perfumed with various scents Sweet-Bags to make Take of Common-Rose-Leaves twelve ounces Lavender-Flowers a pound and a half Sweet Marjoram-Leaves twelve ounces
four ounces of the Leaves of Myrrh six ounces of Tyme-Leaves four ounces of Mellilot-Leaves one of Rosemary two of Cloves one of Musk-Roses a good handful of Citron and Orange-Flowers put these in a Pot making a Ley of Leaves and Flowers and another of Salt then stop it well yet every other day stir it with a stick exposing it to the heat of the Sun in Summer but not in the Rain and fill your Sweet-Bags with these and pouder To perfume Gloves Fans or Skins with Flowers c. Grind on a smooth clean Marble Stone two drams of Civet add three drops of the Essence Orange-Flowers and other Flowers made with Ben-Oil add more a few drops of Millefleur-Water grind by it self Gum Adragam about the bigness of a Hazle-Nut mixed with Orange-Flower-Water after that mix your Civet dropping a little of the Millefleur-Water so do till all is well mixed then put your composition into a Mortar and pour more Water stir it till it comes to a quarter of a pint lay it very even on your Gloves Skins c. dry them in the Air open and order them for Colouring and by this Rule you may Perfume them with any Scents Roman-Gloves how to Perfume Grind on a fine Marble a dram of Civet with a few drops of Essence of Orange-Flower-Water then mix Gum-Adragant of the bigness of a Hazle-Nut in other Orange-Flower Water then warm a little Mortar and infuse in it a dram of Amber with a few drops of Orange-Flower-Water pouring more to it by degrees till all come to about a quarter of a pint then mix again the Civet with some drops of the same Water adding till the whole comes to half a pint and then Perfume your Gloves Skins or Fans with it How to Colour and Perfume Gloves at once Chuse what Colours you like best and grind them on a flat Stone with a little Ben-Oil or the Essence of Orange-Flowers or Jessâ—min pour Orange-flower-water by degrees still grinding then put to the Colours Gum-Adragant dissolved in Orange-Water then being well ground pour all into an Earthen Pan with more Water taking the Colours being not too thick and then dip a soft Brush into it and rub over Gloves Skins or Fans let them dry in the Air then smooth and order them as is requisite grind a bit of your Colour with a little piece of Gum Adragant infused in Orange-Flower and very clear rub them over with this and it will keep the Scene a long time Several sorts of Snuff Solid and Liquid how to Make and Perfume them To Prepare and Cleanse Snuff The Ground of it is Tobacco dried into Pouder that it will sift curiously through a fine Sieve and then it requires briefly to be washed and cleansed in the following manner Soak it in Fair Water twenty four hours then take it out and squeeze it very well in a Cloth dry it in the Sun on Wicker Hurdles over which a fine Linnen Cloth is laid keeping it turning and stirring almost continually being dried sprinkle Sweet-Water on it as Orange Jessimine Angel or the like then dry it again and wet and dry it three times by which means it will be capable to take the impression of any Scent by being sprinkled on it or infused but if you design to colour it Red or Yellow it must be done before it is scented especially for Flower-scents it may be coloured with Red or Yellow-Oker To Perfume Snuff with Flowers The Flowers most used in this are Jessimine Orange Musk Roses Common-Roses Turbe-Roses c. But these if used naturally must be helped with the Essence of other Flowers or the same to do this get a wooden Box large enough for your purpose lined within with dry White-Paper lay a laying of Snuff and a laying of Flowers and let them stand twenty four hours then searce or sift the Snuff to take out the Flowers and renew them with other Flowers continue it four or five days then separate it and keep it in close Boxes in a dry place for use Snuff with Spanish-Perfume Take a pound of Snuff that has been Perfumed with any sort of Flowers beat in a Mortar twenty grains of Musk with a little lump of Sugar so put in your Snuff by degrees gently stirring it about and when the Mortar is full empty it gently and cover it to keep in the Scent as much as may be then put in ten grains of Civet put in the Snuff again and mingle them well and so keep it dry for use How to take Spots or Stains out of Scarlet or Velvet To do this take Soap-wort a Herb of that name bruise it and strain out the Juice add a little Black-Soap mix them well to a moderate thickness daub over the stained or spotted place wash it out with warm water and suffering it to dry do it again twice or thrice and it will effect your desire To take Iron-moulds or Spots out of Linnen Dissolve the Pouder of Burnt-Allom in the Juice of Limon wet the place with it and dry it with the back of a Spoon in the fore-part of which is a live Coal and in doing it five or six times the Iron-mould or Spot will wash out To Recover Faded Linnen Heat a gallon of New-Milk over the Fire and scrape a pound of Cake-Soap into it and when the Soap is well dissolved boil the Linnen well therein and then clap it into a hot Laver of Water and other Soap wash it out well and it will recover its Strength and Colour To make Pouder-Inks as the London-Pouder-Ink c. and Liquid Shining Japan-Ink To make that which is called the London-Pouder-Ink Take ten ounces of the clearest Nut-galls bruise them and sift the Pouder very fine then White Copperas two ounces Roman Vitriol three ounces Gum-Arabick or Sandriack an ounce bruise and sift them very fine so that though they appear White a little being put into Water will in a little time turn it and an ounce of the Pouder will make a pint of very Black Ink. To make Japan or Shining-Ink Take Gum-Arabick and Roman-Vitriol of each an ounce Galls well bruised a pound put them into Rape-Vinegar or Vinegar made of clear Small-Beer let them remain in a warm place often stirring till the Liquor becomes black then add to a gallon an ounce of Ivory-Black and a quarter of a pint of Seed-Lac-Varnish and it will be a curious Black-Shining Ink. A Pouder-Ink to rub on Paper and Write on Bruise about twenty Nut-galls and half an ounce of Roman Vitriol as much Gum-Arabick and Gum-Sandriack mingle these finely together when well bruised and sifted to a pouder rub the Paper hard with it with Cotton Wool and polishing it with a piece of Ivory write with Water and in a little time the Letters you write will appear a Fair-black as if written with the best Ink. Receipts for the Cures of sundry Diseases and Grievances Incident to Men Women and Children For the Ague Take a little handful of the Tops of Rue boil them in a quart of White-Wine give the party half a pint four times successively upon four Coldsits approaching if the Ague last so long and put the party into a warm Bed this must be drank as hot as the Patient can drink it To Ease and Remove the Pains of the Gout Take two ounces of Sarsaparilla cut it small and boil it in a quart of Small-Beer till a third part be consumed drink it as hot as may be and about a quarter of an hour after bathe in with your warm hands a mixture equally of the Spirit of Wine and the finest Oil of Turpentine where the afflicting Pain is and it gives present ease and in a short time makes it cease For Pains of Teeth Take Henbane-Seed and Hisop-Seed bruise them finely together mix them that they may stick well with a little Oil of Spikenard if hollow stop the Tooth with these and a piece of Lint dipped in the Oil if not tye up the quantity of a large Pea in a fine thin Rag and lay it to the Root of the Tooth and the Pain will soon cease To take away Corns Cut well and close take out as much of the Coat as you can then take Burnt-Allom and the Pith of an Oister that sticks to the Shell dried and poudered incorporate these with a little Venice-Turpentine put into the hollowness if there be any a little Tent of Lint dipped in Oil of Cloves and lay on the other as a Plaster and it in a weeks time with thrice renewing takes away the Corn making Flesh arise to fill the hollowness For Blasts Burns or Scalds Take Ointment of Tobacco a quarter of an ounce Pidgeons or Pullets Dung half an ounce Sallad Oil two spoonfuls Snow-Water the like quantity Cream a quarter of a pint and the White of a New-laid Egg beat and bruise these till they become a pliable Ointment over a gentle fire spread them on a fair Cloth and lay it to the afflicted Part and in three or four times renewing it will take out the fire and put the party in an easie way of Recovery For the Stone or Gravel in the Reins or Bladder Take green Parsley if it can be got that is running to Seed if not other Parsley stamp it and squeeze out an ounce of the Juice and as much of that of a very hard Onion take a little handful of Sloes bruise them that the Stones may break mix these with a pint of White-Wine and boil it well then add to the strained Liquor a quarter of an ounce of calcined Crabs-Eyes or Claws and let the Patient drink fasting half of it and move up and down swiftly and within a quarter of an hour the rest and it will speedily afford ease and bring away Sand and Gravel if it remain in the Ureters or Neck of the Bladder or Yard Thus Reader have I made good my Promise in this crouded VVork full of variety and must conclude because there remains not room for any more to be inserted in this little Book