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-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-Water till it is very white then put it into a new earthen Pan put in a quarter of an
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-â—llom-water then give them a gentle heat adding in the heatâ—ng bran-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-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-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
does as well without the danger of attempting to boil it which endangers firing the House and the Party's Life Shell Lac-Varnish how to make it This in curious glossy pieces of Work is not of value but in Varnisht Woods it succeeds to make put to a Gallon of Spirit â— pound and a half of the best Shell Lac order it as the former and though it has no Sediment it is proper however it should be strained to take away the sticks or straws that may be in the Gum nor will it ever be fine and clear as the former but turns in a few days to cloudiness yet is it fit for course work and much used White Varnish how to make it Take an ounce of White Gum Mastick and an ounce of White Gum Sandarach three ounces of the best and clearest Venice Turpentine Gum Elemi half an ounce Gum Capal an ounce and a half Gum Benjamin or Benzoin of the clearest half an ounce and half an ounce of White Rosin and the Gums being separated in their quantities provided put the Rosin and Capal in a glass Vial with half a pint of Spirits that they may be dissolved and to the same end in a Glass Bottle of three quarts of Spirits put the Venice Turpentine Animae and Benjamine and in another Bottle the Gum Mastick and Sandarack in a pint and a half of Spirits then dissolve the Gum Elemi in a quarter of a pint of Spirits powder very finely the Animae and Benjamin the better to dissolve in the Spirit and then pour them off into one large Bottle let them stand to fine as the former and then strain them through a Linnen cloth gently not hardly pressing the Sediment lest you carry the grittiness of the Gums along with you to injure the Varnish General Rules for Varnishing This is a point nicely to be observed or your labour and cost may be in vain 1. If you chuse Wood that requires to be Varnished let it be exempted from knots very close grained smooth clean well rushed and free from greasiness 2. As for your Colours and Blacks lay them even and exquisitely smooth sweep all roughness off with your rush 3. Keep your Work ever warm but not hot to raise blisters or crack it which no thing but scraping off all the Varnish can amend 4. After every distinct wash let your work be thoroughly dry for neglect in this point introduces the fault of roughness 5. After it is Varnished let it lye by and rest as long as your conveniency will admit and it will be the better 6. Ever take care to begin your Varnish strokes in the middle of the Table or what you do it on and not from one end to the other and your Brush being planted in the middle strike it to one end then take it off and fix it to the place you began at so draw or extend it to the other end and so continue it till the whole plain be Varnished over and beware you overlap not the Edges which is when the Varnish hangs in splashes or drops on them therefore to prevent it draw your Brush gently once or twice against your Gally-pot side 7. When you have proceeded so far as to come to pollish let your Tripoly be very fine and the finer the Work let it be still the finer and use fine Rags keeping your hand moderately hard upon it and brighten or pollish one place as much as you intend e're you leave it and pass to another and always have regard that you pollish your Work as smooth as you intend at one time but if your conveniency will admit let it rest two or three days before you give the finishing strokes after you have pollished it but come not too near the Wood to make it thin and hungry for then it will require another Varnish or remain to your discredit 8. Take a sufficient quantity of Tripoly at the first pollishing till it begins to come smooth and so lessen by degrees and carefully observe there be no scratches or grating in it 9. When you have a mind to clear up the Work wash off the Tripoly with a Spunge and soak up the wet with a fair Linnen Cloth and with Lamp-black mixed with Oil gently smeer the whole face of it let no corner nor moulding of it escape that the whole Piece may be freed then with other Linnen and a hard hand cleanse it of that and these things done there will be an admirable gloss For white work let your pollishing be gentle and easie do it nimbly and clear it with Oil and fine Flower and in exactly observing these Rules you will prove an Artist Of Black Varnishing or Japan Provide for this imatation of Japan a close grained Wood well wrought off Rush it smooth and keep it warm by a Fire but never so near as to burn scorch or blister your work then add to Seed-Lac-Varnish as much Lamp black as will at the first strokes colour the Wood do it three times permitting it to dry well between every doing and also Rush it well then with a quarter of a pint of the thickest Seed-Lac mixed with an ounce of Venice Turpentine put in more Lamp-black so much as may well colour it and with this wash it six times leting it stand twelve hours between the three first and the three last washings then with the finest Seed Lac just tinctured with the Black do it over twelve times leting it dry between every time doing after which let it remain for five or six days before you pollish it At the end of that time take Water and Tripole and Pollish it having first dipped your Cloth in Water and rub it till it gains a very fine smoothness and gloss but do not rub so as may any ways wear off the Varnish which cannot be easily repaired then use a Rag wetted without Tripole and clear it up with Oil and Lamp-black yet Pollish it not all at once but let it have some days respite between the first and last Pollishing and at least three or four days White Varnishing or Japan This must be curiously done without any soiling and therefore you must be cautious of letting any dirty thing come near whilst you are doing it To begin this Work scrape as much Isinglass as will make it of a reasonable thickness or when dipping your Pencil into it it will with a stroke whiten the Body which has been passed over with a Brush but let it be in neither of the extreams too thick or too thin then mix it with your Size whiten your Work over with it and when dry repeat the same covering it from all manner of Dust before it is Varnished it must be whited three times and dried between every one of them smooth and lay it as close as you can to the Wood with your Rushes then mix White Flake with your Size only so that it may lye with a full and fair body on the Piece and whiten your Work
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