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184. Gold Varnish
Rx Gum Lae in Tears, & reduce it to Powder, to [p^H j?] of this Gum add [p^H] [iiij]? of R Mix & dissolve in a gentle Warmth. Strain into a cloth, & preserve in a Bottle close stopped
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Wash silvered Wood 3 times with this Varnish
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Free [Surgery? Hungary?] Hungary Water
Rx. Fresh Flowers of Rosemary to Medicine
M.S.Vol 3. [Impression?] of Leaves on Paper or for needle work
Lay the Leaf[width?] between the Leaves of a Book, for a few minutes till flat, wet it with Linseed Oil & [Praileous Ink. Press it hard on white Paper or [tin on a ?] moistened with soft water & you will have the perfect figure, which you may colour with a pencil or werk with a Needle
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Poul of Linseed [symbol] with some Litharge of [symbol] & pass it thro a Flannel.
183 . Varnish for Boots A Linseed [symbol] ℔ [pound] i [1] [Mu?}tten Seed tbsp Bees Wax - ℥ [ounce] vi [6] o. vii [7] - Rosen ℥ [ounce] i [1] Melt them together in a Pipkin & let them cool till Milk warm . [ words smudged]
Use Lay it on new Boots with a Hair Brush but rather upon the Leather before the Boots are made, then brush them again when made For old Boots, lay it on when they are dry -
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Factitious Agate [double line] 1. Dissolve Gum Arabic in Safron Water and let it harden again, You may put in Insects if you please. [double line] 2. To find if you have any strange Bees in your Hive [double line] Early in the morning when Dew is upon the Bees, take a Powder Puff & strew some Powder upon the Bees till they are white, then observe what Hive they go to, and there the Strange Bees [double line] 3. Salt Cat for Pigeons [double line]
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[Sal alcali] [sic] Then Rx [recipe] of the best Zink ʒ [dram] iiii [4] Tutty aa + the [t?]of a walnut of Venetian Borax, mix & throw these into the Crucible, & it will immediately crackle, & you will have a light yellow Matter with a yellow Flame rise up, when this is by degrees gone off + well worked. Stir the [shaves?] well with an iron wire till it is burnt + the Copper remains very hot in the Flux, Pour it into an Ingot well smeared with wax, +you may ham mer it + draw it to wire, + it will work + look like the best Gold.
NB This is exactly given in the School of Arts under the name of Aurum sophisticum_ Pag:35.t.sol
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39 Air of the Plant gives it such an additional Portion as is necessary & by this Means one Seed is multiplied to a Hundred. Hence the Spirit in the Bread & Corn is the Cause of its Vegetation & Multiplication - For if you take the Caput Mort. of the Liquor left in the Glass, & put it into an earthen Vessell & cover it with an Iron Plate: the Matter will penetrate it in a few days; & you will see 1000 Spicula like Hairs upon the Top like Corn growing, which shows the Nature of Vegetation, the Earth seeking its Spirit & as it were a Resuscitation [sic] of the Plant.-
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42 the Matter grossly, & proceed as on the former Experiment 3. The same with [?] Rx [?] dessolve it in [?] [?] & evaporate to dryness. let this run [?] to a gold Coloured Liquor evaporate this Liquor to a Pellicle & let it crystal lise. To [?] of this [?] put [?] of fine Powder of Flints. mety them as in the preceeding Processes, & proceed as before 4. The same may be done with Salt of Pot Ash. It is very well known, that all the Salts {underscore} when they have lost their volatile Spirits {underscore} by the Fire {underscore} are reduced to a melting Finely. by wch they
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202 Use When you use this Liquor have a small Phial of [alchemy symbol] of Lead, which you write with upon Paper; or a Wall. or the Boards - the 2 last with a Hair Pencil Pass it over with the Liquor with Cotton. & the letters [?] appear. This is the [?] [?] Ink.
245 To make [alchemy symbol:gold] from [a.s.:lead] Rx of Cyprean Calcanthum [a.s:measurement?] [a.s.:dissolve] it Spring Water [a.s.:measurement?].filtre & [a.s.:?] by [a.s.] Preserve the [a.s.] [a.s.:water] well closed for use - [?] an [?] with [a.s.:mercury] [a.s.:measurement] & pure [a.s.:gold] in Leaf [a.s.:measurement] over the [a.s.:fire] [?] Then Rx of purified [a.s.:lead] [a.s.:measurement] when melted mix it well with the above a.a.a. over the [a.s.:fire] when well mixd add
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244 Magic Ink Rx Quick Lime [alchemy symbol, weight] [?piment] [a.s. weight] - put it in a Matras with a long Neck, that holds a Pint, pour in as much Spring water as will cover the Ingredients 3 Fingers - Stop the Mouth with a Bladder over it, & prick Holes in it with a Pin - Set it in warm Ashes [?] right up [?] [inclining?] continue this for 24 hours in the same Degree of Heat. Move it gently & let it stand till cold. then pour off the clear Water, taking Care no sediment is with it & divide the Water into smal Phials well stopped with Glass Stoppers -- When ever you use this Liquor or open the Bottles keep the Nose close stopped to avoid inhaling the Vapours: which are very poisonous