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but it should not be too small, then take  a
glass vial not too big and put into it a half of these
two, namely two & a half ounces. Next take the said
benzoin just as roughly crushed, and put it to use with the
aforesaid water and let it rest for the space of one & half
days, & then take the said water &
put it into another glass vial & soak it very well.
And on the rest of the said benzoin that remains at the bottom of
the said first vial, put the rest of the water over this
and do as before when you see that the case is going well, and mix the
first water with the second. By means of this you will be able to
help yourself to this for something more noble.


Another approved varnish

Take two ounces of linseed oil & two
ounces of huille petrolle and two
ounces of mastic, the whitest you can find, and of
alung de glace, & grind it, and take a little bit of
white copperas, and put all these drugs together into an
earthen pot that should be new, and lay it on hot
ashes for a bit, and you will see a beautiful
varnish.


Another varnish

Take huille petrolle & spike
lavender oil, as much of one as the other, & mix it
together with copperas, & make them melt over hot
ashes, according to the quantity that you want to make. To lay
down this varnish, put three coats on the work that you want to
varnish.


Another varnish

Take one ounce of spike lavender oil &
of sang de raiyeda Rac & make

