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for otherwise it will change its Colour Note that the Minerall Colours must be exquisitly with the aforesaid Masse before it be put into the Crucible, Note also to keepe it from stickeing to the Moulds it is cast in you must powder the inside with Alcohol of Brine to keept it from stickeing,

9 Take of Tinglasse one part & of Lead 1 part melt them together & then take of quicksilver 2 parts Amalgam them wel & poure them them hot into the <glas> vessel very well heated before

10 Take fritta & calcine Tin & melt them together & you shall have a white masse but you must have a Care to watch it very diligently & as soone as it has ever attained the desired Colour you must remove it from the fire els you may loose your Colour. Of the same fritta mix with appropriated Colours by the same way you may make all the other kinds of Enamells

11 Take a sixpence & a peny weight of Antimony & the weight of them both of red Oker melt these together & poure out the masse which being powdered very small & dexterously applyed upon Heated Glasse will tinge it a golden Colour one <side>replacing 'way' & blue anot deleted on the other.

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12 Take infernall Ice draw thence in a Retort a penetrant & sowrish Spirit 5 or 6 parts of this Spirit put upon Sal Sulphuratum & then draw it of in a Retort with a graduall fire & there will come over at the first or second impregnation a very peirceing Spirit & which towards the later end of the distillation will bring the Sal Sulphuratum over the helmet