& shapd very like Spanish Broome [approximately 4 letters tear at top of page] christalls[chris] together with a litle Liquor that re[mained] uncoagulated at the Bottom, were of a love[ly] almost of an['e' at end of word deleted] Emerald colour.

Wee tooke some oyle of Turpentine that had been formerly distilld over from oyle of vitrioll & was of a yellow colour pretty high. To this we put an æquall part by ghesse of oyle of vitrioll and shakeing them together there was excited heat accompanyd with a strong & not pleasant smell & haveing sufferd these to stand a good while in an open mouth glasse in a Window, there setled to the Bottom, as we expected, a Balsam-like substance, which when it was somewhat thick was opacous, but where t'was thinner & transparent, appear'd to be of a deepe red.