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by an Ingenious Friend to make some Tryalls, & that these [marets]unclear haveing been before sowne in a very leane & sandy soyle being by the Dr. made to grow in a rich soyle, & very plentifully dungd became 10 or 15 times bigger then his Friends [Marets]unclear, in so much that when the Dr showd him them, he would not believe them to be of the same kind.

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{Recipe} æq. parts of Lead & Tin, & putting them together into a strong Crucible give them a vehement fire, & observe what will follow

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Remember the Ianian'ni' altered from 'm' parting water made of salt of {tartar}, sal Armoniack, & one or two Ingredients more reducd to a Viscous Liquor

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Take of Venice'ice' altered from 'us' <glass & pumice-Stone>replacing '& the fusible stone', Boyle hand æq. parts (or else 2 of the latter to one of the former) & keepe them 2 or 3 days in a glasse house fire, till they be colliquated into an Opacous masse.

{Recipe} æq. parts of calcin'd Tin & Minium, & melt them together by various Degrees of fire. <To to exhibit variety of Colors. Tis applicable to other Metals employing A calcind metall employd first & then the same Metall crude lively variss colors.>insertion in line in Boyle hand

Dr Morrison told me he had by some Industry & watching a right season, been able both to gather the seeds of divers Plants that some call Turgifoetæ (as [Fer]unclear....approximately 4 characters & some other Plants of ....approximately 5 characters &c that are ....approximately 17 characters ceed, & also ....approximately 40 characters, remainder of entry

largely illegible due to damage caused by bottom of page torn off....approximately 9 lines, remainder of page < turne into a red præcipitate, of this red powder take 2 parts, of sacc. {lead}ni the Inflammable substance divided by Gum well mixd into a Bolthead, & that into a sand Furnace, where giveing them such a heat as well serve to make infusion for 8 or 10 days.>insertion in margin, writing parallel to long edge of page

{Recipe} sylver & Tin reduc'd to fine powder, (but without Calcination) mix equall pa[rts] ....approximately 15 characters which you may afterwards imploy in the Art of Dyeing.

{Recipe} 2 parts of ....approximately 15 characters with one part of deleted nitre, & put into this mixture one part of <Valla>replacing 'Orient Minerall', Boyle hand very finely powde[red] ....approximately 15 characters about 3 days, & minerall will dissolve in the menstruum, & tinge ....approximately 3 characters with a faint but pleasant blew.

....approximately 12 charactersium of {tartar} & {nitre} to be well purifyd, & that divers Operations of Alcalys especially[especia] that of the [rake]unclear) & varying the ....approximately 15 characters

Remember the Addition of {ounce} i of Magnesia to the other Ingred[ients] ....approximately 4 characters the swift Flux powder.