Sentence:  It was customary to beautify the Prow with Gold, and various ſorts of Paint and Colours: ... Several other Colours were alſo made uſe of, nor were they barely varniſh'd over with them, but very often <WSD>anneal'd</WSD> by Wax melted in the Fire, ſo as neither the Sun, Winds, or Water were able to deface them.<!-- actually a Herbert quote, can be reinserted if correctly attributed  quote-book 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To burn colors onto a glass or other surface.