The arte of limming.

all the proportion of the woozle at thine downe pleasure, even as thou lufft. And when thou haft drawne it all out, then let it dzepe upon the hozne in the funne, and when it is through dzepe, then breathe upon it twice, or twice, and then laye it downe upon thy booke. And then pressse it downe (the letters being nert the paper) with a lynnen clothe, and the same letters or work that remaine upon the paper whiche thou didst drawe upon the hozne, then drawe it faire against with blacke Inke. Here hane I taught you (besides the temperering of gould, of filuer, and of colours) dyuers things, verpe meete and necessarie to be knowne to paynters & scriueners. And nowe will I rehearse bzieſelpe all that I haue written before touching limming. First draw thy woozle with a pencell of blacke lead, and then with penne and Inke. Then lap thy siles for thy gould and filuer. Then ingrossse them wyth a charpe knyſe, then wet them ouer lightly with thy pencell, then bring dze burnish it with a tooth. Then wet thy ſize again lightly. Then touch thy gould and lap theron. Then pressse it lightly with an Hares taile, then let it dze, then burnish it with a tooth, then rubbe it with a white wollen cloth or an Hares foote untill all go of, but that which cleueth unto the ſize. Then lap thy colours: First thy false colours and after thy ladd, then purſe them about the ſides with blacke Inke, then map it thou diaper.

them ouer with white colour if thou wilte, then veniſhe them ouer wyth good

old glazze, then haſt thou done all that belongeth to limming.

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The names of all suche colours & other things, as are mentioned in this

prefere booke of limming, and are for the moste parte to be solde at the Boticaries.

Gould foyle

Syluer foyle.

Shell gouldle

Shell filuer.

Azurie.

Byze.

Indebaudias

Smale florey.

Orpyment

Masticot

Vermelyon

Turnefoll.

Rosett

Brassyll

Sinapor lake

Sinapor topias

Red lead.

Blacke lead.

Browne of Spayne

Okir de luke.

Greene byze.

Vertgyſe.

Saffron

Vennys Cerius

VVhite leade

Fume blacke

Blacke ynke.

Hartes hörne. Gipsum.

Booll Armoniacke

Gumme Arabeck.

Galles

Greene coporas

Romayne vytrioll

Rozen.

Alam

VVaxe.

Honnye

Turpentyne

Quicke filuer

Tynne.

Pomegarnard pillz.

Christall ſtone

Paragon ſtone

Chalke.

Allabaſter

Playſter of an olde

Inage.

Vnſlickt lyme.

Poulder of white bones.

Poulder of ſhepes burres.

Netes gall.

VVhytes of egges.

Yelkes of egges.

Cowes mylke

Ewes milke.

Milke of greene figges.

Mylke of Spurge

Milke of warte-wceede.

Mylk of Salendyne

Iuce of garlyke & of Onyon heads.

Iuce of Rewe

Iuce of red nettle.

Scraped Cheefe

VVhyte wyne

VVhite Vineger.

Vergis

Chyldes piffe

Lye.

Oyles and liquors that make smoke.

Glouers ſhredes and ſhredes of newe paychement

VVater & greaſe of ſnayles. Glue water.

Aquavite.

Bengewyne.

Oyle of lynſeede.

Oyle of walnuttes

Bay ſalte.

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