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reducid into er??e / And if ??e wole not make lymayl of gold,
??anne make ??{er}of a sotil ??i{n}ne plate, as ??e kan, and putte wi??i{n}ne 4
??e M{er}cur{i}e al warm; and ??e schal haue ??oure desier / And
in ??is same maner ??e may worche wi?? siluir / Thanne take ??e
calx of ??ese two bodies, and bere hem openly wi?? ??ou; and ??{er}
[To carry these powders about, mix them with pitch, wax, or
gum, melting the mass when you want the metal.]
schal noman knowe what ??ei ben / And if ??e wole bere hem 8
more p{ri}uyly wi??oute ony knowynge, ??anne meynge hem wi??
pich melt, or wex, or ellis gu{m}me, for ??anne noman schal knowe
it what it is. And whanne ??e wole dissolue ony of ??ese calces
by hem silf, putte ei??ir by hi{m} silf in a test, or ellis ??e pich or 12
??e wex in which ??ei be{n} y{n}ne; and anoon schal come out verry
gold & silu{er} as ??ei were tofore.
[--How to separate gold from silver when mixed with it.--]
Now I wole teche ??ou ??e maistrie of departynge of gold
fro siluir wha{n}ne ??ei be meyngid togidere / Forso??e ??e woot 16
weel ??at ??er be manye werkis in ??e whiche gold and siluir
be meyngid, as in giltynge of vessel & Iewellis / ??{er}fore
[Put the mixture into a solution of vitriol and saltpetre, and
the silver will be dissolved.]
whanne ??e wole drawe ??e toon fro ??at o??ir, putte al ??at mixture
into a strong watir maad of vitriol and of sa?‚ pet{re}.
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