Giles Lodges lute book miscellany, V.a.159: Difference between revisions
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To make black incke <br> | To make black incke <br> | ||
Take a gallon of raine water or worte, & <br> | Take a gallon of raine water or worte, & <br> | ||
put in hit a pounde of gaull a pound of | put in hit a pounde of gaull a pound of gum''m'' <br> | ||
halfe a pound of grene coperas, & stear the''m'' <br> | halfe a pound of grene coperas, & stear the''m'' <br> | ||
'''Blacke incke''' to gether everye day, yower gaull most be <br> | '''Blacke incke''' to gether everye day, yower gaull most be <br> | ||
brocke in great peces, & yower | brocke in great peces, & yower gum''m''es most <br> | ||
be put in ij or iij dayes after yower stuffe <br> | be put in ij or iij dayes after yower stuffe <br> | ||
& lett hit be storyd everye daye for the <br> | & lett hit be storyd everye daye for the <br> | ||
space of an wecke, & whan it hathe stande | space of an wecke, & whan it hathe stande | ||
a moneth it will be good. <br> | a moneth it will be good. <br> | ||
To make | To make gum''m''e for incke <br> | ||
Take the whittes of egges & put them in a <br> | Take the whittes of egges & put them in a <br> | ||
''' | '''Gum''m''e''' bladder & hange it in a smocke vntill it be <br> | ||
drye, & it will be | drye, & it will be gum''m''e for incke. <br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
61r <br> | 61r <br> | ||
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whitt w''i''t''h'' a sponge & wringe hit thorow as <br> | whitt w''i''t''h'' a sponge & wringe hit thorow as <br> | ||
befor. Now take vermelon & grind hit apon <br> | befor. Now take vermelon & grind hit apon <br> | ||
a marble stone drye w''i''t''h'' a moller halfe a q'' | a marble stone drye w''i''t''h'' a moller halfe a q''u''artr <br> | ||
of an hower, then put to a litle of | of an hower, then put to a litle of yo''u''r oyle <br> | ||
& grind hit as mutch longer w''i''t''h'' the oyle, & <br> | & grind hit as mutch longer w''i''t''h'' the oyle, & <br> | ||
yf ye take paine to grind | yf ye take paine to grind yo''u''r vermelon an <br> | ||
hower ye shalbe most surest to haue | hower ye shalbe most surest to haue yo''u''r <br> | ||
incke myche the fyner, for all ''th''e masterye<br> | incke myche the fyner, for all ''th''e masterye<br> | ||
of <br> | of <br> |
Revision as of 08:35, 13 May 2015
Below is a basic semi-diplomatic transcription of instructions for making black ink taken from Giles Lodge's Lute Book. These transcriptions were originally created as part of the Practical Paleography Series, sponsored by EMMO.
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To make black incke
Take a gallon of raine water or worte, &
put in hit a pounde of gaull a pound of gumm
halfe a pound of grene coperas, & stear them
Blacke incke to gether everye day, yower gaull most be
brocke in great peces, & yower gummes most
be put in ij or iij dayes after yower stuffe
& lett hit be storyd everye daye for the
space of an wecke, & whan it hathe stande
a moneth it will be good.
To make gumme for incke
Take the whittes of egges & put them in a
Gumme bladder & hange it in a smocke vntill it be
drye, & it will be gumme for incke.
61r
To make read incke . f..i
ffirst make oyle with the whitt of a nege, as
this, Take the whyet of a nege & with a locke
of fine whitt woll wringe hit thorow vj or
vij times vntill ye se that all the whit is turned
to water & will drope from the wooll, then is
Readd incke hit fine oyle. Or els ye may take vpe the
whitt with a sponge & wringe hit thorow as
befor. Now take vermelon & grind hit apon
a marble stone drye with a moller halfe a quartr
of an hower, then put to a litle of your oyle
& grind hit as mutch longer with the oyle, &
yf ye take paine to grind your vermelon an
hower ye shalbe most surest to haue your
incke myche the fyner, for all the masterye
of