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Below | Below is a basic semi-diplomatic transcription of two recipes for black ink taken from Giles Lodge's Lute book. This transcription was originally completed as part of the first Practical Paleography Series, sponsored by EMMO. <br> | ||
To make black incke flourish <br> | To make black incke flourish <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 gu''mm'' <br> | ||
halfe a pound of grene coperas, & stear them | halfe a pound of grene coperas, & stear them <br> | ||
Blacke incke to gether everye day, yower gaull most be | Blacke incke to gether everye day, yower gaull most be <br> | ||
brocke in great peces, & yower gummes most | brocke in great peces, & yower gummes most <br> | ||
be put in ij or iij dayes after yower stuffe | be put in ij or iij dayes after yower stuffe <br> | ||
& lett hit be storyd everye daye for the | & 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. | a moneth it will be good. <br> | ||
To make gumme for incke | To make gumme for incke <br> | ||
Take the whittes of egges & put them in a | Take the whittes of egges & put them in a <br> | ||
Gumme bladder & hange it in a smocke vntill it be | Gumme bladder & hange it in a smocke vntill it be <br> | ||
drye, & it will be gumme for incke. | drye, & it will be gumme for incke. <br> | ||
61r | 61r | ||
To make read incke . flourish f..i | To make read incke . flourish f..i <br> | ||
ffirst make oyle with the whitt of a nege, as | ffirst make oyle with the whitt of a nege, as <br> | ||
this, Take the whyet of a nege & with a locke | this, Take the whyet of a nege & with a locke <br> | ||
of fine whitt woll wringe hit thorow vj or | of fine whitt woll wringe hit thorow vj or <br> | ||
vij times vntill ye se that all the whit is turned | vij times vntill ye se that all the whit is turned <br> | ||
to water & will drope from the wooll, then is | to water & will drope from the wooll, then is <br> | ||
Readd incke hit fine oyle. Or els ye may take vpe the | Readd incke hit fine oyle. Or els ye may take vpe the <br> | ||
whitt with a sponge & wringe hit thorow as | whitt with a sponge & wringe hit thorow as <br> | ||
befor. Now take vermelon & grind hit apon | befor. Now take vermelon & grind hit apon <br> | ||
a marble stone drye with a moller halfe a quartr | a marble stone drye with a moller halfe a quartr <br> | ||
of an hower, then put to a litle of your oyle | of an hower, then put to a litle of your oyle <br> | ||
& grind hit as mutch longer with the oyle, & | & grind hit as mutch longer with the oyle, & <br> | ||
yf ye take paine to grind your vermelon an | yf ye take paine to grind your vermelon an <br> | ||
hower ye shalbe most surest to haue your | hower ye shalbe most surest to haue your <br> | ||
incke myche the fyner, for all the masterye of | incke myche the fyner, for all the masterye of <br> |
Revision as of 15:40, 12 May 2015
Below is a basic semi-diplomatic transcription of two recipes for black ink taken from Giles Lodge's Lute book. This transcription was originally completed as part of the first Practical Paleography Series, sponsored by EMMO.
To make black incke flourish
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 . flourish 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