and ofthe vertues thereof. Fol. 5. 
pou ſhall finde that whiche is filed of the colour of Gerdes 
greace, the which muſt be dꝛied: and after it is dꝛye, it mak 
be grounde, and being well ground pou may vſe thereof. 
Some there bee that dos wath it with freſh water, oꝛ with 
vineger, and dos ſtraine it thꝛougha linnen tloath, and then 
put it vnder a veel vntil it ware rottt, and after ther waſh 
it. and keepe it. That whichthis Mode dooth ſap,ſeemeth 
to be of Aueroies, in the fifth of his gathering, where he ſet / Aueroie .. 
teth downe the preparation ofthis in this forme: After the 
Iron is ground very ſmall, let it bee put many times into 
vineger, oz into Goates milke, when it is tcruddy. This he 
would chould be the preparation. And Chriſtopher de ho- %, 
neltis following this in the commentaries which hee made fi ‘his, 
vpon Meſue fapeth.Let the filing of the Steele be put int wens 
bineger many dapes, forinanyotherwile the vſe of it will 
not profit,although that fome de put itintomilke of Cotes, 
and ſome into ople of ſwerte Almondes,and in this ſaꝛt they 
take it. The fame preparation Clement Clementino doth Clement 
giue. It ſeemetha harde thing to beleeue, that the vꝛon oz Clementiuo. 
Steele is penetrate, and doth ware ſoft with any or theſe 
thinges: onelp the ſtrong vineger is that which doth pene⸗ 
trate and ſotten it, whereby it may be well grounde, ſoz to 
ble ok it. And foz the moze certeintie J will ſhewe hotwe J 7 prepa- 
do pꝛepare it. J da take of Steele the pureſt and whiteſt 1%. 
can get as alſo iron, and dos cauſe it to bee filed as ſmall as : 
map bee, and when it is files 3 cauſe it to be waſhed in wa⸗ 
ter manꝝ times, vntill the water daa come foozth cleare, and 
then 3 put it intoa cleane glaſſed veſſell. and da caſt ta it as 
much ſtrong white vinsger as may be lutfittent to wet thes 
rowe the ſaide filing, and the befell beeing ſtopped and put 
into a cloſe plate, do let it ſtand xx. daies, ftirring it well 
twice euerie weeke, and putting to it ſome vineger ifit bet 
needefull: and after the twentie dayes when it is well fo» 
ked z take it out ofthat, and put it into ſome other baaader 
: it may dꝛp in the we, and 
veſtell, a. vopon a table that it may ote hade od 
