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after it is dꝛie, J doo grynds it in a moꝛter of metall, ſot⸗ 
tiug it twiſe thꝛough a thick ſiue of filke,¢ fo being made 
into Ponder, J put it into a fine carthen paynted pot, ⁊ then 
with a Peſtle beate it ſmall againe, in ſuch ſoꝛt that bee ⸗ 
ing taken betweene the fingers, it ſeemeth not to haue any 
maner offubltace, neither is it felt between thẽ. And ikit be 
not door in this ſoꝛte they are neuer well grounde, faz it is a 
thing that they take moſt care ol, ſo that therby it may work 
the effect the better. and being made into pauder in this ſozt 
it ought to be kept in a glaſled veſſell. Some doo wet it with 
Gumme Dꝛagagant and make it in rowles: and it liketh 
mee very well, betauſe they be the better conſerued, and the 
gumme Dꝛagagant taketh away fome part of their dꝛieth. 
And ſeeing that haue made an end okthe preparing of the 
ſteele and pron that it vooth the effect whenit is needlul as 
though it were the ſteele it felfe, let Maiſter Dodo; ſhe we 
vnto vs the wooꝛkes and bertues that it doath. D. 3 dad 
reioyte very muche to heare the geod oꝛder ofthe pꝛeparati · 
on, that Maiſter Burgus hath giuen and fet down to be Died 
with thele metals. And ſeeing that J am bound to declare? 
bertues and medicinal wozks which they haue, J wil ſoeak 
ofit the beſtthat J know, as wel that which 4 haus known 
"The vertues Ht read, as that which experience hath taught me, and the 
of Iron and dle uf ſo manꝑ peeres. Thebe tivo metalles doo ferne in me⸗ 
Sterk. dieine two manner of wapes, the one is, that ol them mag 
dbemade inſtruments to woꝛke with, in cauſes of Surgeries 
without the which the Surgeons cannot woꝛk their works 
and effects, noꝛ the Barbours without them tannot da their 
occur To declare what inſtruments thole are which 
lerue toꝛ the one ¢ fo2 the other occupations, it wil bee too tee 
pious, The iran and Keele da ſerus in medicine with great 
Bi effectes and maruellaus wozkes, by curing and healing di⸗ 
Auers diſeales, and fo Plinie in his boske of the natural bitos 
tlie ttreting of this matter of irõ acter be wrote great things 
Nit as wall in that tubicg cath pꝛot in the ferwice 3 
