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alum ; then put these into a pan or pipkin, and 

 your hair into it with them ; then put it upon a 

 fire, and let it boil softly for half an hour ; and then 

 take out your hair, and let it dry : and, having so 

 done, then take a pottle of water, and put into it 

 two handfuls of marygolds, and cover it with a tile, 

 or what you think fit, and set it again on the fire, 

 where it is to boil again softly for half an hour, 

 about which time the scum will turn yellow ; then 

 put into it half a pound of copperas, beaten small, 

 and with it the hair that you intend to colour ; then 

 let the hair be boiled softly till half the liquor be 

 wasted ; and then let it cool three or four hours, 

 with your hair in it : and you are to observe, that 

 the more copperas you put into it, the greener it 

 will be ; but doubtless the pale green is best. But 

 if you desire yellow hair, which is only good when 

 the weeds rot, then put in the more marygolds ; 

 and abate most of the copperas, or leave it quite 

 out, and take a little verdigrise instead of it. This 

 for colouring your hair. 



And as for painting your Rod, which must be in 

 oil, you must first make a size with glue and water 

 boiled together until the glue be dissolved, and the 

 size of a lye-colour : then strike your size upon the 

 wood with a bristle, or a brush, or pencil, whilst 

 it is hot. That being quite dry, take white-lead, 

 and a little red-lead, and a little coal-black, so 

 much as all together will make an ash-colour ; grind 

 these all together with linseed-oil ; let it be thick, and 



