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fire, where it is to boil again softly for half-an-hcur, 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 marigolds, and abate most of the 

 copperas, or leave it quite out, and take a little verdigrease 

 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 altogether will make an ash-colour ; grind these 

 all together with linseed oil; let it be thick, and lay it thin upon 

 the wood with a brush or pencil ; this do for the ground of any 

 colour to lie upon wood. 



For a green, take pink and verdigrease, and grind them 

 together in linseed oil, as thin as you can well grind it ; then 

 lay it smoothly on with your brush, and drive it thin; once 

 doing for the most part will serve, if you lay it well;- and if 

 twice, be sure your first colour be thoroughly dry before you lay 

 on a second. 



Well, scholar, having now taught you to paint your rod, and 

 we having still a mile to Tottenham High Cross, I will, as we 

 walk towards it in the cool shade of this sweet honeysuckle 

 hedge, mention to you some of the thoughts and joys that have 

 possest my soul since we two met together. And these thoughts 

 have been told you that you may also join with me in thankful- 

 ness to the Giver of every good and perfect gift, for our happiness. 

 And that our present happiness may appear to be the greater, 

 and we the more thankful for it, I will beg you to consider with 

 me how many do, even at this very time, lie under the torment 



