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

 it the hair that you intend to color ; 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 verdigris instead of it. This for 

 coloring 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-color ; 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 -color ; 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 color to lie upon 

 wood. 



For a green : Take pink and verdigris, and grind them to- 

 gether 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 color be thoroughly dry before you 

 lay on a second. 



Well, Scholar, having now taught you to paint your rod, 

 and \ve 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 

 possessed my soul since we two met together. And these 

 thoughts shall be told you, that you also may join with me in 

 thankfulness, 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 



