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ih frofty weather, may be fo foft as to flick to 

 your fingers in fummer -, therefore what is ufed 

 in winter mufl have a greater proportiori of the 

 fofter materials, fuch as the wax and common 

 pitch ; and that which is for fummer ufe may 

 have more of the harder materials of the receipt, 

 which I fhall here give at a medium, as near as 

 I can, between the two extremes. 



A Receipt for a Ground or Varnifh, 



Afphaltum i4- Ounce 



Bees-wax 2 Ounces 



Rofm ~ Ounce 



Maflick ~ Ounce 



Common Pitch - — — — \ Ounce. 



Put all thefe into a new pipkin well glazed, 

 and place it on a moderate fire, and as the in- 

 gredients melt, flir and incorporate them very 

 well together with a little flick : be careful that 

 they do not take fircj or boil over. When all is 

 well melted and mixed, let it fland a little while 

 in the pipkin, till the bubbles have done rifing, 

 and fome of the grolTer parts are a little fettled 

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