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When the plate is varniflied, and cold, you may 

 try how your Ground bears the needle, by 

 hatching (in a wailc corner) fome clofe ftrokes 

 two contrary ways over each other ; and if it is 

 of a moderate temperature, fo as neither to flick 

 to the fingers by its foftnefs, or fly from the 

 copper by its brittlenefs, you may venture to 

 bellow fome labour on it, and proceed in your 

 work.— The next thing in order, is to trace your 

 defign on the plate. 



To trace the Out-lines from a Print or Drawing 

 on your varnijhed Plate, 



A print that is not of any value, may be 

 rubbed on the wrong fide with red chalk, red 

 oaker, Spaniili brown, Indian red, or any other 

 fine foft colour that v^^ill rub dry into the grain 

 of the paper. When you have fo done, lay it 

 on to your plate, and be careful that it doth not 

 flip in the v/orking ; then trace over all the 

 out-lines of your print with a ftick of ivory, 

 having a pretty fmall fmooth point ; for an 

 adual {harp point will injure the print, and 

 perhaps raife the varnifli behind it. When 



your 



