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Mr. Willughby to Mr. Wray from 

 Ludlow. 1 3 Kal. Augufti. 



F.W.JohanniW.S. P.D. 



NUNC fcribo ut te certiorem faciam 5 quod Epif- 

 copus nofter in reditu e Fonte Spadano prope 

 Banburiam (ubi aquas nunc bibit) Mtddletoni cupitta- 

 bulas fuas perficere & emendate. Obnixe igitur rogo 

 ut fine mora illuc feftinares j ut fi fieri poteft ibi 

 iis ante Idus Augujli. Sine te enim fruftra erit all- 

 quid ejufmodi aggredi. 



Mr. Willughby Obfervaitons. 



Of Enameling. 



MOST of the Paftes come from — - They 

 firft engrave the Rings to receive the Enamel y 

 then lay on the "Enamel, and put it either in a Fur- 

 nace y or for a fingle Ring, lay it on a Charcoal, and 

 melt it with the Blaft of a Lamp, blown upon it with 

 a crooked Pipe \ then they rub it fmooth with a 

 Whetfbone, and melt it again, and at laft reftore a 

 Glofs, by boiling it in Water where their is Aqua 

 Fortisy ($c. and at laft rub it over again with a 

 fmooth Steel. % 



Of Sodderiog. 



To fodder Gold, they always ufe the coarfer to 

 fodder the finer : They dip a thin Plate of Gold in 

 Borax > and laying it in the Chink to be fodder'd, 

 then they melt it with the Flame of a Lamp. 



A Ring 



