In the Cooler, the Liquor in temperate weather, ftands 
fourdays^ The fecond day the Jhm begins to ftr ike , ga- 
ther and harden abouc the fides, and at the bottom of the 
Cooler. 
If the Liquor fliould (land in the Cooler above four days, 
it would as they fay turn to Copperas^ 
The ufe of Urine, is as well to caft off the Slam, as to keep 
the Kelp- Lees from hardning the-^/^^/» too much* 
In hot weather, the Liquors will be one day longer in cool- 
ing, and the ^ium in gathering, than when the weather is tem- 
perate. In frofty weather the cold firikes the Jlum too 
fooD, not giving time for the Nitre and Slam to fink to the bot- 
tom,— whereby they are mingled with the yf/^w. This pro- 
duceth double the quantity : But being foul, is confumed in 
the wa(hing. 
When the Liquor hath flood four days in the Cooler : Then 
that called Mothers is fcooped into a Ciftern, the j^lum re- 
maining on the fides and at the bottom 5 and from thence the 
Mothers are pumped back into the Boy ler again* So that eve- 
ry fivedays, the Liquor is boyled again, untill it evaporate 
or turn int© Alum or Slam. 
The Jlum taken from the fides and bottom of the Cooler, is 
put into a Ciftern, and waflied with Water that hath been ufed 
for the fame purpofe, being about twelve pound weight. Af- 
ter which it is Roached, as followeth. 
Being wadied, it is put into another Pan with a quantity of 
Water, where it melts and boils a little* Then is it fcooped 
into a great Cask, where it commonly ftands ten days, and is 
theo fit to take down for the Market. 
The Liquors are weighed by the Troy. weight. So that half 
a pint of Liquor muft weigh more than fo much Waier, by fo 
many penny weight. 
Jifi^ Account ofthervay of making Englifli Gr^^;*- Copper as, 
Communicated hj the fame, 
COppeyas^{iox\es, which fome call Gold- ftones, are found 
on the Sea-fliore in Effexy Hamfjhire^ and fo Wertward. 
There are great quantities on the Cliffs 5 but not fogood, as 
thofe on the Shore^whcre the Tides Ebb and Flow over them. 
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