Peacham, Henry: The compleat gentleman : fashioning him absolute in the most necessary and commendable qualities, concerning mind, or body, that may be required in a person of honor. To which is added the gentlemans exercise or, an exquisite practise, as well for drawing all manner of beasts, as for making colours, to be used in painting, limming, &c (London, 1661)

The firfi Book^os Lib.x.
Sinaper Top,
Grind your Tops after the same manner you do^
your lake, they are both of one nature.
%^ead Lead.
Red Lead, in Latine is called Syricum, it was wont
to be made of Ceruse burnt: which grind with a quan-
tity of Saffron* and sfiffe Gum lake: for your Saffron
will mak e it orient, and of a Marigold colour.
Turnsoyle o
Turnsoyle is made os old linnen rags died, you shall
use it after this maimer: lay it in a saucerof vineger,
and set it over a chafing dish of coals , and let it boy!,
then take it off, and wring it into a sheJJ, and put unto
it a little Gum Arabick, letting it hand three or four
hours, till it be dissolved : it is good to shadow carna-
tions, and all yellows.
Kept.
You shall grind your Roset with Brasil water, and
it will make you a deep and a fair purple , ifyou put
Ceruse to it, it maketh a lighter, if you grind it with
Litmose, it maketh a fair Violet.
Hr own os Spain,
Grind your Brown of Spain with Brasil water, and
af you mingle it with Ceruse, it maketh an horse ssesh
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