Salmon, William: Polygraphice; Or, The Art of Drawing, Engraving, Etching, Limning, Painting, Washing, Varnishing, Colouring and Dying: In Three Books ... (London, 1672)

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Os the Gumms and their VJ}^
I, rTp*He chief of all is Gum-Arabic^y
J that which is white;, clear and
brittle ^ the Gum-water of it is made
thus:
Tike Gum Arabic^ ? bruife it and tie it
up in a fine clean linnen cloath^ and put
it into a convenient quantity ospure siring
water, in a glaj? or earthen vefsely letting
the Gum remain there till it is dijfolved $
which done$ is the water is notjlijsenough^
put more gum into the cloath $ but is too
jiijs, add more water : of which Gum-
water have two sorts by you, the one
strong, the other weak} of which you
may make a third at pleasure.
11. Gum4ake $ it is mad e os whites of
Eggs beaten and (trained, a pints Honey,
Giam-hedera of each 2 Drachmes?strong
wort four (poonfuls, mix them,and strain
them with a piece of %unge till they run
like