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Edward Simpson of Shenly. for Tickford Wood at sale tyme./

Martij 2. Rich Sampson shewed y^t quick silv{er} is first 6 houres to be put in to water {w}{illeg} greene twice asmutch in weight of y^r Copporas to the weight of y^r quicks{ilver} & then you must put your quicks{ilver} all in a longe rowe & draw over it a copper wyer of a great lenght{e} & then y^r {illeg}|q|uicksilv^r woul will be taken vp w^th y^r copp^r wyer & then when y^r melting pot & pipe y^t goe{th} into the pot is as hot as the fyer of the same colour w^th the fyer & you w^th all Diligently observe & ceave that y^r quicksilver w^ch lyeth in that pot af{ter} it is put in for the space of 12 houres a{p}peare onc to be of a yellowish colour then put \cast/ p^rsently into it the pipe a Dish of cold wat^r & quench it & then afterward fall into the fyer et fiet vere a{illeg} et fixū et malleo \vere/ tractabile.

also the oare of lead washed well w^th wat{er} & cast into a pot will in short tyme turne to true arg. & yet the lead still remeane