The seconde part of the Secretes of Master Alexis of Piemont by hym collected out of diuers excellent authours, and newly translated out of Frenche into Englishe, with a generall table, of all the matters conteined in the saied boke. By William Warde.

To grinde Golde and Siluer.

TAke the cutting or paringe of beaten Golde the value of halfe a croune, than take some gomme Arabick asmuche as two beanes, and stiepe it in so little water that it skant becoue∣red ouer, and leaue it so a night: than braie it a little vpon a marble stone, and put to it the Golde by litlle and little, and incorporate it well with the gomme. Then braie it slightly the space of two houres, in ga∣thering it vp vnder the stone that grindeth it: for in spreading it abrode much of it is lost, and with a pen∣sill weate the Golde rounde about, for seare lesse it

should drie: for you should lose it bicause of the gomme that maketh it to drie vp: Then you shall take half an vnce of salt peter, whiche you shall put in a little c••fer or casket of yron, and put to it so muche water that it maie be scant couered, and boile it on the fire skim∣ming it well, then straine it with a double linen cloth and thicke, and let it coole, and it will congele and be white: Then braie it with the Golde the space of an houre and a halfe, and than it is grounde. This don take it vp with a fine pensill, and putte it in a cuppe or goblet of glasse, and resolue all into water. Than must you haue ready three or foure cuppes of Glasse for to empty the water in from hand to hand: then put the water vpon the Golde, and with the ende of your finger washe it well with the Gomme and salt peter, and you shall empty the water from hand to hand into the cuppes of glasse. Also you muste haue ready some shelles cleane and drie for to put it in: and the Golde beyng well washed in the cuppe or goblet, let there be a little water in it, and sturre the Golde with a pinne, and you shall empty by little and little in the dishe all that quantite whiche you thinke you will cut of, and make thereof suche measure that you maie haue your money againe. And you must knowe that there is al∣waies half in half gotten vpon it. And in emptiyng it mixe it well togither, to the ende that the course maie goe to the bottom and mingle it not with the fine, for you should do hurte vnto your worke and your selfe wronge: but keepe it, for you maie grinde it ones a∣gaine, and whan it is in the dishe, you shall holde it ouer a flambing cole, not letting it rest still but remo∣uing it faire and softly and it will waxe drie, & seeme fayrer to the eye. And thā kepe it from all filth, & dust.