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 make a past meete and good to make all maner of medalles or pictures in moulde.

TAke the bones of the legges of all sorte of bea∣stes, and put them in a pot after they be broken: and couer them well, and se•• them in a bricke makers fournese. And whan they be cold again stampe them and braie them very small. This done take the floure or offall of yron that is beaten from it whan it is hote and washe it well & cleane, and whan it is drie againe, stampe it and braie it very small vp∣on a marble stone, and weate it much with strong vi∣naigre vntill it bee like as it were an ointment, then put it in a pot well couered, and set it in the said four∣naise: and whan it is cold braie it againe vpō the mar∣ble, arrowsing & watring it with a little Aqua vite, and let it drie, and it is made. This don, you shal take a dishe full of the said floure or offall of yron, and two dishes full of the first pouder, and incorporate thē well togither, and when you wil make the past for to make your medalles in the moulde, weate the saide pouder with salt water, Vinaigre, Pisse, or Lie, and mingle and incorporate wel all togither, and then frame your medalles in the moulde, and let them drie. This done cast in your mettall, or what you will make, and your medalles shalbe very faire and nete.