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White Varnish, how to make it.

Take an ounce of White Gum Mastick, and an ounce of White Gum Sandarach, three ounces of the best and clearest Venice Turpentine, Gum E∣lemi half an ounce, Gum Ca∣pal an ounce and a half, Gum Benjamin or Benzoin of the clearest, half an ounce, and half an ounce of White Rosin, and the Gums being separated in their quantities provided, put the Rosin and (Capal in a glass Vial, with half a pint of Spi∣rits, that they may be dissolved, and to the same end, in a Glass Bottle of three quarts of Spirits put the Venice Turpentine, Animae and Benjamine, and in another Bottle the Gum Ma∣stick

and Sandarack, in a pint and a half of Spirits, then dissolve the Gum Elemi in a quarter of a pint of Spirits, powder very finely the Animae and Benjamin the better to dissolve in the Spi∣rit, and then pour them off in∣to one large Bottle, let them stand to fine as the former, and then strain them through a Lin∣nen cloth gently, not hardly pressing the Sediment, lest you carry the grittiness of the Gums along with you, to injure the Varnish.