The thyrde and last parte of the Secretes of the reuerende Maister Alexis of Piemont, by him collected out of diuers excellent authours, with a necessary table in the ende, conteyning all the matters treated of in this present worke. Englished by Wyllyam Warde

To dye threede, yarne, or lynnen cloth into a sad browne.

TAKE a pounde of bastarde Saffron, the which you shal put into a litle bagge and hang it in riuer water a daye and a night. Than washe it so muche, that it geue no more yellow colour: this done, make a rancke of Saffron in a pot not to thicke, than a rewe of Saffron, and a rewe of ashes, and couer it well, and let it stande seuen or eyght hou∣res: than take eyght pottes of water, foure pottes of Uinaigre, and putting the Saffron with the ashes in a long bagge and sharpe pointed at the ende: strayne xv. or. xvi. tymes the sayde water and Uinaigre tho∣rowe it whote. And this is the last dying or colour.

Than take againe as much water and Uinaigre, and straine it thorowe, and this shalbe the seconde dying. Do the lyke y^e thyrd tyme, & it shalbe the thyrd dying.

This colour you shall heate, and laye your threede or linnen clothe in it the space of a nyghte, than bang it vp without wringing or rubbing it. Do in like maner with the seconde colour and with the thyrde, but let it lye in it that seuen houres long.