52vb]    2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

N N N; T    N N

¶ Tac gumme arabuk, ant cast hit into tempret gleyr, vorte hit beo imolten. Ant seththe tac chalk ant grynt hit as smal as thu myht, ant tempre hit with thilke water, that is icleopet “gleyr,” as thikke as thu wolt leggen hit with a pinsel, oper with what thu wolt. Et theras hit is ileyd, let hit resten that hit beo druye. Ant thenne tac thi selverfoyl ant ley theron. Ant yef hit is idruyet to druye, ethe theruppon with thi breth, ant hit wol moysten ageyn, ant thenne hit wol cachen the foyl fast, ant stike wel the betere. Ant wit an hare-tayl thac hit to. Ant seththe tac an houndus tooh, ant vasne in a stikkes ende, ant robbe uppon thi lettre, other uppon whet other thing hit beo. Ant that that hath the sise schal stunte stylle, ant that that nat nout the sise, wol awey. ¶ I the selve maner, mac the sise to goldfoyl, save tac a lutel radel ant grynt to thin      asise, vorte loosen is colour, bi resun of the goldfoyl, ant so vorth as I seyde er.

¶ Take gum arabic, and cast it into tempered egg white, until it is melted. And then take chalk and grind it as fine as you can, and temper it with this water, which is called “glair,” as thick as you wish to apply it with a pointed stick, or with whatever you wish. And there where it is laid, let it rest until it is dry. And then take your silverfoil and lay it on there. And if it has dried too dry, blow upon it with your breath, and it will moisten again, and then it will catch the foil fast, and stick better. And pat it with a hare’s tail. And then take a hound’s tooth, and fasten it to the end of a stick, and rub on the letter, or on whatever thing it is. And that which has the glue will hold fast, and that which does not have the glue, will be removed. ¶ In the same manner, make the glue for goldfoil, except take a little red ochre and grind it into in your glue, in order to get rid of its color, by reason of the goldfoil, and so forth as I explained earlier.