<page>151r</page>
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<id>p150v</id>
la <m>cire blanche</m> dequoy tu as compose ta <m>cire noire</m><lb/>
soufree ha si peu de substance co{mm}e estant seiche et<lb/>
purifiee quelle ne laisse rien dedans Et coule fort<lb/>
doulcem{ent} Quand au <m>charbon</m> qui est mesle sil en demeure<lb/>
il se brusle & reduict en cendre & se vuide apres en<lb/>
souflant par le gect Tu pourrois bien ouvrir ton<lb/>
moule apres que la <m>cire</m> est fondue sil ny ha<lb/>
quelque chose fantasque qui se puisse rompre co{mm}e quelque piece<lb/>
raportee ou semblables Apres avoyr couvert les crampons<lb/>
du <m>luth</m> de ton sable & avoyr couvert tout le moule donne<lb/>
luy par dessus une couche de <m>luth commun</m> & puys saulpoudre<lb/>
cela de <m>brique</m> pilee affin que tu le puisses mieulx manier<lb/>
Laisse seicher lentement le <m>luth</m> plustost que luy donner<lb/>
foeu qui fasse fondre la <m>cire</m> La <m>cire</m> estant sortie par le<lb/>
gect ce qui en demeurera avecq le <m>charbon</m> se bruslera<lb/>
Estant recuit la premiere fois <m>luth</m> le <del>peu</del> de nouveau<lb/>
<del>pour le recuire la seconde foys</del> a cause que volontiers<lb/>
le <m>plastre</m> nestant pas bon aura faict retirer le molle et<lb/>
se trouvera aulx joinctures entrouvert qui pourra faire de<lb/>
grosses baves Et pour la seconde fois il ne le fault<lb/>
pas recuire si tu ne veulx gecter quen <m>plomb</m> ou <m>estain</m> ains<lb/>
seulement faire que le <m>luth</m> soict bien sec & le moule<lb/>
mediocrem{ent} chault Pour ces <al>tortue</al>s qui ont grand volume<lb/>
& asses despesseur Il est mieulx de <del>mouler ault</del> gecter <del>ton</del><lb/>
<del>plomb</del>laliage de moictie <m>plomb</m> & moictie <m>estain</m> mesmem{ent}<lb/>
en choses creuses Car si tu nas a gecter choses fort tanvre<lb/>
& fort foibles co{mm}e fleurs fie toy plustost en labondance du<lb/>
<m>plomb</m> que de l<m>estain</m> qui soufle estant gecte un peu espes<lb/>
& faict volontiers quelque default aupres du gects<lb/>
M{aistr}e Alexandre dict ne sestre jamays trompe avecq moictie<lb/>
<m>estain</m> & moictie <m>plomb</m> pour choses de poix & despesseur<lb/>
du dos de costeau Sil y ha du <m>crocum</m> les joinctures ne<lb/>
paressent gueres & par consequent les baves sont fort petites<lb/>
& tanvres Tu peulx reparer & par le trou du ventre tirer<lb/>
la terre du noyau le laissant lon temps tremper
<note><margin>left-top</margin>
Quand tu as<lb/>
gecte ta <m>cire<lb/>
noire</m> dans le<lb/>
moule & quand<lb/>
elle sera bien<lb/>
froide Il te <del>la</del><lb/>
fault ouvrir par<lb/>
moictie ton moule<lb/>
pour faire le<lb/>
gect Et si la<lb/>
figure de <m>cire<lb/>
noire</m> se rompt<lb/>
il ny ha point<lb/>
de danger Car elle<lb/>
se peult tousjours<lb/>
radapter avecd<lb/>
la poincte de <m>fer</m><lb/>
<del>touchant</del> chault<lb/>
Ou bien si les<lb/>
pieces ne sont<lb/>
point separes<lb/>
du moule <del>Qu</del><lb/>
elles se rencontrent<lb/>
& se joignent co{mm}e<lb/>
au paravant en<lb/>
joignant & serrant<lb/>
bien les deulx moicties du<lb/>
moule Quand<lb/>
la figure est<lb/>
grande il fault<lb/>
croiser dedans<lb/>
plus de fils de<lb/>
fer pour soubstenir<lb/>
le noyau<figure/></note>
<note><margin>left-bottom</margin>
<figure><comment> this note continues on from the previous folio (p150v)
Soersha Dyon
June 11, 2015 11:24 PM </comment>A</figure> Quen <m>plomb</m> ou<lb/>
<m>estain</m> il fault<lb/>
touteffois rougir<lb/>
presque aultant le<lb/>
moule co{mm}e sil y avoit<lb/>
dedans quelque<lb/>
animal a brusler<lb/>
affin que la <m>cire</m> se fonde bien & ne laisse rien dedans & sescoule toutes tena{n}t le moule panche vers<lb/>
le gect en le recuisant Et co{mm}e le moule sera recuit laisse le refroidir doulcem{ent} puys soufle dedans<lb/>
et attire vers toy en supant affin que la cendre de la <m>cire</m> sorte fais cela avecq un souflets</note>
<page>151r</page>
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<id>p150v</id>the <m>white wax</m> you have used to make <m>
<comment> Although there is no sulphur mentioned in the rest of the recipe, the combining of sulphur and wax is very possible and appears in other recipes. hgwacha June 12, 2015 1:24 AM </comment>
black sulfured wax</m> has so little substance, being dry and purified, that it leaves nothing with it <sup>the mold mentioned in the first part of this recipe</sup> and trickles very gently. As for the <m>coal</m> which is mixed in it, if there is some left, it burns and reduces to ash, and can be taken out afterwards by blowing into the cast. You can open your mold after the <m>wax</m> has been melted, if it does not contain a fantastical piece which could break, which are like pieces added on or similar. After having covered the clamps with <m>lute</m> from your sand, and having covered the entire mold, add to this a layer of common <m>luth</m>, and then sprinkle ground <m>brick</m> so that you can better manipulate it. Leave the <m>lute</m> to dry slowly, rather than putting it in the fire, which will melt the <m>wax</m>. The <m>wax</m>, having exited the cast, that which remains of it, mixed up with the <m>charcoal</m>, will burn. Having reheated it for the first time, <m>lute</m> it again, because should your <m>plaster</m> be bad, it will have eaten away at the mold and it will be found in the space between joints, which can result in large overflow. And for the second time, you must not reheat it if you want to cast only in <m><m>lead</m></m> or in <m><m>tin</m></m>, simply make sure that the <m>lute</m> is very dry and your mold attains an average heat. For those very large <al>turtles</al> that have enough thickness, it is better to cast using an alloy of half <m>tin</m> and half <m>lead</m>, as you do with hollow things. Because if you only need to cast very thin and fragile things like flowers, rely instead on using more <m>lead</m> than <m>tin</m>, which bubbles when cast a bit thickly and will easily some flaws to your cast. Mr. Alexander says he has never gone astray with using half <m>tin</m> and half <m>lead</m> for things that are heavy and as thick as the back of a knife. If there is <m>crocum</m>, you will not be able to clearly see the joints and as a consequence the metal overflow is very small and thin. You can repair this, and through the hole of the belly draw out the earth from the noyau, leaving it to soak for a long time.
<note><margin>left-top</margin>When you have thrown your <m>black wax</m> in the mold and it has well-cooled, you will have to open half of your mold to make your cast. Should your <m>black wax</m> figure break, there is no danger, because it can always be reattached with a hot <m>iron</m> needle. Or if the pieces have not separated well from their mold, they will meet up and join as before, by joining and tightening the two halves of the mold. When your figure is big, you must interweave more <m>iron</m> threads inside to give support to the noyau.<figure/></note>
<note><margin>left-bottom</margin>
<figure>
<comment> This is the note that continues from the previous page. hgwacha June 12, 2015 1:55 AM </comment>
A</figure>only in lead or in tin. You must however heat the mold as much as if you were about to burn an animal inside, so that the <m>wax</m>> melts well and leaves nothing inside, and trickles out while holding the mold slanted towards the cast and at the same time reheating it. And when the mold has been reheated, leave it to cool slowly, then blow inside and suck out the wax ashes. Do this with a bellows.</note>
<page>151r</page>
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<id>p150v</id>
la <m>cire blanche</m> dequoy tu as compose ta <m>cire noire</m><lb/>
soufree ha si peu de substance co{mm}e estant seiche et<lb/>
purifiee quelle ne laisse rien dedans Et coule fort<lb/>
doulcem{ent} Quand au <m>charbon</m> qui est mesle sil en demeure<lb/>
il se brusle & reduict en cendre & se vuide apres en<lb/>
souflant par le gect Tu pourrois bien ouvrir ton<lb/>
moule apres que la <m>cire</m> est fondue sil ny ha<lb/>
quelque chose fantasque qui se puisse rompre co{mm}e quelque piece<lb/>
raportee ou semblables Apres avoyr couvert les crampons<lb/>
du <m>luth</m> de ton sable & avoyr couvert tout le moule donne<lb/>
luy par dessus une couche de <m>luth commun</m> & puys saulpoudre<lb/>
cela de <m>brique</m> pilee affin que tu le puisses mieulx manier<lb/>
Laisse seicher lentement le <m>luth</m> plustost que luy donner<lb/>
foeu qui fasse fondre la <m>cire</m> La <m>cire</m> estant sortie par le<lb/>
gect ce qui en demeurera avecq le <m>charbon</m> se bruslera<lb/>
Estant recuit la premiere fois <m>luth</m> le <del>peu</del> de nouveau<lb/>
<del>pour le recuire la seconde foys</del> a cause que volontiers<lb/>
le <m>plastre</m> nestant pas bon aura faict retirer le molle et<lb/>
se trouvera aulx joinctures entrouvert qui pourra faire de<lb/>
grosses baves Et pour la seconde fois il ne le fault<lb/>
pas recuire si tu ne veulx gecter quen <m>plomb</m> ou <m>estain</m> ains<lb/>
seulement faire que le <m>luth</m> soict bien sec & le moule<lb/>
mediocrem{ent} chault Pour ces <al>tortue</al>s qui ont grand volume<lb/>
& asses despesseur Il est mieulx de <del>mouler ault</del> gecter <del>ton</del><lb/>
<del>plomb</del>laliage de moictie <m>plomb</m> & moictie <m>estain</m> mesmem{ent}<lb/>
en choses creuses Car si tu nas a gecter choses fort tanvre<lb/>
& fort foibles co{mm}e fleurs fie toy plustost en labondance du<lb/>
<m>plomb</m> que de l<m>estain</m> qui soufle estant gecte un peu espes<lb/>
& faict volontiers quelque default aupres du gects<lb/>
M{aistr}e Alexandre dict ne sestre jamays trompe avecq moictie<lb/>
<m>estain</m> & moictie <m>plomb</m> pour choses de poix & despesseur<lb/>
du dos de costeau Sil y ha du <m>crocum</m> les joinctures ne<lb/>
paressent gueres & par consequent les baves sont fort petites<lb/>
& tanvres Tu peulx reparer & par le trou du ventre tirer<lb/>
la terre du noyau le laissant lon temps tremper
<note><margin>left-top</margin>
Quand tu as<lb/>
gecte ta <m>cire<lb/>
noire</m> dans le<lb/>
moule & quand<lb/>
elle sera bien<lb/>
froide Il te <del>la</del><lb/>
fault ouvrir par<lb/>
moictie ton moule<lb/>
pour faire le<lb/>
gect Et si la<lb/>
figure de <m>cire<lb/>
noire</m> se rompt<lb/>
il ny ha point<lb/>
de danger Car elle<lb/>
se peult tousjours<lb/>
radapter avecd<lb/>
la poincte de <m>fer</m><lb/>
<del>touchant</del> chault<lb/>
Ou bien si les<lb/>
pieces ne sont<lb/>
point separes<lb/>
du moule <del>Qu</del><lb/>
elles se rencontrent<lb/>
& se joignent co{mm}e<lb/>
au paravant en<lb/>
joignant & serrant<lb/>
bien les deulx moicties du<lb/>
moule Quand<lb/>
la figure est<lb/>
grande il fault<lb/>
croiser dedans<lb/>
plus de fils de<lb/>
fer pour soubstenir<lb/>
le noyau<figure/></note>
<note><margin>left-bottom</margin>
<figure><comment> this note continues on from the previous folio (p150v)
Soersha Dyon
June 11, 2015 11:24 PM </comment>A</figure> Quen <m>plomb</m> ou<lb/>
<m>estain</m> il fault<lb/>
touteffois rougir<lb/>
presque aultant le<lb/>
moule co{mm}e sil y avoit<lb/>
dedans quelque<lb/>
animal a brusler<lb/>
affin que la <m>cire</m> se fonde bien & ne laisse rien dedans & sescoule toutes tena{n}t le moule panche vers<lb/>
le gect en le recuisant Et co{mm}e le moule sera recuit laisse le refroidir doulcem{ent} puys soufle dedans<lb/>
et attire vers toy en supant affin que la cendre de la <m>cire</m> sorte fais cela avecq un souflets</note>
<page>151r</page>
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<id>p150v</id>the <m>white wax</m> you have used to make <m>
<comment> Although there is no sulphur mentioned in the rest of the recipe, the combining of sulphur and wax is very possible and appears in other recipes. hgwacha June 12, 2015 1:24 AM </comment>
black sulfured wax</m> has so little substance, being dry and purified, that it leaves nothing with it <sup>the mold mentioned in the first part of this recipe</sup> and trickles very gently. As for the <m>coal</m> which is mixed in it, if there is some left, it burns and reduces to ash, and can be taken out afterwards by blowing into the cast. You can open your mold after the <m>wax</m> has been melted, if it does not contain a fantastical piece which could break, which are like pieces added on or similar. After having covered the clamps with <m>lute</m> from your sand, and having covered the entire mold, add to this a layer of common <m>luth</m>, and then sprinkle ground <m>brick</m> so that you can better manipulate it. Leave the <m>lute</m> to dry slowly, rather than putting it in the fire, which will melt the <m>wax</m>. The <m>wax</m>, having exited the cast, that which remains of it, mixed up with the <m>charcoal</m>, will burn. Having reheated it for the first time, <m>lute</m> it again, because should your <m>plaster</m> be bad, it will have eaten away at the mold and it will be found in the space between joints, which can result in large overflow. And for the second time, you must not reheat it if you want to cast only in <m><m>lead</m></m> or in <m><m>tin</m></m>, simply make sure that the <m>lute</m> is very dry and your mold attains an average heat. For those very large <al>turtles</al> that have enough thickness, it is better to cast using an alloy of half <m>tin</m> and half <m>lead</m>, as you do with hollow things. Because if you only need to cast very thin and fragile things like flowers, rely instead on using more <m>lead</m> than <m>tin</m>, which bubbles when cast a bit thickly and will easily some flaws to your cast. Mr. Alexander says he has never gone astray with using half <m>tin</m> and half <m>lead</m> for things that are heavy and as thick as the back of a knife. If there is <m>crocum</m>, you will not be able to clearly see the joints and as a consequence the metal overflow is very small and thin. You can repair this, and through the hole of the belly draw out the earth from the noyau, leaving it to soak for a long time.
<note><margin>left-top</margin>When you have thrown your <m>black wax</m> in the mold and it has well-cooled, you will have to open half of your mold to make your cast. Should your <m>black wax</m> figure break, there is no danger, because it can always be reattached with a hot <m>iron</m> needle. Or if the pieces have not separated well from their mold, they will meet up and join as before, by joining and tightening the two halves of the mold. When your figure is big, you must interweave more <m>iron</m> threads inside to give support to the noyau.<figure/></note>
<note><margin>left-bottom</margin>
<figure>
<comment> This is the note that continues from the previous page. hgwacha June 12, 2015 1:55 AM </comment>
A</figure>only in lead or in tin. You must however heat the mold as much as if you were about to burn an animal inside, so that the <m>wax</m>> melts well and leaves nothing inside, and trickles out while holding the mold slanted towards the cast and at the same time reheating it. And when the mold has been reheated, leave it to cool slowly, then blow inside and suck out the wax ashes. Do this with a bellows.</note>