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66 galun, other more other lasse, cheos thu. Et seththe bore holes acros ithe .iiij. sides, that is to siggen, the verste .iiij. holes an .v. unchun, other more other lasse, from the grount to the mesure of thi vessel that is. Et seththe an .iij. unchun other more herre other .iiij. holes acros, and so herre ant herre vorte thu come to the ovemoste ende, whether the vessel beo more other lasse. Et seththe tac led ant melt hit. Et 𝔷ef hit nis nout fin ant clene i-noh, cast hit into clene water, ant bote hit beo fin ant clene thenne, eft sone meltit ant cast hit into watur. Et so pure hit vorte hit beo fin ant clene i-noh. Et seththe meltit a𝔷eyn, ant cast hit into an empti bacyn, other into whet vessel thu wolt of bras, that hit vleote abrod vorte beo thunne. Et 𝔷ef hit nis nout thunne i-noh, tac an homur ant bet hit as thunne as thu myht. Et seththen tac stikken ant pute acros ithe .iiij. holes, in everuch degré herre ant herre. Et uppon everuch stikke honge of that thunne led, as thicke as thu miht, from gré to gré, so that no degré touche other. Et seththe tac vinegre ant held into the vessel i-noh, so that the nethemoste led ne touche nout the vinegre. Et seththe tac a ston, other a bord, that wol kevere the vessel, ant clos hit above wel ant faste. Et seththe tac fin cley ant good, ant dute al the vessel that non eyr ne go out, bothen the holes ant eken above ryht wel. Et thenne tac thi vessel ant sete hit into horsse dunge depe, bi the space of .ix. niht, other more, ant thenne tac up thi vessel, ant unclosit above, ant 𝔷ef thu findest eni led uppon the stikkes undefi𝔷et, hit is in defaute of to lutel vinegre; ant 𝔷ef thi led is defi𝔷et al ant findest vinegre ithe grounde, thenne hit is wel, thenne held out softeliche that vinegre, ant tac up thi blankplum, ant do therwith whet thu wolt. Ant thah thu finde eni led, as ic sayde er, undefi𝔷et, kep hit that another time, that thu wolle make more. T. WRIGHT.