f. 40V, To make letterys of gold; fyrste make
clere glayre, and afterward take whytte cha-
-lke that is dry, and of the ryngynge of
thyne egges, and grynd hem togedyre alle
one a stone the space of ij. owrys, and
thanne put thereto a lytelle saffrone, but
loke that thy coloure be not to yelowe, and
loke there come no water thereto but
gleyre bothe in the gryndynge and in the
temperyng, and let hem stonde so iij. or iiij.
days; but if hit be temperyd with old gleyre,
thou mayst worche therewith anone, and
if hit be newe gleyre, let hit stond iij.
or iiij. days, and thanne make letterys
therewith, and let hit ly to dry alle a day;
and be well ware that thou hamdelle hit nogte