Dec 15.54,Fit only for canvass work see also p 296,70 galls. Of finest linseed oil,Had of CP in which had been standing in cistern till used put into steam cistern the day before so as to be ready to start the 1st thing in the morning,Get ready,35 lbs of W B litharge, rubbed down to fine powder with strone & muller & sifted – the coarser parts rubbed down again till all will go thro a moderately fine sieve,Get ready also,35 lbs red lead.,Commense at 8 o’clock in the morning by turning off the low pressure, and turning on the stiff /high pressure steam & get the oil in the cistern up to 200o minding to put a nail so as to keep the outside valve a little open. This draws the steam up the sides of the istern.,Provide a convenient vessel. (a long shallow copper pan) with scoop mix the red lead & powd litharge perfectly together – then sprinkle in these dryers by shaking the scoop over the surface (as tin varnish making, the assistance stirring constantly with stout ash stirrer – This stirring must be kept on continually to avoid the settling of the dryers stirring up from the bottom – The heat generally kept up should be about from 205o to 210o – the latter preferable – The process is to be terminated at 7 o clock in evening by taking out the stick & covered dr.. this cistern,This having been done on a Saturday stood till Monday before dipping? Off - ….. on Sunday – found it nearly bright – sample put in phial was abt the colour of N & H’s oak varnish was bright enough for sending to painters &c – 10 Galls to . .[Heedum?] on the Monday, nice & free flowing –,The megilp made with this oil (next day) tried with 1 ½ pts oil to 1 of double mastic & also equal part of Dr did not make a solid megilp it was rottenish 10 Min after being mixed together – When it has aged .. not dra.. but what it will be all right in every respect – as 297 oil became ,The processes being perfectly similar,One day’s standing between – then dipped off yielded 65 galls bright,3“ not bright,68 “,& abt 3 galls smeary bottoms …. …. The tub,A little of the oil rubbed on the board was not dry next day – weather unfavourable,