To make a great deale of Inke quicklie, and with little cost.
‘Take of the blacke that Carriers or tanners doe blacke their skinnes with, for you may haue much for monie: then take the gall of a fish called Cuttle, which costeth almost nothing, and chieflie in places nigh to the sea side, and in eating the said fishe at diuers times, you maie keepe the galles together. Then mingle the saide galles with the tanners colour, without any other thinge, you shall haue perfect inke. To make it yet better, you put to it of the pouder made of the coales of Vitrioll, of Galles and of gumme, and the saide incke shal bee verie good to printe in Copper, Copper, putting to it a little oyle of Line, so that it maie be Liquide and slitting of it selfe, for to pearce the better into all maner of Engravings, and that it may abide well upon the paper, without running abroad.’