THE TALE（第3页）

mayinourworkingnothingusavail;

forlostisallourlabourandtravail，

andallthecost，atwentydevilway，

islostalso，whichweuponitlay.

thereisalsofullmanyanotherthing

thatisuntoourcraftappertaining，

thoughibyorderthemnotrehearsecan，

becausethatiamalewed*man;*unlearned

yetwillitellthemastheyetomind，

althoughicannotsetthemintheirkind，

assal-arniac，verdigris，borace;

andsundryvesselsmadeofearthandglass;

oururinales，andourdescensories，

phials，andcroslets，andsublimatories，

cucurbites，andalembikeseke，

andothersuche，*dearenoughaleek，**worthlessthanaleek*

itneedethnotfortorehearsethemall.

watersrubifying，andbullesgall，

arsenic，sal-arniac，andbrimstone，

andherbescoulditellekemanyaone，

asegreine，*valerian，and露nary，***agriny**on-wort

andothersuch，ifthatmelisttotarry;

ourlampesburningbothenightandday，

tobringaboutourcraftifthatwemay;

ourfurnaceekeofcalcination，

andofwatersalbification

unslakedlime，chalk，and*glairofaney，**egg-white

powdersdiverse，ashes，dung，piss，andclay，

searedpokettes，

saltpetre，andvitriol;

anddiversfiresmadeofwoodandcoal