Folio 2. Page 55c. Recto
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Title
Folio 2. Page 55c. Recto
Subject
Recipes for Inks.
Description
Infusion of Galls
To a quart of rain water or any soft water put
half a pound of finely powderd Galls
One once and a half of Gum Arabic powderd
A quarter of a pint of lamp spirits
Let them stand together corkd up for at least a
month. They may stand as much longer as you
please.
A Solution of Green Vitriol or Copperas
Put a quarter of a pound of Copperas into a pint
of water and let them stand together in a bottle
corke‘d.
To one part of the solution of Copperas, put at least
four parts & you may put even eight parts of the
infusion of Galls & will be immediately fit for
use.
N.B. It is better to make only a little ink at a time;
suppose enough to last a month.
To a quart of rain water or any soft water put
half a pound of finely powderd Galls
One once and a half of Gum Arabic powderd
A quarter of a pint of lamp spirits
Let them stand together corkd up for at least a
month. They may stand as much longer as you
please.
A Solution of Green Vitriol or Copperas
Put a quarter of a pound of Copperas into a pint
of water and let them stand together in a bottle
corke‘d.
To one part of the solution of Copperas, put at least
four parts & you may put even eight parts of the
infusion of Galls & will be immediately fit for
use.
N.B. It is better to make only a little ink at a time;
suppose enough to last a month.
Raised (superscript) letters are lowered, contractions are expanded, and added letters italicised retaining the apostrophe.
Creator
Unknown
Publisher
Gillespie family
Date
1782 to 1808
Contributor
Charlotte Starkie
Rights
Site licence
Format
Hand written page pinned to a page of a paper document
Language
English
Type
Paper Document
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Infusion of Galls
To a quart of rain water or any soft water put half a pound of finely powderd Galls One once and a half of Gum Arabic powderd A quarter of a pint of lamp spirits Let them stand together corkd up for at least a month. They may stand as much longer as you please.A Solution of Green Vitriol or Copperas
Put a quarter of a pound of Copperas into a pint of water and let them stand together in a bottle cork‘d. To one part of the solution of Copperas, put at least four parts & you may put even eight parts of the infusion of Galls & will be immediately fit for use.N.B. It is better to make only a little ink at a time; suppose enough to last a month.
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Unknown, “Folio 2. Page 55c. Recto,” The Huntroyd Receipts, accessed October 21, 2026, https://huntroyd.co.uk/items/show/103.
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