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Yef thin asure is fin, tac gumme arabuk inoh, ant cast into a standys with cler watur,      vorte hit beo imolten. Ant seththe cast therof into thin asure, ant sture ham togedere. Ant yef ther beth bobeles theron, tac a lutel erewax, ant pute therin, ant thenne writ. ¶ Et ne grynnt thu nout thin asure nevermore. Et yef hit nis noht fin, tac itempret gleyr, ant cast therto ant let hit stonden ant resten, vorte al the asure beo ivallen adoun to grounde. Et bote thu seo hit fin, cast out the gleyr softeleche, ant cast therto more gleyr, ant wash hit eft sonus i the selve maner. Et whan hit is wel ipuret ant the gleyr ihald out clene, thenne cast therto thi gummet-water, ant writ, as Ic seyde er. |

If your azure is pure, take enough gum arabic and put it into a stand with clear water, until it melts. And then cast some of this into your azure, and stir them together. And if there are bubbles in it, take a little earwax, and put it in, and then write. ¶ And you need never again grind your azure. And if it is not pure, take tempered egg white, and cast it in and let it stand and rest, until all the azure has fallen down to the bottom. And until you see it pure, remove the glair gently, and cast into it more glair, and wash it quickly in the same manner. And when it is well purified and the glair comes out clean, then add to it your gum-water, and write, as I explained earlier. |