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 That he hadde in our matier sublymynge  
 And in a malgamynge and Calcenynge  
 Of quiksiluer I clepid mercury crude  
 For alle our slightis we can not conclude  
Our orpement and sublymyd mercury  
 Our grounden litarge eke on the perfury  
 Of eche of theym of vncis a certeyn  
 Not helpith vs our labour is in veyn  
 And eek our spiritis assensioun  
Ne our maters that liyn al fix a doun  
 Mowe vs in our workynge onys auaylle  
 For lost is al our labour and trauaylle  
 And the coste a twenty deuyl wey  
 Is lost whiche we on it leye  
Ther is also ful many anothir thing  
 That is to our craft apperteynyng  
 Though I be ordre hem reherce ne can  
 As bool Armoniak veertgrece boras  
 And sondry vessellis made of erthe & glas  
 Our vrynalis and oure descensories  
 Violis crossolettis and sublimotorijs  
Turokis and Alembikis eke  
 And other suche dere ynow a leek  
 Not nedith it to reherce hem alle  
 Watirs rubyfiyng and bores galle  
 Arsenyk sal Armoniak and brymstone  
And erbis eek coude I telle many on  
 As Egremoigne valerian and lunarye  
 And other suche yf me list to tarye  

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