Middle English Recipes for Painters, Stainers, Scribes and
Illuminators. Edited by Mark Clarke. The Early English Text Society, published by
the Oxford University Press, 2016.
© Translations by Susan Verberg, 2017
S7 London,
British Library, MS Sloane 73 [#1700]
Part III. Individual Manuscripts; BL Sloane 73 (p. 204, 205,
206)
[Remainders of Text C, the majority edited with The Trinity
Encyclopedist, p. 3.; blogged previously]
[§C1] Blak sope schal be maad of capital and of oyle
togidre. ‘Capital’ is a lye: yt is maad of the axes of been halm {eÞer of wod
ashen} and vnsleckid lym, but Þe axis schule be double to Þe lyme, and it schal
be maad in the maner of lie, but after Þat it haÞ Þe strengÞe of Þe Þrift of Þe
firste axen Þat Þou heldist it on: Þu schalt hilde it on newe axen til [it] be
wel maad. It mot be cleer as lye, and so strong and Þicke Þat it wole bere an
ey Þat it synke not to Þe ground. And Þanne put Þe clere lye in a vessel wel
closid to Þe morwe… [Thereafter as T §58, to f.196v]
[§C1] Black soap shall be made of capital and of oil
together. ‘Capital’ is a lye: it is made of the ashes of [bean stalks] {or of
wood ashes} and unslaked lime, but the ashes should be double to the lime, and
it shall be made in the manner of lye, but after that it has the strength of
the leach of the first ashes that you hold [pour] it on: you shall hold it on
new ashes until it is well made. It must be clear as lye, and so strong and
thick that it will bear an egg that it sink not to the ground. And then put the
clear lye in a vessel well closed to the [next] morning… [Thereafter as Trinity
§58, to f.196v]
[§C2] {White Sope} Forto maken and forto turne blak sope
into whit [=T §59]
[§C2] {White soap} To make and turn black soap into white
[=Trinity §59]
[§C11] {Blak Sope} Here is anoÞer ressert of blac sope. Tak
one buschel of wood ayhsis, and .j. bu[sh]el of lym vnquent, and .ij. buschelis
of comun aschis, and medle hem wel togidere; Þanne tak .iij. or .iiij. or .v.
or .vj. tubbes maad of half barelis ‘or’ of half tunnys, after Þat Þi werk is
more or lesse, and set euery vessel by oÞer, and make a hool in euery vessel
botme, and leye in euery vessel a quantite of straw; Þanne departe Þi forseide
aysthis and put into euery vessel ylyche myche, Þanne tak water and put into
euery vessel so Þat Þe aisches be wete Þorwh, and se Þat a litil of Þe water
come Þorwhout, and serue so euery vessel, Þanne tak what water Þu wilt and put
to Þi firste vessel what quantite Þu wilt after that Þu hast of ayschis, and
let renne Þorwhout, and so Þorwhe Þe secunde, and so Þorwhe alle into Þe tyme Þat
Þou leye a wollen cloÞ in Þi lye and it dissolue Þerynne, and Þat is Þe assay; Þanne
tak a vessel wiÞ a deep botme, a panne or a furneys as Þe nediÞ, more or lesse after
Þat Þi werk is, and put yn .iiij. galous of lye and a galoun of oyle de olyue,
and raÞir Cyuyle Þan ony oÞer, and raÞur Þe groundis of tunys Þan clere oyle,
and seÞ hem wiÞ strong fyer, and stere it wel among, and so contynue it to it
wexe Þikke and blak, and Þis is Þe assay: tak a sklice and tak vp awey, and
leye it vpon a cold ston, and whanne it is Þikke and blak ynowh, sette it fro Þe
fyer, and put it in a barell or yn anoÞer vessel swich as Þu wilt.
[§C11] {Black Soap} Here is another recipe for black soap.
Take one bushel of wood ashes and 1 bushel of unquenched lime, and 2 bushels of
common ashes, and mix them well together, then take 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 tubs made
of half barrels or of half tuns, after that the work is more or less
[occasional], and set every vessel by the other [could also mean on top of each
other], and make a hole in every bottom, and lay in every vessel a quantity of
straw; then take the previously mentioned ashes and put into every vessel [the
same], then take water and put into each vessel what quantity you want as that
you have of ashes, and let it run throughout, and so through the second, and so
through all until the time you lay a woolen cloth in the lye and it dissolves
therein, and that is the assay; Then take a vessel with a deep bottom, a pan or
a furnace as is needed, more or less after that your work is, and put in 4
gallons of lye and one gallon of oil of olive, and [???], and [?] the grounds
of [?] then clear oil [???], and cook [simmer] it with strong fire, and stir it
well together, and so continue this until it becomes thick and black, and this
is the assay [test]: take a slice, take it up away, and lay it on a cold stone,
and when it is thick and black enough [it does not slide down and pool], set it
off the fire, and put it in a barrel or in another vessel as such as you want.
[§C12] {Whit sope} Tak twey bushell of wood ayschis,
and a buschel of lyme, and Þre buschelis of comun ayschis so Þat be no ayschis
of ook Þerynne, and brenn Þi comun aysches twyes, and make a leye in Þe same
wyse as Y reherside bifore, and put it in a vessel wiÞ a flat botme, and in
.ij. galouns of Þat lye put .iiij. li. of talowhe, what talowhe euer it be, and
euer as it seÞiÞ put Þerto more of lye, into Þe tyme Þat o galoun be put yn
[.vi. tymes], and loke it be wel ysterid among, and tak vp Þerof alwey to it be
swich as Þu wilt haue, and contynue Þe fire wel and Þu schalt not faile.
[§C12] {White soap} Take two bushels of wood ashes,
and a bushel of lime, and three bushels of common ashes so that there be no
ashes of oak therein, and burn [I think he meant slake] the common ashes twice,
and make a lye in the same manner as [is said on the reverse] before, and put
it in a vessel with a flat bottom, and in 2 gallons of this lye put in 4 liters
of tallow, what ever [kind of] tallow it might be, and ever as it cooks [simmer]
put thereto more of the lye, until the time a gallon is put into it (6 times),
and look it be well stirred around, and take up thereof [when it gets thick?]
as you would have, and continue the fire well and you shall not fail.
D Cambridge,
University Library, MS Dd.v.76 [#0379]
Part III, Smaller Collections (p. 222)
[§25] To make Spaynes sope wirke it Þus. Take a li. of gode
blake sope, and a quarteron of whete flour pūred, and a quarteron of small
salte, and temper Þam all togeder with cleyn water, and crusse Þam well togeder
with Þi handes, and Þan put it in a forme made for it, and late it drye vp on a
kake, and when it es nowther full drie no ful wett set Þeron Þi marke, and late
it dru vp Þan at all Þe fulle agauyne Þe wynde and noght agayne sonne.
[§25] To make Spanish soap work it thus. Take a liter of
good black soap, and a quarter of wheat flour sieved, and a quarter of small
salt, and temper them all together with clean water, and crush them well
together with your hands, and then put it in a form made for it, and let it dry
up into a cake, and when it is not yet fully dry nor fully wet set thereupon
your mark, and let it dry up then expose fully to the wind and not in the sun.
London,
British Library, MS Sloane 963 [#1845]
Part III, Smaller Collections (p. 244)
[§BI] Forto make Frensche sope. Take vnqueynt lym and make
powder therof, and bene assches, and medele all these togedyr, sumdel more of
the bene assches than of the lym, and putte alle thses togedyr in oylle that ys
old, and lete hit boylle togeder tyl that hit be thykke. And Þanne put hit in
cofyns and hit ys thanne jmaad.
[§BI] For to make French soap. Take unquenched lime and make
it into a powder, and bean ashes, and mix all these together, somewhat more of
the bean ashes than of the lime, and put all these together in oil which is
old, and let it boil together until it is thick. Then put it in molds and it is
then made.
[§B2] Forto make whyt sope. Take bene assches, and nyȝ as moche of vnquent lym, and make thereof
fyn lye; and of that lye take a galoun and to that galoun take o pynte of water
that lym ys slekked in, and putte hyt togedyr, and put therto .iiij. li. of fyn
puryd schepys talowgh, and late hit boylle tyl hit be ryȝt thykke, and thanne
cofyn hyt, and Þanne hit ys
maad.
[§B2] For to make white soap. Take bean ashes, and not as
much of unquenched lime, and make thereof a fine lye; and of that lye take a
gallon and to that gallon take a pint of water that the lime was slaked in, and
put this together, and put thereto 4 liters of fine pure [or putrid] sheep
tallow, and let it boil until it is right thick, and then mold it, and then it
is made.
Oxford,
Bodleian Library, MS Ashmole 750 [#2330]
Part III, Smaller Collections (p. 250)
[§A1] Forto mak whyte sope. Tak stondyng water, and askys of
bene straw, and temper hem in a vessel, and set hem over the fyre and let hym
bole wel togedre; a Þan put to hem a procion of vnsleccyd lyme, and bole hem
wel togedre to Þat le wyl bere a ney, Þan tak doune thy panne and clens clene
that lee Þrough a clothe; an put of that lee 3 potels in a panne, and do Þarto
a povnd of clene moltyn talow, and bole hem wel togedre til it wex sumdel thyk.
And Þan put Þerto a quarton of smal salte, and bole it til it wex wele thyke.
Set it Þan downe and let it kele, and whan it is colde tak a sclyse and aforou Þroughoute
thy mater in the panne, and poure out Þi blak water clene, than set it aȝeyn ouer the fyre and let it bole, and put Þerto
a quartoun of bene askys temprid with colde lee as afore, and bole al togedre
til it be thyk, and annone put it Þen fast into formes made like cofyns, and
let it stond and kele to it be hard.
[§A1] For to make white soap. Take standing water, and ashes
of bean straw, and temper it in a vessel, and set it over the fire and let it boil
well together; and then put to it a portion of unslaked lime, and boil it wel
together to that [it will bear an egg?], then take down your pan and clense
clean the lye through a cloth; and put of that lye 3 potels [half a gallon] in
a pan, and do thereto a quart of small salt [broken in small pieces], and boil
it until it becomes well thick. Set it then down and let it cool, and when it
is cold take a whisk and mix throughout the matter in the pan, and pour out the
black water cleanly, then set it again over the fire and let it boil, and put
thereto a quart of bean ashes tempered with cold lye as before, and boil it all
together until it is thick, and at once put it then fast into formes made like
coffins [molds] and let it stand and cool until it is hard.
[§A2] Forto mak whyte sope. Tak .iij. partes of lyme, and
‘two of’ askys of asche tree, and styr hem well, and powre oute the water, and
sethe hem well togedre, and than streyne ‘Þi le’ thorow a clothe, and set it
apon the feer and sethe we[ll] to the tyme will strik of a feder fro the pen;
than tak .j. pownd of talow to euery galon of lee, and let it sethe well to it
wexe thyk, and Þan put in salt .iij. or .iiij. hanful, and let it seythe a
qwyle, and tak it doune.
[§A2] For to make white soap. Take 3 parts of lime, and two
of ashes of the ash tree, and stir it well, and pour out the water, and cook
[simmer] it well together, and then strain the lye through a cloth, and set it
upon the fire and cook well until the time it will strike off the feather from
the pen [dissolve the feather; makes it crumbly]; then take 1 pound of tallow
to every gallon of lye, and let it cook [simmer] well until it becomes thick,
and then put in salt 3 or 4 handfuls, and let it cook [simmer] a while, and
take it down.
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