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Refinery Book III, Chapter 18, Section 6 At n.30. Refiners of Metells Instruments. [No previous items on this subject] Bow tongs A Bow Tongs.
Rods ? [Possibly rods for manipulating crucibles in the furnace. No description in text]
Holding tongs Holding tongs.
Shears Shears.
Rising anvil A square riseing Anville.
Lifting tongs Lifting tongs to
take a pot out of the
fire.
Ladle A Ladle to put Limell
or fillings of Mettle
or small peece into
the pit.
Test mould A Test Mould.
Assay furnace An Assay Furnice.
Refining furnace A Refining Furnice has a
fire in it for
the refining of
siluer or gold,
in the midle of
it is another vent or wind hole to melt
siluer in without the help of the Bellows.
Fining bellows The Fining Bellows.
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