Section VII. Sugar Boylers Instruments.
From Fishing and Fowling pastimes, let vs now look something into that hot and Laborious imploy of Sugar Boyling, and refineing, for which work they haue diuerse Instruments, as the following examples will further shew.
Cradle
He beareth in this square three
things used by the Sope Maker. The
first in the dexter side, is called a
Cradle: it is all of Iron with long Iron
hooks from 2 of the corners of it to
hand it by.
[Belong to Section 8, no. 67]
Pan
The second in the sinister chief is
termed a Pan with a lip: It is a round
brass or copper pan with a broad flat
Brim, and 2 handles set into the sides
of it to carry it by. They use other
such like without a lip as numb.68.
Frame
The third in sinister base, is termed
a Frame. These are barrs layd one
cross another like a Porculace, onely
they haue noe outside barrs, but ly ouer
at the ends.
All these three foresaid in the square
55 should haue bin set together after
numb.66, amongst the Sope makers
Instruments, but by an ouersight of the
engravers are set here.
Boiling pan
In this square are three Sugger
Boylers Instruments of which that out
of the base is chief, for without it noe
Work can be done and it is called the
Boiling pan. It is a larg copper pan
set about with Brick after the maner of
a Furnice with a Fire hole. The top of
the pan is all (as it were) walled or
garded 3 parts about, that nothing shall
fly out that way.
Loaf pricker
The second in the dexter chiefe, is
called a Lofe Pricker or a small Pricker.
It much resembles the Shoomakers or
Sadlers Aule of which you may see
more Cha:6.[no. 42] [Ch].9.162. yet they
all differ, this being a long slender Iron
sharp pointed, set in a wooden round
head or haft hooped at the bottom.
Bottoming knife
The Third is called a Bottoming
Knife: It is made all of Iron (like a
durt Rake, or scrap) haueing a round
Ball at the end of the handle.
Mould
In this square are six seuerall
Instruments set down which are usefull
to the sugar Boyler of Baker [only five listed].
The first on the dexter side is termed
a Mold in a driping pott, that is, a
sugar mold set with the Bottom or open
part vpwards, where haueing an hole in
the small end, the liquid part of the
sugar, in drying in the stove, drops
forth into the pot it is set in so that
nothing of it is lost. Of these Molds se
more numb.59.
Pricker
The second occupying the midle of
the chief, is termed a Pricker; this is
the forme of the great or larg Pricker,
which is made all of Iron whose sharp
ends should haue bine made 3 tymes
the length of the Handle or cross peece.
Drip pot
The third is in the midle of the
Base, and is a dripp pott, for the liquid
sugar to drop into, they are made of
earthen or clay, or Muggen weare. These
much resemble the Roman Vrns into
which they put ashes of their deceased
friends, and so intombed them, as you
may se cha.16. numb.97, some haueing
eares at them, others none.
Candy pot
The fourth occupying the sinister
chief, is termed a Candy Pott. It is an
earthen vessell wide at top and taper at
the Bottom, within the same are layd 3
rows or Orders of Sticks, on which the
Sugar is candied, and so stick to them
vpon it, refineing it by the hot stoves. Se
another Numb.61.
Candy basin
The Fift is termed a Candy Bason.
It hath but a narrow brim, round in the
sides and a flat bottom; things of this
form may in Armes go vnder seuerall
denominations, as a Pye pan, a custard
coffin, a still Bottom, and any like thing
that is round and flat bottomed.
Skipper
In this square are three things
usefull for Sugar boilers: the first and
lying in the chief is termed a Skipper,
or Sugar ladle. It is made of copper
and bound about with an Iron hoop
fixed to a larg sockett to put a long
handle or staile into. They use three
sorts of these kinds of ladles, which
though they be formed and made
something alike, yet according to their
Magnitude haue their seuerall denominations.
The Least is called Clay Ladle, the second Sort a Skipper, and the Largest is termed a Peece Ladle.
Long basin
The second occupying the fesse place
is called Long Bason: this round in
the bottom and hinder part, yet shoots
out before into a kind of gutter, with
two handles in the sides to carry it by.
It is made all of copper.
Form cistern hook
The Third which lyeth in the base
part is termed a Forme Cistern Hook.
It is a long hook with a sockett at the
contrary end, to put a long staffe in:
this is to hook vp any thing that is in
the Form cistern.
Sugarmans lip bason
In this square are foure things
used by the foresaid workmen.
The first seated in the dexter chief is
termed a Bason with a Lip or a Lip
Bason but for the best distinction of it
from other Basons with Lips, is to call
it a Sugar mans Lip Bason;
it is a round bottomed body with a lip
runing out in the Brim, with two handles
on the midle of the sides, all of copper.
Sugar mould
The second in the dexter base, is a
Larg mould, or a great Sugar loaf
Mould: this is a thing made of Clay
and burnt, round and hollow, with a
welt, or ring, or Gard about the Brim
of it, growing taper towards the top
and then rounded off, at which place is
fixed a round Bobb, or Button with an
hole through it and the bottom of the
Mould; when they are out of use then
they are turned thus vpside down,
when
in use they haue the mouth vpwards as
numb.57.
These Moulds are made of seuerall bignesses: but of three chiefly, as this which for it shape is more round and fuller at the drip hole then any of the rest. The midleing sort is called a Lumping Mould, it is not so round but more taper and make a loafe of a middle size. The lesser sort is the little Mould, and it is more taper and shorter then the other with a sharp pointed end as the figer next to this doth express.
Sugar mould
The Third set in the midle of the
Base is termed a small sugar Mould.
These also for their forms, may goe
vnder the name of Lamps as you may
se Chap:14. numb.50. saue for their
distinction of the hole in the bottom;
in which we may take notice that a
little hole makes a great difference in
coats; which if not espied will cause a
great mistake to the owner.
Filling stool
The fourth is a Filling stoole or a
Pricking stoole, this made of Boards
foure square, with hollowings or
Roundings in, at the top and bottom,
on this stoole the Mould is set when it
is filled with sugar, and when the
Mould hole is stoped that it needs
opening with the pricker.
Sugar skimmer
In this square is three usefull
Instruments of the Sugar mans. The
first lying in the chief is a Sugar
Skimmer, it is a round plate of Brass a
little hollow in the midle and made full
of round holes, it is made fast to a
Socked in which is fixed a round and
long handle of wood.
Clay oar
The second is termed a Clay Oare,
this is made all of wood with a cross
handle, like to a spade: this is for the
stiring vp of the water and clay together
in the clay cistern.
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The third which lyeth next the Base is termed a ----.
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