Cooler
In the chief of this square is a
Cooler or cooling Pan; it is made all
of copper plate nailed together with
strong copper nailes.
Candy pot
The next which standeth in the dexter Base, is a round bellyed or candy
Pott with feet; it is a kind of Earthen
or clay pott, in which sugar is candied
in hot stoves.
Sugar brush
The Third, which is in the sinister
base, is called a sugar brush;
This is the form also
of an house brush or hand Brush for
the Brushing of cloathes to keep them
from durt and Moths. Se cha.14.
numb.65.
Loosening block
In this square are three Instruments of the Sugar man. The first is
termed a Loosening Block, it is a round
peece of Board or Planke with a round
hoope made fast to the sides some 2 or
3 Inches aboue the Board as if it were
a Leadg about to Keep that nothing
fall out: in the midle of which board is
a round stock fixed. This block thus
furnished is set vpon a strong thick
peece of round wood, haue three thick
feet. Vpon this by gentle knocking the
moulds on the Block the sugar loaf is
made loose and so taken out.
Wire sieve
The second, is a Wyer Sive, or a
Sugar Sive: the wyer part being set
but a very little below the midle of the
Rime, which is vsually a very broad
Rime, to keep the sugar in from falling
ouer the sides.
Scum basket
The third seated in the sinister base,
is called a Scum Baskett. It is made
all of white twiggs and slender sticks
interwoven one within an other, this
basket made a diuision between the
good sugar and the dross; the sugar
runing between the twiggs and the
scum remaineing behind. This for
draught is much after the form of a
woole Basket only that hath the Twiggs
wide assunder, but this close togather.
Se cha.14. numb.33.
85. and lib.4
cha.4 numb.24 [not transcribed].
Form cistern rake
In this space, or vnder this figure
numerall is comprehended three Instruments of the Sugar mans: the first lying
in the chief is called a Form cistern
Rake. It is a plate made full of holes,
set in an Iron fram, with a larg strong
sockett, to put a long and thick staffe
in; it is bended down from the sockett
to a square like a cow rake, or durt
rake.
Beater
The second is a Beater, it is a round
Rowler, or peece of wood that is hard,
haueing a kinde of round bottom; and
flat vpper end, in which is fixed a long
strong staffe. This much resembles the
Turners Betele or Maule, and the
Pavers Beater, only the later differs by
haueing a peg set in the side of the
staffe, se chap.8. numb.88.
161.
Sugar mans bearer
He beareth a sugar mans
Bearer. This is a thing made all of
strong tymber after the form of a
Ladder with three gangs or steps; the
sides and steps are all square Mortised
into one another.
Sugar mill
He beareth a sugar Mile,
This engine
for the grinding of sugar is made almost
after the Tanners Mile by which they
grind or cut their Barke, first there is a
larg round trough neere 4 yards in
Diamater in the midle whereof is a strong
Pole or Beam of wood hooped with Iron
at both ends and strong Iron pins put into
the ends on which it turns, haueing an
hole for one in the ground, and in a sumer
aboue it for the other. To this Beam
is fixed an Axis which goes through a
great round and thick ston like a Mile
ston 2 yards in diamater; at the end of
the Axell tree is a strong Iron pin with
a round head on which hangs an hook
by which the mile is drawn either by
men, or horses: an so crusheth any
thing laid in the Trough that lyeth within its compass of Turning.
Chafer
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In the sinister chief is placed a Chaffer. It is made all of cast brass and of diuerse forms, but the most usuall is after this maner, it is used in Most houses of any like quality, onely to stand on the Grate neere the fire to keep water alwayes hot for any sudden use. It is a thing very necessary for Barbers to keep their sweet waters alwayes hott.
Clay bucket
In the sinister base is a clay Buckett,
it is made of wood in all respects
answerable to that of a Well, hooped
with Iron, and the bending handle ouer
to top turns in Iron holes; this is most
used to put water in, and take it out of
the clay cisterns.
Cullender
He beareth principally in this
square a clay Cullander:
with a Brom, or clay Brush, fixed in a
Beam and entering the top of the Vessell or Cullander.
This
is like a Bason with holes all the bottom
ouer, with 2 handles on each side one,
the Brush is onely Brom or Birch, tyed
at the end of a staffe.
Clay cistern
In the midle of this square, vnder the
Beam that issues out of the dexter side,
is a kind of cistern called the clay Cistern: It is made of Boards and layd
deep in the ground like Glovers and
Tanners pits; in which they make 3 or
4 diuisions, as the thing itselfe doth manifest. In these they mixe clay and water
to what quantity or thicknesse they
please to use it.
[The damaged final version is identified by comparison with the draft image.]
Fulling dish
In the dexter base, is a Fulling dish.
This is made of Boards and hoops after
the maner of the end of a Barrell sawed
off, with an Iron pipe fastned in the
midle of the head: this is not only used
by them, but much more by Brewers of
Ale and Beere.
[ Included on the sheet of soap-maker's rather than sugar-boiler's tools.]
Scraping box
The following images (mostly labelled) are included among the
sugarboiler's tools, but are not named in the text.
Great stirring knife
Crumwell or cleaver
Jug
[Un-named and possibly not associated with sugar boiling]
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