To melt the golden metall, ready to be tride.

One with great bellowes gathered filling aire, xxxvi

And with forst wind the fewell did inflame;

Another did the dying bronds repaire

With yron[672] toungs, and sprinckled oft the same

With liquid waues, fiers Vulcans rage to tame,

Who maistring them, renewd his former heat;

Some scumd the drosse, that from the metall came;

Some stird the molten owre with ladles great;

And euery one did swincke, and euery one did sweat.