wˈɪljəm sˈæmənz pˌɑːlɪɡɹˈæfɪs wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː pɹəvˈaɪdz ɐ ɹˈɛsᵻpˌiː fɔːɹ vˈɑːɹnɪʃ jˈuːzd ɪn ˈɛtʃɪŋ, kənsˈɪstɪŋ ʌv θɹˈiː ˈaʊnsᵻz ʌv vˈɜːdʒɪn wˈæks, tˈuː ˈaʊnsᵻz ʌv mˈæstɪk, ænd wˈʌn ˈaʊns ʌv ˈæsfæltəm.
William Salmon's Polygraphice (1673) provides a recipe for varnish used in etching, consisting of three ounces of virgin wax, two ounces of mastic, and one ounce of asphaltum.