"hell boole"
My eyes aren't what they used to be so here's I found in my compact
OED while I had enough sun to read the obsolete words: "boole" is
probably "bowl" or anything bowl-shaped, up to tub-sized, and
"hell" refers to burnishing something like a precious metal. I
deduce that son John is to take his dad's one treasure, that
gold-covered bowl, and, in front of independent witnesses, mind
you, melt off the gold. Do it TWICE, mind you, so you've nothing
left but the wooden bowl-form. Divide up the gold and give it to
the others. Oh, and John? You get to keep the wood part in
remembrance of me. ("Hyl" seems to be "husk.")
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