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The mysteryes of nature and art : conteined in foure severall tretises, the first of water workes, the second of fyer workes, the third of drawing, colouring, painting, and engrauing, the fourth of divers experiments, as wel serviceable as delightful (1634)

Bate, John · Imprinted at London : For Ralph Mab and are to be sold by Iohn Iackson and Francis Church at the Kings armes in Cheapeside · leaf 31

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in out of thehole of the image. Experiments of forcing Skater hy Engins. LEt there bee an even ftreight barrcll of brafle of whatlength and bigncffe you pleafe : let the bottom of itbe open, and let the top be clofcd, but fo that it be hollowon the outfide like a bafin; in thcmidft whereof let… … i6 The firft Booh little from it on the fiocHaving thus preparedthe barrcll, fit a goodthick board unto it, (othat it may flip cafilyup and down from thetop of the barrel! untothe bottom, nayle akther about the edgesof it, and another uponthe top of it ; on theunderfidc of it let therebe faftned a…

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