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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 80

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of Fire-works. 6^ powder, and ftop the hole with wax, and caft it into arunning water, it will break out into a fire. Take of faIt-niter,brim(lone,and quick lyrac, of eacha like quantity, mix them. … Ho^to makefloupky or prepare mten-^eek toprime your fire-^orks with. Take Gotten-week, fuch as the Chandlers ufc for can-dles, double it (ix or feuen times double, and wee itthroughly in faltpctcr water, or aqua vitaj,whercin (bmecamphire hath been diflblued, or, for wantof eithcr> infaire water…

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