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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 90

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eale thcii the Roc-let is; flrew into it a little gunpowder^uft^, that it maycover the bottome of this coffin, and put therein withthdrmourhesdownewf^rdeythergold^nrayne, -orfer-pent§, or both ; a^foftarres, or petards 5 you muft putfqme gunpowder duftarpong thefe; wlien you have filledthe coffin… … HoS0 to make fiends^ orfeafeJuU rVHcCc muft bcc made of the compofitions for Starrcs,\.r*wrotJght upon cotton :wecke dipped in a^u^vit^^wherein camphirc hath bcene diffolved, and after whatfiifliions yQur fancy doth moft affc£h Ifoy^ to make fire Boxes. YQ mufUniafethc coffins for fire Boxes…

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