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Turpeatine-Rohu, Oyi cf liquid Vemiso, Pet roleum, Linseed O' l, and the best re-fined AquaFtta : with elide they wet and Iprinkie the dry Powders. 1 have teenthis take tire more vehemently, and to can the slimes farther. To do

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Take Maffick one p 2 rt, Frankincense two,Grains cf Verr.iso, brimstone, Camphire,Gun-powder , of each three parts ; of Colophonia six, Sait-Peter refined nine:pown them all together, and sift them; oncly pown the Casliphire mingled withthe alt ; for that onely will no be powdered : drew them all about upon an ear-then dish with a large mouth, and Sprinkle them with Naphtha , or Verr.ish, or Lin-seed Oyl, and mingle them with your hands. Take out part of the Powder, and putit into a hollow Cane, and try it, whether it will burn to your minde ; and if it burntoo weak, put in more Gun powder; if too vehemently, more Colophonia : alwaystrying if it be as it should be. For to these Compositions, we add the lame things toblunt the vehement burning of th ■ Sait-Peter and the Gun-powder. ThccmakeCoffins of Can,as, like Balls, and fill them with your Composition, and Huff itin well, and binde them well with cords roundabout. Then melt Brimstone , andlet there be in it one fourth part of Gun-powder: Hir them together with a woodenflick, and lute the Bali over with that l qu .r, that it may be well fenced and eroded.Then ,vith a wooden prick make a hole in it in the middle to the Centre, and fillthat with powder ; and so put in fere , and it will burn under water: it may also besoot forth of brass Engines. I will soew you how to make

Balls and Pots to be cast forth of Ships.

The Ancients write, That Alexander the Great found out this Composition of Fires,to burn Bridges, Gates, Ships, and the like : bu it wiil w rk now more vehement-ly, by reason of the Gun-pc . kr added. Take Gun-powder, Sait-Peter.- Brimstone,Pitch, Pir;e-Tree Gum,Ven so in Grains, Frankincense, of each alike ; Camphiteone half: beat all socle, and mingle them. Then take Oyl of Peter, l.quid Vtrr iso,Rosinou; Turp^nine, equal parts ; and with thcie, being liquid,mingle ad together,and fid Pots with them, to be east among S; ips and enemies: or, it you make a Baliof these, bind; it hard about the head of a hammer, whose soaip-tooth v d;cnd must bea foot long, and the handle three foot. If at a Sea-fight, any one with a light Boatstrike this into a 'hip of the enemies with one blow, hcsoall raise a mighty fire, thatNeither water isor any ether thing will put out.

Chap. VII.

Hove Balls are made of Metals that will cajl forth fire and Iron wedges.

i Shall soew you how ro make brittle Balls of Metal, chat being filled with Gun-powder, and all the places of vent Hope, with the violence of the flame will flieinto man- pieces, and strike through those they meet with , and on all sides they willpier e through those who are net onely unarmed but armed men; and these aretobe used in besieging of Cities: for cad amongst multitudes; they wiil wound abun-dance. The danger is seen among Herds of Cattle. Make then

Ball; that will cafl pieces of Iron a great way off.

Let a Bill cf Metal be made a hand-breadth diameter, ha.f a finger cbick *. the Metalis made of Brass three part s. Tin one part, to make it so brittle,that by force of fire itmay flie in (mall pieces To make the Ball more easily, make it of two balfcircles ,for the charge is the less, and let them joy n together like a box , or let them screwone within another : let it be equally thick , that it may break in all parts alike.Then with a Nail drove through the middle , let it be fastened the better together,a finger thick , that it may break in all parts before it do in the joynts. Thenmake a little Pipe as big as a finger, and as long as ones hand , that it may cometo the Centre of the Ball, and so stick forth beyond the superficies, like aPyramts, the Basis outward, the Point inward : fodder it fast to the