Of Artificial Fires. 501

Take a great quantity of the best refined dquavita, and put Camphire into it, cutsmall, for it will soon dissolve in it; when it is dissolved , shut the Windows andChamber-doors, that the vapour that exhales, may notget forth: when the vess-1 isfull with water, let it boil with coles, put under, without any flame, that all the wa-ter may resolve into smoke, and fill the Chamber, and it will be so thin, that youcan scarce perceive it. Let some man enter into the Chamber with a lighted Can-dle in his hand, and the Air by the Candle light, will take fire all about, and thewhole Chamber will be in a flame, like an Oven, and will much terrifie one that goesin. If you dissolve in the water a little Musk, or Amber-greese , after the flame youshall smell a curious sent. Alib there is made

Exceeding burntngwat/r :

Thus: Take old strong black Wine, put into it quick Lime, Tartar,Salt, andquick-Brimstene; draw out the water of them with a glass retort. This wist burn exceed-ingly, and never cease till it be all consumed. If you put it into a vessel with a verylarge mouth, and put flame neer it, it will presently take fire: if when it is on fireyou cast it against a wall, or by night out at the window, you shall see the Air fullof sparks, and kindled with fires. It will burn, held in your hands, and yet will notscald yon. Distil it once again, and it will burn the less. But if you take equal partsof quick Lime, and Salt, and shall mingle them with common Oyl, and make littleBall*, and cast them into the belly of the retort ac the neck, and then shall drawforth the Oyl by a vehement fire j and mingling this Oyl again with Salt and quickLime, (hall distill them again , and (hall do the seme four times, an Oyl will comeforth that will burn wonderfully, that some deservedly call it infernal Oyl. A So-lemn Pleasant fire, is made for the Theater. If Camphirc be dissolved in Aqua vita,and with that Fillet*, Papers, or Parchments, be smeered • and being dried again, belighted, and shall fall from a loft, as they fall lighted through the Air, you shall seeSerpents with great delight. But if you desire

To cast flame a great v/ajy

Do thus: Beat Colophonia, Frankincense, or Amber finely, and hold them in thepalm of your hand,and put a lighted Candle between your fingers; and as you throwthe Powder into the Air, let it pass through the flame of the Candle; for the flamewill fly up high. If you will have that

Many Candles fttall be lighted presently ,

on Festival Days, as I hear they are wont to do amongst the Tutks: You shall boilBrimstone and Orpiment with Oyl, and in them let thred boil; when it is dry, bindit to the wicks of Candles, and let them pass through ; for when one head i« light-ed , the flame will run co them all, and set them on fire. Some call it Hermes hisOyntment. Any man may

Eating in the dark^cafi sparkles out of hit mouth.

It is pleasant for the Spectators ; and it is thus: Let a man eat Sugar-candy,for as hebreaks it with his teeth, sparkles will leem to fly out of his mouth; as if one should!

* rub a fire-brand.

Chap. XII.

Of some Experiments of Fires,

J Will set down some Experiments, that are without the ranks of the rest. I heldit better to conceal them: bat they any give you occasion to think on greater mat-ters by them. if you will

That Bullets from Brass Guns , ma) enter deeper,

you may easily try this against a wall, or plank set up. Let the Ball rather go into

the