The Table

used 2

D’vers compositions of Gunpowder Z

Pipes made to cast en*pre 4

To make fire-balls that are shot in Brass-guns 5

Compositions with burning waters 6

Balls made of Metals , to caff forth pre andIron wedges 7

How in plain ground and under waters Minesmay be presently digged 8

Things good to extinguish fire 9

Divers compofitions for pre 1 °

P ire-iompojit ions for feaflival days 1 1

Experiments of fire 12

Hew a Candle shall burn continually 13

The thirteenth Soo ^ •

Of tempering Steel.

Chap.

I Ren by mixture may be hardened IHow Iron will wax soft 2

The temper of Iron must be used upon softIrons 3

How for aU mixturesy Iron may be temperedmost hard 4

Liquors that will harden Iron 5

The temper of a Tool stall cut a PorphyrMarble Stone 6

To grave a Porphyr dMarble , without anIronTool 7

How Iron by heating in thefirty may be madetrail able for -—-k: 8

How Damask Knives may be made §

Foisted Irony how preserved from rust 1 o

The fourteenth Tool^-

Of Cookery.

Chap.!

H Owfiest may be made tender t

How fiest may grow tender by secretpropriety 2

How fiest may be made tender otherwise 3How Shell-creatures may grow more tendersThat living creatures way be made more fat,and well tasted J

How the fiest of Animals is made sweeter 6How they are made too bitter to be eaten 7How Animals may be boiledy rosttdy baked,all at once 8

Divers ways to dress Pullets 9

Hew meats may be prepared in places wherethere is nothing to rofl them with I o

Divers confctlions of- Wines 1 1

To make men drunks and loath wine 12To drive Par a fit es from great mens Tab les I Z

The fifteenth Too fi-ds Fisiiing, Fowling, Hunt-ing, &c.

Chap.

yy Hat meats allure divers animals xHow living creatures are drawn onwith the baits of love 2

Animals called together by things they like 3What noises allure Birds 4

Pistes allured by light in the night 5

By Looking-glasses many creatures arebrought together 6

Animals are congregated by sweet smells 7Creatures made drunks cateht with hand 8Peculiar poyfons of Animals 9

Penomes for P files I o

Experiments for hunting I l

Tee sixteenth Doo^;

cf invisible Writing,

Chap.

H O«> a writing dipt in divers liquors maybe read x

Letters made visible in the fire 2

Letters rub d with dust to be seen 3

7 o write tn an egge 4

How you may write in divers places , and de-ceive one that Can reade 5

In what place L esters may be inclosed 6

What secret messengers may be used 7

C Messengers not to know that they carry Let-ters , nor to be found about them 8

Char alters to be made that at set days stallvanist 9

To take off Letters that ate written on pa-per 1 o

To counterfeit a Seal and Writing 11

To fpeak_at a great distance 12

Signs to be made with fire by night and withdust by day 13

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