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A51359	A general treatise of artillery, or, Great ordnance writ in Italian by Tomaso Morretii ... ; translated into English, with notes thereupon, and some additions out of French for sea-gunners, by Sir Jonas Moore, Kt. ; with an appendix of artificial fire-works for war and delight, by Sir Abraham Dager ...; Trattato dell' artiglieria. English. 1683	Moretti, Tomaso, d. 1675.; Moore, Jonas, Sir, 1617-1679.; Dager, Abraham, Sir.; Fournier, Georges, 1595-1652. Hydrographie contenant la theorie et la pratique de toutes les parties de la navigation.	1683 (1683)	Wing M2726; ESTC R37646	59,051	154

make her appear with a great Tail take Saltpeter one pound Powder half a pound Sulphur half a pound Coal dust two ounces all well sifted and mixt together and fill up your Rockets the same manner as the other and having put a Saucisson at the end cover it with Paper and cover the Rocket all over with black Pitch and Rosin to make it swim and hinder the water from spoiling it then tye to it a little Willow Rod of about two foot long and if you desire to make them leap in and out of the water you must put in charging the said Rocket between every two fingers breadth of the composition ¼ of an inch of fine Powder well sifted How to make Serpents Fig. 1. TAke a Rouler a little bigger then a Goose quill and roul some Paper upon it eight or ten times making your Coffin of about four inches long then choak it near the middle leaving a little light to communiguate the fire then fill part with composition and the shortest with whole Gun-powder then choak both ends the end towards the Powder quite up and the other with a little hole for the prime The composition for Ground Rocket is the best for Serpents the other composition for Sky Rockets being not so brisk nevertheless both will do good effect and leap about very prettily How to make Gold Rain Fig. 2. TAke a quantity of Goose quills cut the hollow end as long as you can and fill them a little hard with the composition for Sky Rockets then prime them with wet Powder and keep them for your use How to make Silver Rain TAke one part Camphire 8 of Powder 12 of Sulphur 24 of Saltpeter well beaten together wetting the Pestle with oyl of Almonds then fill your quills as before taking care that the air do not spoil it There are several sorts of Stars the red ones are made as followeth TAke a pound of Saltpeter ¼ of a pound of Sulphur ¼ of a pound of Powder all well sifted and mixt together then roul that composition in Linen or Paper about the bigness of a Nutmeg making a hole through with a Bodkin to prime it with the prepared Cotton See 3 4 5 6. Another Take a pound of Saltpeter ½ pound of Sulphur ½ pound of Powder all well sifted and mixt together then take some Linseed Oyl or clear water and make a hard paste made up in little Balls roul them in Powder dust whilst they are wet and after they be dryed they are fit for your use Another of Blew and Red. TAke Saltpeter 4 ounces Sulphur 2 ounces Meal 8 ounces Powder 2 ounces all well sifted and mixt together with oyl of Spike Another of White TAke Powder eight ounces Saltpeter 24 Sulphur 12 Camphire one beaten well together with Oyl of Almonds and keep it close for fear of taking air Another White one that lasteth long Take Powder 4 ounces Saltpeter 16 Sulphur 8 Camphire one Oyl of Piter 2. For Fire Lances THe Coffin must be as the others of such bigness and length as you desire then fill it with the composition for red Stars the lower end must be stopt with a piece of wood of about two inches to nail them fast and the upper end prime with wet powder How to make the Balloons Fig. 7. YOu must get a Rouler turned of such bigness as you desire to make the Moulds of the Balloons then roul upon it some Paste-board not sparing the glue to make it fast and having made your great Coffin you must choak it at one end and fill it with Saucissons Serpents Stars c. in good order and well prime that when the Powder Chamber at the bottom taketh fire and breaketh the Balloons they may all take fire at once then choak the other end leaving a hole big enough for a fusse that you shall glue to it fill'd with composition able to light the prime and make the Balloon to play with order and effect How to make Fire Wheels Fig. 8. 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on fire any place whereever they break How to make a Light TAke little Faggots made of small dry rods dipt in black Pitch new Wax and Colophone melted together they are good to set fire to Galerys Palisadoes c. and to lighten Of Thundring Barrels Fig. S. THese Barrels are of a great use to throw in at a Breach or tumble in the Enemies Lodgements for being of a combustible matter they will set fire at any thing that they use to shelter themselves they are made several ways some as ordinary Barrels and half Barrels fill'd up with Tow dipt in some Colophone Turpentine Pitch Oyl of Piter or any thing combustible with Granadoes Fire pots Pistol barrels loaden with Bullets and set so that they may not fire all at once but scatter round about them Of Thundring Bullets THey are made of the following composition in which the Granadoes and Pistol Barrels loaden with Bullets are set in order with whole Gun-powder betwixt each and to hinder their firing all at once you must put between them some Tow dipt and mixt in the following composition 4 parts Turpentine 2 of Powder 2 of Small coals well sifted 3 of Poyligui one of Rosin one of Camphire ½ of stinking Benjamin and ½ of Colophone well mixt all together and put into your Bullets as it is said before not forgetting to bore in it 2 or 3 holes filled with prime of a slow composition which must be lighted before you put it in the Mortar this Bullet will make a wonderful effect where it falls Of Artificial Fire-works useful both by Land and Sea FIrst of all of fire Lances some are made four and five foot long some of 3 and some of less having a Belly near to the iron which you shall fill with the following composition Take some Tow dipt in a pound of new Wax and equal quantity of Turpentine ¼ of Powder as much Sulphur 2 4 of black Pitch all this well melted in oyl of Piter these great Lances are good to set fire to a ship the others are thrown with the hand and the least are shot out of a Bow to set the Sails on fire to defend a Breach or to set any things on fire Fig. T. How to Contrive Artificial Fire Pikes Fig. V. THey are good to defend the approach of an Enemies Ship their lengths must be from 12 to 15 Foot long having a belly near the end filled with the following composition one part Saltpeter as much Turpentine the same quantity of Bay salt 20 parts of Powder well pounded 3 of Colophone 7 of Arsnick ⅓ of Pitch one part of Linseed Oyl one of Sulphur mixt all together with some Linseed Oyl and Tallow then make up your work about 3 inches long and one and an half thick How to prepare your Cotton for Prime TAke some Cotton Thread and double it 4 or 5 times if you intend it for to prime your stars but if you intend it for your Lances or Rockets it must be 8 or 10 doubles then wet it well in clean water then take powder well beaten and clear water and make a Paste and having squeesed the water out of the Cotton dip it very well in the said Paste then take it out and roul it well in dry powder dust and set up to dry for your use Of Artificial Fire-works for delight THese Fires are divided into three parts first them that flye in the air 2dly Them upon the ground and 3dly Them that swim upon the waters And every of these parts is divided also into three parts the first and most royal for the air are the Balloons the 2d are the Rockets and the 3d. the flying Saucissons Them upon the Earth are also divided into three parts 1st are the Rockets 2d Fire Lances 3d. the Saucissons Them for the Waters are also three sorts 1st the Globes or Balloons 2d the double Rockets and 3d. the single Rockets but before we speak of their contrivances I shall treat a little of their Moulds and Tools Of the Proportions for the Moulds of Sky Rockets IF the Mould hath one inch in the mouth it must have six in length and the Rowler for the Coffin ⅓ of an inch in Diameter but the Rammers D must be a little less to go easily in the Coffin having a hole bored just in the middle for the Broach C the foot where it is fast must enter in the Mould one inch and an half the Broach must be 3 Lignes thick and 3 inches ½ long if you desire a bigger mould you must observe the proportions according to this Rule A is the mould B the Rowler F the Bodkin to bore the Rockets and Stars G the Coffin The Mould for ground Rockets HIs mould must have ½ an inch diameter in the mouth and 5 ½ in length the Rouler for the Coffin 4 Lignes in diameter which maketh ⅔ of half an inch and the Rammer a little less the Broach must be ⅔ of an inch long the Brith going into the mould half an inch Of the Mould for Water Rockets IF the mouth be one inch in diameter the length must be 8 inches the brith or foot going in the Mould one inch but without Broach the Rouler must have ¾ of an inch in Diameter and the Rammer a little less The Composition for Sky Rockets IF you desire to have your Rockets mount up with impetuosity take only your great Canon Powder well pounded and sifted and charge your Rockets as it is said hereafter Another Take a pound of your great Canon Powder well sifted add to it two ounces of small coal dust well sifted and mixt together but before you finish your Rockets try one and if your composition is too weak add some powder if too strong some coal dust and for want of Willow Coals you may use of wine ashes or sea-coals How to charge your Rockets FIrst you must take care not to put too much composition at a time but about a Spoonfull at once giving every time three or four good blows with a hammer of a pound weight continuing so till your Coffin is full to the Moulds mouth or very near then thrust hard upon it some paper doubled several times or else a round piece of Paste-board bored three or four times with a Bodkin to give fire to your Stars Serpents or Saucisons then cut the remainder of the Coffin as close as you can and cover the rest with Paper well glued The Composition for the Ground Rockets TAke some Gun-powder without any mixture well sifted and fill your Rocket with it as it is said before within an inch of the Moulds mouth then thrust in hard a piece of Paste-board or double Paper bore in it some holes with the Bodkin and then put in it a good Pistol charge of whole Gun-powder and having doubled some Paper of the Coffin upon the said powder choak the rest very well and cut what remains Of the Composition for Water Rockets TO