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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43811	Natvrall and artificiall conclvsions. Compiled first in Latine, by the worthiest and best authors, both of the famous University of Padua in Italy, and divers other places. Englished since, and set forth by Thomas Hill, Londoner, whose own experiments in this kinde, were held most excellent. And now againe published, with a new addition of rarities, for the practise of sundry artificers; as also to recreate wits withall at vacant times.	Hill, Thomas, b. ca. 1528.	1649 (1649)	Wing H2018; ESTC R209384	33,564	110

Pot which you must stop close and so kéepe the same until you have need to gild any thing therewith XIV To make Silver like any mettall which shall so continue a long time TO effect this take halfe an ounce of Aqua-fortis and a scruple of quick-silver and a little of the Tarter made of the VVhite VVine and a little Salt These put all together in a Pot or earthen Pan working and labouring the same together over hot Imbers which so done you may after with this composition make ●ilver like any mettall you list and to continue so a long time XV How to sticke an Iron or Steele Bodkin into the head of either Cocke Hen or Chicken TO doe this write first these words following that is to say Gibell Got Gabel in a S●role and bind the same about the Bill of the Cocke Hen or Chicken to colour this secret withall which so done then pierce the head of the Bird just in the middle as you can guesse with a very sharpe pointed Bodkin and after set the Bird downe and you shall see the Bird so lustily runne away from you as if nothing were sticking in the head if the Pullet be bigge unto the wonder of such as shall see the same And now the reason of this is in that the head and braine of the Pullet is divided into two parts in the bone and the bone also doubled in in the middest so that the Bodkin may easily enter without danger and of this the braine so pierced the Pullet neverthelesse liveth which if the ignorant see they will perhaps beleeve and thinke that the words onely doth the same which is nothing lesse XVI To make a Candle that will not goe out untill the whole substance bewasted ANd to doe this take the best Waxe and the purest Brimstone of each a like portion which take and melt together and after make a Candle thereof which being lighted set the same in a Candlesticke to burne And the same Candle so lighted will not goe out untill the whole substance be spent Thus Cardanus writeth XVII How to make Iron soft a proper Secret ANd to doe this take the juyce of the Hemlo●ke and quench the Iron in it being well beated thrée or foure tims letting it there remaine every time untill it be thorowly colde Also Cardane writeth that if you take Oyle putting into it molten Lead seven times together and after quench your Iron red hot into that Oyle for foure or five times together and it will so make the same soft to worke XVIII To make a Sword Dagger or Knife to cut Iron so easily as Lead OF this thing Hermes writeth if a Sword Dagger or Knife being only Iron and fashioned and being red hot if the same be afterward quenched into the juyce of the Radi●h mixed with the Liquor of the fresh wormes of the ground or rather the water of Artely distilled being before somewhat bruised such a Sword Dagger or Knife saith he shall after have such a strange edge if the same red hot be quenched foure or five times in it that with the same you may cut Iron so eas●ly as if it were Lead Also he writeth that if Steele be often molten in the Fornace and be purified untill the sam● be so white as Silver in a manner and then after of the same fashion graving Instruments with their edges and pointes orderly like as to the Art of graving belongeth which Instruments being red hot quencht after into the juyce of Radish and the distilled water of the wormes of the earth mixed together Or else with the water of the wormes drawne through a cleane linnen Cloth so that there be so much of this water as of the juyce of the Radish and then those Instruments quencht foure or five times in the above-said Liquor And after will the edges and points of the Instruments bee so hard that you may cut and grave in any stone and Iron so easily as the same were Lead XIX How to keeqe weapons cleane and faire for a long time ANd to doe this take Barrows grease common Oyle new waxe Ceruse of each a like these temper togethee very well over a soft fire untill they be thorowly incorporated and after you have so done anoynt the burnished weapon with this Oyntment and it shall so continue in the same brightnesse In secula seculorum And there cannot be a greater Secret invented for the kéeping bright of Weapons thn this is if these words be well understanded XX A very excellent and easie Conclusion how to make steele soft as paste DOe thus take the gall of an Oxe Mans Vrine Vergis and the juyce of the Nettle of each of these take a little quantity and mixe them very diligently together then after quench the Steele red hot in this liquor foure or five times together and it will after become so soft as paste and this is a right proper and necessary secret to be understood of all such Workmen as doe any matters in Steele as graving and such like if these words be well marked XXI An experienced Conceit how to make Hens lay Eggs all Winter thorow TO do this take the tops of the Nettles when they begin to come unto s●ed and dry them which so dried give a little of the same with Bran and Hemp-seed mingled together to your Hens and they shall every day after lay you an Egge apiece XXII A rare and strange Device how to make thy Chamber appear full of Snakes and Adders TO do this kill a Snake putting the same into a pan with Wax and let it so long boil until the same be thorow dried and of that Wax make a Candle lighting the same in the Chamber and within a while after shall appear as though there were a thousand creeping in thy Chamber XXIII How to make letters appeare of the colour of Gold Copper or Silver ANd to doe this take very cléere Christall and worde the same into marvailous fine powder on a Marble Stone and after mixe the same powder with the white of an Egge untill this bee so prepared to write with and after with this confeccion write what letters you will letting the fame drie and after rub a Gold Ring or any peece of Gold on the same letters and all the letters shall appeare like Gold And in the like sore may you make the Letters appeare like Silver or Copper XXIIII How to make any peece of Iron to appeare like Gold ANd to doe this take foure butte● of Raine water into which put ten Drams of Roach Allum and ten Drams of Oyntment of Roman Vitrioll and Salt Eemme of each one an ounce and a scruple of Coppera●● and these boyle together after put therein a quart of Vinegar and Ta●●er and ●ommon Salt finely beaten to powder of each three ounce● all these inc●●p●●ate againe over a soft fi●e very well and after occupie the same which maketh a colour like unto Gold XXV How to have fresh

falling 〈◊〉 that stroke in vaine and breaketh not the same at that time And in like manner may● Life bee eas●ly broken with a small and easie stroke of the hande 〈◊〉 that through the weight of the stone in the falling and helpe of the quick stroke it doth of this so lightly breake even as it were done with the vehement stroke of a 〈◊〉 XXXII To make an hearbe to grow which shall have many savours and tasts TO doe this first take one seed of the Lettice one seede of Endive one of Smalledge one of the Ba●ll one of the Léeke and of the Parsley all these put together in a hole in ●●ich sort that one ●eede may touch another but this remember that you plant these together in the dung of an Horse or an Oxe without any earth at all with them And then after of these seedes shall grow up one proper hearbe which will have so many savours and tasts as there were seeds sowne together XXXIII How to make sundry devices or Armes of such like in a Rose Carnation or Flower-de-luce or Lilly TO doe this take Sal Armoniacke grind● the same on a Marble Stone with fine Vineg●r and a little Sugar-candy and keeepe the same in a narrow-necked Pot or Glasse and after take your Rose and dresse the Leaves fastening them with red wax that they may so lye plaine and even which so done then take a fine Pencill with the licour drawing on the leaves what proper matter 〈◊〉 Armes you list and after let the same drie of it selfe putting upon of the leafe-gold or the leafe silver and after pressing it lightly or gently downe with Bombasse and that which sticketh not then fast falleth of● in the doing and so your work● will remaine ●rim and faire XXXIII To write what you list on a steel Dagger or Knife TO do this take an ounce of Saltpeter and an ounce of gréen Copperas beat these grosly together and after put the same into a strong battle of glass distilling a water of it which water use on this wise First take yellow or red Wax stretching the same upon the Dagger or Knife so far as you will draw or write thereupon unto the thickness of a paper leaf and somewhat more after draw or write therein what you list drawing or writing unto the Stéel and then fill that hollow drawing or holes with the distilled water which within a day and a night will have eaten it sufficiently And the like may you draw and do on any other piece of Stéel XXXV How to break a new and big Rope with the hands onely TO do this take and fasten the one end of the Cord or Rope either ●ith a nail driven fast into it or about ● strong hook of Iron and after winde 〈◊〉 same three or four times or of●ner ●out thy hand and the other end of the ●ord or Rope winde about by the top of 〈◊〉 Palm ●etwéen the fore-finger and he ●umb that the one part of the Cord ●●y reach unto the Nail and the head 〈◊〉 other end unto the bottome of the Palm by which it must be again wind●● about and after that winded again ●nce or twice about And this so done ●hen with a vehement p●uck and force ●●ay in the same part by which it is so ●●der-winded or r●n with the Cord for ●hat the substance of the Cord or Rope which is under both defend that the ●●nd can take no harm by the hastie and ●trong pull and take héed that the utter-●ost fold of the Cord ●●ide not 〈◊〉 thy ●●nd And to conclude this 〈◊〉 that in the n●●hty and hasty pluck together the one fold of the Cord doth to cut the other in sunder and then especially ●hen as that part shall be set soft which is between the hand and the nail and that both the hand be strong and then pluck out-right and quick And now if XXXVI How to make white Flowers like as the Lilly white Rose and such like to be red Tubbe where you minde ●o plante your white Flowers to become re● and after they be so planted in the 〈◊〉 then let them not be watered at any time with any other water then this which is made on this wise Lake water putting therein a certain● quantity of Brasill finely 〈◊〉 and boyle the same unto a third parte which water after take and being through cold● water by little and little the same Earth as both at morning and evening and water it at no time with any other water then this untill you see that the same water first have taken effect XXXVII How to make a hollow Ring to dance by it self a proper secret TO doe this take a Ring round about hollow into which put Quick-silver and stop the same fast that it run●e no● forth After h●●re the Ring somewhere in the fire or let it 〈…〉 the fi●e and be●ng 〈◊〉 lay the 〈◊〉 on a Table or Stoole which by and by after will beginne to dance of it selfe untill it be cold againe XXXVIII To make Glue to hold together so hard as a stone a proper Secret ANd to do this take unstekt Lyme and quench the same with Wine and beat the same into fine powder mixing therewith both Figs and Swines grease and after labour them well together for this as Pliny writeth passeth the hardness of a stone Also take Greek Pitch Rozen and the powder of Lyle-stones these mix together and when you will occupie of the same then heat it over the fire and work therewith for when the same is cold it holdeth them together so hard as any nail Also take of Spuma ferri one pound of Lyle-sheards two pound of unstekt Lyme four pound of Oil of Linséed so much as shall suf●ice to prepare and work them together for this Glue is marvellous strong and indéed neither feareth nor yeeldeth to water nor fire XXXIX How to make an Apple move on the Table a proper Secret TO doe this take an Aple and cut the same in the middest and in the one halfe make a round hole putting therein a blacke Béetle and so lay the halfe on the Table and it will then move XL To make Roses and other Flowers that be red to become white ANd to doe this take Brimstone beating the same into fine Pouder which pouder burne on a new tyle-stone holding such red flowers or Roses over the smoake of it whiles it so burneth and they will after become white and on this wise you may make your Roses halfe white and halfe red or one leafe white and another red by a cep of paper so cut for the nonce XLI How to write letters on the Egshell that the same Letters may appeare within on the Egge TO doe this take a little quantitie both of Galles and Allome which worke together with Vineger and after write with this liquor what you will on the shell and that dryed laye then the Egge in Vrine else annoint the Egge about with waxe

and then quench it in the blood which after will become as soft as paste then with a copper Print worke therein what you list and after set the same abroad in the ayre and it will come againe unto the former hardnesse LI. To make a Candle after a strange manner to burne a proper secret FOr to doe this first make a wéeke of Silke and infuse the same in the Oyle of Hempséed and when the wéeke shall be sufficiently soked role the same in Snow untill it be of the bignesse of a great Candle whereby it may so be well wrought together and after light the same setting it in a sticke and it will give the like light as a waxe Candle Also make a Candle of Parpen Stone and waxe together about the which roule Snow and the Snow will burne untill it be all wasted Also take Snow and mixe therewith the pouder of Camphire and of the same make a Candle and it will burne being lighted LII How to draw many Candles the one after the other being laid a foot distance or more asunder FOr this take Brimstone Orpiment and Oyle these labour together and make thereof an Oyntment after take so many Candles as may well serve your Table which lay on the Table a large foot asunder and all a row the one behind the other as long as you lift to lay them yea an hundred may you lay downe on this wise a length if you lay them strait then ●ake a long thréed and annoint the same in this ointment which after lay along on the Candles and after drawing the formost all will follow by order LIII How to cut an Apple into many pieces without harming of the skin or paring TO doe this take a most fine Néedle with a small thréed and thrust the same by little and little under the paring and thrust it in againe right against the place untill you have so gone round about the outside of the Apple And this also remember that you thrust the néedle through the paring at straite corners one against the other of the Apple and this so often do untill you come againe unto the first place where you began And if so be you would divide the same in six or eight pieces then draw the thréed againe by a like distance alwaies taking héede to divide the Apple under the skin and when you have thus done with the Apple and the peeces y●t covered with the skin then draw out the ends of the thréed and you shall after divide the Apple within without harming of the paring or skin into so many péeces as you list And when you have thus drawne out and taken the thréed quite away you may kéepe the Apple so long as you thinke requis●te LIV. How to make a Cup of Glasse being set in the fier not to burne AND to doe this take what Cup or Pot of glasse you list and séethe the same in common Oyle by the space of five houres and after take it forth and it will be then made so strong that the said Cup of glasse or pot will indure the heat of the fire LV How to make Quick-Silver in a manner so hard as Silver ANd to doe this take the strongest Vineger and whites of Egges wel beaten together and thrée ounces of quicksilver unto one of the other these first distill together in a Limbeck wel luted and in that distilled water put the quicksilver and it will be after so hard that you may worke it with the hammer Also take Quick-silver and wash it in the distilled water of mans blood and every time you wash the same let it drie and in the end it will come to be so hard as silver LVI A prety conceit to catch Fowles without a Net TO doe this take Arsenick putting the same in water and in that water boyle wheate or any other grain and cast the same forth unto Fowls and so many as eate thereof will not be able afterward to flye away And take the iuice of Celidone and infuse wheat in the same letting it there remain for thrée daies after give the same to Fowles to eate and such as eate thereof you may after take with the hand Also take wheat putting it in wine Lées and let the same remaine there eight dayes after that put it into the juice of Celandine and horehound to stéepe which so done then give of the same ●nto the Foules to eate and such as ea●e thereof cannot flye away LVII To make a Candle to be marveilud at A proper secret ANd to doe this take foure ounces of salt Niter sixe ounces of fine Frankinsence thrée ounces of brimstone sixe ounces of Oyle and sixe ounces of the Milke of Cataputia all these beat fine and mixe together after take thrée ounces of Waxe and make them a Candle of altogether in the end of which Candlesticke sticke déepe a néedle and after set the same in a narrow mouth'd glasse full of water and you shall sée after what the same will doe LVIII How to see many wondrous strange signes in an Vrinall And to sée these take a new and cleane washed Vrinall into which powre either cleane water or other running water after take the white of a new laid Egge and a little Saffron binding it in a cleane linnen cloth after that powre a little of the water into a dish and put the cloth with the Saffron into it so long untill it have coloured it somewhat and being on this wise then beat the white of the egge with this water seven or eight times with thy finger and then powre the same into the Vrinall and you shall after sée in it Towers Castels Hills and many other strange sightes LIX How to make a Loafe of bread new set upon the Table to leape off TO doe this take a Quill filling the same with Quick-silver and stopping it close thrust the same after into ● hot Loaf new drawn out of the Oven and the Loaf will by and by dance upon the Table LX How to make an Egge flee about a merry Conclusion TO do this take a Goose-Egge and after the opening and cleansing of it take a Bat that flieth in the Evening which put into the shell then glue it fast about on the top and the Bat will flie away with it which perhaps will be thought of some to flie about in the air of it self LXI How to make artificial Fire divers ways which will seem marvellous ANd first to make a flame of fire to pass suddenly out of the mouth of a pot full of water take an Egge making a hole in the head and draw out all the substance of the same which so done then fill the same with the powder of Brimstone and un●●ekt Lime mixed to●ether shutting the mouth with Wax and so let it fall to the bottom of a Qu●●tpot full of water taking quickly your hand away and suddenly will issue forth a flame out of the mouth of the pot And