Meal powder eight drams, rochpetre four ounces, sulphur vivum two ounces, and camphor two ounces. For Brilliant Stars. Saltpetre three ounces and a half, sulphur an ounce and a half, and meal powder three quarters of an ounce. This composition must be worked up with spirits of wine only. For Common Stars. Saltpetre one pound, brimstone four ounces, antimony four ounces and three quarters, isinglass half an ounce, camphor half an ounce, and spirits of wine three quarters of an ounce. For Tailed Stars. Meal powder three ounces, brimstone two ounces, saltpetre one ounce, and charcoal (coarsely ground) three quarters of an ounce. For Drove Stars. I. Saltpetre three pound, sulphur one pound, brass dust twelve ounces, and antimony three ounces. II. Saltpetre one pound, antimony four ounces, and sulphur eight. For fix’d Pointed Stars. Saltpetre eight ounces and an half, sulphur two ounces, and antimony one ounce and ten drams. Stars of a fine Colour. Sulphur one ounce, meal powder one ounce, saltpetre one ounce, camphor four drams, oil of turpentine four drams. Gold Rain for Sky Rockets. I. Saltpetre one pound, meal powder four ounces, sulphur four ounces, brass dust one ounce, saw dust two and a quarter, and glass dust six drams. II. Meal powder twelve ounces, saltpetre two ounces, and charcoal four. III. Saltpetre eight ounces, brimstone two ounces, glass dust one ounce, antimony three quarters of an ounce, brass dust a quarter of an ounce, and saw dust twelve drams. Silver Rain. I. Saltpetre four ounces, sulphur, meal powder, and antimony, of each two ounces, and half an ounce of sal prunellae. II. Saltpetre half a pound, brimstone two ounces, and charcoal four. III. Saltpetre one pound, brimstone a quarter of a pound, and antimony six ounces. IV. Saltpetre four ounces, brimstone one ounce, powder two ounces, and steel dust three quarters of an ounce. For Water Rockets. I. Meal powder six pound, saltpetre four pound, brimstone three pound, and charcoal five pound. II. Saltpetre one pound, brimstone four ounces and a half, and charcoal six ounces. III. Saltpetre one pound, brimstone four ounces, and charcoal twelve ounces. IV. Saltpetre four pound, brimstone one pound eight ounces, and charcoal one pound twelve ounces. V. Brimstone two pound, saltpetre four pound, and meal powder four pound. VI. Saltpetre one pound, meal powder four ounces, brimstone eight ounces and a half, and charcoal two ounces. VII. Meal powder one pound, saltpetre three pound, brimstone one pound, seacoal one ounce, charcoal eight ounces and a half, saw dust three quarters of an ounce, steel dust half an ounce, and coarse charcoal a quarter of an ounce. VIII. Meal powder one pound twelve ounces, saltpetre three pound, sulphur one pound eight ounces, charcoal twelve ounces, saw dust two ounces. A sinking Charge for Water Rockets. Meal powder eight ounces, charcoal three quarters of an ounce.