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The Mysteryes of Nature and Art: Conteined in foure severall Tretises, The first of water workes, The second of Fyer workes, The third of Drawing, Colouring, Painting, and Engraving, The fourth of divers Experiments, as wel serviceable as delightful: partly Collected, and partly of the Authors Peculiar Practice, and InventionBate, John

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The Mysteryes of Nature and Art: Conteined in foure severall Tretises, The first of water workes, The second of Fyer workes, The third of Drawing, Colouring, Painting, and Engraving, The fourth of divers Experiments, as wel serviceable as delightful: partly Collected, and partly of the Authors Peculiar Practice, and Invention

Name: The Mysteryes of Nature and Art: Conteined in foure severall Tretises, The first of water workes, The second of Fyer workes, The third of Drawing, Colouring, Painting, and Engraving, The fourth of divers Experiments, as wel serviceable as delightful: partly Collected, and partly of the Authors Peculiar Practice, and Invention
Author: Bate, John

Bate, John

Art -- Early works to 1800; Fireworks -- Early works to 1800; Science -- Early works to 1800; Waterworks -- Early works to 1800

Let there be a brasse barrell provided, having two succurs in the
bottom of it: let it also have a good large pipe going up one side of
it with a succur nigh unto the top of it, and above the succur a hollow
round ball, having a pipe at the top of it made to screw another pipe
upon it, to direct the water to any place. Then fit a forcer unto the
barrell with a handle fastned unto the top; at the upper end of this
forcer drive a strong screw, and at the lower end a screw nut, at the
bottom of the barrell fasten a screw, and at the barre that goeth
crosse the top of the barrell, let there be another screw nut: put them
all in order, and fasten the whole to a good strong frame, that it may
stand steddy, and it is done. When you use it, either place it in the
water, or over a kennell, and drive the water up to it, and by moving
the handle to and fro, it will cast the water with mighty force up to
any place you direct it.

[Illustration]

                  _Experiments of producing sounds by
                            ayer and water._

Let there bee had in a readinesse a pot made after the forme of the
figure following, having a little hole at the top, in the which fasten
a reed or pipe, also another little hole at the bottom: presse this pot
into a bucket of water, and it will make a loud noyse.

[Illustration]

                               _Another._

Let there be a cestern of lead or such like, having a tunnell on the
top: let it bee placed under the fall of a Conduit, and at the one end
of the top, let there come out of the vessell a small pipe, which let
bee bent into a cup of water, and there will be heard a strange voice.
Over this pipe you may make an artificiall tree with diuers birds made
to sit therein.

[Illustration]

           _How to make that a bird sitting on a basis, shall
             make a noise, and drink out of a cup of water,
                    being held to the mouth of it._

Provide a cestern, having a tunnell at the one end of the top, and a
little cane coming out of the other end of the vessell; on the top of
which let there be a bird made to sit, also at the bottom of the
cestern, let there bee a crane to carry away the water as it runneth
into the vessell. Place this vessell with its tunnell under the fall of
a conduit of water, and the bird will sing; and if you hold a cup of
water under his bill, hee will drink and make a noise.

[Illustration]

               _A device whereby severall voyces of birds
                        cherping may be heard._

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