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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

'de-' struck from 'de-desired,' "to expresse your desired tune"

    Second 'it' struck, "it will play upon the bels"

  _How to make the double perpendicular glasse:_

    Second 'the' struck, "it will suck up the water"

  _How to make the treble perpendicular glasse:_

    Heading added, "How to make the treble perpendicular glasse."

  _A Water-clock, or a Glasse shewing the houre of the day:_

    'K, G, G' changed to 'E, F, G,' "the length of the glasse E, F, G"

                              Second Booke

  _A Receipt of a Composition that will kindle with the water:_

    'limekill' changed to 'limekiln,' "set it in a limekiln"

    Second "Another." heading added.

  _How to make Balloones, also the morter Peece to discharge them:_

    Full stop and comma exchanged, "with its portfire, O."

  _How to make Saucissons:_

    Second 'a' struck, "forme having a hole"

  _The description and making of three sorts of Fire-lances:_

    Second 'and' struck, "staffe, and prime it"

  _How to make Rockets for the water:_

    Second 'the' struck, "while above the water,"

                              Third Booke

  _A Carnation, or Flesh-colour:_

    'Canation' changed to 'Carnation,' "A Carnation, or Flesh-colour."

  _A good yellow:_

    Comma changed to full stop, "with gum-water. Sad it with"

  _To temper Azure or Bise:_

    'of' changed to 'or' in heading, "To temper Azure or Bise."

                       The Booke of Extravagants

  _To make Iron have the colour of Brasse:_

    'wherin' changed to 'wherein,' "aqua fortis, wherein the filings"

  _A good Cement for broken glasses:_

    Sub-heading 'Another.' italicised.

  _An excellent oyntment for the Shingles, Morphew, Tetters, and
    Ringwormes:_

    'anyont' changed to 'anoynt,' "wherewith anoynt the grieved parts."

  _To make Almond Butter:_

    'prettle' changed to 'prettie,' "let it seethe a prettie while:"

  _To stay the flux:_

    'cinamom' changed to 'Cinamon,' "or fine flower, suger, and Cinamon"

  _To make blew Ink:_

    'Tae' changed to 'Take,' "Take fine flower, and grinde"

  _For Deafenesse:_

    Sub-heading 'Another.' added.

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