A treatise of artificial fire-vvorks both for vvarres and recreation with divers pleasant geometricall obseruations, fortifications, and arithmeticall examples. In fauour of mathematicall students. Newly written in French, and Englished by the authour Tho: [sic] Malthus.

CHAP. 11. How to make Stoupel or preparing of your Cotten wieke.

TO make Stoupell, not the meanest, but the best that may be made to giue fire (which in ••per tearme is called estoupel∣••••g) to all manner of fire-workes. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Cotten-wieke, and double it ••oft as shall bee needfull for your 〈◊〉〈◊〉, as if it were to estoupel your fie∣••ances; then double it eight or ten ••••es, and also for the stoupeling of

great rockets; but if it bee to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 through your starres, then 4. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 threds shall suffice; so hauing do•• led your cotten wieke fitting for yo•• purpose, steepe it in faire water, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 then wring it betweene your han•• and take gunpowder dust, witho•••• other mixture, and steepe it in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 water, not putting too much wat•••• nor too little, but onely till it app•• like durt, and then put into it 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cotten wieke, and there turning a•• winding it till it hath sufficiently 〈◊〉〈◊〉 powder in euery place and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cell, then draw it out, putting a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dry dust vpon it, & hang it a dry•• in the sunne or els-where, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 being dry, you shall haue the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 excellent stoppel that may bee ma•• for your vse at al times, leaving 〈◊〉〈◊〉 all such ingredients which ignora••••

••••••••eme so highly of, as Aqua-vitae, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 wine, strong lee, quick-lime, ••ger, vrine, and diuers others, for ••ich I would not lose so much 〈◊〉〈◊〉 time as to repeat them, but 〈◊〉〈◊〉 goe forward, and shew how to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 all the parts of a rocket.