A rich cabinet, with variety of inventions; unlock'd and opened, for the recreation of ingenious spirits at their vacant houres Being receits and conceits of severall natures, and fit for those who are lovers of naturall and artificiall conclusions. Whereunto is added variety of recreative fire-works, both for land, aire, and water. Also fire works of service, for sea and shore, very fitting for these warlike times of action. Collected by J.W. a lover of artificiall conclusions.
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A rich cabinet, with variety of inventions; unlock'd and opened, for the recreation of ingenious spirits at their vacant houres Being receits and conceits of severall natures, and fit for those who are lovers of naturall and artificiall conclusions. Whereunto is added variety of recreative fire-works, both for land, aire, and water. Also fire works of service, for sea and shore, very fitting for these warlike times of action. Collected by J.W. a lover of artificiall conclusions.
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White, John, d. 1671.
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[London] :: Printed for William Gilbertson at the signe of the Bible without Newgate in Giltspur-street,
1651.
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Fireworks -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Recipes -- Early works to 1800.
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"A rich cabinet, with variety of inventions; unlock'd and opened, for the recreation of ingenious spirits at their vacant houres Being receits and conceits of severall natures, and fit for those who are lovers of naturall and artificiall conclusions. Whereunto is added variety of recreative fire-works, both for land, aire, and water. Also fire works of service, for sea and shore, very fitting for these warlike times of action. Collected by J.W. a lover of artificiall conclusions." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A96355.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024.
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How to doe excellent service against an Enemy who would enter a Breach, a Gate a Bridge, a Ship, &c.
IF that the Enemy will enter (and that you intend not to yeeld) it is necessary to have in readinesse divers hollow bullets made of two plates of Iron, or other met∣tall, so as the one may close about the o∣ther round like a box, which being filled with pebble stones, square peeces of Iron, called Dice-shot, Musket-bullets, or the like, which being discharged out of a Mur∣dering Peece, it will doe great execution; if you will fill cases of wood, made like unto a Lanthorne with the same stuffe, it will per∣forme the like service being shot out of a Murdering Peece: Behold both the Figure marked with the Leteer A.
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[illustration] a separated hollow ball filled with iron pieces along with a hollow box filled with iron pieces both marked A
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