Chapter 16, Item 143a
Fireworks making
Instruments necessary for the makeing of fire workes.
Gunpowder, which is made of salt peter, Brimston, and Charcoale which if well made is bright and inclineing to a blewish colour and will flash quickly and leaue noe dregs or setlings behind it.
A box or powder box to try the strength of powder, as cha 18. num 52.
Formers of all sorts and sizes, the number cannot certainely be determined, because it dependeth vpon each perticular persons variety of inventions. They are Instruments by which coffins for fire workes are made and framed.
Stouple is a prepared cotton weeke to prime fire workes with all, it is wett in salt peter water or aqua vitae in which camphire hath bine dissolved.
Rowlers, to rowle the paper or cloath vpon, of such bigness as you will haue the coffins to be.
Coffins, are the cases in which the powder is rammed that make the fire workes.
Rammers, to rame the powder into the coffins, or canes, which are about 4.5.6. Inches long and are to fitt the diameter of the coffin.
Packthread, and small clukin: shoomakers wax.
Paper, pastboard, and canvice.
Wooden pastell and Morter, to beat the powder into dust.
A searce, or fine silk sive, to searce the powder.
Cane of all sizes.
Ropes, for the Rocketts to run on.
Wheele frames to bind the rocketts on.
Match to fire the works off.
The Reader that desires further Knowledge in the kinds of Works let them peruse these Authors Mr Bate, his fire workes, 4o, Mr Malthus, and Mr Norton, Professors of fire workes. Cap. Tho Venns Military and Maritime discipline, in fol. in the end of the third part of the compleat gunner.
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