Frier Bacon, his discovery of the miracles of art, nature, and magic / Faithfully translated out of Dr. Dees own copy by T[homas] M[ay?] and never before in English.

  • Roger Bacon
Date:
1659
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Credit: Frier Bacon, his discovery of the miracles of art, nature, and magic / Faithfully translated out of Dr. Dees own copy by T[homas] M[ay?] and never before in English. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    for- atd \ is and e!e< heir ]or ove cion tad, ira- luce Si a. of 'ft range App 23 Chap. VI. Concerning ftrange Experiments* ‘Oour former difcourfe wc may ad- joy n fuch works as are cffe&ed with out Figurations. We may have an ar tificial compofition of Salt- f peter,and other ingredients} or of the oil of Red Petrol«, and other things, ©r with Maltha, Naph tha, with fuch like, which will barn at what diftancc wc pleafe, with which reports, Lib. 2. Chap. 104.. that he kept aCityagainft the whole Roman Army: For by calling down Maltha he coaid burn a Souldier, though he had on his Armour .In the next place,to thefewemay place the Gre* . dan fire, and other combu- ftibles. To proceed, Lamps may be made to burn, and waters to keep hot perpetu ally. For I know many things which are not con fumed in the fire, as the Salaman ders skin Talk, with others, which by ioml ad jund both are inflamed and ihine, yetarenotconfumed, but rather purifi ed. , Bdides thefe, we pay fpeak of di- vers