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

by John Bate

Variable capitalisations and hyphenations in the original have been retained.

Unusual and multiple spellings in the original have been retained.

All scribal abbreviations have been expanded.

All instances of 'VV' standing in for 'W' have been changed to 'W.'

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