FIRE and Water be two of the most excellent Creatures that ever God created: if this be wanting, there is no subsistence to Man; if Water be wanting, no subsistence to Beast; where these two predominate, there is neither life for Man or Beast, and where they master they leave no servant; of these two we shall need to speake at this time but of Fire only; and what hath been left to us by that painfull Ingineer Mr. Gesling, who was the first Inventor of this, I here have thought good to put to publike view, that all both Rich and Poore may be provided for in some competent way; had hee lived, he might have put it to Presse, but I seeing none to stirre in it, I h [...]g a Writ from him, have here set it forth in these times of scarcity, which if thou practise and make experiment, it shall be to thy profit and com [...]. It may bee some foolish lasie persons may say, as some fine Nosed City Dames used to tell their Husbands; O Husband! we shall never bee well, wee nor our Children, whilst wee live in the smell of this Cities Seacoale smoke; Pray, a Countrey house for our health, that we may get out of this stinking Seacoale smell.—But—how many of these fine Nosed Dames now cry, Would to God we had Seacoale, O the want of Fire undoes us! O the sweet Seacoale fire we used to have, how we want them now, no fire to your Seacoale! Thus now they see the want of that they slighted in times past; This forthe rich, a word for the poore.

The great want of Fewell for fire, makes many a poore Creature cast about how to passe over this cold Winter to come, but finding small redresse for so cruell an enemy▪ as the cold makes some turne Thieves that never stole before, steale Posts, Seats, Benches from doores, Railes, nay, the very Stocks that should punish them, and all to keep cold Winter away: Now that all may bee provided for, and the better furnish't before Winter comes, take this Modell to help thee at the cheapest and easiest rate that Experience can find out; there bee many wayes, of all which thou shalt find here both the sweetest, wholesomest, and cheapest, and most usefullest and beneficial'st both to rich and poore; I tell you this Secret is worth the looking after, and by it many thousands may be set at worke, and yet before Summer be over, store may bee made: It may bee you will say, Why was it not begun sooner this yeere? But I tell you two Reasons; one, the want of Seacoale to help; the other it is never too late to seek profit: do thou practice it, and thou shall see profit to proceed suddenly; and so God prosper thee and thy labours.

First, provide a peece of Ground where the Sun lies upon it, and for the better ordering, take a Brick-maker, or a Labourer to doe it: Doe thus,

Take three Load of red Morter, such as you make Bricks with double Loads, half a Chaldron of good Seacoales of the smallest and best, three Sack­fulls of the best Smalcoale, foure bushels of Saw-dust, foure trusses of Straw chopped; worke all these together with water stiffe as Bricks, then when it is worked all together very well, take foure sacks of the dust of Smalcoale, and with that used as they do the Sand for casting of Brick; then cast the Ingredients as you cast Brick, but halfe so thick, and dry it as Brick is dryed; or you may make it up in round Balls not too big, with Charcoale, or Smalcoale dust, on the outside, and so laid to dry, when they be thorow d [...]y, burn them with a little Scotch-coale, or Wood, or any Combustible matter to fire it, or with two or three wooden chips to kindle your fire withall, and to keepe in the life of the fire, and these cast a most excellent heat, and keepe fire for any use, to Rost, Boile, or Bake, for the richer sort; but bee sure you lay them not too close on the fire, but as you see your pattern upon this Paper, mingled with a Scotch-coale or two.

For the Poorer sort, Cow-dung mingled with Saw-dust and Smalcoale, made up into Bals, or in a square like a Tile, not too thick, and dryed, make a very good Fewell, but something noisome. Also that which comes out of the p [...]unches of Beasts killed, it being dryed is excellent fire.

Horse-dung in Balls with Saw-dust, or the dust of Smalcoale, or Charcoale dust, dryed, is good Fewell, but the smell is offensive.

Greenwich Heath, or Hounslow Heath Turfe well dryed, is very good fewell, with a little Scotch-coale burnt with it.

Peate if well dryed, but well fatted with seggy or flagge roots from Fenny places, is a very good firing, mingled with Coale when it is burnt.

Some make an Oven with Kennell durt, with a hole at the top for the heat and smoke to ascend up in the chimny, and with six or seven bricks raise the bottome and make up the shed, and then daube up the oven, leaving the hole at top, and before put in a few Scotch-coale, and after it is kindled will keepe fire a weeke, every two dayes putting addition of the kennell durt to keep it whole, and putting Seacoale, or Scocth-coale as the fire declines; this is a fire which casts a good heat at the mouth and top, but not commendable nor fit to rost.

Above all things let mee perswade all men to sweepe their Chimneys cleane against winter, for with Scotch-coale, or Coale minged with wood, or with any of these Chimneys grow extraordinary foule; and he that meanes to keepe his house from firing, let him bee sure to keepe his Chimney cleane: Thus if thou makest use, thou shalt see thy labour worth thy paines, and bee thankfull to him that hath been the Instructer, for this Artifici­all Fire.