powder, saltpeter
quick brimstone, camphire 
 
meal and pestle a little
                  oil of almonds
 
keep it close from air else 
it becomes of no use
 
to be mealed and mixed 
        the manner of making stars
 
little four-square pieces
 
rolling, make it round
               about the bigness
       of a nut
 
prepared as an ordinary arrow
paste it round
 
fill little by little
 
with a thimble 
    still thrusting down