TO
SIR CHARLES FREDERICK,
KNIGHT OF THE MOST NOBLE
ORDER OF THE BATH,
SURVEYOR GENERAL OF HIS
MAJESTY’S ORDNANCE,
AND FELLOW OF THE ROYAL
SOCIETY, AT LONDON.
THIS TREATISE
ON ARTIFICIAL FIREWORKS
IS HUMBLY INSCRIBED
BY
HIS MOST OBEDIENT
AND MUCH OBLIGED
HUMBLE SERVANT,