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The mighty Mavors, jealous to behold
A Mars more mighty nor himself below,
Did once resolve his rivall to ore’throw…—Sir Robert Ayton (1569–1638), “Upon the 5th of November”
published in JACOBEAN PARNASSUS: Scottish Poetry from the Reign of James I (ASL, 2022)https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/jacobean-parnassus/
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #17thcentury #EarlyModern #BonfireNight #GuyFawkes #Jacobean #5thNovember
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Remember, remember!
The fifth of November,
The gunpowder treason and plot;
I know of no reason
Why the gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot! -
In the early days, gunpowder had to be made by hand, grinding up the ingredients in a pestle and mortar to make a powder called "serpentine". Needless to say this was dangerous work, because just one spark and the whole lot could go up. Adding a liquid, like Water or Wine to the mixture would reduce the risk of sparks.
10 things you might not know about gunpowder:
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2021/11/5-november-gunpowder.html