ðɪ ɪntˈɜːnəl ʃˈɛlz ˈæpɚtʃɚ wʌz ðˈɛn plˈʌɡd ˈʌp, ænd ɪt wʌz ɪmˈɜːst ɪn ɐ mˈɪkstʃɚɹ ʌv fˈoːɹ pˈɑːɹts ʌv mˈɛltᵻd pˈɪtʃ, twˈɛnti ʌv ɹˈɑːzɪn, wˈʌn ʌv ˈɔɪl ʌv tˈɜːpəntˌaɪn, ænd æz mˈʌtʃ ɡɹˈaʊnd ɡˈʌnpaʊdɚɹ æz wʌz nˈiːdᵻd tə ɹᵻdˈuːs ɪt tə ðə kənsˈɪstənsi əvə pˈeɪst.
The internal shell's aperture was then plugged up, and it was immersed in a mixture of 4 parts of melted pitch, 20 of rosin, 1 of oil of turpentine, and as much ground gunpowder as was needed to reduce it to the consistency of a paste.