44 The Natural Hiflary 



tinging xvkhgalls, that not only the Sulphur, but alfo the Vitrio- 

 iine particles exhale with it, and corporeally feiz on the next a- 

 greeahle fubjccl:, which 'tis manifeft they did on the above-men- 

 tioned Pump-rod. 



$6. Befide the more considerable ingredients of Vitriol and 

 Sulphur, 'tis evident that this water alfo holds fome (mail qnan* 

 tity of Naphtha, one ofthe liquid Bitumens, which flies not away 

 like the two former, but after reparation of the parts, made ei- 

 ther by precipitation with gilts, or infenfible evaporation, remains 

 fwiming on the top in a thin skin, variegated as it were with the 

 colours ofthe Rain-bow, much after the fame maner as 'tis fre- 

 quently feen upon waters ftanding in boggy grounds, or fuch 

 places where we dig the bituminous Earths called Peats : But whe- 

 ther this will burn at all, or with any fuch bright flame exceed- 

 ing that of fulplmr, as f Hen. ab Heers affirms of fuch a film that 

 covers the waters of his Spadacrene, if kept all night, I have left 

 jto fome ingenious perfon thereabout, that has both more (kill and 

 leifuretotry. 



5 7. At Banbury, another Mercat Town about four miles hence, 

 at D r Lanes Phyfitian there, Brother to the above-named M r Lane 

 of Deddington, and my very good Friend ; there is alfo another 

 fulphur Well, much like the former in tafte, but not altogether of 

 fo ftrong a fmell, holding, I fuppofe, either much more fait than 

 that, oralefs tenacious fulphur'. for here I found not the energy 

 of the Vitriol fo fetter'd by the vigorous particles of fulphur, but 

 that it had power to make that hoftile or friendly congrefs with 

 the lixiviat fait of foap, and fend the oily part to float at top, 

 making no lather or mixtion with it ; and alfo fo to conftipate 

 the pores of boiled milk-, as to feparate its parts into curds and 

 whey. The quantity of fait appeared upon evaporation made 

 by the faid D r Lane fince I was there, but how much to a quart 

 or gallon he fent me no word. This water has alfo a volatile 

 part, collected by the faid Do&or, which I did not find that Bed- 

 dington water had ; upon the tongue it feems to have a little 

 pricking, but nothing that I could perceive of a faltifti taft, 

 wherefore trying further with a convenient Menfiruum, it atlaft 

 confeft it felf to be F lores fulphurk, precipitating with the fame 

 ebullition, fmell, and colour, that fome others did I had from the 



lllOpS. f Hen a y Hfers spgJatrettr, cap. 4. 



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