2,58 The Statural Hijlory 



though fed only with a fingle Spring riling in a piece of ground 

 call'd Ramfall, between Enslon and Ludfton. The natural Rock, is 

 about 10 foot highland fo many in bredth ; fome fewftelves of 

 lead*/*/, and the top ftones only having been added (eafily to be 

 diftinguifht by their drynefs) which have advanced it in all about 

 14 foot high. 



54. In the half pace juft before the Compartment e e e, upon 

 turning one of the cocks at/ rifes a chequer hedge of water, as they 

 call it, ggggl and upon turning another, the two fide columns 

 of water, h h, which rife not above the height of the natural rock; 

 and of a third, the middle column i, which afcending into the 

 turn of the Arch, and returning not again, is received into hidden 

 pipes provided for that purpofe : Into one whereof, terminated 

 in a very fmall Ciflern of water behind a flone of the rock. , and ha- 

 ving a mouth and Languetjuft: above its furface, the air being for- 

 ced into it by the approaches of the water, a noife is made near 

 refembling the notes of a Nightingale : But when that pipe is fil- 

 led there is then no more finging, till the water haspaft away by 

 another pipe in the lower part of the rock, which when almoft done, 

 there is heard a noife fomwhat like the found of a drum, perform- 

 ed by the milling in of air into the hollow of the pipe, which is 

 large, and of copper, to fupply the place of the water now al- 

 moft gon out ; which don, the Nightingale may be made to fing 

 again. 



55. From the turned roof of the rock, by help of the brafs 

 inftrument k-> and turn of a cock in one of the clofets above, they 

 can let down a canopy of water //; from the top alfo they can 

 throw arched [pouts of water eroding one another, and dafliing 

 againft the walls, oppofite to thofe of their rife, as at m n and op ; 

 and others that rife out, and enter in again to the roof at fome di- 

 ftance, never falling down at all at q r and s t. Which falls of 

 water miy be alfo delicatly feen, turning the back upon them as 

 well as looking forward, by help of a Looking- glafs placed in the 

 wall oppofite to them, which could not be poiTibly reprefented 

 in the Cut. And fome of thefe waters (1 muft not fay which) be- 

 ing often ufed by way of [port to wet the Vifitants of the Grot, 

 that they might not avoid it by running up the flairs, and fo out 

 into the Grove, by turning a cock in another of the Clofets, they 

 can let fall water fo plentifully in the door u u, that mofrpeople ra- 

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