1 68 An ESS AY on the Procefs Cliap. 6. 



Mould diffolved in the GlafTes K and L, ^. 1 2 5, 

 1 26, was confiderably diminifl/d and carried off^: 

 Nay, the Terrefirial and Vegetable Matter 

 was borne up in the Tubes filled with Sand^ 

 Cotton^ dec. and in that Quantity as to be 

 evident even to Senfe. And the Bodies in the 

 Cavities of the other Tubes that had their 

 lower Ends immersed in Water wherein Saf- 

 fron^ Cochineal^ 6cc. had been infus'd, were 

 ^ting'dwithTellonf, Purple, 5cc. 

 Sea-Plants ^f ^ ^^Y ^e permitted to look Abroad a 

 t ake up Ml- \K^hilQ, towsLvds ouv Sb Ore s and Parts whh'm 

 "'''*/^'^^^" the Verge of the Sea, thefe will prefent us 

 with a large Scene of Plants^ that, along 

 with the Vegetable, take up into them 7neer 

 Mineral Matter alfo in great Abundance: 

 Such are our Sea-PiirJIains, the feveral forts 

 of ,Jiga*s^ of Sampires^ and other Marine 

 Plants. Thefe contain Conwwn Sea-Salt^ 

 which is all one with (htFoffil^ in fuch P/^tz/j', 

 as not.'OnIy to be plainly diftinguiili'd on the 

 Palate, but may be drawn forth of them in 

 conjiderahle Quantity. Nay, there want not 

 ri?cj^ who affirm there are Plants found that 

 wijl yield l>!itre and other Mineral Salts 5 of 

 which indeed I am not fo far fatisfied that I 

 can depend on the Thing, and therefore. give 

 this (^nly asan Hint for Enquiry. .;^^ i\ "^ . 



-Xp^go pn with the Vegetable Matter .v How 

 apt[%nd how much difpofed this, being fo very 

 'Jine^ind light, is to attend Water in alj its 

 MpfiDnSy and follow it into .each of its Recejfes^ 

 mu^Tidfo^^ not only fjcptp the Injtances above 

 V\«dil alledged, 



