Ci^e gintronuctian. 3 



read of^fcituate in £p;Vw,which hath a flrange double 

 and concrarv property ^ the one is,that it will cxtin- 

 guifh any Torch that is lighted : and the other is, to 

 light a Torch never lighted before. 



The River Silarm in a few hours will (as report 

 faithj convert a Rod into Stone. And 1 m felf 

 know a Lough in helayid^ that in fome years will 

 cGn\^rt Wood into Stone, of which are made the bell 

 Hor!.^, Cambden mnkcs mention of a Well near 

 Kerhy hi Cumberland^ that ebbs and flow^ feyeral times 

 every da v. 



The fame Author makes mention of the River 

 Adole in Surrey,^ which, running ieveral miles under 

 ground,beingoppofed by Hil!s,at lafl; breaks out again 

 ib far off, thai the Inhabitants thereabout boall ras 

 the Spaniards of the River yima) that they htc. feve- 

 ral Flocks ofSheep on a green Bridge. There is fuch 

 another green Bridge in Wales^ the River running a 

 great way under ground, and there difemboguing it 

 felf into the Sea. Some thereabout report, that they 

 have put a living Goofe into the Kole where the Wa- 

 ter fal's,and flie hath fwum out at.the other end ^ but 

 with no Feathers on her back. 



Mi'J' homoi May in his Hiftory of The Reign of King 

 Henry f/?f Sccow^, relates two ftrange things fromr/'i- 

 caldiu Cambrefjfis, of certain Wells in Ireland. His 

 Words are thcle : 



yi Well there is in Munfter to hefeet?^ _ 

 Within Vfhoje Waters whofoe're hath been 

 Once drench" d^his Hair fir eight takes an hoary dye, 



Ji .other Fountain ofcjmte contrary 

 EjfeEi to that in Ulftcr Springs \ for there 

 Thofe that have waped once^ how old fee* re^ 

 ShaH never after have a.)i hoary Hair, 



G 3 Anothes 



