WATER-WORKES. 



was the first cause I under - tooke the 

 drowning of grounds. 



Now, to proceede to the execution of 

 my worke (beeing perswaded of the ex- 

 cellencie of the water) I examined how 

 many foote-fall the Brooke yeelded, from 

 my Mill to the upper-most part of my 

 grounds, beeing in length a measured 

 Mile. 



There laye of old Meadow-ground thirty 

 acres over-worne with age, and heavily 

 laden with Mosse, Cowslips, and much 

 other imperfit grasse, betwixt my Mill- 

 streame, and the maine River ; which 

 (with two shillings cost) my granfather, 

 and his gransire, with the rest, might have 

 drown'd at their pleasures : But from the 

 beginning, never any thing was done, that 

 either tradition or record, could witnesse, 

 or any other testimonie. 



Having vewed the convenientest place, 

 the upper-most part of my ground would 

 affbrde for placing a Commanding- We are, 

 or Sluce, I espied divers Water-falls on 

 my neighbours grounds, higher then 

 mine' by seaven or eight foote ; which 

 gave me greater advantage for drowning 

 of more ground, then I was (of my owne 

 84 power 



