The Rush 

 will be raised 

 by over- 

 much mois- 

 ture. 



WATER-WORKES. 



none at all remaines to infect the 

 ground. 



If it steale into the Flatt-bottome^ the 

 coldnesse of the chare-water with the 

 coldnesse of the ground^ in the cold of 

 Winter^ wanting the heat of the Sunne 

 to dry it up (it being lodged in so plaine 

 and pleasing a place) will venture life to 

 raise the rush. 



Now, seeing I have spoken of the ex- 

 cellency of drowning^ I will speak som- 

 what of mine ambition therein. 



/ I x Her was never General of an Army- 

 royall^ nor Admirall of an Armado, 

 more ambitious, then I have beene in 

 braving my Trench-Royall : And wearied 

 with over-walking my selfe therein, I 

 repayred to my stank-royall ; and I bee- 

 ing raised seaven foote in height, I was 

 so possest with the pride of my ivalke, 

 that I thought my selfe fitter to bee 

 Governour of a Towne of Warre, then 

 Commaunder of a hungry Water-w&rke. 



But remembring (within the compasse 



of my age) a Create Person stood to bee 



Generall of an Armie, that never saw 



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