WATER-WORKES. 



mowed, nor grazed in the driest daies, but 

 knee deepe in water. It lay at the gaze 

 for five thousand six-hundred and six 

 yeares, and by general opinion it stood 

 in state of damnation ; as if it hadde 

 beene curs'd like Mare-mortuum for the 

 sin of Sodom. 



When I hadde devided my sounde 

 Groundes from those infected with lepro- 

 sie ; with as many maister-trenches as were 

 needful to conduct my Drayning, Sucking, 

 Working, & Searching -trenches into the 

 maister-trenches ; having but two foote 

 descent to procure a passage ; all this 

 beeing performed ; that spungy bogg 

 draind, dryed and made fitt for any use : 

 I drew the Brooke which crossed the 

 upper point of the Ground downe into 

 the belly of the bogg, to make privy 

 search in every particuler Trench, what 

 filth fell therein. 



Livery and Season taken, Atornement 

 of Tennants, Fealty, with all other Cere- 

 monies that Littelton layes downe to raise 

 Uses, Customes, or Estates of Inheritance, 

 with payment of pence, and the strongest 

 Fortifications my skill could afford for an 

 everlasting continuance, and cleare keep- 

 H3 ing 



Livery & 

 Season 

 taken by 

 the Brooke. 



