A necessary 

 Invention 

 for sup- 



S'ing hard 

 roundes for 

 easinesse of 

 Trenching. 



Country- 

 mens Con- 

 jectures ar 

 not alwaies 

 Oraclces. 



WATER-WORKES. 



ing of the Drayning, Sucking, Working, and 

 searching Trenches. 



I protest I had almost forgotten this 

 insuing most necessary Invention. 



I was in the Parish of Peter-Church to 

 runne a Trench-royall some mile on the 

 plimm : The Countrey - people made 

 themselves beleeve it would cost mee a 

 thousand Markes. Before I ran any part 

 of my Trench : I planted my Sluces crosse 

 the River, at such time as my Sluces were 

 downe, the Water did rise to the levell 

 of the Greene-sward : the Sluces beeing 

 uppe, the Water suncke unto his ordi- 

 nary course againe. 



So hadde I the commaund of the 

 Sluces to ryse and sinke the Water at 

 my pleasure. 



Having levelled the Trench : I put 

 eight Labourers to worke therein, who, 

 (during the whole day) wrought but one 

 Pearch, which was but sixe foote broad, 

 and three foote deep : To whome I said 

 (when I perceived how little they had 

 done in a day) I see now it's true, as the 

 Country saith : It will cost me a thou- 

 sand Markes ere I effect this Worke, if 

 it go no better forward. They said unto 

 144 me 



