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So that wherever, tho' under a Bed, or the remoteat part of 

 any Room in the Honse, the Fire breaks out, or is discovered, 

 any Servant having Skrewed the Pipe to the Cock, stops the 

 JVosle with his Thumbs, till he comes to the place where the 

 Fire is, when taking away his thumb, he by directing the 

 Nosle to the Fire, immediately extinguishes it, which being 

 liable to be instantly used, I think a House, Palace, &c. that 

 has this Invention, may be said to be morally out of Danger 

 of being Destroyed, or so far injured, as JT^iitehall and 

 Kensington have been within a few years. This Command of 

 Witter must be allowed to be of vast advantage to any House 

 whatsoever. AVhere Brewing, Washing, &c. is used, The 

 Copper standing high, may be filled as easie as if it stood 

 low, by which means, the hot Liquor may be contrived to go 

 to all your Coolers, and other Vessels, either by a Cyphon, 

 Stop-Cock, &.C. without the Hand-labour of Pumping or Bail- 

 ing with Buckets. But more Conveniencies than we can at 

 present foresee, will be discovered in the Use of this Engine, 

 for Palaces, Houses, &c. 



3. For Fens, and the like, it is convenient that these 

 Engines be made very large : For at all small Hieghts, a 

 small quantity of Fire will deliver prodigious Quantities of 

 Water. For suppose we Force but thirty foot, and suck 

 twenty foot, if the Boyler does not fill the Vessels called 

 Receivers, with Steam strong enough to Counterpoise or 

 Exceed the Force of the Atmosphere, or Spring of the 

 Common Air, it will discharge them at so small a Height as 

 thirty foot Force, in a very little Time : And the Steam 

 having very little Force or Spring, is immediately Condensed, 

 so that it will presently suck full in one of the Vessels, while 

 the other is Discharged. Now inasmuch as the Fire, being 

 more or less, adds nothing to the Suction, I think such Lifts, 

 being seldom above thirty-six foot, or tinder six foot, all the 

 Directions farther needful for fixing the Engine for this Use, 

 is in all Lifts under twenty four foot, to place your Engine, 

 so as a little above your Force- Clacks, may be the place of 

 the Delivery of your Water into a convenient Trough or 

 Lander, to be carried off at the most proper place for its 

 Discharge. If it be any Height above twenty four foot, you 



