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Funnel round them both ; from whence you may continue 

 your Chimney, to the top of your Work, which you fasten 

 to the sides of your Shafts in the Corners as you please, 

 either with Iron or Wood, or both, according to the nature 

 of the Grround. And wherever you make a sudden Bent 

 or Nook near a Eiglit Angle in the Chimney, have a loose 

 Uriel- or Stone, to tal^e out the Soot, if any should settle 

 in such place, which in long working it may do. 



SEVEEAL OBJECTIONS AGAINST THE WOEKINO 

 THIS ENGINE ANSWEEED, IN A DIALOGUE 

 BETWEEN A JflNEE AND THE AUTHOR. 



Miner. Sir, Having been some time concerned in the 

 Engines now used for drawing Water out of our Jline.i, and 

 hearing so much Talk of this wonderful Intention of 

 yours of Eaising Water by Fire, I was very desirous to 

 Enter into some Discourse with you, concerning the Nature, 

 Use, and Application of your Fnyine, so sti-angely differing 

 from all other Engines ever yet Invented for our Works, and 

 which you positively affirm will every way tend so much to 

 our Ad fan t age in the Use of them ; and I do not doubt of 

 meeting with that Plainness, Freedom, and good Humour, 

 that your Discourse is generally accompanied with And 

 with the same Freedom Eesolve me in siich Questions as the 

 General Sense of us Miners, may Naturally propose to Object 

 against the Use of your Engine, especially such of us, as are 

 yet Ignorant of its Use and Operation, who are more capable 

 to Judge of Fact than of the Nature and Power of that 

 Force which Eaises your Water. 



Author. Sir, I am extreamly Obliged to you for your 

 Freedom ; and shall readily Imbraci' all Opportunities to 

 Inform and Explain to you the true Use and Nature of my 

 Engine. And therefore desire you with all imaginable 

 Freedom to proceed, and ask what Questions you please, 

 either as to your own Thoughts, as well as what has been 

 suggested to you by Others. And you may be assured of a 

 plain and canded Answer to all your Objections, 



