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fontiHA i poftea congelaca, ic. de pha?nomenis infufi cinerum 

 lithanthracum cumSpir. Vini admixca Iimac. ^.vid. acad ro)ate 

 des fcienc.An. 171 J.p.16. Audiendus denique fupra laudacus 

 Dn t HL€RNE , qui loc cit.p.166. in fodinis carbonum fojfi- 

 lium accidere fcribic , fodince collapfu & aqua: admixcione 

 carbones fponce accendi , idipfum quoque fapius evenire , fi 

 carboncs hi in navigiis vel ardibus adfervaci hume&cncur. Cu- 

 jus rei fingulare exemplum aliquando Hobnix fic edicum , ubi 

 Uthanthraces humidi ex nave in granarium cranfporcaci & as- 

 fervaci fenfim fua fponce ignem conceperinc , ica , uc horum 

 eje&ione macura vix , ac nc vix quidem ipfum eedificium ab 

 incendio liberum fcrvari pocueric, Terr*. quoque motus in 

 Angiia quandoque per incendium fodinarum lithavthracina- 

 rum orcos e Dn. PLOT Natur. Hift. ofStafford Shire lib. III. 

 p. 141. allegac. Prope Aquisgranum & Leodium argilla vel li- 

 musfoffili carboni admifcecur , ne cico nimis confumacur ignis, 

 fed eo diucius durec. Sic & a viro fide digno CaJJell* fibi re- 

 lacum memorac HLERNE p. ip^. quamprimum carbones 

 premancur a fuperincumbence argilla humo condica 3 diurur- 

 naque decidence pluvia madefianc , concingere , uc illi hu- 

 mido delabence incendancur , nec nifi fumma difficulcace re- 

 itinguancur. D. JORDANVS pro cerco referc , ingences //- 

 thanthracum acervos, lapide pyrice combinacos fua fponce m- 

 cenfos fuifle in PudlevvharfLondini&cpm modo in NevvcaftU 

 concigifle. Sic & de his facis. 



(StuttgardiaAugufi. Vind. d. 21. Ocl. 

 An. 1723. mijj&.) 



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