The new Attracftiue. 

 foitbout ans greate regaroe tbereunfo,as tgno^atte of anp 

 fuel? pjoperf te in tbe &tone , ano not before Waning bearoe 

 nojreaOofans fuc|) matter: BE cljaunccD at length ttjat 

 f bere came to mi? banocs an Jnttrument to bee maoe,toitb 

 a jftceBleof firs inches long,t»bicb$ceole after 3 baopoU 

 liu)cO,cut of at BluS Ungtb>anD maoe it to llano leael opon 

 tijeptnne, fo tbat noting reiteo but onel^t^e touching of 

 it toitb tbe ftone : toben 3 baooefouebeo tbe fame , pje# 

 fentlstbe #o?tb part thereof Declined oofone,m fuebfojf, 

 ftjat beeing contfraineoto cut atoa^ fome of tbat parte, to 

 tnafce it cquallagaine,in tbe eno 3 cut it to ujojt, and fo 

 fpotleo tbe iliceDle tobertn 3 bat> tafeen fo mucb paines, 



^eereb? beeing ftrofcen into fome cbalar,31 applpeo m^ 

 felfe to feebe furtber into tbis eflfeiie,ano mabiitg certains 

 learneD anoerpert men , my friends , acquainted in tljj's 

 matter, tbetj aouife meeto frame feme jnurument , fo 

 mafcefome eract triall jboto.mueb thfr$eeole touebco toitfy 

 fbc &tone foouloe Decline , o; tuhat greateff angle it 

 taoulo make tuttbtbe plains of ttjc l^ojijon • tsmberebport 

 31 maoe oiligent pjoofes: tbe maiucr U)l;ereof is ujc&ee 

 in Abe Chapter follotusing. 



The fourth Chapter. 



How to find the greateft Declining of the Needle vndcr 

 the Horizon. 



0be a fmall jj> aetlc of Steele foier ofSue 



0; fire incbes long, tbe fmaller ano ttjefi* 



ner mettall , tlje better ano in tit raioole 



tberof(crou*e tbe fame)bv tbe btft mranes 



vou can , fire as it lucre a fmall &rcttree 



of jron oj 5i5^au*e,cf an intb Ieng,oj tbere* 



about,anO make tbe enos thereof oerie ttjarpe thereupon 



tbe ^eeole mas bang leuell,ano pla? at bis pleafure. 



%$tn pjouioe a rouno platne anftrument like an #utq* 



3152 lobe* 



