The new Attn ftiue. 



The vertue of the Stone is diftnbutiue , as mam> Ottjcr 

 berfues are, mm b comparable tmto a£ufae,tl)at bauing 

 aftoceffauourojfmellttfflfe , impartetb ttjc fame to a* 

 uottjer t^tng , astoapaireofdDioucs, ana tljcfe Clours 

 giue out fauour,ano perfume a to;jolec!)£iJ ofcioat!)cs;C» 

 uenfo tbe tttoutbaf barb receiucutbisberfueof tt\c ffone 

 twill etfeno , ano giue tlje fame to another , ano tfcat ^on 

 to <motber,ano fo to man?. 



0no in tljts point tbe Sane ismaruellous tbat nottoitb* 

 ftanoing sou f oucb ten tboufano ^ons o? nailes toitt) i)i m, 

 euers one oftbem carrying atoas as mucb bertueas toill 

 Uffebp anotber Ijisl^ae (fo tbeserraonottbetoeigljt of a 

 ure penns natle ) set t^e &tone it felfe toill be noting at* 

 mtns^ec of Ijis ffrengtb,but continue of one fence. 



3K 3 uftulo fas b&re.tbatbs tbe Attraftiucttrengtb of 

 a fmall Magnes of f too o? tints pound* toeisjtjt, 3 coulo lift 

 tjppco^caufefo bangebstbebertue thereof, a tboufanbe 

 pounce of ^on at onein(tant,peratuenfure^ouluoulo bee 

 beubtfulloftbe faceeffe *. $eucrtbeleffebs experience in 

 all tbmges,tobcrein confiKetb trutb ano reafon.of neceffi* 

 tie reafon muft seilo,tobeu trusts pjefenf, #uo tberefoje 

 becaufe^outyall nofrematneaoabtfuUbeerein, tbus ton 

 ma^ oooe if, ano onels make pjoofe bs ttoo o? tfcee nailes, 

 if sou toill: fo? fbe (awe tactile tfc*£ |ou banc in tbem,scu 

 i!?all b<me in all sbc re u\ 



STafee a common feoojo nasle,« f oucb t^t beao of it tot'f b 

 tbe jj&otfb parte of the Magnes oj Loadftone,tbcn take tbe 

 fame naglt ano beate it toifb a peece of tooooe ligbtls in* 

 to fome poffe o; timber bptoaroes , fo as t^9 bcaoe mare 

 bange ootonc toat bes, (but not loitb g?on,becaufe tbe p jon 

 toill take atoasfomeparfe of tbe berfue from tbe naslc:) 

 tbissone,taue anotber Imenatle,ano foucb tbe beao t|er* 

 oftottbtbe&ouib parte offlje Stone, ano tben if ^ou put 

 t^t beao of if tofbe beabof tbefirtt naile,tt toil bang fa a li- 

 st a tobole seere o; mo?e» #nb after tW manner gou mat, 

 if sou toil fane tbe paine^bang a bunojeb tun of iron toitb 



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