hdl : a Pe . ; 
mom _ The one and thirtieth Booke : 
rience, That. the coldeft water in tie mouth is not alwaies the coldeft inthe hand. And com G 
trariwife, when itis exceeding cold without for to be fele, itis not fo fenfibly cold within tobee 
drunke. : ! {conor Oot ATI 
Of all waters in the world, chat which wecall herein Rome Martia,carieth the greateft name 
by the generall voice of the whole citie,in regard both of coldnefic and holefomeneffe, And ves 
rely we may efteeme this water for one of the greateft gifts that the gods have beftowed uponous 
citie, In times paft it was called Auffeia,and the very fountain from whence it commeth,Piconias 
The head orlource therof arifeth at the foot of the urmoft mountains of the Pelignians : itrnna 
neth through the Marfians country, and paffing through the lake Fucinus,itrendeth(nodoubr) 
even then directly toward Rome: but anone itis {wallowed up within a hole under the ground fo 
asit isno more feene untill it thew it felfe againe in the territorie of the Tiburtines;fromwhich A 
laceit is conveighed under vaults,and fo. caried through to Rome by arch-worke for the fpace 
Nomareeile “of nine myles, The firit that began to bring this water to thie citie,was _4mcus* Martins, one of 
called Martia, to¢ Romane kings : afterwards, Qu.*Martias Rex,in his Pretorthip finithed the faid worke: and 
when io proceffe of time it was fallen to decay, M. 4grippa repaired itagaine:who alfo brought 
the waternamed Virgo to the citie, which hath her head eight milesfrom Rome, inacertainé 
nouke or by-corner about two miles turning from the great port way leading to Prenefte:Neare 
unto itranneth the river Herculaneus : but this water keepeth ftill behind as though it fled from 
it, whereupon it rookethe name Virgo. Compare thele tworiverets together which are con= 
veighedto Rome,you {hall {ee the ditterence beforefaid as touching the coldnefleof waters: For | 
looke how cold Virgo isto the hand,fo much is Martia in the mouth. Burlongagoehaveweeof J - 
Rome loft the pleafure and commoditie of thefe tworils, through the ambition and avarice 
of fone great men, who have turned away thefe waters from the cittie, where they yetlded-a 
publicke benefit to the Commonwealth ; and derived them for their privat delight and profit 
into their owne manours and houfesin the countrey, for to water their gardens, and Serve to 
other ufes, ‘ rent] 
And here in this place I thinke ienot impertinent to adjoine to this prefent Treatife,the ma- 
ner and skill of fearching and finding out waters. And firft to fpeake in generall tearmes: {prings 
ordinarily bee found in valleyes, inthe pitch or creft.of fome little hill where ithath a fall and 
defcent, orelfe at the foot of great mountainesyMany.are of opinion, Thatin anytraétwhatfo= 
ever, that fide or. coaft which regardeth the Nortlris given to have water in it,Andverelyitwere K 
not amiffe to fhew how Nature difporteth herfelfe and worketh variably in this behalfe. Firfk 
aman fhall never fee icraine on the South fide of the mountaines in Hyrcania, which is the rea~® 
fon, that on that parc onely which lieth tothe North they are given tobeare wood, and bee full 
of forrefts, But Olympus, Offa, Pernaffus, Apenninus, and the Alpes, bee replenifhed with 
woods on all fides, and are furnithed with their fpringsand rivers every where. In fome coun= 
tries the hils bee greene, and watered on the South fide onely . As for example, in Candie, the 
* adeeygu, mountaines called * Albi: fo that chereis no heed tobe taken by this, forthe rule holdeth not 
x #Whitc. — alwaies; But to come now unto particulars. Looke where you fee growing rufhes,reeds,or the 
*Towitwild © hearbe whereof I maderelation before, be fure you fhall find water underneath. Jem, VV heres 
Folcfoot,cap.6 foever you find Frogs lying in any place upon their breafts, make account of good ftoreofwa- LE 
Hb.26 ter there. As for the wild and wandering Sallow, the Aller tree, Agnus-Caftus, or Yvie, they 
comeup many times of their owne accord, in fome low grounds where there is afeteling or ftay 
of raine water fallen from higher places : info much, as they that goe by thefe:fignes to find 
fome Spring, may be foone deceived, A furer aime yet by farre, isa mift orexhalation, which 
a man may difcover. a farre off, a dittle before the Sunne-rifing. And forto {pieirthe betters 
foe there bee who get: up into. an high place, andlay them{e]ves grovelong; with their chins. 
~ touching the ground, and by that meanes difcerne where any fuch fmoake orvapour arifeth. 
Thete is another fpeciall meanes befides to find out waters, burknowneitistothofe onely who 
be skilfull and experrin this feat; Bor they chat are guided by this direGtion towwater;goe forth 
| in the hoteft feafon of the yeare,and aboutthe noonetide of the day tomarke the reverberatis! Mi 
ome 
on of the Sunne beamesin any place; forif this repercuffion and rebounding. appeare moift, wm 
and. namely, when the face of the earth looketh drieand thirftie,| they make no doubt to find — . 
water there, But they had need to looke{o intentive and willy, that oftentimes theireyesake 
s | and 
