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this Streigtit, the Lake hath there almolt its 

 greateft breadth and depth. 



The Water of this Lake is very good to 

 drink, and ever fo limpid, that even in the 

 roling of the Waves, which fometimes go 

 high enough, the Water is not troubled but 

 along theBanks. And if one do attentively 

 look down from the Cattle of Chilon or from 

 any of the neighbouring heights into the 

 bottom of the Lake, he may fee high Moun- 

 tains under the Water. And the Water is 

 fo Deep before Veuvay^ that the founding 

 Line at the end of four hundred Fathoms 

 feems, becaufe it will not ftay, to Touch 

 upon fomething flippery. 'Tis held to be 

 500 Fathoms deep before RooU • and 'tis af- 

 firmed, that near this great Depth there may 

 be feen a kind of Jfle under Water. 



The B}oone enters at one of the Points of 

 the Croiilant into the Lake, and ilTueth out 

 at the other ; but with this Difference, that 

 whereas he comes in Dirty and Miry, he ever 

 goes out fo Pure and Clear, that under the 

 Bridge of Geneva^ where the Water is deep 

 twenty five Feet in Summer, you may well 

 difcern the fmalleft Stones at the bottom. 

 And the fame Water, which in this Place ap- 

 pears of a Saphyring Blew in the fliade of the 

 Houfes, appears altogether Green, nor is fa 

 Tranfparenr, when the Sun fhines on it. 



There is a great diverfity of Opinions as 

 to the Current of the Rhone in the Lake fbme 

 maintaining, that may be difcerned, others 

 denying it, Having heard the Sentiments 

 of the Curious of Laufarme and Geneva^ and 

 ppiaiQn? of the moft knowing Fifher- 



