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congealed into IcCj in thofe parts , v/^- at Vpfall m Sub den, 
7. That the Froft pierces into the earth? two Cubits or 
Svoedtfi elts 5 and what moifture is found in it^is white^hke Ice 
that watersjif ftanding^freeze to a greater depth, even to three: 
fuch ells or more 5 but thofe that have a Current^ lefs : That ra- 
pid Rivers freeze not at alienor ever-bubling Springsjand that 
thele latter feem even to be warmer in Winter^ than Summer. 
So far this Obferven who Iikewife offers his Services in giving: 
an anfwer to the remaining ^^n>/,and in entertaining a com- 
merce in fuch other Fhilof»pbzcal matters,as he is converfant in. 
Another Paper written by Monfieur Fehre, chief Secretary to 
Prince Ratis^ivil.tomsiins thefe particulars j 
1. That the Colledge of the Learned in Berujfm finds it not 
fo eafie to refolve all thofe §lu(eriesSQi\t from England to tAJiues 
lius : but yet that they will try what may be done upon it. 
2. That as for himfelf,he can affure from his own experience 
concerning the effedls of CoId^fWyy^thatin theWar againft the 
Mujcovites 2iVid. CoJJacJ^y l65f* in jamarft in White RuJJta, at 
the fiege of B7Vi&fl23? 3 50^ Leagues from Smolens\o^ and three 
from Moihilo^neer the River Boristhenes^v/hcn they hadQuarter 
in a Village calPd IsJ^u^ they were feized on with (uch a Froft, 
that all their Provifions ofSpani/hWincs or Peter (imeny and Beer, 
were in one Night frozen upon the Sleds , notwithftand- 
ing they were covered with ftraw; in fo much^that when next 
morning they would have drawn ot thofe LiquorSj they found 
alldry 5 and wereconftraind to carry them intoaflove, to 
thaw them ^ which they could not do in two whole days 3 and! 
were obliged to break the VefTells, and put pieces of the Icy 
Wine into Kettles to thaw them over the Fire^forDrink^That . 
they asked not for a draught , but zMorJeloi WineorBeer., 
That their Horfes had no better cheer than themfelves 5 as to 
matter of Drink j the Pool of the Village being fo thoroughly 
frozen, that there was but very little water left between the 
Ice and the bottom of the Pooljwhereby the poor Beafts were 
forced to drink with great reverence, kneeling on their fore- 
feet to thruft their, heads into the holes 3 made for them in the ; 
Ice^^nd to fuck thence fome drops of Water; and thatjif they 
had not had Snow to eat, there would have dyed a fargreatcr 
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