(2I08) 
5. After the Ore is lauded, and the greater ftones bro» 
ken at the top of the Mine by the Shovel men, 'tis brought 
on horfes to the damping or knocking mills, and unloaded 
at the head of the Pafs (i 2 or 9 bottom-boards with 2 
fide-boards doping- wife J in which the Ore flides down in* 
to the Coffer : But that it may not tumble down all at once, 
there is placed an Hatch nigh the lower end of the Pais (i. 
e. a thwart board to keep up the Ore ;) beneath that comes 
in the Cock- water in a trough cut in a long pole, which 
with the Ores falls down into the Coffer, (i.e, a long (quare 
box of the firmed timber, 3 foot long and foot ovqXj) 
wherein the g ufual Lifters, placed between 2 ftrong broad 
Lones, having 2 braces or thwart-peices on each fide to 
keep them fteady as a frame, with fl:amper-heads, weigh a- 
bout 30//». or ^olb. 2L piece, of iron , which ferve to break 
the Ore in the faid Coffer .* Thefe Lifters about 8 foot long 
and a a foot fquare of heart- Oak, having as many In- timbers 
or Guiders between them, are lifted up in order by double 
the number of Tappets, (faftened to as many Armspafling 
diametrically through a great beam, turned by an over- 
fhoot- water- w^heel on 2 boulfters^) which exaftly, but ea- 
fily. meet with the tongues fo placed in the Litters, as that 
they quickly Aide from each other, fuffering the Lifters to 
fall with great force on the Ore, thereby breaking it into 
fmall fandj which is wafhed out by the Cock- water through 
a brafie grate, holed very thick, placed within 2 iron bars 
at one end of the Coffer into the Launder/ i e, a trench cut 
in the floor,8 foot long, and 10 foot over,) ftopt at the o- 
ther end with a tuff, fo that the waters runs away, and the 
Ore finks to the bottom which when full Js taken up (/. e, 
emptied) with a Shovel. 
And here I muft beg leave to digrefle a little, that I may 
inform you^how we make our Mill go fame 2 hours or more 
after we give over our attendance on it» We have a Tiler 
(/.^.a long pole..)faftned without at the one end to the flew 
or ponder ( i.e^ that loofe and laftpart of the trough, that 
conveys the ftream to the mill-wheel) and at the other end 
is 
