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fcmt cjftte ft roBg-Sriw^ which ^ the Baskets or 
Barrows when the 5^?//^ is firft put into them, though at 
firft ic look't like clear water^ yet upon a more accurate 
obfervation it appeared exceeding full of thefe oblong par- 
ticks yw^hich. as they look't on them, they could fenfibly 
perceive to gather together and club to make greater 
parts, and as the water dryed off from the^/<i?/to grow 
far Jarger and larger till they appeared as big, and not 
much unlike a large fizcd Table Diamond : Which made 
them guefs that the Sand might be alfo generated (if I may 
fo fay; after the fame manner* it appearing to them to be 
nothing ("pardon the expreffionj but aninfipid <S^/^ com- 
pofed of parts not foy^^r^/'^^W^// as the other, but round- 
frr md blounter angled, and confequently not pungent 
on tkt Tongue. Which point they believed might be 
cleared perfc6Hy if fome of the Sand were diffolved in feir 
water, and that water examined afterwards by draining 
or- otherwife to fee if any , or all the sand^ would be left 
-•behind ■ ■^t-.^v-^ ^-rM^m 
. Whereupon having fome of the t^^ 
etfoured; acpordingly to diffolve it In fair water, to fee whe- 
ther I could reduce it again into its former ftate, but with- 
out fuccefs 5 its parts being fo infeparably fix't that they 
Wi(ftuld:by iiO/ine the Salt» which 
>c»hoii>gh ic diffolved y^tsyould not tendj^r it.felf^aijpinpo 
i)plmes:MW^i^oi lending aut ^^ajCoy^t'^^ 
Stdfffordjhire ; they w€re::j>leafed alfo to make a mrther tr&l 
ofdiffblving the Smd^t^dLXZit^ ixom^ t^^ 
which though they confeft they could rjot do to any xon- 
ftderabdr^^Qu^jtity ^yet they; fe^ .^r^^he 
itraifiing^^ it:, wias noi>fti hea'vy^ agre^tvdcai as,heforeJKtp^ 
water thatmme from it being very clear, which macle 
ttem believe that it 4id diffolve ih/omem^afure, ufl^efs 
^ C^m lis (Ketj^ prjobi^bie^ )th^rje were ifl ^ ,*y^fome |^ti- 
