( io4o) 
Hefutther voucheth his own Trial Cp. 179- ) tl^at KUrsbomgh wa^er hath 2. Ouncei 
of ^alt ina Gallon, thoughitbe 40. miles diftant fiom the S:2 : And thut he haih 
fou^i alfo by tryaljthc i6th part of the Nothern Sea water near Scarborough tobc a bo- 
dy erf Sale C an Ounce of Salt for every pint } ) and he conceives the Souther,. Seas to con- 
tain a greater proportion of Sah. Here we muft diftii.guiih , that the 2. Ounces of Sale 
above mentioned , to be found in every Gallon of l^nanborougb water, belong to the 
Well there called the SufpbUr-v/cW : And for the healing properties of the Smet well 
(as they call the other Well ai!^narsborough ) hi tekzs to the Ingenious and illuftrious 
Experiments of Dr. French and Dr. Dean, 
All which being confidered , we cannot but add , that whoever difcovers fuch healing 
warers , and publickly prcfcribes the fafe and right ufe of them , does fcally diftribute 
larger aud nobler Almcs , than if he bailc and endowed 3 SAvoy, For this prolongs lifcj 
and reftores healih , f whchisfometimes better than life J both to rich and Poor, to Na- 
tives and ftrangers , to Neighbors and Travellers. 
We cannot take off our hands here, without annexing our Authors related Expcrif 
ment of carps (p. i^. ) which were taken out of Pends newly drained, and.bcing 
pat with frefh waiter into a Brewing- veffel , to be prtfervedbm for one night, 
were all found dead in the morning. This he imputes to the poifonous fleams of the Cop- 
per communicated to the cold water. 
Among the Cddtioi Hot- springs yht doth f p. 181,) alledgc aconfidcrable re* 
mark on an Obfervation , made by the late Lord Fairfaxt of lomc heaps of White pow- 
der, which he4)und fweat out of the Earth near Bath { in i'omerfctfhire, ) which being 
put into the water, makes it hot; as my U\{ C faith thcVoHor) did experience 5. or 
6. years after his Lordlhip had taken it up. 
As to his laft Experimental Demonftrations and Obfervations , How the fall of Rain 
and Snow may generally and moft frequently be the caufe of our purcft, liveliefland 
moft lafting Springs , they doe all agree moft pundualiy in all circumfiances, with the 
Experiences and Obfervations ofanAntient and very Worthy Gentleman, who lives on 
the fi ieof Mendtp hiUs 3 and hath had his Eyes always from his Youngeft days upon 
the faireli and fuUeft Sources and Amnery's, I fay not of Metliip. but I think I may 
lay of this Ijland, This Gentleman hath given to a friend of his thelnftances and 
Particulars under his own hand, both for the Springs about Mendip^ and in other parrs 
of England ; and hath many other Antient Witnefles to joyn with him in the fame Cer- 
tificate. And yet Dr. ^i^^re attributes much ( fome will fay, more than enough J to 
the Converfion of Air into Water in the subterraneous Channels : For the Jlluftration 
of which he himfelf knew a Sergeant, belonging to HuJl , vthoina Vialete did void above 
6. qtiartsor iz. pounds of Urine every 24 hours, for fome weeks together, till all 
his Mufculoui parts were diflolved into Urine; themeafure whereof did farr exceed the 
weight of his whole Body , and ©f his Meat and Drink : In all this time he drank not; 
3. pints of drink in a day. I know not whether I dare alleadg here Sir Vienelm Digbj's 
rel; tion, he recited of the Nun^ which voided 200 pounds of Water, as from her bladder, 
every 24. hours, for fome weeks together : or that Older record of a Tick Maid in Italjf y 
who did every day voyd g6. pints or pounds of Urine for the fpace of 60. days; du- 
ring which time there were colkftcd 1740, pounds ofUrinemore than the weight of all 
her Meat^nd Drink,thatftie had taken. Horum O'fimiHum fides penes Authores eft$' 
E R R A TA in Numb. jo. to be thus corre&d 
PAg. looi. 1. i4-»'^'4i Hippocrates, p. I coy. 1. IT. as farr as the Tropick. ^ 1007. 
1. 25. r. from the Lizard. Jp. 1^09. h 14. r. are not many. ib. 1. so. r. hints, 
cafily p. 1012. 1. 14. f. not very rare, ) p. 1013. 1. 16. r, this kind ib. 1. 18. r. to 
^reed. ib 1. 2 1. r. Hiiloire p loij. I. 22. r. their head. j). 1015. L ib. r. Zwtlfrr. ib^ 
r. Pharmacop^a. 
LONDON5 
\ i ted by r. M.fotfohn Marty nVtmev to the Koy all Smety i and arc to be fold 
at the Bell alhdc without Temple Bar , 166^, 
