neareft Salt-fprings to this place are at DArtmch about 5. miles 
from it 5 belonging to the prefent Lord /(Te^/^ffr^ and My Lord 
Cholmondelcj . 
homt Hills have , but no bigg ones , near our Springs ; 
which generally lye all along the River JPF^^^^r ^ as HaMlm j 
Hatherton , Ojierfon^ Bmherton j Nantmch, Weever^ Lefuvich^ 
Northwichr, yet there is an appearance of the fame Veine at 
M'tdlewich nearer the River D/r;?^, than Weever 5 which noc^- 
wichftanding feems not to be out of the Line of the Weverifh. 
ftreame^ and thefe lye all near Brooks, and in Medowifli 
grounds. 
As to Plants J I could obfeive no Angularity at alh for^ 
where the Salt reaches the furface , it frets away all ( as Lfaid 
before, ) and ^pon the Turfe near theold decayed Pitts grows 
the very fmip^, that doth in the remoteft place of the Meadow^ 
only lobferve , that> where the TurfFwas fretted away , B^ulhes 
maintain' d their ftation longeft-, yet they grow alfo in other 
moift grounds 5 fo that they are no friends to the Salt-fprings , 
but I perceive, they refift them beft. 
3, whether there be any Hot-fprings near the Salt ones ? And 
whether the Water of the Sak- ff rings, he hotter or cooler , than other 
Sfring'tvateri The Water ofthe Salt-fprings hereis very cold 
at the bottom ofthcPitr,Infomuchth2t when the Briners fome- 
times goe about to cleanfe the Pitfj they cannot abide in, above 
half an hour, and in that time they drink much Strong wa- 
ter. 
There is not any Hot Springs (that! caniiearof) nearer us, 
than Buckflon-wlly which is about jo^miies diftant near Darhp 
JP^r^^ Hills. 
4.. whether they find any Shells ahcutthofe Springs ^ and mhat^ 
kind of Earth it is'*, \ cannot hear of any Shells digged up;>though - 
of late fpveral new Brine-fprings have been botn fought,.and 
found by finking deep Pitts-, yet none knows of aay Shels, but 
rather a blackifii Slutch mixt with the^Sand, v;hich infeds the 
whole Spring' ( like the Scuttle-fifti) black ^ when 'tisftiir'd 5 
elfe the water runs very clear. 
5. How ftrong the Water is of Salt ^ Springs are rich or poore ia. 
a double fence -J for a Spring may be rich in Salt, but.poor in the 
qaantity 
