aforefa'dwithBrIne^i&^;i taken up, weighed j befidetheBot- 
tle, fwpound/(;;5^r ounces and one drachme : thefamc time the 
Bottle, filled as in the former Experiment, weighed 'juft tw^ 
pounds and an hlfe^ which i$ three drachms more than the 
quift markbefore> which boyl'd into Salt madey?Ar ounces ftx 
drachmsand ?n?i(? fcruples : which exceeds the former quantity of 
Saltj o^e ouiKcfour drachms andfjv^rcfuples, though the Brine 
exceeded the former in weight but/^/^r drachms. 
By which Tryall I confuted alfoaTradition^whi-h theBri- 
ners have amongfl: them^ viz,. That the Brine is ftrongeft at times 
of the Spring-Tydes, to wit, at the Full and Change of the 
Moon* VoTMard 8th. aforefaid was only one day paft the Full, 
and then the Brine was weaker than it was the 13th day^ when 
'twas days paft the Full. So that I conclude^there could be no 
other reafon,than that the much drawing makes way for the Salt- 
fprings to come the quicker, and allows the lefstime for the ad- 
misfion of Frefti Springs. 
5. what is the Manmr of their Wdrk i or What Time of boy ling 
th^ Salt'WAter ? Whether they ufe any peculiar thing to make it gra- 
nuUte^andiffo^Whatthatisi Their manner of working is this: 
They have formerly boyl'd their Brine ia 5. Leaden pans with 
wood-fire> upon which accojnpt they all claime their intereft in 
the Pitt by the name of fo many ly/Ar Leads Walling-^ by which 
they each know their proportion 5 but in the memory of many a- 
live they changed their 6^ Leads into 4 Iron- pans, fomcrhing bet- 
ter than a yard fquare, and about 5. inches deep, ftill fiiting the 
Content of thefe to that of the 6. Leads: and oflate many have 
changed the 4 Iron-pans into two greater 5 and fome Wall but 
in one.-But ftill the Rulers gage it to their Old proportions. Thus 
much feem'd neceffary for underftanding the fcveral Operations. 
They ufe for their Fewell, Pit-coals, broaghtoutof Stafford- 
/hire. Thefe Panns are fct upon Iron-barrs, and made in, on all 
fides, very clofe ( that the flame nc r fmoak break through)with 
clay and bricks. They firft fill their Pans with Brine o^iof the 
Pitt-^ which corns to them in feveral Woodden Gutters : then 
they put into their Panns amoogft their Brine a certain mixture , 
made of about 20. Gallons of Brine, and 2, quarts of Calves 
Cows and chitfly Sheeps bloud^ mixt into aClarret- Colour : Of 
