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effea^ fometlmes confiderably wonderful. This Is the fame 
Spring 5 which I meant in my Numl^. 20. near the end of p.35 8v 
where by feme miftake of my hand ( for it was then very bad) 
It is not diftinguidied from the other Springs there mentioned , 
or intended. Many drink of it, and much extol it for heahngsr 
And I never could heare of any that complained of hurt done by 
it. Ic was fomewhat afperous, but plea-fing in malignant 
vicers. 
p. But much greater is the reputation of the Holj-WeHs ^ z% 
they call them , on the fide of Malvern Hills, which Hills di- 
vide Worce[Hre-Mxt horn Hereford-fhlic, The higher Spring 
is peculiar for the Eyes 5 Ahut a furlong lower is the Healing 
Sfring(i which laft halfe line was omitted in the Print of your 
Numb, 20. p. 358, 1. 22- )this cureth many Maladies and Can» 
cers 5 if applyed before the ftrength'of Nature be overthrown, 
I have read in the Monuments belonging to theHofpital ac Led-- 
burg y a Town in the way from Herefordto thofe Springs.that a 
Bifhopjfome Ages paft, endowed that Hofpital with revenues,- 
for the entertainment of diftreffed Paflengers that travayled to 
thofe Springs for relief. 'Tis above 50 years fince I heard a Pa- 
nic ftory fpread all over the City and Country of Worcefter.^ th; i. 
the Phyficians had poyfoned thofe Wells. l am perfwaded * 
that the ground of this Fable was only thus : After more than or- 
dinary Rain for one , two^or three years together ( as it falls out 
fometimes in ) fome common waters, by apart of the 
fame,or fome other channel,do drive to the fame apperture, and 
drown the excellency of the healing Water. In this droughty 
year we find , that many excellent Springs have loft more than 
half, and fome more than four partsof five of the waters which 
they did ufually afford in the fame feafons of other moy fter y^ears? 
and the remaining waters have the ftronger efficacy. Of this ex- 
pedation from long Droughts I adverts'd you 20, p. 358,^ 
And 'tis r^w^r^/iW^'^thatthefe better SpringSj which are on 
the fide of Hills, and on the higher ground^do m.aintain their 
current much better, than thofe which are in the lower Vale/ 
'Tis fo in many places about us here 5 when the better Springs 
had loft 4 pares of their current p many of the lower Springs 
were quite dry ed up. This advaDtage f by the Drought ) cm-- 
boldenedi 
