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further ihan yoti arc aware of. I (hall explain it by Inftances, 
which are here apparent before our eyes , and do fcem to me 
worthy CO be confidered in moft other parts of ErjgUjscl. Ci- 
der (you know) cofts no fuel to brew it, and the labour is but 
once in the year. 'Jis drawn by divine Chyniiftry ; fo many 
Trees, fo many huge Alimbccks , which attend to that divine 
work conftantly all the year ; they need no Furnaces , to fend 
fcrtha corroding fmoak tochoak all the City, to ftrangle them 
into Confutppiions, and to corrupt all beauties and amenities. 
Neither iron, Steel or Marble can refift the fumes of Brewing- 
houfes; whereas Cider is of a thoufand kinds ('tis as hard to 
number all forts of Apples and Pears, as to number all forts of 
Grapes and Figs,) proper to cure many difeafes ; and a kind 
vehicle for any healing Vegetable, or other Medical matters. 
To fpeak modeftly and without an hyperbole ^ the Cider of 
thebeft Pepins duly ripened and kindly fermented, isa pecu- 
liar remedy for the Confumption 5 and generally all ftrongand 
pleafant Cider (as we have here ) exciteth and cleanfeth the 
ftomach (whichj if foul, isefteem'd by famous Phyficiansthe 
Motherof all difeafes;) Itftrengthnethdigeftion and infal- 
libly frees the Kidneys and Bladder from breeding the Gravel 
and Stone. This is (above alU the peculiar excellency of the 
right Red-fi:rake of Irchm field , when it efca pes all fophifii- 
cations. Cut that which makes Cider fictefl: to accompany 
the Trades-mens granary, is, that if it be made of right Cider- 
fruits , fo that ic be full bod.ed , and ftrong^it will hold good 
without decay, and will yearly be much improved for fome 
years, to the next plentiful year ; asufually it falls out, and 
beft of all in large Veffels ; the larger, the better. Trades- 
men fliould not be for bottled-Cider^ which is commonly more 
windy, than healthful. It hath been tried from my Child- 
hood in Veffels of 14, IS, ori6 hoglheads, of the free hou- 
fliold mcafure, containing between 60 or 70 Statute-gallons. 
I have been often told, that Sir Joh;f Winter hzi a Veffel, 
which contained 30, or at leaft 28 hoglbeads. So that now for 
a fit match to a Granary as Cider increafcth here ) we have 
need to think of the great Veffel at HeydeWerg y defcribed in 
your NumLj^o.f,j6^, If it be the fame Veffel , which 
was made by Michael Vermtns^ and holds good ftill , it mud 
be of long durance. For,this Cooper was famous (as I have 
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