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inftance, in which it came to pafs, that a Nobleman, having a Well 
inhisground,the water whereof was mixed with Petreol.andinuch 
of this water , by fome cracks in the wall, running to wafte, com- 
manded it to be repaired by a !abourer,who being let down into the 
bottom of the Well with a candle (in a Lanthorn,)toree this work, 
theJP^^w/immediately through the holes of the Lanthornfuckt.fas 
ihey fpeakjthe flame to it felf,and fet fire on the whole Well, which 
inftanclydifcharg'd it felf likea piece of Cannon, and blew the 
poor man into pieces, and took off an arm of a Tree hung over the 
Well. 
3. That, thoughif/^^r^»/^^. and others do think, Marcafites 
contain nomettal in them ; yet Experience has taught tte contrary, 
feeing that the diggers of the Mines of Mon[errat enlos Chichas 
found the Oar to contain as much Silver as it did of Marcafite^ and 
that in the Mountain of F^^/^thereis a fine fort of this Marcafite ^ 
which is incorporated with the black Silver-ore^and is a certain fign 
of its richnefs. 
4. That where Or//W;?/ is found, 'tis a certain fign of a Mine 
of Gold,, whereof alfoit alwayes contains fome little particle* 
- 5. That there is a water in Teru^ near Gmncavelica^ of which all 
thecattle that drink it dye ; and which they take and put into 
moulds of what form and bignefs they pleafe, which being for a few 
d iys expofed to the Sun,is thereby madeperfeft ftone, with which 
rhey build their houfes: And that in the mountain Pacocava^di league 
from the Mines of VerengueU de PacagueSy thereare fprings ( that 
are whitifli, inclining to a ye]low)of fo petrifying a natnre,^ that as 
the water runs along,it concretes into very hard and weighty ftones, 
of different fliapes. 
6» That there is a ftone in the province of Atacama, that is fix 
pahnes for about four foot) in length, and four inches and a half 
in breadth, and iw^o inches thick 5 inform likea Tab!e,full of deli- 
cate ciOuds,made by the compofition of its colors; fome being red, 
and fhining, others more obrcure,as black,yeIlow,green,and white.- 
Upontheblackeft fpot ihall theftone is refembledSnow,as 'twre, 
fall ing upon itjOr Milk, according as the White happens to be niixc 
wiihiliadow. 
74Thar,whereas concerning thofe f}cnes,caird C^^/^f^/V^.^refemb- 
J;ng in their lineaments the Cockles of the Sea, fome are of opini- 
on, that thofe Shell-fifiies lying a long time in a petrifying Soyl, the 
petrific liquor converted them into ftone ; grounding rheir opini- 
en upon that other^that the Sea in former times hath overflown fuch 
Land ; 
