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' T. It may be worth while for fome ingenious C^ywfy^^ 
body of5'W,?hereby to difcern its feveral principles,that are moft 
prevalent : And then for fome good JSlaturalifiy to confider how it 
becomes fo advantagious to and efpeciatly as to that 
part which concerns the frolifique Seed. 
2. It may be alfo worth while for fome ingenious Umhandmeu 
or Gardner ^xo make fome tryal of Sea-fand, if it wili not fome way 
anfwerexpedlationin thefeEaftern parts.For their encouragement, 
1. There u Sand (not much unlike our Flymouth fandj which is 
taken up jn thtlhamesd^owx. Erith ^ made ufe of by Brick- 
makers, anci brought to them by Lighters at reafonable rates. 
2. A Brickmaker told me, that by the fides of his Sand heap the 
grafs did better Jpring than elfewhere, and turned to a clover* 
3. In our Country we have almoft all kinds of Soyles, and Sand 
dgrees very well with each of them : And therefore the conceit 
of a diverfity of Soy le, and another nature of the ground,may 
be nodifcouraganent* 
4* "Tis well known, that Sandwich Carrots and Feafe are well 
cfteemed, and they grow there,vvhere the Sea-fand has a little 
over-blown and mixed with the Soy le. 
3. If you find this do any good, the Thames may be fearched 
where is Oufe about BUckrvall or a little lower,by removing about 
a foot of the mudd,to fee if there be not fome beds of (bslly fubfance 
or Coralline under it, as it is in themouth of Falmouth; and if fuch 
/luff may be found,it may be cheaper than what isfarther fetched,and 
may do well. 
4. Butefpecially our Country men who are fatisfied in the experi- 
cnceof it, lliouid ferioufly bethink themfelves, If there may not be- 
an ^^<fr and cheaper ^d^j of Conveyance^ for a greater quantity 
thereof to be brought up into themiddleof the Country. And that 
IS the next thing we fliall fpeak fomething \,%&a. 
1. HERMEtlS Q^GTFTlORUMd)' CHEMICORMM SJ- 
FlENTlJyab Hermann! Conringii Animadverfionibu^- vtndicata^^ 
per Olaum Borrichium, Hafnis^ 1674. in 4.^, 
THe learned Author of this Vindication begins his Book with 
flievving againft bis famous Antagonift , that the JEgyptian' 
Hermes, as an excellent Man,a great Phyfitian& Chymift,hath well 
deferv'd.ofall Mankind^and confequenxly is highly injured by Con- 
ringip^^h'is Detractions Jn this part the Reader .wilLnjeet with ftorc' • 
of 
