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■'^ courfe grmnof Sdnd,'] we c ild percnvcno others round 
about them for the fpace of haiis bi cddrh ^ an i as we 
could alfo'^tUfcover rbout the faid Salt Particles divers 
Circles, which we judged to be Coagulated Salts, and 
which by fiich an accrefcence grev; ftiU greater and greater. 
We were confirmed in our belief, that the fmall i articles 
were alfo moftly Salts. I told you before that 1 had put 
the abovementioned vitrify *d Matter into fuch a glowing 
heat, that it was ready to melt 5 fince that 1 took a fmall 
Particle of the fame and put it into a ftrong Fire, which 
being melted, began to change it felf into a globular fi- 
gure, whereupon feveral Air-Eubbles appeared after one 
another, forcing themfelves a paflagc, which fliut up 
again after they were broke^i out 5 and this 1 continued 
fo long till that little Matter became peifedly globular. 
After this I fpoke with a Gentleman, who lives a little 
way out of our City, whom I asked, If ever he had heard 
of a Hay-rick that had taken fire? Who named me the 
place, being about an hours diftance from theTown^ and 
promifed to fend the Man to me whofe Hay-rick it was, 
or elfe his Neighbour, which he did accordingly. 
I ask'd the Man v^hat remained on the Grpund where 
this Hay- rick had ftood 5 who anfwered me, a light glazy 
Stuff and very brittle, which when we walked over* it, 
crack'd and broke under our Feet, and when we put a 
bit of it in our Mouths, we could perceive the Salcnefs 
in it. 
^ This was a great Hay-rick, which they reckoned con- 
tained more than 100 Lead, and each Load was reckoned 
to weigh one thoufand weight. This Countryman told 
me that there is great danger of fuch Hay-ricks taking Fire, 
if it be put up before the Hay be dry, and there is no 
remedy for it, but to ipread it abroad again over the 
'Ground. He gave me an inftance of one that did not 
take Fire fo as to break out into a flame, but fmoaked 
Tcry much, and which being pulled down^ when they 
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