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But, Sir, that all thofe things may not feem incredible,' 
tho ftrange unto you, give me leave to add what hath 
been obferved in other places and Countries, upon this very 
fubjed ot Subterraneous Trees, becaufe that it will not only 
much illuftrate the fame, but alfo make it the more intelli- 
gible. 
Cambden and others have told us, and it is. a thing very 
common, and well known that moft of the great Morafies, 
Moffes, Fens and Boggs in Somerfetjbire^ Chefiire^ Lancn- 
jhh% IVeltmoreldnd^ Torkjhire^ Stajfordf/Jirs^ Uncolnjhire 
and other Counties in E;?^/^^^^/, are full of the Roots and 
Bodies of great Trees, molt of which are Pitch' or Firr, and 
that they have the fame Pcfiiions and Impreffions of the 
Fire and Ax upon them, that thofe have. 
Giraldus Camhrznfis tells US, that in King, Hi?/;rj/ the 2d*s 
days, by the force of extraordinary Storms, the Sands were 
driven fo much off from the Sea-fhores in Femhrokejhire^ 
that under them were difcovered great numbers of the 
Roots and Bodies of Trees in their natural poftures, with 
the ftroaks of the Ax as freili upon them, as if they had but 
been cut down yefterday,with a very black Earth^and fome 
Blocks like unto Ebony, (if there be any fuch Wood) the 
very like were difcovered again at Jsleugall, in the fame 
County in 15^0, and in Gr2/g^;^yS/>e, and other places 
fince. 
Dr Ploty (a late worthy Member of your Society !) men- 
tions the like Roots and Trees to be found in Shehb$n Pool, 
the old Pewit Pool, 2Lt Layton^ ViXiA, other places in. 
Staffordjhire^ and from their natural fituations and poftures 
does rightly and jodicioufly conclude, that they did cer- 
tainly grow there. 
Dr Leigh (m his late Learned and Ingenious Hiftcry of 
Chefhire) obferves that in the drainiijg of Martin M^er 
(which was performed bui a fevv years ago) was found 
multitudes of the Roots and Bodies of great Pitch Trees, 
commonly called Firrs, in their natural poftures, v/ith great 
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