Part tit. Of Earths. 347 
Of BOLES and other EARTHS,here are examples of all 
colours, as White, Aih-colour d, Yellow, Red, Green, Blew, 
Brown, Black. Of which in their Order. 
A parcel of MELITA EARTH. Given by Sir Phil. 
SJ&ppon. By fome called St. Pauls Earth. Tis of a white 
colour, but inclining to that of Mortar. Not gritty, yet 
lefs foft than many other Earths. Makes a ftrong Effer- 
vefcence with any Acid. Cerutus (a) extols the ufe of it in Q^^f' 
Peftilential Feavers, and againft Worms in Children, andscd.2.p.i3d 
not unjuftly. Not only the Earth it felf, but the Images, 
Velfels, and the like, made hereof, are fabled to derive thefe 
and other Virtues, as againft the bitings of Serpents, (s'c. 
from St. Paul, who liv'd fometime there, and miraculoufty 
preferv d himfelf from the Venome of the Viper. And Wor- 
mius (6) hath given himfelf the trouble to tranfcribe a print- p)^ u *** 
cd Paper hereof. 
SAMOS EARTH. Tis white, and fofter than the for- 
mer. Maketh an ebullition with any Acid 5 but very weak 
and flow. It hath fomewhat of an aromatick Taft, like 
that of calcin'd Harts Horn. Of this alfo Veffels were an- 
ciently made of great efteem. 
STONE MARROW. Stenomarga Agricolce, i. e. Saxi 
Medulla: becaufe found between the Commi(Tures of 
great Stones. Agaricus Minerals Imperato 5 from its likenefs 
to Agarick in colour $ but no further. For between the 
Teeth it feels fomewhat like fine fand or grit 5 and hath no 
Taft, Nor is it fenfible of Acids. Tis fometimes ufed by 
Chirurgions for the drying of V leers. 
A BOLE like that of WHITE (c) Terra Lemnia. Very U) Mac 
clofe and heavy, and when fcraped, of a pale white, fmooth, J v ° rm '^ Xi 
and gloffy $ almoft like to white Wax, Tis but flowly dif- ' 
folved in the mouth. 
This and other like fmooth Earths are commonly called 
Pingues, or Fat : abfurdly, for L<zves or Subfiles. Their 
feeming Pinguitude proceeding only from the exquifite 
finenefs of the Particles of which they confift. 
A fmooth BOLE, almoft of the colour of Caftile Soap. 
More eafily diffolved than the former, fo as it feems to melt 
in the mouth like Butter. 
A parcel of very white, light, and foft EARTH. Taken 
out of the Cave opened at the Royal Fort at Plymouth 5 
Yy 2 where 
