The 3\(amral Biftory 
tinging with galls^ that not only the Sulphur^ but alfo the Fi/ria- 
line particles exhale with it, and corporeally feiz on the next a- 
greeable fubjeO:, which 'tis manifeft they did on the above-men-* 
tioned Punlp-rod. 
56. Befide the more confiderable ingredients of F/'/rio/ and 
Sulphury 'tis evident that this water alfo holds fome fmall qnan* 
tity of Naphtha^ one of the liquid Bitumens^ which flies not away 
like the two former, but after feparation of the parts, made ei- ! 
ther by precipitation with galls^ or infenfible evaporation^ remains 
fwiming on the top in a thin skin, variegated as it were with the 
colours of the Rain-bow, much after the fame maner as 'tis fre- 
quently feen upon waters {landing in boggy grounds, or fuch 
places where we dig the bituminous Earths called Peats : But whe- 
ther this will burn at all, or with any fuch bright flame exceed- 
ing that of fulphur^ as ^ Hen, ab Heers affirms of fuch a film that 
covers the waters of his Spadacrene^ if kept all night, I have left 
to fome ingenious perfon thereabout, that has both more (kill and 
ieifure to try. 
57. At Banbury y another Mercat Town about four miles hence, 
at D'" Lanes Phyfitian there, Brother to the above-named M' Lane 
of DedJington, and my very good Friend ; there i^ alfo another 
fulphur Well, much like the former in tafte, but not altogether of 
fo ftrong a fmell, holding, I fuppofe, either much more fait than 
that, or a lefs tenacious fulphur \ for here I found not the energy 
of the Vitriol fo fetter'd by the vigorous particles of fulphur^ but 
that it had power to make that hoftile or friendly congrefs with 
the lixiviat fait of foap^ and fend the oily part to float at top^ 
making no lather or mixtion with it; and alfo fo to conftipate 
the pores of boiled //zi/^., as to feparate its parts into curds and 
whey. The quantity of fait appeared upon evaporation made 
by the faid D"^ Lane fince I was there, but how much to a quart 
or gallon he fent me no word. This water has alfo a volatile 
part, colledted by the faid Doftor, which I did not find that Ded^ 
dington water had ; upon the tongue it feems to have a littk 
pricking, but nothing that I could perceive of a faltifli taft^ 
wherefore trying further with a convenient Menjiruum^ it at lafl: 
confeft it felf to be Flores fulphurk^ precipitating with the fame 
ebullition, ftnell, and colour, that fome others did I had from tha 
ftlOpS. f ^^^^ ^^^^.^ Spadatrene, cap. 4, 
S8. An- 
