Of 0XF0%T)^SHI\E. 4.7 
during the time of winter^ the pores of the Earth being ftopt, and 
the Mineral thereby not permitted to exhale, the water is then 
impregnated with it, and gives the tin6iure ; whereas in thefum- 
mer feafon it expires fo much, that the depauperated water can 
fhew nothing of it. That waters do thus alter according to the 
Seafons of the Year, I found alfo to be manifeft from the waters 
of Deddington^ which I found fomtimes lighter^ and at other 
times heavyer than common water ^ and to give much different fe- 
diments at divers tryals with the fame materials. And this 1 
thought convenient to note, not only to excite Men to more cri- 
tical Obfervations, but that the curious Explorator may not be 
ftartled, in cafe he find them at any time not exadly to anfwer. ^ 
63. lr\t\\Q Park.'^t Cornbury^ not far from the Lodge^ in ^ 
pit newly digged, there rifes a^^n;;^ alfo of a Vitriol k'md ^ co- 
louring the mud and earth under it very black ; into this pit, it 
being defigned for a confer-vatory of Fifi^ they put over night 
fomeof feveral forts, but found them next day in the morning 
all dead ; which gave me good ground tofufped (having juft be- 
fore met with a relation of Dr, Witties\ That Carps put into a 
Copper Brewing'vefel to be preferveJ but for one nighty were all found 
dead in like maner. in the morning) that here might be fomthing of 
that nature too ; and that the Vitriol wherewith this water is fated, 
might rather be that of Venu6 than Mars : And in thefe thoughts 
I was the more confirmed, when I quickly after was informed, of 
an odd kind of fteam that rofe hereabout of a fuitable effe£l« 
But of this no more, leaving its further eonfideration to the 
Eight Honorable and ingenious Proprietor of the place, and my 
lingular good Lord, Henry Earl of Clarendon^ a moft effe^ua! 
cncourager of this defign. 
^4. To thefe I mufi add another fort of waters, which though 
in taft they refemble milk,-> n^uft yet 1 believe be reduced to this 
Head, for I find, mtwithfkandiiig' their eminent fvvectnefs, they 
allrefufe to lather wiikfoap^ and therefore conclude them to hold 
fomt Acid : Of thefe We have feveral within the City of Ox/or^s?^ 
one at a Pump over -againfi: the Crc^ another near the Mount 
in New College G^Lidtn^ and a third at the Pump at Buckley Hall^ 
now the dwelling houfe of one Mr. Bowman a Book-feller, and 
feveral other places * : All which, notwithftanding their la^eom 
i Anf-jjer to Hydrologia Chym 25. * iheardef fucb another fomtuhere ^/e^ Wardington, 
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