252. The 3\(jmral Hijiory 
the only ufe of them, and in truth I think a very good one too ; 
for befide that they are no way liable to j^re, as the moden Laths 
are, they hold the heat fo much better, that being once heated^ a 
fmall matter of fire will keep them fo, which are valuable advan- 
tages in the Profeffion of Maulting, 
9 1 . And which brings me to the Arts relating to Stone^ they 
have lately alfo about Burford^ made their Mault kills of fione ; 
the firil of them being contrived after an accident by/re, by Va- 
lentine Strongs an ingenious Mafon of Teynton^ much after the 
manner of thole of brick.^ which for the benefit of other Coun* 
ties where they are not known, I have caufed to be delineated fo 
far forth at leaft, as may be direction enough to an ingenious 
Workcman^ in Tab. 13. Fig. 1,2. whereof the firft Fi^wre (liews 
the front of fuch a Kill^ and the Letters 
a. TheYi:\\\bole. 
b. The Pillars that fupfort the principal Joifts. 
c. The /loping away of the in fide of theOz^. 
d. The ends of //'^Joifts. 
e. The /paces between the Joifts/or the Laths. 
And the fecond Figure-, the fquare above, immediatly fupporting 
the Oa/i- hair and the Mault^ wherein the Letters 
f f ^fR7 //'e Flame-ftone. 
gg. The VWi-dSs on which the pincipal]Q\^s lie. 
h h. The principal ]oi?is. 
.,,^..-n V-,.. ^ Tbejhorter ]6\^s. 
^' ^ [ \l k k. The Laths between the Joifts. 
' ' 11. The (paces between the L2iths. 
Which firft /Ti// of Valentine Strong, built after this manner in 
Jlone^ fucceeded fo well, that it hath fince obtained in many o- 
ther places ; nor do I wonder at it, for befide the great fecurity 
from/re, to which the old Kills were very fubjeft, thefe alfo dry 
the mault with much kfs fuel, and in a fhortertime, than the old 
ones would do ; infomuch that I was told by one Mr. Trindar, an 
ingenious Gentleman of Weji-well^ who (hewed me a fine one of 
his own at Holwell, that whereas he could formerly dry with the 
ordinary /Ti// hwt two Quarters in a day, he can now dry fix, and 
with as Ikdefuel. Now if Mauh-hjlh or Oafis made with ordi- 
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