(25) _ / 
Thole Mines coft the Emperour Heretofore 70000. or 
80000. Fl&rens yearly 3 and yeilded left Mercury then at 
prefent 3 although it cofts him but 28000. Florens now. You 
may fee what his Imperial Majefty gets by the following 
account 5 of what Mercury the Mines of idria have produ- 
ced theft laft three years. 
1 6 6 i- l. 
Ordinary Mercury 198481 
Virgin Mercury 6 194 
166 2. " L 
Ordinary Mercury 225066 
Virgin Mercury 9612 
204675 
1 665 l . 
Ordinary Mercury 2441 19 
Virgin Mercury 11862 
255981 
234678 
There are alwaies at work 280 perfons 5 according to the 
relation I received from a very civil perfon 3 who infor- 
med me alfo of all the other particulars above- men- 
tioned 3 whofe name is Achatio Kappenjager 5 his Office s 
Coutra-Jcrivauo per Jua Maejik Cefarea in idria del Mer- 
curic . 
To give fome light to this Narrative 3 take this Dia- 
gramme: F. is the water. C . B. a veflel 3 into which it runs. 
DG.EH . FI. are ftreams 3 perpetually ifluing from that veflel: 
D.E. F. three five-s 3 the diftance of whofe wires at bottom 
leflen proportionabjy. G. the place 3 wherein the Earthy 
that pals’ d through the five D. is retained , from whence 
*t is taken by the fecond man 3 and what pafles through 
the five E. is retained in FI. and fo of the reft. K.L. M. waft 
water 3 which is fo much impregnated with Mercury 3 that 
it cureth Itches and fordid Ulcers. See Fig. 1. 
I will trefpafs a little more upon you 3 in defcribing the 
contrivance of blowing the Fire in the Brajsworky of Tivoli 
neer Rome (it being new to me ) where the Water blows, 
the Fire, not by moving the Bellows., (which is common) 
bet by affording the Wind, See Fig, II. where A. is the 
B ■ JEUver 
