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Foot further, under the Q, dckfand, a hard Rock ap- 
pear'd, out of which Water guflfd with fome Violence. 
They dug two Wells at about 7 Feet diftance from each 
other j one about eight or nine Feet deep from its Surface, 
and twelve from the Surface of the Ground about it, and 
reacheth the Rock : T’other is not fo deep by two Foor„ 
and only toucheth the Sand. This laft hr fomething 
ftronger of the Sulphur, but the other is ftronger of the 
Mineral Spirit and ferruginous parts. 
Two Drams of the fecond Lay of Earth, found in dig- 
ging, being put into four Ounces of Spirit of Vinegar, 
there prefendy arofe a confiderable Ebullition $ and foom 
after the Spirit was ting’d with a yellow brawnifh Co- 
lour, which fuffer’d no alteration with the Infufion of 
Logwood, nor with Galls, but with Qyl of Tart. p.delm- 
turn’d greenilh, and with the Infufion of Lig. mph. of a 
pale red. 
The Water taken up at the Spring is extraordinary 
limpid, but grows fomething whitifh in a quarter of an 
Hour, and in half an Hour the Spirit is loft and the Mi- 
neral hangs firft on the fides of the Glafs, and then fails 
gradually to the Bottom. It won’t keep quite fo well as 
the Spaw or Tmbridge Wa ten Its Tafte is raafculine and' 
auftere $ the Smell ferruginous and ftrong, fomething up- - 
on the Sulphur : People fay it fmeils like Gunpowder. It 
will make the Root of the Tongue of the Drinkers look 
blackilh. Linnen wafti’d in it turns yellow. It will not 
lather with Soap. The Glaffes the Water is dipp’d with 
grow yellow, which no fcowering can take.oflf, and are_ 
apt to fly. In frofly and cold Weather, it is fo warm as 
to melt Ice and Snow $ in other Seafons it’s cold, though 
not focold as fome Spring Waters are. 
The weight of this Water varies much according to" 
to th$ Seafons and Weather. In May 1704, it weighed 
three Grains lighter than Common Water in the quantity 
of a Pound. In the Spring of 17.0 51 it was equal in weight 
to 
