Part III. Of Stones Irregular. 3 l 7 
barge Efq5. It grows in Germany, Hungary, and Transylvania. 
It makes alfo an excellent Blew, but, as is abovefaid, not 
holding. The way of making it, fee in Boetius. ( a ) Given CO Lib. 2. 
in Powder, unwafhed, to the quantity of 3j or giiij, it works c H4 ‘ 
by Vomit: walhed, to the quantity of 9v or 3ij, works by 
Stool; highly celebrated by fome, not only for its Inno¬ 
cent, and moil eafie, but alfo moll effectual Operation, in 
fuch Difeafes,as are fuppofed to depend on Melancholy. (/;) W See Trai- 
The LOADSTONE. Magnes ; from Magnefia, a Coun- n 'erius’ and 
try between Thejfaly and Macedonia , where, it’s faid, it was otbm - 
firfl found. For the moll part of an Iron-colour, tending 
to Blew, by fome called The Male ; if Black, The Female. 
Here are feveral both great and fmall. One weighing 
about fixty pounds. Given by Dr. Edward Cotton. Dug- 
out of the Ground in De VO nfbire. Although it takes up no 
great weight, yet moves a Needle nine feet diftant. Some 
part hereof, which was broken off, being put in its proper 
place, adds much ftrength to it. Here are likewife fome 
other great Pieces from the fame place. 
Part of a LOADSTONE ROCK in Anglefey. Of a 
rufty Iron-colour, and in fome parts of a dirty flat-Blew. 
Two Orbicular LOADSTONES 5 one of them with an 
Axis. 
TWENTY SEVEN LefTer LOADSTONES: whereof 
eleven are Arm’d and Coated. They are ufually found 
in Germany, Italy, Mifnia, Isc. in the Iron-Mines 5 and 
fometimes yield Iron. See the Hillory hereof in Kircher, 
and Vincent Leodaud, who have publifhcd what is faid both 
by our own Country-man Gilbert, and by others. 
The admirable and known Properties of this Stone, are, 
in general, thefe, That it attracted! Iron ; or any Body, if 
fmall, which hath Iron in it. That it hath no perception of 
any other Body, though never fo light. That it maketh 
the Attraction according to its Poles. And that it Commu- 
nicateth to Iron both the fame attractive power 5 and a 
Verticity to the North-Pole. In which laft, lieth its Great 
ufe, as applied to Navigation. Although by Obfervations 
made from the Variation of the Needle, Time may pro¬ 
duce further Difcovenes in AJlronomy. Thofe that travail 
through the vaft Deferts of Arabia, have alfo a Needle and 
Ccmpafs, whereby they direct themfelves in their way, as CO Majdi 
Mariners at Sea. (c) The c °Uoquia. 
