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by Sir John Hoskths. A rich fort. It confifteth alfo of ftrait 
and almoft parallel Syria ,moft of them as thick as a ftrong 
Kniting-Bin 5 incruftated with very fmall Grains of Spar, 
of the colour and bignefs of the Corns of Bay-Salt, but 
very foft. 
MIXED BRUSH ORE 3 from Clower-Wall in the For - 
reft of Dean. By the fame Hand. It confifteth of feveral 
Piles of round and parallel Styria, and Layers of unfigur’d 
Ore, a Bile of the one, and a Layer of the other, crofs- 
ways 5 feven or eight in this piece, within the extent of be¬ 
twixt four and five inches. 
A piece of IRON ORE, from Howard, of kin to the for¬ 
mer. By the fame Hand. ’Tis rich, yet hath only feme few 
Styricf. 
ANOTHER piece, from the fame place, and by the 
fame Hand. In this the Styria, or figur’d pieces, are flat, and (a) ^ 
irregularly clufter’d. Aldrovandus (a) gives the figure of an tail. 
Iron Spar (Ore) ramify d. 
A piece of RICH IRON ORE, from a Hill of the fame 
in Wiltjhire, upon which is feituate a Village called Seen or 
Send, about nine miles from the Bath. Given by J. Aubrey 
Efq;. Who faith, It is fo good, that the Smith there can 
make that which he takes up in the ftreet, to melt in his 
Forge ; which that in the Forreft of Dean will not do. 
The fame Perfon obferving there was great abundance 
of it, conjectur’d, it might Impregnate fome Neigh¬ 
bouring Spring. And upon trial, found one , amongft 
others, in the middle of the ftreet very ftrong, beyond that 
of Tunbridge. For upon the affufion of a / hiclaxe of Galls , 
it immediately became as black as Ink, The Ylllage is well 
built, and {binding fo near the Bath, may be very conveni¬ 
ent for thofe who drink Chalybiate Waters , either before or 
after they go thither. Mention alfo is made of this place 
by Dr. Chrijlogher Merret. (b) inVisfi, 
MIXED IRON ORE, from Howard in Herefordjhire. 
Given by Sir John Hoskins. It confifteth of four or five 
fubftances. The belt part, both brown and red, or brick- 
colour d. Wherewith is mixed a white and foft fpar. With 
a blackifh, Ihining, and crumbly Body, knobed on the top, 
after the manner of the Turcots. 
Ordinary IRON ORE, from Clower-Wall. By the fame: 
Uu 2 Hand. 
