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tended in the Open Aire. The Caufe is the fame with- the two pre¬ 
cedent. . * 
Sounds are better heard, and further off, in an Euening, or in tbe Nighty 
than at the Nome, or in the Day. The Caufe is, for that in the Day, whe n 
the Aire is more Thin,(no doubt) the Sound piercethbetrer 5 But when 
the Aireismore Thicke (as in the Night) the Sound fpendeth and fprea- 
deth abroad leffe: And fo it is a Degree of Enclofure. As for the flight, it 
is true alfo, that the Generali Silence helpeth. 
There bee two Kinds of Reflexions of Sounds 5 The one at Diflanccj, 
which is the Eccho j Wherein the Originall is heard diftin&ly, and the Re¬ 
flexion alfo.dihindly. • Of which wee fhall fpcake hereafter: The other in 
Concurrence j When the Sound Refle&ing (the Reflexion being neere at 
hand) returneth immediately vpon the Originally and fo iterateth it not, 
but amplifietly t. Therefore we fee, that Muftcke vpon the water found- 
eth more; And fo likewife CMuficke is better in Chambers Wainfcotted, 
than Hanged. 
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The Strings of a Lutey orVioll, orVirginalls, doe giue a farre greater 
Sound , by reafon of the Knot, and Board , and Concaue vnderneath, than if 
there were nothing but onely the Flat of a Board, without that Hollow and 
Knot, to let in the Vpper Aire into the Lower. The Caufe is, the Commu¬ 
nication of the Vpper Aire with the Lower 5 And penning of both from 
Expence, or difperfing. 
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An Irifh Harpe hath Open A ire on both fides of the Strips: And it hath 
the Concaue ox not along the Strings,but at the End ofthe strings. It 
maketh a more Refoupding Sound , than a Bandora, Orphan on, or Citterne, 
which haue likewife H^ke-ftrtngs. Iiudge the Caufe to bee, for that Open 
Aire on both Sides helpeth,fothatthere bea Concaue', Which is therefore 
beft placed at the End. 
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InaVirginalf when the Lid is downe, it maketh a more exile Sound, 
than when the Lid is open. The Caufe is, for thafall Shutting in of Aire~>, 
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where there is no competent Vent, dampeth the Sound. Which maintai- 
neth like w ife the former lnflance • For the Belly of the Lute, or Violl, doth 
pen the Airei bmewhat. 
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There is a Church at Glocefler (and as I haue heard, the like is in Tome 
other places 5 ) where if you fpeakeagainft a Wall, fbftly, another Thai! 
hcare your Voice better a good Way off, than neere hand. Enquire more 
particularly of the Frame of that place. I fuppofe there is fome Vault, or 
Hollow, or Ifle, behind the Wall, and fome PaEage to it towards the fur¬ 
ther end of that Wall, againft which you fpcake - So as thereof him 
that fpeaketh, flideth along the Wall, and then entreth at fome Paffa'ge, 
andcommunicateth with the Aire of the Hollow-for it is preferued fome- 
what by the plaine Wall • but that is too weake to giue a Sound Audible, 
till it hath communicated with thebacke Aire. 
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Strike vpon a Bow-ftring, and lay the Horne of the Bow neere your 
Eare, andit will encreafe the Sound, and make a degree of a Tone. The 
Caufe is, for that the Senfory, by reafon of the Clofe Holding, is per- 
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