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has continued well ever since, leaving the Hospital yesterday, and professing himself cured. The Apoplecticall hath not had one Paroxysme since: And the several Sores, which the Plica Polonica had occasioned, are healed; and both these Persons have been able to work any time these three Weekes. Dated August 18. 1668.
Additional Answers
To the Queries of Mines.
What the Worthy and Learned Mr. Joseph Glanvil intimated in his Answers to the Queries concerning Mines, publisht Numb. 28. p. 525. viz. That he did not think himself by the return, then made, absolv'd of his Tasks, but intended to pursue that matter further, He now proveth to have been his real purple, by the following Additions, very obligingly imparted by him; concerning the same Mendip-Mines; To which he premiseth this short instructive Letter;
SIr, I now send you a more perfect account of the Mendip-Mines, which by the help of an Ingenious friend I procured from some very experienc'd Mine-men. I have face communicated these Informations to the Gentleman, who gave me the former, which I also sent you; and he assures me, that they are exact. Only in some little things they differ some circumstances of his; as the Virgula he never knew practis'd; whereas these say, it hath, but is not much valued, For which, allowance must be made to the difference of 30 yeares; it being so long agoe, that my fist Informant had to do in those matters. He also saith, that the Trees are sooner wither'd in their leaves upon this Hill; whereas they observe, that when a Mineral-vein runs up into the Roots of Trees, yet they have not noted any difference at Top; which must be understood with respect to other Trees there, into whose roots no such veins ran. I can perceive no difference in the account else, that is any wafer material. What defects you find in it, if you intimate them to me, I shall inquire again for further satisfaction, &c.
To the 10–16 Qu. (Viz, Numb. 19. p. 333.) the Grass is rank and good, There are few Trees on this part of the Hill; but the Workmen have known the Vein to run up into the roots of Trees, when they have observ'd no difference an the Top. They esteem the water healthy to drink, and to dress Meat with it.
