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the First. The Reason wty it is termed Magna (turn or contorm it seltrothe other, (0 a5 cither OF
Charta. Was cirher Forthar it contain d the Sum them ould do ro the Parth; and char atter
OF all the Liberries OF Fingland, Or else because cher hare (o contormed or cuned themselres
there was anorher Charrer, called Charta de Fo-
ther endearour ro approach to join cach orher
resta, establistid with ic, which was the less oF) bur il placed in a contraty Position, cher avoid
the trvo; or because ir contained more thanma-
ny ocher Charters, ox more chan chat oF RIHB
cack Orher.
5. IF d Magnet be cut chroush che AXis, ihC
Henry the First, Ox OFthe Grent and rematkable Parrs ox Segments ol the Stone which belore
Solemnier in the denouncins Lx communication,
vvere ioined, ill nor aroid and AY cact on
and diretul Anathemas against the Intringers ot (cher.
Ic. Fsolinstred FellS us, Thac Kins Zohn, r0 ap-
S. TEche Maenet De cuE by 2 Section perpen-
pease his Barons, rielded to LaWs or Arricles oF dicular co irs AXis, the tvo Poines whiehi betore
Gorernment, much like co chis Great Charter:
avere conjoined, will become contrary Poles, one
Dur vre hare nou no anciencer Larr vricren chan in onc, che ocher in the orhet SegmenE.
this, Which waschoughero Be lo beneficial eo hc
Subject, and 2 Lar ot (0 grear liquier, in co-
7. Tron receires rirtue from the Magnet by
application ro ic, or barels trom an approactu
Parison of chose Wrhich vere formerir in ule, chac near it, cho it do nocrouch ic; and the Tron re
King Fenry For che grantins oF ir, had che tifteenth
Pennr ot all ce Moreable C00ds, ofboch Tempo-
litys and spirituality.
MAGHESTA Opalina, is akind OF CrocuS Me-
Fallorum, Ox Livet oF Antimony, Buc oF 2 Red-
dex or more Opaline Colour than the common
Orie. Tis made aCTer FhC COMIION ManNeF WitH
ceires chis Vircue rariouur, accordins to the
PaTES OF the Sione is made co touch, or made
approach 1O.
8. Hf an Oblono piece dE tron be any hou ap.
plied EorheStone, it receires Virrue From il on-
IY a5 r0 its lenech.
9. The Masnet loses none or is omn Virue
Cqual PatES OF Antimony, Salt- perer, and Sea Salt by communicatine any ro che Tron, and chie
decrepitated. Fis lels Fmerick chan the com- Virtue ic can communicate co tron rers spcedilr:
mon one, because the sea Saltfixes some of the chothe lonserthe Tron touches or joinsthe Stone,
Actire Sulphurs ot rhe antimons and lockschem che lonser will irs communicared Vircue hold;
and a better Magnet will communieare more ot
NAONIE E OE Loadstone, iS a Fossite apprOACH. it and GooneF, than one not (0 s0od.
inq ro che Nature ot Tron Oar, and endoved
With the Property OF Accracting Tron, and oF borM
Pointins ic selt, and also enablins 2 Necdle
10. Thac Sccel receires Vircue From the Mag-
net berter chan Trot.
IF. A Necase rouche by a Magnet, Will tuen
touche upon ic, and chen poised, co poine comards its Fnds che lame var covards che Poles of che
the Poles of the WOrId.
MIAONET. Scurmius in his Fpistola Tnvitato-
ria Dat. Altorf. 2682. OBTerVES FhaL thC AE-
tractire Oualiey oF the Magnet hach been takten
norice oF berond all Fistorr. Buc chac ic wac
Our Conneryman Rocer Bacon, Who Ars dis-
Corered the Verricity oF it, Or is Properry ot
pointins tomards che Pole, and chis about 400
NNorId, 25 the Magnet Wwill do it.
12. Thac neicher Loadtone nor Necales
touche by ic, do contorm cheir Poles exactir 10
thole oF che Worid, bur hare ulually fome Va-
riarion From them: And ehis Variarion is difte-
rene in divers Places, and ac divers Limes, in
the lame Place.
13. Thac a Loadstone Will eatre ux much
Pears since. The Tralians Arst discorered rhaE more Tron when armed Or CappF, than ic Can
ic ould communicare this Vertue t0 Scect or
Tron. The rarious Declination oF che Necale,
alone: And char cho an Tron Rins or R ey Be
Cuspended by rhe Loadstone, ret the Magnerical
ainder ditserent Meridians, as frst discorered Particles do noc hinder char Rins or Kex From
by Sebastian Cabort; and irs inclination to the
nearer Pole by our Counerrman Robert Norman.
The Variation of the Declination, (O FhaL rIS nOE
alvars the lame in one and the lame place, he
oblerres, as raken notice ot bur a lew Vears
betore, by Hevelius, Auzout, Pecit, Volekame.
and orhers.
The Propercies, or Phaenomena os ehis Wondersur
Stonc, as they have been discovered by Gilbere
Kircher, Cabeus, D. Carrez and others, ar
rhese.
T. That in every Magnet there are cvo Poles
one pointins Norch che ochen Souch; and il a
Scone be cut or broken into nerer (o many pic
ces, there are these ervo Poles in cach piece.
e. Lhac chele Poles in divers Paris oP rhe
Clobe, are dirersr inclined rowards rhe Farrhs
Centre.
3. Lhac thele Poles, tho contrari t0 OHIC alo
curmins cound aus was cicher 10 che ristic or
lett.
14. THat the FOrCC OF a Londstone may Be
rariousty encrealed or lessened, by cherarious ap
plication or Tron or, anocher Loadstone to it.
15. Thac a ATOnS Magnet, at the least di-
Aance From a lesser Or a Wveaket, Cannot draW 10
it a piece oF Tron adherins actually to uch lesser
Or wealcer Stone; buc il ic come to rouch ic, ii
can draw ic trom che orher: Bur a Wveaker Mas.
net, or eren a lirele piece OF TrOn, can draW 2-
ay or sepatate a piece oF Tron conriguous 1o a
Greater or Aronger Loadstone.
15. Thac in oux NTOrch paFES OFThe WVOrId, chC
South Pole ot a Loadstone will raise up more L
ron chan che Norch Pole.
17. Thac a Plate oF Tron only, buE nO Other
Body interposed, can impede the Operation ot
the Loadstone, eithet as to ies ACractire Or Di.
rective Onalier. NP. Boyl Found ic true in Clas-
Les Sealed ITermericaly; and la(s is a Bodr 25
ther, do help mutually covard ctie Masnet S AC. imperrious as mostate, 10 anr F Muria.
craction and Suspention ot Lron.
78. Tharthe Porver or Virrue oF a Loadstone
+. HC rvo Maguets are Spherical, one will mas be impaired by ly ins lons in 2 wone po.
Aure