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# Title: Lectures De Potentia Restitutiva, Or Of Spring (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 105, Stück 1; Leibn. Marg. 105)
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verba, L et Fruth only prevail, and Theories Conihe
no Furcher chanrighe reasonins From accurate ObTer-
vacionsand Experiments doth contirm and agrec wich
them.
Flaving thus delivered here Pomerrhat oF my omn
thougtts concernins Sprinss and Rivers, tindins
amone lome oF my P’apers a Relation, Wrhereina very
Srange subterraneous Ciltern is mentioned, I hare
here subiorned it as I receired ic From MC. Thomas
Alcock From Bristol wrhro together with Sir FTumphry
Flooke ras by Wrhilst Captain sammet Sturmy made chis
inquirr, and irho by interrogatories made to him,
Dennd ehis Relation tor him as it Follois ver-
batim.
NV pursuance oF FIis Majesties Commands to me at
a the prelentins oF my Mariners Macazine, Thave
wichmuch diligence, lome charge and peril endeavou-
red to dilcorerthat great C oncarity in the carthinCilo-
cesterstire, Tour miles From Kinerode, Wrhere His Ma-
jecties great Shripsride in thesevern. And I And By
experience thac rhat hasbeen reported oE chat place
isfabulous, Whilst Ithus describe it.
Tpon the sccond oF Fuly 1669. I descended by
Ropes afixE at the top ot an old Lcad Oare
Pit, Tour Pachoms almost perpendicular, and trom
thence three F’achoms more obliquely, Becreen tro
Sreat Rocks, Wrhere IFound the mouth ot thisspaci-
ous place, From which a Minc man and my selF
Lorerdour selres by Ropes trency Are Fathomsper-
pendicular, into a very larse place indeed, relem-
blino tO usthe fOrm OF a FIOrTC. 10O; For We Buck
lighted Candles aIl the ray re ment, to dilcover
irhat me could fnd remarkeabole; at lensch we came
toa Rirer orgreat Wacer, prhich I Foundto betrentr
Fachoms broad, and cighi Fathoms decp. TheMine-
man rould have pertiraded me, thac this River
Ebhed and Flomed, For thatlometen lathoms abore
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