Sylva sylvarvm : or, A naturall historie, in ten centuries . NATVRALL HISTORIE I. Experimentsin Confort,touching theStraining andParting of Bo-dies, onethrough ano- IG G a Pitt vpon the Seajhore, fomewhat a-boue the High-water Marke, and fincke it asdeepe as the Low- Water marke 5 And as the Tidecorameth in, it will fill with Water ^ Frefli and Po-table. This, is commonly praclized vpon theCoaft of ^4r^4r)f,whcre other frefli Water is wan-ting. And C^sar knew this well, when hewas befieged in Alexandria .• For by Digging j $* :C^Vof Pitts in the SeaJheare, heedid fruftrate the Labori

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Sylva sylvarvm : or, A naturall historie, in ten centuries . NATVRALL HISTORIE I. Experimentsin Confort,touching theStraining andParting of Bo-dies, onethrough ano- IG G a Pitt vpon the Seajhore, fomewhat a-boue the High-water Marke, and fincke it asdeepe as the Low- Water marke 5 And as the Tidecorameth in, it will fill with Water ^ Frefli and Po-table. This, is commonly praclized vpon theCoaft of ^4r^4r)f,whcre other frefli Water is wan-ting. And C^sar knew this well, when hewas befieged in Alexandria .• For by Digging j $* :C^Vof Pitts in the SeaJheare, heedid fruftrate the Laborious Workes of Enemies, which had turned the Sea-Water vpon the Wells ofAlexandria 5 And fo faued his Army, being then in Dcfperation. ButCafar mjftooke the Caufe j For he thought thatali Sea-Sandes had Na-turall Springs of FrejhWater. But it is plaine, that it is the Sea- Water $becaufethe Pitt filleth according to theMeafure of the Tide .• Andthe Sea water pafsing or Strayning through the Sandcs, leaueth theSaltnciTe. I remember to hauc Read, that Tnallhath beene made o

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