The natural history of Barbados : in ten books . Waters, Fossils, and 0/ W A T E R S. T being unneceffary to inquire into the conftituent Parts ofWater in general, in a Treatife of this kind, I fhall proceedto confider only the Nature and Qualities of that whichwe are furniflied with in this Ifland, from Springs, Rivers,Wells, and moft remarkable Springs of Water are the following : Coles CaveSpring, Mr. ColUton%^ Mr. EJiwick\^ Mr. Brathwait\^ the Reverend ^ Mr. TVhitakers^ Pory Spring, and that at CodringWi s College. The fpecific Gravity of Fifteen cubical Inch

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The natural history of Barbados : in ten books . Waters, Fossils, and 0/ W A T E R S. T being unneceffary to inquire into the conftituent Parts ofWater in general, in a Treatife of this kind, I fhall proceedto confider only the Nature and Qualities of that whichwe are furniflied with in this Ifland, from Springs, Rivers,Wells, and moft remarkable Springs of Water are the following : Coles CaveSpring, Mr. ColUton%^ Mr. EJiwick\^ Mr. Brathwait\^ the Reverend ^ Mr. TVhitakers^ Pory Spring, and that at CodringWi s College. The fpecific Gravity of Fifteen cubical Inches of thefe refpeclive Wa- The fpecificters, as well as compared together with that of the moft remarkable 5JJ2;°Spaws, is inferted in the annexed Table. Water,com. •T ^ pared with As Coles Cave Water hath been generally efteemed (tho not fo in Fa6l/ome re-the beft Water in the Ifland, I have been very careful in the Examination^a^vs.^^of it. The Spring which iflues fo plentifully from the Side of the Cave,affords very tranfparent Water, having fomething of a ftyptic Quali

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