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appear_v unto_o you_o owtward_o sign_n the_o change_n of_o the_o sign_n use_v the_o rudder_n and_o compass_n as_o do_v they_o that_o sail_n on_o the_o sea_n for_o hereby_o the_o miner_n shall_v be_v instruct_v ever_o to_o follow_v the_o right_a way_n in_o the_o cave_n until_o by_o the_o conductinge_v of_o wit_n and_o art_n compass_n the_o rudder_n &_o compass_n they_o be_v browght_fw-mi to_o the_o place_n of_o the_o gross_a mass_n or_o body_n of_o the_o tree_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n fontayne_v and_o original_a from_o whence_o the_o say_v tincture_n fumosites_n and_o mineral_n sign_n be_v dirive_v and_o send_v forth_o to_o the_o superficial_a part_n and_o as_o concerning_a this_o purpose_n i_o think_v it_o good_a to_o declare_v unto_o you_o how_o in_o
of_o the_o sand_n of_o river_n which_o many_o have_v use_v to_o their_o great_a commodity_n and_o that_o the_o rather_o because_o that_o in_o follow_v this_o order_n of_o work_n in_o the_o pourge_a and_o divyde_v of_o gold_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v requisite_a as_o in_o other_o manner_n of_o practice_n to_o be_v at_o great_a charge_n by_o reason_n of_o many_o man_n which_o shall_v be_v needful_a river_n from_o whence_o gold_n be_v derive_v into_o the_o sand_n of_o river_n with_o many_o mural_n fornace_n fire_n and_o dyvers_a artificer_n whereas_o in_o work_v after_o this_o sort_n one_o man_n may_v suffice_v with_o one_o table_n and_o one_o holowe_v shoovell_a with_o a_o little_a quickesyluer_n and_o sufficient_a abundance_n of_o water_n but_o let_v pass_v to_o speak_v any_o further_a of_o these_o thing_n perhaps_o sum_n man_n will_v here_o demand_v from_o whence_o this_o gold_n be_v deryve_v into_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o say_a river_n and_o whether_o it_o be_v browght_fw-mi thither_o by_o the_o water_n or_o engender_v there_o as_o touching_n which_o question_n i_o have_v often_o time_n deliberate_v with_o myself_o not_o withowt_n great_a marvel_n and_o especial_o of_o that_o which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o river_n of_o tesino_n adda_n and_o po_n because_o whereas_o i_o have_v say_v before_o that_o it_o be_v browght_fw-mi thither_o by_o the_o course_n of_o the_o water_n i_o can_v not_o perceive_v from_o whence_o it_o shall_v be_v browght_fw-mi forasmuch_o as_o there_o be_v no_o mine_n of_o gold_n or_o of_o any_o other_o metal_n that_o be_v know_v never_o to_o any_o of_o those_o place_n by_o reason_n whereof_o my_o judgement_n be_v in_o manner_n confound_v seinge_v also_o that_o it_o be_v thoppinion_n of_o certain_a writer_n that_o it_o be_v engender_v even_o where_o it_o be_v find_v the_o which_o if_o it_o so_o be_v it_o be_v not_o true_a that_o it_o be_v browght_fw-mi thither_o by_o the_o water_n ageyne_n if_o it_o be_v engender_v there_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o a_o dyfficult_a thing_n to_o comprehend_v whether_o it_o be_v bring_v forth_o there_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o water_n or_o the_o earth_n or_o the_o heaven_n river_n that_o gold_n be_v not_o engender_v in_o the_o â—andes_n of_o river_n if_o furthermore_o any_o of_o these_o shall_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o generation_n hereof_o it_o seemethe_v agreeable_a to_o reason_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v both_o find_v and_o engender_v through_o out_o all_o the_o bed_n of_o such_o river_n and_o at_o all_o time_n and_o if_o the_o influence_n of_o heaven_n be_v the_o most_o prepotent_a cause_n of_o this_o effect_n than_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o it_o shall_v work_v immediate_o because_o it_o can_v not_o otherwise_o observe_v thorder_n which_o nature_n use_v in_o the_o generation_n of_o metal_n first_o brynginge_v it_o forth_o to_o the_o open_a show_n in_o the_o place_n where_o abound_v the_o continual_a isshewe_v of_o water_n which_o owght_fw-mi also_o to_o be_v of_o such_o force_n as_o to_o remove_v the_o earthy_a substance_n thereof_o from_o place_n to_o place_n and_o not_o to_o intermixte_v such_o great_a inequality_n of_o couldenesse_n and_o moistness_n and_o albeit_o that_o this_o composition_n begin_v in_o this_o order_n shall_v not_o be_v dissever_v or_o break_v by_o the_o water_n of_o the_o river_n yet_o it_o appear_v to_o i_o that_o the_o shower_n of_o rain_n and_o increase_v of_o fiudde_n shall_v be_v of_o sufficient_a power_n to_o distemper_n break_v and_o utter_o destroy_v all_o such_o composition_n as_o shall_v be_v engender_v in_o such_o place_n forasmuch_o as_o all_o thing_n be_v conceive_v by_o rest_n and_o quietness_n after_o the_o commixtion_n of_o the_o first_o element_n and_o therefore_o if_o this_o gold_n of_o the_o river_n be_v there_o engender_v where_o it_o be_v find_v i_o will_v it_o be_v declare_v unto_o i_o why_o it_o be_v engender_v only_o in_o these_o place_n and_o not_o in_o other_o and_o why_o in_o like_a manner_n silver_n copper_n lead_v or_o any_o other_o metal_n be_v not_o also_o engender_v there_o as_o well_o as_o gold_n be_v matter_n of_o a_o easy_a composition_n of_o nature_n than_o it_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o perfect_v unity_n and_o concordaunce_n with_o purity_n of_o substance_n &_o perfect_v concoction_n which_o be_v in_o gold_n above_o all_o other_o metal_n whereas_o also_o in_o many_o place_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o rome_n there_o be_v find_v many_o spark_n of_o the_o mine_n of_o â—ren_n of_o black_a colour_n among_o the_o sand_n of_o certain_a smaule_n river_n and_o yet_o these_o only_a in_o certain_a particular_a place_n of_o the_o say_a river_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o these_o also_o shall_v not_o be_v engender_v where_o they_o be_v find_v by_o all_o which_o reason_n and_o apparent_a effect_n it_o seem_v most_o agreeable_a to_o truth_n that_o the_o gold_n which_o be_v find_v in_o such_o sand_n indies_n this_o matter_n be_v apparent_a in_o the_o gold_n find_v in_o the_o river_n in_o the_o indies_n be_v rather_o bring_v thither_o by_o the_o water_n then_o engender_v there_o and_o therefore_o to_o declare_v my_o mind_n more_o plain_o herein_o i_o suppose_v that_o this_o chance_v only_o in_o great_a river_n which_o receive_v abundance_n of_o water_n of_o dyvers_a springe_n foss_n and_o other_o river_n engender_v partly_o of_o the_o melting_a of_o snow_n and_o partly_o of_o great_a shower_n of_o rain_n which_o faul_v in_o certain_a channel_n from_o the_o top_n and_o side_n of_o mineral_n mountain_n wasshe_n away_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n of_o their_o bank_n and_o the_o overchanginge_v and_o holowe_v rock_n which_o may_v contain_v the_o substance_n of_o gold_n montayne_v the_o â—aule_n of_o water_n from_o montayne_v or_o otherwise_o that_o in_o such_o place_n there_o be_v ordinary_a mine_n in_o the_o high_a mountain_n or_o other_o superficial_a out_o place_n perhaps_o incessable_a and_o either_o such_o whither_o man_n can_v not_o come_v for_o extreme_a heat_n or_o cold_a or_o other_o hynderaunce_n or_o else_o such_o as_o they_o have_v contemn_v to_o search_v and_o yet_o the_o same_o to_o be_v so_o consume_v by_o the_o force_n of_o water_n as_o we_o have_v say_v and_o by_o the_o course_n thereof_o to_o be_v carry_v into_o the_o river_n it_o may_v also_o chance_v that_o such_o mineral_n earth_n bee_n far_o within_o the_o mountain_n near_o unto_o such_o river_n mountain_n spring_n of_o water_n in_o mountain_n and_o that_o in_o the_o space_n of_o many_o year_n the_o spring_n isshew_v out_o of_o the_o same_o may_v either_o be_v dry_v up_o which_o thing_n have_v be_v see_v or_o else_o turn_v their_o course_n a_o other_o way_n so_o that_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n if_o in_o such_o a_o multitude_n of_o year_n the_o true_a original_n of_o these_o thing_n be_v unknowen_a even_o unto_o they_o that_o dwell_v never_o such_o place_n but_o in_o fine_a how_o so_o ever_o it_o be_v true_a it_o be_v that_o gold_n be_v find_v â—n_o the_o sand_n of_o many_o river_n and_o particular_o as_o i_o have_v note_v in_o the_o forename_a river_n aâ—d_v if_o therefore_o i_o have_v marvel_v at_o this_o â—hing_n i_o owght_fw-mi worthy_o to_o be_v excuse_v forasmuch_o as_o where_o judgement_n can_v not_o be_v certify_v by_o reason_n or_o effectual_a appearance_n there_o arisâ—_n many_o doubtful_a conjecture_n and_o new_a cause_n of_o admiration_n but_o yet_o do_v i_o marvel_v much_o more_o of_o a_o other_o thing_n the_o which_o i_o be_o inform_v to_o be_v most_o true_a by_o the_o report_n of_o many_o credible_a pâ—rsons_n that_o be_v earth_n uegetable_a gold_n grow_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n that_o in_o sum_n place_n of_o hungary_n at_o certain_a â—_z of_o the_o year_n pure_a gold_n sprynge_v owte_n of_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o likeness_n of_o smaule_n herb_n wreathe_v and_o twyne_v like_o smaule_a stalk_n of_o hop_n about_o the_o byggenesse_n of_o a_o pack_n thread_n and_o four_o finger_n in_o length_n or_o some_o a_o handful_n as_o concern_v which_o thing_n 9_o of_o this_o read_v alexander_n ab_fw-la alexandro_n lib._n 4_o genialium_fw-la dierum_fw-la cap._n 9_o pliny_n also_o in_o the_o xxxiii_o book_n of_o his_o natural_a history_n write_v the_o like_a to_o have_v chauncet_n in_o dalmâ—tia_n in_o his_o tyme._n the_o which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a sure_o the_o husband_n man_n of_o these_o field_n shall_v â—â—ape_v heavenly_a and_o not_o earthly_a fruit_n send_v they_o of_o god_n from_o heaven_n and_o browght_fw-mi forth_o of_o nature_n withowt_n their_o travail_n or_o aâ—te_v a_o grave_n doubtless_o most_o especial_a since_o that_o in_o so_o great_a a_o quantity_n of_o earth_n grant_v to_o the_o possession_n of_o man_n in_o man_v only_o this_o be_v think_v worthy_a so_o high_a a_o privileage_n but_o what_o shall_v i_o say_v of_o that_o whereof_o albertus_n magnuâ—_n