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A39593
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A brief of two treatises formerly published concerning the making sea-water fresh and of some matters transacted since in relation to the same.
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Fitzgerald, R. (Robert)
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1684
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Wing F1080; ESTC R217404
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a_o brief_a of_o two_o treatise_n former_o publish_v concern_v the_o make_v sea-water_n fresh_a and_o of_o some_o matter_n transact_v since_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o same_o the_o first_o book_n print_v by_o the_o patentee_n dedicate_v and_o present_v to_o his_o majesty_n contain_v the_o invention_n of_o a_o way_n to_o make_v salt-water_n fresh_a and_o assert_n these_o proposition_n 1._o that_o this_o water_n can_v be_v make_v in_o sufficient_a quantity_n to_o serve_v the_o use_n of_o any_o ship_n at_o sea_n viz._n about_o ninety_o gallon_n may_v be_v make_v in_o twenty_o four_o hour_n by_o a_o instrument_n of_o thirty_o three_o inch_n diameter_n 2._o that_o any_o ordinary_a seaman_n or_o ship_n boy_n may_v be_v direct_v in_o one_o hour_n time_n how_o to_o attend_v this_o instrument_n 3._o that_o the_o instrument_n be_v not_o at_o all_o subject_a to_o be_v out_o of_o order_n 4._o that_o it_o will_v work_v in_o almost_o any_o wether_n 5._o that_o it_o be_v secure_a from_o cause_v danger_n to_o the_o ship_n by_o its_o fire_n 6._o that_o the_o instrument_n and_o ingredient_n will_v be_v afford_v at_o a_o reasonable_a rate_n 7._o that_o the_o charge_n of_o fuel_n will_v be_v very_o small_a and_o require_v little_a room_n in_o the_o ship_n 8._o that_o the_o ingredient_n be_v not_o bulky_a since_o a_o vessel_n less_o than_o a_o barrel_n will_v contain_v enough_o to_o employ_v the_o engine_n a_o whole_a east_n india_n voyage_n and_o as_o much_o as_o work_v off_o about_o ninety_o gallon_n of_o fresh_a water_n will_v not_o cost_v above_o fourteen_o penny_n 9_o that_o it_o be_v very_o wholesome_a prove_v by_o these_o experiment_n 1._o that_o it_o be_v find_v light_a than_o most_o of_o the_o water_n about_o london_n 2._o that_o it_o be_v without_o settlement_n and_o very_o transparent_a 3._o that_o it_o will_v lather_n with_o washball_n or_o soap_n better_o than_o any_o other_o water_n 4._o that_o sugar_n dissolve_v in_o it_o soon_o than_o in_o most_o other_o water_n 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