A compleat collection of English proverbs; also the most celebrated proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and other languages. : The whole methodically digested and illustrated with annotations, and proper explications / By the late Reverend and learned J. Ray ... ; To which is added, (written by the same author) a collection of English words not generally used ... ; With an account of the preparing and refining such metals and minerals as are gotten in England.

  • Ray, John, 1627-1705.
Date:
1737
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A compleat collection of English proverbs; also the most celebrated proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and other languages. : The whole methodically digested and illustrated with annotations, and proper explications / By the late Reverend and learned J. Ray ... ; To which is added, (written by the same author) a collection of English words not generally used ... ; With an account of the preparing and refining such metals and minerals as are gotten in England. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    bik = ~The Manner of making Salt. 149 In twenty-four Hours they boil out five Pans, and then draw out the Afhes. After the Afhes are drawn’ out, they put in the White of an Egg, to caufe the Scum to arife, [viz. the Duft and Afh that fell into the Pans, while the Afhes were drawing out] which they take off with a Scummer. After four twenty-four Hours they take out a Cake, which {ticks to the Bottom of the Pan (which they call clod Sait) otherwife.the Pan would melt.. They told us,‘ that they ufe neither Blood, nor Ale. The Sale made here is extraordinary white and fine. Le _ Anno 1670, A Rock of natural Salt, from which Mg fhe iffues a vigorous, fharp Brine, was difcovered he Chefbire, in the Ground of Wiliam Marbury, E(q;, A270 The Rock, which is as hard and pure as Allom, anda when pulverized, a fine and fharp Salt, is betweene , cp... thirty-three and. thirtv-four’ Yards diftant from they. £ Surface of the Earth. Mountains of Folffile Salt are #227 found in Hungary, Tranfilvania, Lithuama, &c, JERS a ee | LIP fe ho th 4 wceprtipacrnendip chechpaentir ly xray The Manner of making Salt of Sea-Sand in | Fa00. Lancafhire. N Summer-time, in dry Weather, they skim or paré.off the upper Part of the Sand iin the Flats and Wafhes, that are covered at full Sea, and bare when the Tide is out, and lay it up on great Heaps. Of this Sand they take and put in Troughs, bored with Holes at the Bottom, and thereon pour Water, as Laundreffes do upon Afhes to make a Lixivium 3 | which) Water draining through the Sand, carries the Salt, therein contained, down with it into Vefiels placed underneath to receive it. So long as this Li- quor