Natura, philosophia, & ars in concordia. Or, Nature, philosophy, and art in friendship, an essay. In four parts. I. Demonstrating the necessity and practicability of building all manner of houses proof against fire and vermin ... II. An entire new plan of constructing chimnies so as the smoke cannot reverberate ... III. Plain methods pointed out, by which smoky chimnies may be effectually cured. IV. Certain and easy directions to all mechanics in wood, how to finish houshold [sic] furniture, and the wainscotting of rooms, so as no vermin can exist therein; and also how to cleanse those already infected / By W. Cauty, cabinet-maker.

Cauty, William

Date:: 1772

Credit: Natura, philosophia, & ars in concordia. Or, Nature, philosophy, and art in friendship, an essay. In four parts. I. Demonstrating the necessity and practicability of building all manner of houses proof against fire and vermin ... II. An entire new plan of constructing chimnies so as the smoke cannot reverberate ... III. Plain methods pointed out, by which smoky chimnies may be effectually cured. IV. Certain and easy directions to all mechanics in wood, how to finish houshold [sic] furniture, and the wainscotting of rooms, so as no vermin can exist therein; and also how to cleanse those already infected / By W. Cauty, cabinet-maker. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[The north end of it lies within 800 feet of Weftminder-hall, a flrudture that raifes the admiration of all. It was built by William Rufus', fan and fucceffor to William the Conqueror, about the year 1095, anc^ now IS t^ie ^eat °** juftice, the different courts being held there. Adjoining to this ftupendous hall, are both houfes of parliament; and hard by ftands that ancient and wonderful ftruc- ture, Wedminder-abby.] This celebrated bridge acrofs one of the moft famous rivers in Europe, con¬ tains fifteen femi-circular arches, and oc- V cupies the Ipace of 1500 feet from fhore to fhore •, the centre arch is 76 feet, the other arches decline four feet each, fo that the fecond and fourteenth are 48 feet each, and the firffc and fifteenth are only 30. The balluftrade is firong, well defigned and nobly executed, feven feet high, con- fifts of a done pededal three feet high; the baniders three feet high and twelve inches fquare, and the cornice one foot B 3 thick ;

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