- J. B.]
HOLY-WELL, in the parish of Chippenham, near Sheldon, by precipitation
of one-third of a pint with a strong lixivium, by the space of twenty-
four houres I found a sediment of the quantity of neer a small hazell
nut-shell of a kind of nitre; sc. a kind of flower of that colour (or
lime stone inclining to yellow); the particles as big as grosse sand.
Upon evaporation of the sayd water, which was a pottle or better, I
found two sorts of sediment, perhaps by reason of the oblique hanging
of the kettle: viz. one sort of a deep soot colour; the other of the
colour of cullom earth. It changed not colour by infusion of powder of
galles. Try it with syrup of violettes.
Hancock's well at Luckington is so extremely cold that in summer one
cannot long endure one's hand in it. It does much good to the eies. It
cures the itch, &c. By precipitation it yields a white sediment,
inclining to yellow; sc. a kind of fine flower. I believe it is much
impregnated with nitre. In the lane that leads from hence to Sapperton
the earth is very nitrous, which proceeds from the rich deep blew
marle, which I discovered in the lane which leads to Sapworth.
Biddle-well lies between Kington St. Michael and Swinley; it turnes
milke. In the well of the mannour house (Mr. Thorn. Stokes) of Kington
St. Michael is found talc, as also at the well at Priory St. Maries,
in this parish; and I thinke common enough in these parts.
In Kington St. Michael parish is a well called Mayden-well, which I
find mentioned in the Legeir-booke of the Lord Abbot of Glaston,
called Secretum Domini [or Secretum Abbatis.
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