] Let it be tryed. Alice
Grig knows where about it is.
In the park at Kington St. Michael is a well called Marian's-well,
mentioned in the same Legeir-book.
In the parish of North Wraxhall, at the upper end of ye orchard of
Duncomb-mill at ye foot of ye hill ye water petrifies in some degree;
which is the onely petrifying water that I know in this countie. [In
subsequent pages Aubrey refers to other petrifying waters near Calne,
Devizes, and elsewhere.-J. B.]
At Draycott Cerne (the seate of my ever honoured friend Sir James
Long, Baronet, whom I name for honour's sake) the waters of the wells
are vitriolate, and with powder of galles doe turne of a purple
colour.-[I have a delicate, cleare, and plentifull spring at Upper
Deptford, never dry, and very neer the river Ravens-born; the water
famous for ye eyes, and many other medicinal purposes. Sr Rich.
Browne, my father-in-lawe, immur'd it, wth a chaine and iron dish for
travellers to drink, and has sett up an inscription in white marble.-
JOHN EVELYN.]
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Stock-well, at Rowd, is in the highway, which is between two gravelly
cliffs, which in warm weather are candied. It changed not colour with
powder of galles; perhaps it may have the effect of Epsham water. The
sediment by precipitation is a perfect white flower, Mice nitre. The
inhabitants told me that it is good for the eies, and that it washes
very well. It is used for the making of medicines.
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