See Beauties of Wiltshire, vol. iii.- J. B.]
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When the springs doe breake in Morecombe-bottom, in the north side of
the parish of Broad Chalke, which is seldome, 'tis observed that it
foretells a deer yeare for corne. It hath discontinued these forty
yeares.
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At Crudwell, neer to the mannour house, is a fine spring in the street
called Bery-well. Labourers say it quenches thirst better than the
other waters; as to my tast, it seemed to have aliquantulum
aciditatis; and perhaps is vitriolate. The towne, a mannour of the
Lord Lucas, hath its denomination from this well; perhaps it is called
Crudwell from its turning of milke into cruds.
At Wotton Basset, in the parke, is a petrifying water, which petrifies
very quickly.
At Huntsmill, in this parish, is a well where the water turnes leaves,
&c. of a red colour.
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Below the Devises, the water in all the ditches, at the fall of the
leafe, lookes blewish, which I could not but take notice of when I was
a schoole boy.
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In the parish of Lydyard-Tregoz is a well called by the country people
Antedocks-well (perhaps here was the cell of some anchorete or
hermite); the water whereof they say was famous heretofore in the old
time for working miracles and curing many diseases.
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As I rode from Bristoll to Welles downe Dundery-hill, in the moneth of
June, 1663, walking down the hill on foot, presently after a fine
shower I sawe a little thinne mist arise out of the ditch on the right
hand by the highwayes side.
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