At Hedington, at the foot of the hill, is a kind of white fullers'-
earth which the cloth-workers doe use; and on the north side of the
river at Broad Chalke, by a poole where are fine springs (where the
hermitage is), is a kind of fullers'-earth which the weavers doe use
for their chaines: 'tis good Tripoly, or "lac lun?". Lac lun? is the
mother of silver, and is a cosmetick.
In Boudon-parke, fifteen foot deep under the barren sand, is a great
plenty of blew marle, with which George Johnson, Esq., councellor-at-
law, hath much improved his estate there. The soile of the parke was
so exceedingly barren, that it did beare a gray mosse, like that of an
old park pale, which skreeks as one walkes on it, and putts ones teeth
on edge. Furzes did peep a little above the ground, but were dwarfes
and did not thrive.
At Bitteston, in the highway, blew marle appears. Mr. Montjoy hath
drawn the water that runnes through it, and is impregnated with its
nitre, into his pasture grounds, by which meanes they are improved
from ---- to ---- per annum.
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In Bradon-forest, and at Ashton Kaynes, is a pottery. There is
potters' clay also at . .. . Deverell, on the common towards Frome,
and potts are made there.
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At Clarendon-parke is lately discovered (1684) an earth that cleanseth
better than Woburne earthe in Bedfordshire; and Mr. Cutler, the
cloathier of Wilton, tells me he now makes only use of it.
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