Projekt: Bestände der Universitätsbibliothek Freiberg
LDP: UB Freiberg Druckschriften
Strukturtyp
Monographie
Parlamentsperiode
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Wahlperiode
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Titel
A Discovery Of Subterranean Treasure
Untertitel
Viz. Of all Manner of Mines and Minerals, from the Gold to the Coal; with plain Directions and Rules for finding of them in all Kingdoms and Countries. And also, The Art of Melting, Refining, and Assaying of them is plainly shewn; so that every Man of an ordinary Capacity may, with a small Charge, presently try the Value of such Oars as shall be found either by Rule or by Accident. To which is added, A real Experiment, whereby every one may presently try whether any Piece of Gold that shall come to his Hands be true or counterfeit, without defaceing or altering the Form thereof, and more certainly than any Goldsmith or Refiner whatsoever can do. Also A perfect Way to try what Colour any Berry, Leaf, Flower, Stalk, Root, Fruit, Seed, Bark, or Wood will give; with an infallible Method of preparing Colours, which shall neither stain, nor fade, like ordinary Colours. Very necessary for every one to know, whether he travels by Land or Sea, or in whatsoever Country, Dominion, or Plantation he may reside
( 174 ) the fphericai Form of both Earth and Water are perpetually preferved. And if any Man be of a contrary Opinion, I will not envy him; but as for my own Part, I will fell my Intereft and Hope of Metals in thofe Places for a Farthing, al though I had a Device that the Cold there could not prevent my feekingfor them. Alfo in Vallies and plain Champain Coun tries, there is no Hope to profper in this De- fign, for the Womb of fuch Earth is not apt for fuch a Generation, the Reafons whereof will prefently follow. Nov/ that we have left us no other Places to leek in but the rocky Mountains, I will fpend the reft of this Chapter in demonftrating the natural Caufe of the Generation of Rocks, Mountains, and Metals, and fo proceed for ward. And firft, I will fet down the Opinion of others with their Confutation; and laftly, the Confirmation of my own Opinion by irre fragable Demonftration. Some have thought that the mighty Creator made the vaft, deformed, and craggy Rocks ;.nd Mountains in the Beginning. But this appeareth to be an Opinion, whereby great Difhonour may refledt upon the Creator, who befides his Omnipotent Power, doth conti nually make ufc of his admirable Wifdom, and exquifite Artifice in all his Works, and made nothing deformed or unfit for tlx: ufe for which it was created : Now the Earth being ordained to bear Fruits for the Ufc of Man, and Rocks arc not fit for that Purpofc,