Of the Lodestone.
THe Lodestone commeth from Indie, and is almost Iron colour like. It is founde most rife amongest the Trogloditas people, in the furthest part of Affrick, beyond Aethi∣opia, who are saide to dwell in Caues, and to eate Serpents flesh. It draweth Iron to it, e∣uen as one Louer coueteth and desireth an o∣ther. The common people therefore hauing sometime seene this so done by secret and vn∣knowne working, haue iudged and reputed ye Iron liuely. There is another kind of Lode∣stone in Thessalie, that is of contrarie set and disposition, which will haue none of Iron, nor will meddle with it. But for the other that is reckned principall and best, which in colour is blew. Saint Augustine saith, that if any man put vnder any vessel eyther golden or of brasse, or holde vnder these any péece of Iron, and lay aboue the vessels or vpō them this Lodestone, that euen through the verie motion or mouing of the stone vnderneath, the Iron shall moue vp and meete with it as nigh as the vessell wil suffer at the verie top.