Britannia Baconica: or, The natural rarities of England, Scotland, & Wales. According as they are to be found in every shire. Historically related, according to the precepts of the Lord Bacon; methodically digested; and the causes of may of them philosophically attempted. With observations upon them, and deductions from them, whereby divers secrets in nature are discovered, and some things hitherto reckoned prodigies, are fain to confess the cause whence they proceed. Usefull for all ingenious men of what profession of quality soever. / By J. Childrey.

Herefordshire.

THE air is very wholsome, and the soil of this shire exceeding rich for Corn.

About Lemster is the finest Wool of England, though it be not so fine as that of Aquila and Tarentum in Italy. It is likewise famous for the purest Wheat, as Weabley is for the best Ale.

By Snodhill Castle is a quarry of excellent Marble.

Not far from Richards Castle, is a Well called Bone-well, wherein are continually found little Fishes bones, (yet Cambden thinks they may be Frogs bones) but there is not a Fin to be seen; and being wholly cleansed thereof, wil yet have the like again. But (saith Speed) no man can tell whether they are produced naturally, or brought thither in veins.

In the year 1571. Marcley hill in the East part of the shire, with a roaring noise removed it self from the place where it stood, and for three days together travelled from its old seat. It began first to take its journey, February the 17th. being Saturday at six of the clock at night, and by se∣ven of the clock the next morning it had gone fourty paces, carrying with it sheepe in their

cotes, hedge-rows, and Trees, whereof some were overturned, and some that stood upon the plain, are firmly growing upon the hill. Those that were East, were turned West, and those in the West were set in the East. In this remove it overthrew Kinnaston Chappel, and turned two High-wayes near a hundred yards from their old pathes The ground that thus removed was about 26. acres, which opening it selfe with Rocks and all, bore the earth before it for four hundred yards space, without any stay, leaving Pasturage in place of the Tillage, and the Til∣lage overspread with Pasturage. Lastly, over∣whelming its lower parts, it mounted to an hill of twelve fathoms high, and there rested after three dayes travel. Cambden thinks this was that kind of Earth-quake which Philosophers call Brasmatias.