An history of the wonderful things of nature set forth in ten severall classes wherein are contained I. The wonders of the heavens, II. Of the elements, III. Of meteors, IV. Of minerals, V. Of plants, VI. Of birds, VII. Of four-footed beasts, VIII. Of insects, and things wanting blood, IX. Of fishes, X. Of man / written by Johannes Jonstonus, and now rendred into English by a person of quality.

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Title: An history of the wonderful things of nature set forth in ten severall classes wherein are contained I. The wonders of the heavens, II. Of the elements, III. Of meteors, IV. Of minerals, V. Of plants, VI. Of birds, VII. Of four-footed beasts, VIII. Of insects, and things wanting blood, IX. Of fishes, X. Of man / written by Johannes Jonstonus, and now rendred into English by a person of quality.
Author: Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675.
Publication: London :: Printed by John Streater ..., and are to be sold by the Booksellers of London,; 1657.
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Artic. 1. Of the quantity and colour of Waters.

SO much for Ayr: Now followes the Element of Water. And first we shall consider the quantity, and the colour of it. In the Country of the great Cham, near the City Simqui, there is the River Quian, which is 10 miles broad; and waters 200 Cities, and it is so long, that it cannot be sailed in 100 dayes. Polus writes, That he told in the Haven of it 50000 Ships. Also in Moscovia the Duina is so great by the melting of the Snow, that it cannot be passed over in a whole day with a well sayling Ship, it is at least 50 miles broad. Jovius, a Lake of Genebar, the Portingal••s call it January, Thuan. histor. l. 16. is so large under Capricorn, that men write, who have sailed thither, That all the Ships in the World may well harbour there. As for Colours, they are different in many waters. Danubius is white as milk and water, which divides Noricum, and Windelicia from Ger∣many, Agricol. de Natur. effluent. The Waters of the Mayn, especially where it hath passed the Francks, and is fallen into the Rheyn, are yel∣lowish. The Fountain Telephus is muddy near Pat••ra, and mingled with blood. In Ethiopia there are red Waters, that make one mad that drinks them. At Neusola in the Mountain Carpath••s, waters run∣ing out of an old passage under ground, are green. At Ilza, that which comes forth of the Mountains of Bohemia, and runs into Danu∣bius, is black.