Fleta minor the laws of art and nature, in knowing, judging, assaying, fining, refining and inlarging the bodies of confin'd metals : in two parts : the first contains assays of Lazarus Erckern, chief prover, or assay-master general of the empire of Germany, in V. books, orinally written by him in the Teutonick language and now translated into English ; the second contains essays on metallick words, as a dictionary to many pleasing discourses, by Sir John Pettus ... ; illustrated with 44 sculptures.

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WARDENS, l. 1. c. 1. T. Gwardeins, L. Guardianus, A. Guardian and Warden; I intended an addition herein; to shew that the Original of this word, as to an Of∣ficial duty, was first given to the Warden of Mines, and that all other Offices which bear the Title of Wardens, were deriva∣tives from thence, viz. of the Mines, Mint, Stanneries, Church, Ports, Fleet, Colledges and Companies, which I shall hereafter inlarge and place according to their Antiquities.

WARM, T. Warme and waerm, L. calidus, A. warm, that is to bring Metals into a moderate warmth or heat.

WARTZ, l. 1. c. 35. T. Wartz, A. the Pin of the Beam; and these are little pieces of Iron (like Excrescencies) filed out of the Centre of the Ballance on each side of it, which are fitted for the two little holes of the Fork, whereby the Ballance is made capable to move, and from hence our English word Warts; for excrescencies on the hands, or other parts, is used.

WASHING, l. 3. c. 2, &c. T. washein, L. Lavare, A. La∣vations,

and Washings; Now you may have a full account of the manner of washing Metals in N. N. before recited.

WASTE, T. Vermuesten, L. Vastare, A. to waste, con∣sume or lessen the bulk of Metals.

WATER, T. Wasser, L. Aqua, ex qua omnia (as Sca∣liger and other more antient Philosophers define it.) See Erck∣ern in many parts; and this subject of Waters might afford many pleasing Discourses of ours in England, and of such also as are of great natural uses in Metallick Operations besides Arti∣ficial, yielding curious varieties, especially from some Waters in those Countreys which do not consist of Mines, where the waters only by heat of the Sun, without their fire, do yield a perfect sediment of Gold Sands.

WAVER, T. Schwenneken, L. vagilare, A. to wag to and fro: See Trembling.

WAX, T. Wachz, L. Cera, A. Wax. See Cement and Gluti∣nation.

WEATHER, l. 1. c. 34. s. 8. T. Wetter, L. Aether, this hath great operation in Metals, for as the Weather, so Metals are hard or more ductile, &c.

WEIGHT, l. 1. c. 36, &c. on which subject I did intend to enlarge; See Measures, and Agricola de mensuris.

WELL, T. Brun, L. Puteus, A. Wells, for Springs of Wa∣ter, and called Shafts for Metallick Wells; See Mines.

WHEEL for waters, l. 4. c. 8. T. Wasser-Radst, L. Hau∣strum, used for the raising of Waters out of Springs or Wells, with which the Miners wash and purge the Oars from the earth or rubbish, and then the Miners may say well, the Oars are well wash't with Well-water, but of the description of the se∣veral sorts of Wheels you will see more in Agricola

WHETSTONE, l. 1. c 34. s. 9. T. Wetzsteine, L. Cos, which is used to Metallick Instruments, and to rub Metals.

WHITE, T. Wize and blank, L. Albus. See in Colours, White▪

WINE, T. weine, L. Vinum, of various sorts and uses in Erckern. See Pliny.

WINE-stone, See Argol, Tartar.

WOOD, T. Wald and Haltz. L. Lignum, A. Wood, of seve∣ral sorts for Metals, See Charcoal Coals.

WOOL, T. Wolt, L. Lana, used about Metals.

WRINCLE, T. Runtzel, L. Ruga, that is, Metal not polite▪ but shriveled, distorted, and full of contracted parts, unusual to its natural smoothness, as in hands, faces, &c.

WYRE, T. Kufforn dratt, or Copper drawn, L. Aurum netum, i. e. Gold Wire, or Gold drawn or spun out of Gold; and Filum Auricalcum, or a kind of Thread drawn from Cop∣per. A. Wyre, but I find no Monosyllable for it in any other Language.