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[*44 in upper left hand corner*] Naturall Phylosophy [*chap. 9th in upper right hand corner*]

Chap: 9:
Of Water

Water is Defined (by ye Antients) an Elements most cold and
humid (or moist). air (by {them}) was said to be most humid, and
yey (say they) water humectates (or moistens) ore {then} air bec:
of its more crass parts whereby it better [adhares?] to ye thing to
be moistned.

Its naturall motionis Down-wards.

Its place between ye lower surface of ye air and upper of ye
Earth, {which} it would all naturally cover, but that for ye use
of Animalls {which} need air for their lives, ye Earth in some pla-
-ces is made perminent, as sustained by rocks, and so emergent in
ye air; and ye water in other places reduced into hollows, & chan-
-nels fit to receive it.

[in margain -- N:] note, hence seems to be a confusion of humidity and fluidity,
which indeed are Distinct qualities or at least a humid is a
fluid with an addition of clammy parts adhoring; and {then} we may say
Air is fluid, and water is most humid; but that will not admit
humid to be a first Quality, nor will Aristotle's Combination of
the 4 first Qualities link well together in finding out ye true
number of Elements. we may therefore conceive water to be moi-
-st, and cold, and leave air to be most fluid.

But Leaving these conjectures of ye Ancients, we shall count
ye attributes of water, primary, 3, Quantity, fluidity, gravity;
and other secondaries {that} arise from them.

[in margin -- 1] Quantity or extension of water is either [text prefaced by a single bracket] Superficiall, or Bulkey.

[in margin -- 1] Superficiall, {which} is taken, notice of in ye sea. the proportion
of which to Dry Land is observed by Geographers: and ye measure
of it is taken by Mariners with a log-line, and minute-glass.
the log-line is a small whip cord of Diverse fathoms long, ha-
-ving at each fathoms end a knot and small bit of cloth, or
rag of severall colours; one end is fastned to a peice of coard {that}
is 18 inches long and 6 inches broad; the other end with all
the lenth is round a Trundle that runs round a spit: