Browne, Edward: A Brief Account Of Some Travels In divers Parts of Europe, Viz. [Sp.1:] Hungaria, Servia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Thessaly, [Sp.2:] Austria, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, and Friuli: Through a great part of Germany, And The Low-Countries ... ; With some Observations on the Gold, Silver ... in those Parts ; As also, The Description of many Antiquities, Habits, Fortifications and Remarkable Places (London: Tooke, 1685)

A Journey srom Ko mar a to the Mine-Towns in Hungary.

a Rivolet there are divers hot Baths of great esteem, and much fre-
quented ; the water whereof is very clear and smells of Sulphur, the Se-
diment green; it colours the wood over it green and black, but doth
not change the colour of Metals so soon as mofl others ; I left money
in it a whole night, which was yet but faintly coloured. The Springs
arise underneath, and pass through the holes in the plancher of the
Baths.
The heat of these is answerable to that of the Kings-Bath in Eng-
land ; there are seven in number : The firsl is the Noblemans Bath,
the second the Gentlemans, the third the Country-mans, the fourth
the Country-womans, the fifth the Beggars Bath, the sixth for such as
are infedted with the Lues Venerea, the seventh the Bath of the Gypfies.
These Baths are in a Plain encompassed on all Tides with Hills, the
nighesl unto them are towards the Easl; and it is the same ridge of
Hills which on the other side are so rich in Metals. I bath’d in one
of these and met good company that I was detained too long, and
received some inconvenience from the heat of the Bath, nor could I
commend their custom of eating, drinking, and Beeping much while
they bathed.
From Stub'n Bad we went to Boinitz, crosTmg the River Nitra and
leaving PriVitz, a large Town on the left hand. At Boinitz there are
allo five natural Baths of a moderate gentle heat delightful to bath in,
being much beautified by Count Palfi Palatine of Hungary, and all os
them covered under one large roof. The firsl is the Noblemans Bath
built of Stone, descended into on all Tides by Stone slairs; the other
four are of wood, very handsomely and well built, where it was a plea-
Hare to us to see the Boys and Girls dive so finely for any thing that
we call in. About this part of the Country there grows very much
Saffron.
From Boinitz we went to Wefionitz, two Hungarian miles, and from
Wejlonitz the next day, we arrived at Trenfchin, which they count four
Hungarian miles; but such long ones they are, that we were travelling
from before Sun-rising till eight of the Clock at night, before we could
come to our journeys end.
Trenfchin is a handsome Town seated upon the River Waag, over
which there is a Bridge of wood; the Piazza is fair, the Jesuites
Church handsome, the Caslle seated very high, easily discernable at
twenty Englifh miles dislance, and belonged to the Grass Jellhafey.
There are two warm Baths a mile from the Town, and a great num-
ber of Springs os Mineral waters in the Country about. Here we met
with Count Rot hall going from the Emperor to treat with Abassi Prince
of Tranfyhvania his Commissioners at Eperies, where I engaged some
of his Attendants to make enquiry into the Salt-Mines of that place,
or any other, according to the instrudtions I left with them, and after-
wards I received an Account to this effedt.
Half an hours going from the City of Eperies in upper Hungary,
there is a Salt-Mine of great note from the firfl place of descent unto
the bottom, it is about one hundred and fourscore fathoms deep. Into
this the Miners descend firsl by Ropes, and at lalt by Ladders unto the
lower parts. The Mine is for the mosl part in an Earthy, and not a
Rocky ground.

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