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A Journey srom Colen in Germany to London
The Baths
Eorfet.
The hot Foun-
tain.
I 84
great round Stone which covered a Well, in which there were some of
these Hot Springs, I saw Brimjlo e, hard, above an, inch thick, and
Salt-peter, and a petresied Substance finely Variegated, taken out.
Besides these, near unto the inward Wall of the City,there are Baths
which are not so hot as the former, esteemed to be Sulphureo-nitroust
The smell of them is some-what offensive, and the water in the Cisierns
not transparent. The sirst is the Bath of St. Cornelius, which hath two
Receptacles. The second the Rofe Bath, so called from Mr. Rose, a
Citizen of Ato, who built it. The third Compus Badt, or the Poor
mans Bath. Of this sort os warm Water there is also a 7^«raz»,rnuch
reserred to and drank of every morning in the Summer for many Chro-
Difeafes. About a Furlong out of the South-gate os Aken, is a
° Village called Pvrcetum, or Borfet, from the great number of wild
Hogs, which formerly srequented that place ; in which are many Hot
Springs upon both sides of a little Rrvolet, and let into Houfes,where
they are dislributed into several Baths of Stone. There are fourteen os
these Houfes, and twenty eight Baths; the Baths holding ordinarily
about sisty Tuns of Water, each of them : the Water is clear and plea-
sant, without any oHensive smell; excessive hot when it comes first
out of the Ground, hotter than the hottesl of Aken, and is left to
cool about eighteen hours before they use it. They use also an Inslru-
ment os Wood, pierced with many holes,to help to cool them sooner,or
to slir the Water when any one goes in, whereby he is not so sensible
of the heat. There are many cold Springs rise near these hot ones,
whereby they might be tempered ; and surely the quantity os the hot
Water being so great, no place might be made more delightsul, nor no
Baths more Noble. The Purks in our times, do most of any Nation
beautifie their Barbs, and render them scrviceable to their Health and
pleasure.
In Auflria at Baden, the SawerBath is built after the Turkifh manner,
with a Cupola over it: and if any one hereafter shall build or beautify
these, they will yield to very few7 in Europe. At present most os them
are of a square Figure, of about five or six yards over; and the Houses
in which they are, very near one another. The first House hath the
name of the Ladies Bath; the see ;nd is the Snake ; the third and
feurth the Sword ; the fisth the Golden Mill; the sixth the Fool-,
the seventh the Cock ; the eight the Great Bath ; the ninth the Foun-
tain ; the tenth the Crab the eleventh the World Inverted-, the twelfth
the GlaJ's; the thirteenth the Angel-, and the fourteenth the Rofe.
There is also another in the open Air, called the Poor mans Bath. In
the Street is a Well os Fountain of these Hot-fprFgs, os as great a heat
as any I have seen ; perpetually boyling or bubling. But of all these
Baths Dr. Blondelm^ Dr. Didier have written so particularly, as I
a Mine of z.4-nee^ not to add any thing more,and particularly of their Uses.
Jis Catamina- Within two Leagues of Aken, in the Country os Limbourg\s a Mine
of Lapis Calaminaris, which we went to see having a Corporal and
eight Mufquetiers for our Security to pass the Wood. This Mine lies
over against the Callie of Einenberg. As soon as I had delivered a
Letter to Mr. John Franck, Comptroller of the Mine for his Catholick
Majefly, he vent along with us, to lhew us the manner how the Cad-
mia grows in the Earth, and other Curiosities. This Mine having been
wrought Three hundred years, and being one of the molt remarkable
of
The Baths
Eorfet.
The hot Foun-
tain.
I 84
great round Stone which covered a Well, in which there were some of
these Hot Springs, I saw Brimjlo e, hard, above an, inch thick, and
Salt-peter, and a petresied Substance finely Variegated, taken out.
Besides these, near unto the inward Wall of the City,there are Baths
which are not so hot as the former, esteemed to be Sulphureo-nitroust
The smell of them is some-what offensive, and the water in the Cisierns
not transparent. The sirst is the Bath of St. Cornelius, which hath two
Receptacles. The second the Rofe Bath, so called from Mr. Rose, a
Citizen of Ato, who built it. The third Compus Badt, or the Poor
mans Bath. Of this sort os warm Water there is also a 7^«raz»,rnuch
reserred to and drank of every morning in the Summer for many Chro-
Difeafes. About a Furlong out of the South-gate os Aken, is a
° Village called Pvrcetum, or Borfet, from the great number of wild
Hogs, which formerly srequented that place ; in which are many Hot
Springs upon both sides of a little Rrvolet, and let into Houfes,where
they are dislributed into several Baths of Stone. There are fourteen os
these Houfes, and twenty eight Baths; the Baths holding ordinarily
about sisty Tuns of Water, each of them : the Water is clear and plea-
sant, without any oHensive smell; excessive hot when it comes first
out of the Ground, hotter than the hottesl of Aken, and is left to
cool about eighteen hours before they use it. They use also an Inslru-
ment os Wood, pierced with many holes,to help to cool them sooner,or
to slir the Water when any one goes in, whereby he is not so sensible
of the heat. There are many cold Springs rise near these hot ones,
whereby they might be tempered ; and surely the quantity os the hot
Water being so great, no place might be made more delightsul, nor no
Baths more Noble. The Purks in our times, do most of any Nation
beautifie their Barbs, and render them scrviceable to their Health and
pleasure.
In Auflria at Baden, the SawerBath is built after the Turkifh manner,
with a Cupola over it: and if any one hereafter shall build or beautify
these, they will yield to very few7 in Europe. At present most os them
are of a square Figure, of about five or six yards over; and the Houses
in which they are, very near one another. The first House hath the
name of the Ladies Bath; the see ;nd is the Snake ; the third and
feurth the Sword ; the fisth the Golden Mill; the sixth the Fool-,
the seventh the Cock ; the eight the Great Bath ; the ninth the Foun-
tain ; the tenth the Crab the eleventh the World Inverted-, the twelfth
the GlaJ's; the thirteenth the Angel-, and the fourteenth the Rofe.
There is also another in the open Air, called the Poor mans Bath. In
the Street is a Well os Fountain of these Hot-fprFgs, os as great a heat
as any I have seen ; perpetually boyling or bubling. But of all these
Baths Dr. Blondelm^ Dr. Didier have written so particularly, as I
a Mine of z.4-nee^ not to add any thing more,and particularly of their Uses.
Jis Catamina- Within two Leagues of Aken, in the Country os Limbourg\s a Mine
of Lapis Calaminaris, which we went to see having a Corporal and
eight Mufquetiers for our Security to pass the Wood. This Mine lies
over against the Callie of Einenberg. As soon as I had delivered a
Letter to Mr. John Franck, Comptroller of the Mine for his Catholick
Majefly, he vent along with us, to lhew us the manner how the Cad-
mia grows in the Earth, and other Curiosities. This Mine having been
wrought Three hundred years, and being one of the molt remarkable
of