of the ambient Air, though not by far &longs;o <lb/>
great a one as might have been made by <lb/>
the Engine; and notwith&longs;tanding the in<lb/>
con&longs;iderable di&longs;&longs;ipation of the parts of the <lb/>
Iron, the &longs;urrounding &longs;ides of the Recei<lb/>
ver were &longs;en&longs;ibly, and almo&longs;t offen&longs;ively <lb/>
heated by it; in&longs;omuch that a pretty while <lb/>
after the Iron was taken out, the &longs;ides of <lb/>
the Gla&longs;s manife&longs;tly retain'd a warmth: <lb/>
which would not be unfit to be con&longs;ider'd <lb/>
by a Per&longs;on at more lea&longs;ure then I am <lb/>
now. </s></p>

<p type="main"> <s>BEing willing to try after this &longs;ome<lb/>
<arrow.to.target n="marg14"/><lb/>
thing that would not cheri&longs;h much <lb/>
Fire at once, and would keep Fire much <lb/>
longer then a Coal. </s> <s>We took a piece of <lb/>
Match, &longs;uch as Souldiers u&longs;e, of the thick<lb/>
ne&longs;s of a Mans little Finger, or &longs;omewhat <lb/>
thicker; and this being well lighted at <lb/>
one end, was by a &longs;tring &longs;u&longs;pended with <lb/>
that end downwards in the cavity of the <lb/>
Receiver which was immediately clo&longs;'d: <lb/>
And yet by that time it could well be &longs;o, <lb/>
the copious Fumes of the Match had neer <lb/>
fill'd and darken'd the Receiver. </s> <s>Where<lb/>
fore, le&longs;t the Ve&longs;&longs;el &longs;hould be endanger'd, <lb/>
the Pump was nimbly ply'd, and a great