&longs;aid In&longs;trument kept dry, when Water cannot but onely oblique<lb/>
ly be drawn up, which the ordinary u&longs;e of the Bucket would not <lb/>
effect, which ri&longs;eth and de&longs;cends with its Rope perpendicu<lb/>
larly.</s>

 <s>The third is a greater benefit, haply, then all the re&longs;t that are <lb/>
derived from Mechanick In&longs;truments, and re&longs;pects the a&longs;&longs;i&longs;tance <lb/>
which is borrowed of &longs;ome Force exanimate, as of the &longs;tream of a <lb/>
River, or el&longs;e animate, but of le&longs;&longs;e expence by far, then that which <lb/>
would be nece&longs;&longs;ary for maintaining humane &longs;trength: as when to <lb/>
turn Mills, we make u&longs;e of the Current of a River, or the &longs;trength <lb/>
of a Hor&longs;e, to effect that, which would require the &longs;trength of five <lb/>
or fix Men. </s> <s>And this we may al&longs;o advantage our &longs;elves in rai&longs;ing <lb/>
Water, or making other violent Motions, which mu&longs;t have been <lb/>
done by Men, if there were no other helps; becau&longs;e with one &longs;ole <lb/>
Ve&longs;&longs;el we may take Water, and rai&longs;e, and empty it where occa&longs;ion <lb/>
requires; but becau&longs;e the Hor&longs;e, or &longs;uch other Mover wanteth <lb/>
Rea&longs;on, and tho&longs;e In&longs;truments which are requi&longs;ite for holding and <lb/>
emptying the Ve&longs;&longs;el in due time, returning again to fill it, and one<lb/>
ly is endued with Force, therefore it's nece&longs;&longs;ary that the Mecha<lb/>
nitian &longs;upply the naturall defect of that Mover, furni&longs;hing it with <lb/>
&longs;uch devices and inventions, that with the &longs;ole application of it's <lb/>
Force the defired effect may follow. </s> <s>And therein is very great <lb/>
advantage, not becau&longs;e that a Wheel or other Machine can enable <lb/>
one to tran&longs;port the &longs;ame Weight with le&longs;&longs;e Force, and greater <lb/>
Dexterity, or a greater Space than an equall Force, without tho&longs;e <lb/>
In&longs;truments, but having Judgment and proper Organs, could have <lb/>
done; but becau&longs;e that the &longs;tream of a River co&longs;teth little or <lb/>
nothing, and the charge of keeping of an Hor&longs;e or other Bea&longs;t, <lb/>
who&longs;e &longs;trength is greater then that of eight, or it may be more <lb/>
Men, is far le&longs;&longs;e then what &longs;o many Men would be kept <lb/>
for.</s>

 <s>The&longs;e then are the benefits that may be derived from Mecha<lb/>
nick In&longs;truments, and not tho&longs;e which ignorant Engineers dream <lb/>
of, to their own di&longs;grace, and the abu&longs;e of &longs;o many Princes, <lb/>
whil&longs;t they undertake impo&longs;&longs;ible enterprizes; of which, both <lb/>
by the little which hath been hinted, and by the much which <lb/>
&longs;hall be demon&longs;trated in the Progre&longs;&longs;e of this Treati&longs;e, we &longs;hall <lb/>
come to a&longs;&longs;ure our &longs;elves, if we attentively heed that which &longs;hall <lb/>
be &longs;poken.</s>