of the &longs;hank, (X) that hole was &longs;topt <lb/>
with a Cork, to which was fa&longs;tned a &longs;tring, <lb/>
whereby it might be pull'd out of the up<lb/>
per Orifice of the Receiver; and then, <lb/>
the gla&longs;s neck of the Receiver being well <lb/>
warm'd, was thru&longs;t into this Cement, and <lb/>
over the &longs;hank whereby it was effected, <lb/>
that all the &longs;pace betwixt the tin Plate and <lb/>
the Receiver, and betwixt the internal <lb/>
&longs;uperficies of the Receiver, and the <lb/>
&longs;hanck of the Cock, was filld with the <lb/>
Cement; and &longs;o we have di&longs;pach'd the <lb/>
fir&longs;t and upper part of the Engine. </s></p>

<p type="main"> <s>The undermo&longs;t remaining part con&longs;i&longs;ts <lb/>
of a Frame, and of a &longs;ucking Pump, or <lb/>
as we formerly call'd it, an Air Pump, &longs;up<lb/>
ported by it: The Frame is of Wood, <lb/>
&longs;mall, but very &longs;trong, con&longs;i&longs;ting of three <lb/>
legs, (111) &longs;o plac'd, that one &longs;ide of <lb/>
it may &longs;tand perpendicular, that the free <lb/>
motion of the hand may not be hindered. <lb/>
</s> <s>In the mid&longs;t of which frame, is tran&longs;ver&longs;ly <lb/>
nail'd a board, (222) which may not im<lb/>
properly be call'd a Midriff, upon which <lb/>
re&longs;ts, and to which is &longs;trongly fa&longs;tned, the <lb/>
main part of the Pump it &longs;elf, which is <lb/>
the onely thing remaining to be de&longs;cri<lb/>
bed. </s></p>

<p type="main"> <s>The Pump con&longs;i&longs;ts of four parts, a