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RefNoRBO/16/48
AltRefNoRBO.16.251
LevelItem
Title'An account of West Ashton mineral Water' by Thomas Beach
Date1731
DescriptionWest Ashton in Wiltshire, four miles from the well at Holt and nine miles from Bath
Account consists of:
- details about the strata of the well
- cures performed by drinking and washing with the mineral waters
- account by Cromwell Mortimer of the fossils which were dug at the well
Read to the Royal Society on 20 January 1731
LanguageEnglish
Extent7 sides
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
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