Spadacrene Anglica - The English Spa Fountain by Edmund Deane
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live & followe his profession as an Atturney to London (but as it
weare undone) whome I have made my onely & sole Executor of this my last Will & Testament. Therefore all my nephews & kindred may know I have given them small legacy to doe him good In Witness.... etc. In "Spadacrene Anglica" Deane mentions that "out of the divers fountains springing hereabouts" five are worthy the observation of physicians. These are-- 1.--The Dropping Well. 2.--The Sulphur Well at Bilton Park. 3.--The Sulphur Well near Knaresborough. 4.--The Sulphur Well at "Haregate head." 5.--The Tuewhit Well, or The English Spaw. The number of springs worthy the observation of physicians has largely increased and the relative importance of the five mentioned has altered considerably since Deane wrote. But in 1626, The Tuewhit Well, or The English Spaw, was regarded as the most worthy of fame. This well, according to the later writers, was discovered by Captain (afterwards Sir) William Slingsby:--in Chapter 6 of "Spadacrene Anglica," however, a Mr. William Slingsby is given as the discoverer. "The first discoverer of it to have any medicinall quality (so far |
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