and sometimes with great streames of water.

The loose Earth is propped by frames of Timber-worke, as they go, and
yet now and then falling downe, either presseth the poore workmen to
death, or stoppeth them from returning. To part the Rockes, they haue
the foremencioned Axes, and Wedges, with which, mostly, they make
speedie way, and yet (not seldome) are so tied by the teeth, as a good
workman shall hardly be able to hew three foote, in the space of so
many weekes. While they thus play the Moldwarps, vnsauorie Damps doe
here and there distemper their heads, though not with so much daunger
in the consequence, as annoyance for the present.

For conueying away the water, they pray in aide of sundry deuices, as
Addits, Pumps &. Wheeles, driuen by a streame, and interchangeably
filling, and emptying two Buckets, with many such like: all which
notwithstanding, the Springs so incroche vpon these inuentions, as in
sundrie places they are driuen to keepe men, and some-where horses also
at worke both day & night, without ceasing, and in some all this will
not serue the turne. For supplying such hard seruices, they haue
alwaies fresh men at hand.

[12] They cal it the bringing of an Addit, or Audit, when they begin to
trench without, and carrie the same thorow the ground to the Tynworke,
somewhat deeper then the water doth lie, thereby to giue it passage
away.

This Addit, they either fetch athwart the whole Load, or right from the
braunch where they worke, as the next valley ministreth fittest
opportunitie, for soonest cutting into the Hil: and therfore a
Gentleman of good knowledges, deduceth this name of Addit, Ab aditu ad