NEWS OUT OF Cheshire of the new found Well.  
Imprinted at London by F. Kingston for T. man.. 1600.   

News out of Cheshire, concerning the new found Well, as it is contained in a Letter lately sent from a Cheshire man, to a Gentleman a dear friend of his in North-hampton-shire.  
hearty commendations prefixed. You earnestly desire me in your last letters to impart unto you a true report of the New found Well here in Cheshire, whereof you have so many incredible reports in that country, as it would greatly satisfy you to hear that which were undoubtedly true. That which in so short a time I could gather and set down for your satisfaction herein, I have sent you enclosed. The matter itself would require to be handled by some man of great learning and judgement, not one of my small understanding, and to be published to the world in a grave and judicial discourse, not barely reported in a plain unlearned letter: but sith you desire it, I will adventure to deliver you my knowledge and opinion touching this new Well. If the length of my letter be trouble some to you, you may thank yourself for urging me to write of a matter which my skill serveth not to contain in the limits of an ordinary letter. Now I have undertaken it, I can be no briefer, than first to preamble it a little: then to tell you the place, the situation, the description of the Well, than some of the effects and cures it hath wrought, the credit and opinion it daily wins, and to do you all the pleasure that I can in this intelligence I have with my pen drawn a true plot and scite of the Well as it is placed: so I desire to be heartily remembered to all my good friends at Stoke lodge.  
Chester the 12. of August. 1600. Your brother in law ever assured. G. W.   

News out of Cheshire concerning the New found Well.  
IT is a well known truth, that the giver of all good blessings doth diversly bestow the same upon mortal creatures here on earth, and in the bestowing thereof, hath always observed a distinction or difference of persons, times, and seasons, as revealing some at one time and some at another, and how some which have been hidden and unknown to all ages heretofore past, have been showed to men of latter days. Among all other benefits extraordinarily thrown down from that bountiful hand, what hath oftener been felt in Man's comfort, than the finding of remedies against diseases, and medicines against the frail infirmities of our corruptible bodies? The proof hereof is the well known invention of so many new devised easements and helps for all manner of Maladies, and we see that as new and new distempers do from age to age still bring forth infirmities, not seen nor heard of former times; so men have been inspired evermore with gifts and graces of that excellency, whereby they have found out, used and applied profitable remedies, never formerly invented nor prescribed.  
And of all things in the world found to be medicinable and helpful to Man's health, no one thing may challenge so great a pre-eminence (as an instrumental cause) as Water, wherein even from the world's beginning hath ever been found most excellent sovereignty of preservation and recovery of men's decayed health, and remedy against several diseases. And as the unspeakable Providence created Water at the first to be one of the chief means to nourish and feed the bodies of such creatures as were to live by food and sustenance: so hath he miraculously at divers times endued special waters to be effectual against men's infirmities: a thing most apparent in all, both sacred and human stories and testimonies.  
Naamans' washing him seven times in jordan at the Prophet's commandment, to be healed of his leprosy, implieth the fitness of Water in the curing of so grievous a disease, and albeit the Almighty power, who indeed performed that cure miraculously, could as well have done it by the use of any other matter, yet herein was showed the fit use and application of Water above all other things, for the effecting of that glorious work: and may not the like be affirmed touching that lame Cripple in the Gospel, which had lain so long by the Pool, wanting means to be put into it, whereof he was still prevented by those who thrust in before him for recovery of infinite infirmities?  
Besides the peculiar graces bestowed on some special Waters upon extraordinary occasions, what simple judgement cannot observe that the use of pure and good waters hath in all ages, at all times, in all places, and with all persons been of such estimation, that (to speak nothing, that nothing medicinable or needful can serve man's necessity without some necessary help of water) bathing and washing hath been as the common and readiest, so the most effectual and sovereign preservative of health and remedy against infirmities; and hath throughout the whole world been practised not alone by vulgar people, or young unlearned feeble, sick, or poor persons, but by men most wise, learned, mighty, rich; yea, Kings, Emperors, and greatest monarch of the earth.  
To what purpose (will it happily be asked) is this far fetched preamble placed in the front of so slender a discourse? Truly, not that I would here trouble myself to prove a matter that perhaps is not doubted of, or which no man means to make question of, but only to this end: even that having prepared the minds of such to whom these news shall be imparted, to yield to this reason, and remember it as a truth, that extraordinary remedies are often even wonderfully revealed to Mankind for help of their diseases, and that the most excellent instrument which hath most oft conveyed that sovereign good to men, hath been and is, some special water; they may with better approbation conceive the report of our News of the Newfound Well, and with gentler credulity embrace the benefit, and believe the truth.  
The famous County Palatine of Cheshire can boast of many excellencies, wherein a country either for profit or pleasure may be termed happy. Among other the ornaments thereof, I cannot but greatly commend a most stately, large, and as I may so term it, a princely Forest (though there be others also within the shire) situate even in the chiefest and best known parts of the County, called the Forest of Delamere, belonging to her Majesty. The same bordering towards the West and Northwest side, near to Merzey, an arm of the Ocean, in many old records of this county, is called the Forest of Mare mondiam, but is best known, and hath been very anciently called by the name formerly mentioned.  
Give me leave a little to describe unto you the same Forest, because in it is the Well whereof I entreat. There are about the midst of the Forest certain ruinous walls of stone, some enclosures, and the prints of an ancient situation, which as well common report of the country, as also the testimonies of the best writers of England's antiquities do affirm to have been a City (and it should seem indeed to have been a walled Town) there founded and built by Eadelfleda a Queen of Merceland: and the place to this day is called Eades bury, whereof the whole hundred (being a seventh part of the shire) retaineth still the name.  
The Borough or Town being now utterly decayed and gone; there remaineth only upon the top of the utmost height within that situation, a proper built lodge, called the Chamber, and hath been for the most part maintained and inhabited by a famous race of Gentlemen (the Dones) of whom for certain hundreds of years, Knights and Squires of that surname (having still by inheritance been masters of the game or chief Foresters there) have left good remembrances of their worths and great reputation to all posterity: and is now possessed by a worshipful Gentleman, john Done Esquire: whom the rather I am bold here by name to mention, because of his charitable disposition and gentlemanlike furtherance of the benefit of this Well, to the relief of all sorts of people that seek for help by it.  
About a mile and half from the chamber toward the south-west side of the forest is situate the Newfound Well. All the Westerly and Southerly side of the forest is mountainous, and full of vast uneven hills, scattringly beautified with many Oaks (yet most of them shrubby and of low growth) and not few queaches & thicks of Hull and hawthorns, the hills themselves for the most part distinguished by galls and gutters made by waters falling from springs and other places, which in continuance of time have worn and eaten deep passages.  
In the side of one of these hills, whose declining lieth almost full upon the North and north-east, ariseth the spring, head, and fountain itself now called the New found Well: the same insensibly issuing from firm ground at the root or foot of a shrubby hull or hollintree, yet so as the same hull standing at the south-west corner of the Well there is some twenty inches distance between them.  
The Well or Cistern being bordered with three or four flag stones (as the compass of it without breaking any earth about it would give leave) is almost four square, containing South and North about 30. inches, West and East about 26. inches.  
Whether the Spring issue upright from the bottom, or from the one side, or from all sides, it is not perceived. I rather judge it comes at the South side (which is the back of it, and bears against the descent of the hill.) If it should bubble forth at the bottom (as in many other Welles I have seen) this water being so clear it might be easily perceived, especially the Spring being free, and yielding continual issue in a good proportion.  
I have seen indeed many orderly Springs far exceed it in strength and bigness of gush, yet have I not known any to keep a more certain and uniform course, nor deliver his water in so close and unperceiveable manner, as this Well doth.  
The force or stream which the Spring is well able to maintain, is about so much water as you may imagine would continually run at full through a pipe or trunk, whose concave or hollow were three or four inches compass.  
The descent of the hill beneath the Well Northward is steep, and the waste water falling North from the fountain hath both of it own course, and shortly meeting with some other rills, worn the ground to a great hollow dingle, which carrieth them down to a brook at the foot of the hill, by which they are conveyed to a great pool of Sir john Egertons' near little Budworth, which serveth Olton Milles: so that, albeit the Spring sendeth his water at the first Northerly, yet within less than one quarter of a miles labour it windeth about the hill skirt, and then holdeth his course full Southerly.  
What the veins of the Earth about it may be, or from what manner of mixture the Spring should issue, I dare not take upon me to set down, having neither skill to judge of such matters, nor having had means as yet to procure search made to find the nature of the mould whence it springs, which I know would be greatly material to such as have skill and knowledge how to judge of the power and efficacy of the water thereby. All that I can say in this respect, is that the upper part or face of the earth there seems to be a stiff clay, insomuch that the resorters thither having made some one or two slender weak dams to stay the water, half a dozen yards or more beneath the fountain, there are by that means two small lakes or pools, wherein poor people, when they are disposed, do bathe and wash themselves. Which pools though they be very unfit for that purpose, being very unhandsomely, thick & muddy with the clay and soil of the earth, yet they show the fitness and commodious means how cisterns or some handsome provisions might be made, either open or close, for the people of all sorts to use their best benefit, and that so far from the head of the Spring, and so much beneath the body and seat of the fountain itself, that there were no peril by breaking or digging the ground, to work any annoyance or hindrance to the virtue of the Spring or water thereof.  
There be many that at their first taste of the water, do confidently affirm they feel as it were some relish or smack of an allome-like composition; and not a few I have heard censure, that there seems to them a little resemblance of the taste of Licoris; some compare it to some other things: for my part (because I am purposed to aver nothing herein, but what I am verily persuaded to be true) as I can allow of no man's taste to be authentical in this point, unless I could also find it in mine own, so truly I must confess that it is a water different from many other Spring waters in taste, and the most pleasantest in drinking of any that I have ever tasted, only the relish is to me of no especial thing that I can name, and the operation such as in my judgement, and by experiment upon mine own and many others bodies, it never offendeth with cold or heavy weight in a man's stomach, as the most sorts of waters usually do.  
It is one thing most notorious and worthy to be so, that no persons of any sort whatsoever, which take it in any good quantity, but can and do report that they find difference in the operation of it from other waters, and most commonly it is observed that to such as are unhealthful, and grieved with some infirmity, they are sure by the water to find in themselves some alteration: to such as are healthful and very sound of body, it either worketh no motion at all, or if any, it looseth the belly, and giveth most gentle and hurtless purgations.  
That there may be some aluminous mixture within the ground, by which the Spring hath his passage, one reason may be that quick piercing nature which is found in it, both in the inward receipt of it, and the outward application to green wounds and cuts, upon which with wonderful speed it worketh effectually. And beside, though I never made trial myself, the general report is that by reason of a secret sharp tartness that is in it, the water will turn or break milk, whereinto it is put immediately.  
another reason of the same efficacy may be this, which I can well testify upon mine own knowledge, that it skowreth and cleanseth any thing which is washed in it, more than any water that I have known, insomuch that it is of exceeding use for the keeping white and fair the face and hands, better and more pleasing to many than the use of sopes, washing balls or such other mixtures, neither so wholesome nor so pleasant as this natural pure spring water.  
This may be sufficient for the situation and description of the Well, will you now hear the manner of finding it.  
In the end of the last winter quarter, and beginning of this spring time now past, here in these parts (as I think elsewhere) there reigned an extreme contagion of sickness, not infectious, yet so general, as few escaped without some or other touch of unhealthfulnesse. Among other sorts of infirmities, many were tormented with hot burning Agues and Fevers of all kinds, which Agues the vulgar people here (especially when they light on children or young folks, or that they hold them but intermissively, so that the patient lies not by it) call it the Fits.  
One john Greeneway of Vtkinton an honest substantial countryman of good credit and well reputed, being about fifty years of age or somewhat more, was about the end of March last passed troubled with the Fits; he tried such ordinary remedies as the country experience would offer, but found no abatement of his disease, at length he calls to mind an experiment, that sixteen or seventeen years now past in the like necessity had relieved him: and this it was.  
Being at that time vexed with the Fits, and finding no ease nor remedy for it, he thought good to repair to a learned Physician at that time lying at the City of Chester, which is about six or seven miles distant from Greenwaies' house.  
The Physician took good regard of the man's infirmity and being a man both learned and conscionable prescribed to him, that he should get him home, keep him warm, use good diet, and not to omit to walk forth in the mornings, to find out some good pure spring water, to drink of it, to bathe and wash himself with it, and herein he doubted not he should recover his health shortly.  
I have hereat not a little been troubled in mine own opinion to resolve in any probable appearance, what to deliver touching the physicians direction, as whether he might speak this of an excellency of knowledge, or having before that time either read in some unknown memorial, or had understanding of peculiar virtue to be in that or some other water thereabout, or that he spoke in generality, meaning that any pure Spring water were good for that man's infirmity; or whether the great guider of all man's invention for general benefits did not herein use the physicians prescription, as a means of that future benefit he meant to bestow upon poor distressed creatures: which last surmise, I verily hold most answerable to my own satisfaction, yet so, as I leave it with the rest to each man's particular choice and approbation.  
Howsoever it were, Greeneway being well acquainted with the Springs & all other commodities of the Forest, had soon found out this pretty purling fountain, both for purity and situation (as he thought) fittest to answer the physicians direction, and there by drinking, washing and accomplishing what he was commanded, in very short time he was of his Ague thoroughly cured.  
Since that time till this present year he hath lived healthful and sound, but being again surprised with the same grief, necessity then enforcing the remembrance of his former help, he repaired to his ancient medicine again, where a short trial had soon taught him, that this was a remedy of greater regard than he formerly made of it: And thereupon took better notice & advisement of it then before he had done.  
It happened within the space of one month after this, that one of his sons, and afterwards a second, and then a third were successively taken with the Fits, and each of them severally eased and holpen by the use of this Well, according to their father's direction, as he himself had done before them.  
The neighbours near unto him hearing and finding the truth of this success, began to resort to the Well, as either the same sickness or any other grief gave them cause, and when the experience of many confirmed the virtue thereof to extend to give help and ease, not only to Agues and other inward diseases, but also to be medecinable to all manner of outward grievances and sores, it drew people in very great numbers to repair thither, and the more trials were put in execution, the more credit and account it hath ever since gotten.  
If I thought it not a thing both ridiculous and in some sort infamous, to spread in people's ears vain tales and incertainties, I would then have stuffed this discourse with such surmises, as perhaps would go more currant and plausible to many, than a bare recital of the truth touching the finding of the New found Well. And upon this conceit I have thought fit to omit the laying forth of sundry opinions, as they now are delivered among common persons, and some others of good note touching the same.  
I spare to discourse unto you what coviectures are daily cast abroad, that the same Well should have been of known, and notable virtue in the days of the afore named Queen Eadilflede, and used by her means and maintenance to the general relief of people in those days, but afterwards in the outrages and oppressions which the conquering Danes made in the Country, it was closed and stopped up to prevent the benefit which that common rigorous enemy might have received by it: but because I find no such thing recorded in any remembrance that I read or hear of, I leave the credit thereof to such proof as they can make, who would persuade the world that it is so.  
I have heard likewise some persons of no mean account report, that there are within this County some credible records which might be produced, wherein mention is made of an ancient Well, within the precincts of Delamere, that many years past was esteemed of great virtue and efficacy, insomuch as the same being dedicated by the first christians which had use thereof to holy Saint Stephen, the same still beareth name (in the said records) of Saint Stephens Well, and by circumstances therein gathered, it is said that this late found Well may be likely to be the same: whereof having no farther proof, then as yet I can attain unto, I leave it as doubtful as the former.  
But I will proceed with the further explication of the late effects of this Water, which since the great repair and concourse which people of all sorts have made unto it, is found to be profitable, not only against Agues, which was the first virtue revealed in it, but also against all manner of colds, stops, gripings, gnawings, colics, aches, ruptures and inward infirmities, and no less sovereign against sores and outward anguishes, wounds, swellings, ulcers, festers, impostumes and hurts of the several joints and members; besides that, it hath done no small number of strange cures, against soreness of eyes and ears, blindness, deafness, lameness, stiffness of sinews, numbness, weakness and feebleness, all which I am able to aver and prove, by undeniable demonstration from the several effects of infinite numbers of people, that have given witness thereof in these three or four months now last passed.  
I call them infinite numbers, because indeed the resort thither immediately after the first rumour of the Well, grew uncountable, and the people as well of Cheshire, as all the bordering shires thereabouts, traveling thither daily in greater and greater multitudes (even till they amounted by estimation to more than two thousand in a day) Master Done even then at the first, although it were great disturbance to her highness Deer in the Forest, & occasion of much other inconvenience to the country, yet in regard of the notable comfort that sick and diseased, and pleasure that healthful and sound persons received by it; hath been contented to allow free access, and permitted all manner of meet provision to be brought unto it, with most careful and Worshipful foresight and heed, as well that no money nor see should be exacted for the use of the water which God had freely bestowed on poor and rich, as also that there should be order and government warily taken over all such as resorted thither, so that no manner of misdemeanour, or disorder should grow in that place, whereunto such great assemblies are apt and prone enough, if good heed and prevention be not used.  
To which purpose it happened well that the Well itself falleth within the limits of a walk in the Forest, which hath long time been kept and watched by one john Frodsham the keeper of that walk, who as he was a very fit and meet person, both for his good discretion and estimation to take the government and ordering of people of the inferior sort, and for the entertainment of the better sort as they resorted thither, so hath he taken great pains and care in discharging the trust in him reposed, for satisfaction of all manner of resorters thither, and daily endeavoureth himself by all ways and means possible, that his Masters good and forward inclination to do all both poor and rich equal furtherance in their desires, may honestly and respectively be accomplished.  
Now by that which hath been before set down, it appeareth what diversity of cure this Well water hath made upon sundry persons, as shall be more largely proved to such as make doubt of the truth of these reports. For as it consequently followeth that (these things being granted) then is this Water found beneficial and medicinable against more several sorts of diseases and infirmities, than any one remedy that hath been commonly known heard of, or experimented (which report is indeed wonderful, and scarcely to be believed to such as have not been eye-witnesses thereof) so were it a great boldness and an enterprise of a very brainsick disposition in me, that should affirm the same, unless I were warranted by the experience of so many, so credible, so wise, so grave, so sufficient persons, both in Cheshire, Lancashire, Darbishire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Flintshire, Denbighshire and others, from whence men, women and children having resorted hither in such abundance, there is not any but have given ample testimony that they found some extraordinary pleasure by drinking, or other use of the water (especially those who upon any cause of grief have received it) as more at large I might very well make manifest, if I thought it convenient or much necessary for me to publish that approbation and testimony under their several names, which many of the best rank of the inhabitants of these adjoining countries, have and do freely and truly give of it.  
And lest it should be expected that I should insist upon some particular instances, or otherwise suspected I dealt not plainly, but sought to beguile persons remote and far dwellers, with words whereof I had no proof, I think it not impertinent to set down the particulars of some of the cures made upon divers diseases, in divers persons, of divers habitations: which though they be scant an hundredth part of those which might be registered to have received benefit by the Well, yet it shall be sufficient to any reasonable mind, to take view and note by these of what power and force the water is found to be: wherein I cannot in any sort be convinced of lying or misreporting, because they are testimonies taken from the confession of all the parties themselves, and witnessed by the beholders, being many scores, yea hundreds of people of all these Countries, who have seen the proceedings as here is delivered.  
First, for the curing of Agues there is none within any reasonable distance from the place, but know what numbers have been, and are daily cured of that infirmity, especially of such as dwell near the Well, or have stayed a competent space to take benefit by the water in the best kind: which is to receive it fresh from the Fountain itself: let it suffice to name these few for example.  
The aforenamed john Greenwaie, William, Thomas and Ralphe his sons, all honest young men and credible persons.  
One William johnson a servant to Ralphe Smethers, extremely vexed with an Ague, was upon May day last, speedily and perfectly restored to his health by drinking that Well water.  
One Master Haworth of Congerton, an honest Gentleman, delivered from the fits within once or twice washing and drinking.  
One joan Gorst a substantiail honest man's daughter, likewise perfectly cured of an Ague, which had handled her in such extremity, that through weakness she could not be brought on horseback, butas she was stayed and held upon the horse, she recovered health by three or four times drinking and washing.  
For soreness and blindness of eyes, consider these few reports.  
Hugh Row of Darnall, a man of good wealth and very honest credit, having been quite deprived of the sight of one eye for three years space, by washing oft in this water, hath well-near recovered sight in the same again, a cure that among the rest hath much confirmed both mine and many others belief of the effectual operation of this water, being well acquainted with the loss of his said eye, and knowing well the man's worth of credit in that behalf.  
Thomas Leonard, borne at Salisbury, and lately blind for the space of two years, hath with washing in this water about twelve days received sight again.  
Ralphe Hichenson a poor labourer fallen of late years very blind, as hath been well known to many of the Worshipful Gentlemen in the country, who thereupon have caused relief and provision for him according to the statute, hath by the use of this water recovered sight again, which serveth him well to go without leading, which before he could not do.  
One Robert Bradley, who came out of Darbishire the 24. of july, being borne at Chapel in the Frith, was led hither blind, hath here recovered sight, and the fourth of August is gone home without leading.  
One of Edge in Cheshire having had a pearl fifteen or sixteen years in one eye, by this water got remedy for it.  
Cures of aches and griefs in the joints and body have been such as follow. One Anne the wife of William Wield of Rushton having such pain in her back and hips, that she was altogether unable to go, is by using this water become perfectly sound, and goeth well.  
One Anthony Bigges a soldier late in the Regiment of Sir Samuel Bagnall came forth of Ireland very lame, sick, and feeble, not able to move farther than he was supported by crutches, on the 24. of july began to use this water, & the 29. of the same had recovered strength, and went lustily homeward toward Somersetshire with only a walking staff in his hand.  
Roger Nickson a substantial man, now Mayor of Over confesseth himself to be cured of a sore pain he had in one of his legs.  
One Ralph Lightfoot of the same corporation saith he had a certain griping in his body which would take him three or four times a day, and almost pluck him to the ground, and in short time now hath been fully cured thereof.  
George Blacamore of the same society saith, that by twice washing he was cured of an issue of water which came from his knee by a cut with an axe, which before would have drenched through ninefold of cloth in less than a quarter of an hour.  
One james Kelsall cured of a leg which had been sore for many years before, and would be holpen by no means till now.  
One Edward Billington of Middlewich parish, having a strange disease in his body, that he was not able almost to move himself, is now able to go to the Well with ease, being almost four miles distant.  
One Mistress Drakeford of Congerford was here cured of some infirmities in her body, as by her husband was credibly reported.  
One Hugh Fairechild of Prescot Parish in Lancashire, affirmeth himself to be hereby cured of a Rupture.  
One Randol Phitheon of Warmincham Yeoman, was long time benumbed by a poison, that he could almost hold nothing in his hand, avoucheth that he hath received great comfort by this water.  
Robert Hall of the parish of Whitegate Wheelewright had of late a disease fell into one hand, which broke and issued at fifteen or sixteen holes, and is with this water made fish whole, witnessed by the sight and knowledge of the Vicar of Over, a very honest gentleman.  
One Master William johnes a gentleman of worth and good reputation, dwelling near Wrixham in Denbighshire came very sick and lame to this Well, where recovering health and soundness, he left testimony there under his hand-writing of the great benefit he received to this effect. Viz. That where he was exceeding lame of his knees and feet, and grievously pained in his head, neck, shoulders, and sides, that from Easter week till the 26. of june, he was not able to go without the help both of the crouch, and one to hold him by the other arm, using this water at his house one fortnight, he found himself able to travel to the Well, where he continued in all twelve days, and found such good thereby, that he was able to go only with the help of a little stick in one hand, and to get upon his horse without help, and in token of the benefit he received there, he hath left his crouch in the hollin there behind, this second of August 1600.  
The same crouch with divers others being there indeed reserved as oft as any have cause to leave them.  
One Peter Nightgale was by this water likewise cured of a Rupture in his body.  
One joan Bromhall of the Middlewich lame of one arm and one hand, as is known and affirmed by men of good worship, by this water hath gotten help, and hath perfect use of her arm and hand again.  
john Olton of Wettenhall the younger, an honest credible man, having a Rupture many years, and not able to go without the help of a steel girdle which he wore continually, hath hereby gotten remedy, and goeth now lustily without his girdle.  
I may not omit among these some that have been eased of the gout and such like aches: As one George johnson of Northwich, long time diseased in that sort, so that he was not able to go, is by this water holpen and well amended.  
Christopher Bennet of Wiruin much eased and holpen of a gout, and soreness beside, called a Wildfire in one of his legs.  
One Master james Hocknell son to john Hocknell Esquire, being not able to go, but was brought to the Well on horseback three or four times, and became perfectly amended.  
One Elizabeth Bradshaw of Northwich had sore legs twenty two years, and hath here by this water gotten help.  
The strangest cure to my judgement that proceeds from this water, among all the rest, is the help that it gives to some of the hardness of hearing, whereof there are no few testimonies given by many, one that is known to be benefited therein is Randal Wield a young youth of Vtkinton.  
This I know upon my own knowledge that a Gentleman here in the country, one Master D. C. being so deaf that he cannot hear the report of a gun discharged very near him, having of this water infused into his ears, it presently drew forth much corruption beyond all expectation, what further benefit will ensue towards the amendment of this deafness rests in God's hands, but there is good hope.  
I have purposely spared to remember a Worshipful Knight of Lancashire, who hath oft visited to his own great ease and comfort this Well, and as well himself as other Gentlemen of good account, and some learned of his company have given very great approbation to the truth of the Welles efficacy.  
One notable virtue it hath not to be forgotten, which is sovereignty in curing and helping the Stone, which was notorious in that one cure it did upon james Okenthorpe of Eton, who was tormented both with the Stone and Strangulion, and hereby received remedy.  
No man can better confirm the credit of this, that the water helpeth the Stone and other hurtful obstructions, than one Master john Wyttur of Torporleigh a very substantial Freeholder, who of late was of the stone together with a cold and certain griping torments in his body brought even to death's door, and through help (as he thinketh next under God, of this water) is very well restored to his former health.  
I heard an other very sensible wise Gentleman profess and openly aver, that he verily believed, if he had not had ease by the water of this Well, the disease of the Stone had surely killed him, the Gentleman is toward Sir H. Harrington, and will confidently avouch it.  
It hath had no few reports of doing good to some such as have been there to seek for remedy against falling sickness, Apoplexies, Epilepsies, Letargies, Giddinesses and other strange Symptoms: but either I suppose these proofs are sufficient, or infinite cannot serve.  
I hold it therefore a needless and unprofitable labour to travel further in these recitals of cures: Neither do I labour hereby to spread an opinion beyond truth of the virtue of this Well, which to do were no way to me worth my labour.  
That I should endeavour to deceive and beguile men's ears with a strange report, would more displease me to think myself so gulled in mine own folly, than pleasure me to think there were a pleasure in illusions, to labour to draw men the faster to frequent the place and come to see the Well, I protest before God I know not how that may any way benefit me one farthing. Only my desire is to satisfy my friends and others of the truth of that, whereof now there grow many doubts and disputations among men.  
They which dwell far remote rest doubtful, whether the large and ample fame thereof spread, deserve credit or not. Some that dwell near the place argue and debate whether or how it is possible such strange and admirable effects should be produced from a cause so simple, poor, easy and common as the water of a little Spring.  
Of the first sort those that be generous, gentle and well disposed, I suppose these confirmations will work very far for their satisfaction: because I know not how any thing may be proved, if it be not a good proof which is drawn from the approbation of worshipful, wise, learned, rich, poor and altogether, and that not of one, but of many Shires: and I will never believe proverb more whilst I live, if the proverb be not in this cause somewhat available which saith, It must needs be true which every man saith.  
For those that doubt of each thing they see, because they presently apprehend not the reason of it, I hold them not worthy of satisfaction, because their perverse opinions are incapable of instructions of the true acceptation of any benefits either divine or natural. These are like to the neighbours of some excellent and skilful Physician, who in envy and hatred do usually disable his skill, and cannot endure to see other men flock to him for help and remedies: yet if grief, pain, or sickness seize upon themselves, they then are glad to sue for his help, then for necessity sake they honour the Physician: not the wise man which gave this precept, but necessity itself teacheth them to do him his due reverence.  
Endless were the labour a man might have that would go about to answer the objections which the curiosity of some brains will still brew, and fling in his face that shall commend any truth whatsoever, neither will I enlarge this discourse with so tedious a purpose as to convince that by way of argument, which no equal mind will much doubt of.  
The Sceptic inquirers which profess doubtfulness in all things though never so manifest, and ask why fire is fire, or why heat is heat, why white is not called black, and why black is not called blue: what answer deserve their frivolous demands, but silence the reward of foolish questions?  
They that ask why the water of that Well should be so wholesome above an other water, either on this side or beyond the same place, either on one this side the hill, or one the tother, are they not like to those which contemned the Prophet's prescription touching Naaman, and asked if Abanah and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, were not as fine waters as that of jordan?  
Why was not this precious water (say some) found out before this time? or how comes it to pass, that in an element so bare, void of mixture, and so merely nothing almost differing from other water, there should be operation so divers, as to be medicinable against such diversity of diseases, whereof no doubt the causes proceed some contrary one to another? Questions sottish & contemptible. Have not all notable benefits had their several beginnings? and cannot men tell you of the invention and first finding of ten thousand public admirations, whereof some have lain hid and unrevealed even till our days? and is it any new thing that waters should effect so strange, and so divers operations?  
What mean Scholar hath not read of the Well in Gnarsborrough forest, which converteth leaves, flesh and such like into hard stone? of the Well in Glocestershire, which turneth oak roots as they grow into hard stone, of an other near Stony Stratford, converting sticks and the like, into the like hardness of stone?  
Are not these strange operations? and can a man prefently give a reason hereof. Knows any man the reason why that lake in Snowdon which carrieth the movable Island, should bring forth Eels, Perches and Trout with only one eye a piece in their heads, which no other water beside doth? or why that Well in Wales, six mile from the sea, or another in Darbishire 40. miles distant from the sea, should rise and fall just with the ebbing and flowing of the sea?  
We are to wonder at, not examine all the secret workings of nature, and giving praise to the great Guider of nature, and over-ruler of natural causes, to receive the good benefits we find with thankful humility.  
I could heartily wish that some learned and experienced man of ability and judgement (rather a skilful Physician than any) would take pains, judicially to approve and publish to the world the virtues and use of this good water, as hath heretofore been done by our best baths in other parts of the Realm. Perhaps some famous Doctor Turner, or learned Master jones could well satisfy the curiosity of the narrowest inquirers why this should be, and that should be; they could judge of the nature of the water, of the colour, of the veins of the earth, of the situation of the climate, of all the collateral causes which make it beneficial.  
If our Well work the like or as strange effects as Bath, Buxtons, Saint Vincents or haly well, what advantage have they of it, saving that good fortune hath found them out such men (as those before named) to publish their virtues.  
The first of which named Welles (I mean the Bath) I must needs with great reverence give due admiration unto, in respect of the great fame and antiquity, it is known to be of. And because it exceeds all the rest as in heat, so in the sensibleness or manifest appearance of physical or medicinable curing, I hold it great reason it should retain the pre-eminence over all the rest.  
And where our Well wanting that sensible heat may perhaps in that respect be disallowed the name of a medicinable water: I answer nothing but that which Master jones writeth of Buxtons Well, that being not so hot, as the water of bath, it healeth more temperately and effectually.  
Thus far (Bro. B.) as my haste and slender ability would permit, I have laboured to impart unto you the news of the New found Well. If you please you may commit it to further view, if it be not well reported, or the news not well accepted, or my meaning not well construed, I can say no more but this, I would all were well.  
FINIS.