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Marles,

In their Aſcent to Ochre, aſſume the following Names and Characters:

1. White Marle—Melinum of the Antients.

This takes in	Chalk,	and becomes,
	The Cimolia of the Antients.
	Bole,	and becomes,
		The Collyrium Samium of the Antients.
	Clay,	and becomes,
	The Marga Fungosai.
Spar, and becomes,
	Lac Lunæ.
Talc, and becomes,
	The Aster Samius of the Antients.

2. Brown Marle—Fullers Earth.

This takes in	blue Clay, and becomes,
		The Blue Marle of Staffordſhire.
	brown Clay, and becomes,
		The Brown Marle of Suſſex.
	Sand, which is Cryſtal, and becomes,
	The Terra Saponaria of Kentman.

3. Red Marle—Reddle.

This takes in	Fullers Earth, and becomes,
	{gap}}	The Marga Saxatilis Incarnata of Worm.
	Bole, and becomes,
		The Rubrica Fabrilis of Kentman.
	Clay, and becomes,
	The Red Stony Marle of Yorkſhire.

4. Black Marle

This takes in decayed	Animals and Vegetables, and becomes,
	Garden Mould.}}

This is ſhown by their Decompoſition; and proved by their ſpecific Gravities.

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