The Miner’s FriendReproduction of the original: The Miner’s Friend by Thomas Savery |
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advantage answer Author bottom cistern chimney clack clear an old combustible condense constant charge contrived convenient copper vessels crank-work damps deliver discharged DRAINING FENS draught eighty feet encouraged engine at sixty engine consisteth ENGINE FOR WATER-MILLS especially where coals feeders or springs feet high fixing the engine flue force of fire force-pipe full bore full of water furnace gauge-pipes gentlemen gentlemen’s houses ingenious invention labour Majesty’s MANNER OF FIXING mills Miner mines and coal-pits moving cause nature nobility’s or gentlemen’s number of engines occasion old engines palaces perpetual pipe going pits or shafts pretend pump quantities of water quarter inch bore raise your water raising of water raising water regulator replenish screw servant shaft or pit shillings sixty feet small boiler small cock strength suck twenty suction sufficient sump or bottom sunk suppose THOMAS SAVERY tub or chain-pumps tub-gin twenty feet twenty-four wainscot water in d



