[Footnote 17:  E. Hargrove, “The History of Knaresbrough.” 2nd ed., 1775, page 45.]

[Footnote 18:  W. Wheatear, “A Guide to and History of Harrogate,” 1890, page 58.]

[Footnote 19:  Thomas Short, M.D., “History of Mineral Water,” 1734, page 243.]

[Illustration:  Tuewhit well the English Spaw fountain 1571]

[Illustration:  Original title page of Deane’s manuscript.]

Spadacrene Anglica.

OR, THE ENGLISH SPAWFOVNTAINE.

Being A briefe treatise of the acide, or tart Fountaine in the Forest of Knaresborow, in the West-Riding of Yorkshire.

As also a Relation of other medicinall Waters in the said Forest.

BY Edmund Deane, D^r. in Physicke, Oxon. dwelling in the City of YORKE.

LONDON, Printed for John Grismand:  and are to be sold by Richard Foster, neere the Minster-gate in Yorke. 1626.

THE EPISTLE

TO

THE PHYSITIANS OF YORKE.

Though it was my fortune first of all to set a new edge on this businesse; yet my journeyes to this Fountaine have not been made without your good companies and association, nor the severall tryals had there, and at home, performed without your worthy helpes and assistance; nor this little Treatise begun without your instigations and incitements.  Therefore I find none so fit and meet to patronize it, as your selves:  being able out of your owne knowledge and observation to defend it against all malicious detractions.  To extoll it above the_ Germaine Spaw, may be thought in me either indiscretion, or too much partiality; but why I may not parallele them (being in natures and qualities so agreeable) nor I, nor you (I suppose) know any inducing, much lesse perswading argument.  Wherefore being thus confident, I thought it no part of our duties, either to God, our King, or Country, to conceale so great a benefit, as may thereby arise and accrue not onely unto this whole Kingdome and his Majesties loving subjects, but also in time (after further notice taken of it) to other foraigne nations and countries, who may perhaps with more benefit, lesse hazard and danger of their lives, spoiling and robbing, better partake of this our English Spaw Fountaine, then of those in Germanie.

It were to be wished, that those two famous Physitians, Dr. Hunton and Dr. Bright had beene yet living, to have given testimony of the great good hopes and expectation they conceived of it.  The former of which did oftentimes request me to publish it to the world:  and the other was resolved (in case hee had longer lived) to have done it himselfe.  So carefull were they both to promote their countries good, and studious to procure the health of their Countrimen.