Castelli, Benedetto
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Of the mensuration of running waters
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1661
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as hath been ſaid of that of
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Marrara,
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inſomuch that from the
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Giorgio,
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as far as S.
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Alberto
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all thoſe that are between
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the Valleys and P
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are ſpoiled, of thoſe that are between Valley
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and Valley many are in a very bad condition, and thoſe that are
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ſome conſiderable ſpace above not a little damnified.</
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>In fine, by raiſing the bottom or ſand of the Valleys, and the
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bed of
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Reno,
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and the too great repletion of the P
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of
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with waters, the Valleys of
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Comacchio
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(on which ſide the Banks
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are very bad) and ^{*}
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Poleſine di
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S.
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Giorgio
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are threatned with a
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danger, that may in time, if it be not remedied, become irrepa
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rable, and at preſent feeleth the incommodity of the Waters,
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which penetrating thorow the pores of the Earth do ſpring up in
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the ſame, which they call
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Purlings,
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which is all likely to redound
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to the prejudice of
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Ferrara,
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ſo noble a City of
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Italy,
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and ſo im
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portant to the
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Eccleſtaſtick State.
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Poleſine
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is a
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plat of Ground al
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moſt ſurrounded
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with Bogs or wa
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ters, like an Iſland</
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>Which particulars all appear to be atteſted under the hand of
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a Notary in the
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Viſitation
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which I made upon the command of
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His Holineſſe, and are withall known to be true by the ^{*}
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Ferrareſt
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themſelves, of whom (beſides the requeſt of the
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Bologneſi
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) the
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greater part beg compaſſion with ſundry
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Memorials,
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and reme
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dies, aſwell for the miſchiefs paſt, as alſo for thoſe in time to
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come, from which I hold it a duty of Conſcience, and of Cha
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rity to deliver them.</
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* People of
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Fer
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Clement
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judged, that the ſufficient means to effect this
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was the ſaid Introduction of the
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Main Po
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into the Chancl of
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Ferrara
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; a reſolution truly Heroical, and of no leſſe beauty
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than benefit to that City, of which I ſpeak not at preſent, be
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cauſe I think that there is need of a readier and more acco
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modate remedy.</
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rable as the removal of
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Reno,
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omitting for this time to ſpeak of
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^{*} incloſing it from Valley to Valley untill it come to the Sea, as
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the Dukes of
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Ferrara
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did deſign, foraſmuch as all thoſe
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Ferra
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reſi
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that have intereſt in the
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Poleſine di
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S.
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Giorgio,
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and on the
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right hand of the P
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of
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Argenta
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do not deſire it, and do, but too
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openly, proteſt againſt it; and becauſe that before the Chanel
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were made as far as the Sea, many hundreds of years would be
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ſpent, and yet would not remedy the dammages of thoſe who
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now are agrieved, but would much increaſe them, in regard the
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Valleys would continue ſubmerged, the Drains ſtopped, and the
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other Brooks obſtructed, which would of neceſſity drown not a
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few Lands that lie between Valley and Valley; and in fine, in
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regard it hath not from
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San Martina
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to the Sea for a ſpace of ſif
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ty miles a greater fall then 19, 8, 6, feet, it would want that force
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which they themſelves who propound this project do require it to </
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