Castelli, Benedetto, Of the mensuration of running waters, 1661

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              thing not eaſie to be procured, by reaſon that the Grounds lie
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              under Water; but from the Mouth
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              de Maſi
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              unto
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              Codigoro,
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              it
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              would alſo be neceſſary to make new Scowrings of the Chanel;
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              to the end, that the Water approaching (by wearing and carry­
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              ing away the Earth on both ſhores, might make a Bed ſufficient
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              for its Body, the depth made for
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              Panaro
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              not ſerving the turn, as
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              I conceive; and if it ſhould ſuffice, when could the people of
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              Ferrara
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              hope to be re-imburſed and ſatisfied for the charge
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              thereof?</s>
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              <s>Fourthly, it ſerves as an Argument with me, to ſee that the
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              very individual perſons concerned in the Remotion or Diverſion
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              of the ſaid Torrent, namely, the
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              Bologneſi
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              do not incline unto it,
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              and that the whole City of
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              Ferrara,
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              even thoſe very perſons who
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              at preſent receive damage by it, cannot indure to hear thereof.
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              <s>The reaſon that induceth theſe laſt named to be ſo averſe thereto,
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              is, either becauſe that this undertaking will render the introducti­
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              on of the Water of
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              Main-Po
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              more difficult; or becauſe they fear
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              the danger thereof; The others decline the Project, either for
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              that they know that
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              Reno
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              cannot long continue in that Courſe,
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              or becauſe they fear that it is too much expoſed to thoſe mens re­
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              vengeful Cutting of it who do not deſire it ſhould; and if a
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              man have any other wayes, he ought, in my opinion, to forbear
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              that, which to ſuch as ſtand in need of its Removal, is leſſe ſatiſ­
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              factory, and to ſuch as oppoſe it, more prejudicial.</s>
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              <s>To conclude, I exceedingly honour the judgment of Cardinal
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              Capponi,
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              who having to his Natural Ability and Prudence added
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              a particular Study, Obſervation, and Experience of theſe Wa­
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              ters for the ſpace of three years together, doth not think that
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              Reno
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              can go by
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              Volana
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              ; to which agreeth the opinion of Car­
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              dinal S.
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              Marcello,
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              Legate of this City, of whom, for his exqui­
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              ſite underſtanding, we ought to make great account. </s>
              <s>But if e­
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              ver this ſhould be reſolved on, it would be materially neceſſary
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              to unite the Quick and Running Waters of the little Chanel of
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              Cento,
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              of the Chanel
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              Navilio,
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              of
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              Guazzaloca,
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              and at its very
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              beginning thoſe of
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              Dardagna,
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              which at preſent, is one of the
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              Springs or Heads of
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              Panaro,
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              that ſo they might aſſiſt it in carry­
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              ing its Sand, and the matter of its Muddineſs into the Sea; and
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              then there would not fail to be a greater evacuation and ſcowr­
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              ing; but withall the Proprietors in the Iſlet of
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              San Giorgio
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              and
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              of
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              Ferrara
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              muſt prepare themſelves to indure the inconveniences
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              of Purlings or Sewings of the Water from the River thorow
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              the Boggy Ground thereabouts.</s>
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              <s>I ſhould more eaſily incline therefore to carry it into
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              Main-Po
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              at
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              Stellata,
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              for the Reaſons that Cardinal
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              Capponi
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              moſt ingeni­
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              ouſly enumerates in a ſhort, but well-grounded Tract of his: not </s>
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