how by a certain machine many may stay sometime under water. and how and wherefore I do not describe my method of remaining under water and how long I can remain with out eating. And I do not publish nor divulge these, by reason of the evil nature of men, who would use them for assassinations at the bottom of the sea by destroying ships, and sinking them, together with the men in them. Nevertheless I will impart others, which are not dangerous because the mouth of the tube through which you breath is above the water, supported on air sacks or cork.
original ( not back words) :
Come molti stirno con instromento alquato sotto l'acque; come e perche io non scrivo il mio modo di star sotto l'acqua; quato io posso star sanza magiare, e questo no publica o diuolgo per le male nature delli omini, li quali vserebono li assasinameti ne' fondi de' mari col rompere i navili in fondo e sommergierli insieme colli omini che ui son dentro, e benche io insegni delli altri, quelli no sondi pericolo, perche di sopra all'acqua apparise la bocca della canna, 'onde alitano, posta sopra otri o sughero.
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