Theater of Machines, Part 3

...hindered so that one can no longer grind according to the previous custom.
Therefore, it shall be indicated here how the aforementioned Machinæ molares milling machines, or mill-works, can be operated or pulled by one or two persons, or even by animals such as horses, oxen, and the like, to grind flour with great force and without special, great expense. They can be set up in such a way that every householder may construct and use them on a floor or other convenient place in his house, to rescue and provide for himself and his own in emerging times of need.
The second type will be of all kinds of water-mills, which are driven by flowing water, of which three kinds are specifically found and described in this book.