The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

A catalogue of the rarities to be seen at Don Saltero's coffee-house in Chelsea. To which is added, a compleat list of the donors thereof [1737]
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Catalogue
OF THE
RARITIES

To be Seen at
Don Saltero's Coffee-House
IN
CHELSEA.

To which is added,
A Compleat LIST of the Donors thereof.
O RARE.

1 THE Model of our Blessed Saviour's
Sepulchre at Jerusalem

2 Painted Ribbands from Jerusalem, with
the Pillar to which our Saviour was tied
when scourged; with a Motto on each

3 Boxes of Relicks from Jerusalem
4 A Piece of a Saint's Bone in Nun's Work
5 A Medal of the 7 Bishops sent to the Tower
6 A Medal of Sir Edmund Bury Godfrey
7 A Model of Gov. Pitt's great Diamond 8 The Four Evangelist's Heads cut on a
Cherry Stone

9 A Medal of Gustav. Adolphus, K. of Sweden
10 King Charles I. on Horseback, in a Ten
Shilling Piece

11 Cornish Diamonds
12 A Rose of Jericho
13 A Snake's Egg 214 A small Pair of Scissars
15 A Medal of Christina, Queen of Sweden
16 Two Baskets made of Cherry Stones
17 The Rhinoceros Fly
18 Relicks of several Saints in a Glass & Frame
19 A Bone of an Angel Fish
20 A Sea Horse
21 A petrified Crab from China
22 A Medal of the Grand Duke of Tuskany
23 A small Pair of Horns, and several Legs
of Guinea Dear

24 A Handkerchief, made of the Abestus
Rock, which Fire cannot confume

25 Skelletons of Mice
26 A small Pair of Dice, us'd by the Knights Templers
27 A small Saw of a Saw Fish
28 A Piece of Rotten Wood not to be con -
sum'd by Fire

29 the Rattle of a Rattle Snake, with 27
Joints

30 A large Worm that eats into the Keels
of Ships in the West Indies

31 A Land Turtle, as it cameout of the Egg
32 Serpents Tongues
33 The Bark of a Tree, which when drawn
appears like fine Lace

34 A Camelion
35 A Salamander
36 A Fairy, or Elfe's Arrow
37 A little Scull, very curious
38 An Israelitish Shekel
39 A slarv'd Weasel
40 Two Badgelets 3( 3) 41 Indian Musick

42 The Skeleton of a Guinea Pig
43 The Medal of King Charles I. struck up
his Marriage

44 An Egg taken out of a Hen's Egg
45 Porcupine Quils
46 The Tusk of a Rat
47 Medals of several Saints, all mark'd 47
48 Poyson'd Darts
49 A Piece of the Asbestos Rock
50 Pope Adrian the IV th
The End of the First Glass.

51 Birds of Paradice
52 A Skeleton of a Cat
53 A Turkish Almanack
54 A Book in Chinese Characters
55 A Pair of Gloves in a Wallnut-shell
56 A large Craw of a Pelican
57 K Charles the IId's Band which he wore
in Disguise

58 Queen Katharine's Wedding Shoes
59 A Piece of a Coat of Mail, 150 times
double

60 Jerusalem Hen's Feathers
61 A Woodcock's Egg
62 A Piece of Solomon's Temple
63 A small Pair of Horns, very curious
64 A large Piece of Chrystal
65 A little Whale
66 Amber with Insects in it
67 The Pizzle of a Raccoon
68 A stary'd Lizard
69 Indian Money 4( 4 )
70 A Giant's Tooth
71 A Locust Bean
72 A Whale's Tooth
73 A white Mouse
74 A petrified Cockle
75 A curious Ball of Fish Bones, found near
Plymouth

76 A Nut of the Sand Box Tree
77 Job's Tears that grows on a Tree
78 Spider's Shells
79 Several petrified Plumbs and Olives
80 Gold and Silver Ore
81 An Indian Hatchet used by them before
Iron was invented

82 A large Tusk of a Beaver
83 A Tusk of a large Tyger
84 The Remora Fish
85 A small Flying Fish
86 A large Horn of a Rhinoceros Fly
87 Several Thunderbolts
88 Several Balls of Hair, takkei out of the
Maws of Oxen, all mark'd 88

89 a curious little Lobster
90 A Sea Egg
91 A young Frog in a Tobacco-stopper
92 A Cedar Apple from Mount Lebanon
93 A Sea Turtle, as it came out of the Egg
94 A Man's Finger
95 Dodecaedron, a Mineral found in the
Strata of a Copper Mine in Ireland
Dodecaedron is a regular 12 Sided Figure

96 Star Stones
97 Snake Stones
98 Cassada Bread 5( 5 )
99 A Camelion
100 A curious Snuff Box adorn'd with Ivory
Figures

101 A curious Tobacco-stopper
102 Forty Eight Cups, one in another
103 Spun Glass
104 An Acron from Barbadoes
105 The Effigies of an Egyptian Mummy
106 The Hand of an Egyptian Mummy
107 A petrificd Oyster
108 A Piece of a Caul of an Elephant
109 A Stag Fly
110 The Skeleton of a young Frog
111 A Sea Hedg-Hog, very small
112 A Sea Button
113 A Cotton Pod
114 Letters in the Malabar Language
The End of the Second Glass.

115 Black Scorpions
116 White Scorpions
117 A Camelion
118 A Female Embrio
119 The Worm that eats into the piles in
Holland

120 A Piece of Worm-eaten Wood
121 Centipes
122 The Tarantula Spider
123 A small Alligator, as it came out of the
Egg

124 An Oriental Snake
125 Skeletons of Leaves
126 Embrio of an Antelope
127 Embrioes of Rats
128 Embrioes of Mice 6( 6 )
129 A Lizard
130 A Nest of Snakes
131 A Leg of a Gorsander
132 The Horns of a Shamway
133 The Back Bone of a Rattle Snake
The End of the Third Glass

134 An Indian Fan
135 A Turkish Ladies Dress

136 A Pair of Nun's Stockings
137 A Nun's Whip
138 A Pair of Garters from South Caroline

139 A Chinese Pincushion
140 A Chinese Dodgin, which they weigh
their Gold in

141 A Chinese Knife and Fork
142 A little Sultaness
143 Indian Money
144 An Indian Spoon, of equal Weight with
Gold

145 A Guinea Deer
146 A Chinese Nun, very curious
147 A Crucifix and Beads
148 Dr Durham's Paper made of Nettles
The End of the Fourth Glass
149 A Muscovy Snuff Box, made of an Elk's
Hoof

150 A Reel in a Bottle
151 A Bird of Paradice
152 A Cock and Hen, Humming Birds
153 A Humming Bird's Nest, with a young
Ones in it

154 A white Sparrow
155 Several Shells, all mark'd 155
156 A stary'd Swallow
7( 7 ) 157 A Mango Bird
158 The Head of a Corlew
159 The Head of the Rhinoceros Bird
160 The Upupa Bird
161 A King Fisher
162 The Head of an Egyptian Hen
163 Sea Morse
164 Copper Ore
165 A Lock of Hair of a Goa Goat
166 Belts of Wampum, Indian Money
167 The Fruit of the Horn Tree
The End of the Fifth Glass

168 A Chinese Idol
169 King James's Coronation Sword
170 King William's Coronation Shoes
171 Henry the VIIIth's Spurs
172 Queen Elizabeth's Strawberry Dish
173 The Pope's Infallible Candle
174 King Charles the Ist. and his Sons, in a
Triform Picture

175 A Scaley Coat of Mail
176 A petrified Child,
or the Figure of Death

177 A Whip from Archangel
178 A Piece of the Royal Oak
179 King William's Corronation Sword
180 Queen Elizalbeth's Styrrup
181 King George's Effigy; containing the
Creed, Ten Commandments, Prayers
for the King and Royal Family, the
21st Psalm; and the Lord's Prayer in
the Space of a Silver Penny

182 A Pair of Saxon Stockings
183 Sea Corral
184 A Muscovite Habit
8( 8 ) 185 A Sheet of Paper from China, 12 Foot
long, and 4 Foot and a half broad
186 King Henry the VIIIth's Gloves
187 A large Otter
188 A Pair of Gauntlets
189 King Henry the VIIIths Coat of Mail

190 A Pair of Brashals to play at Ballon
191 An Embrio of a Child
192 William the Conqueror's flaming Sword
193 Oliver's Sword
194 A Spanish Pardo
195 The King of Whiddaw's Staff
196 A Buccaneer's Staff
197 Fish Weapons, all mark'd
198 The Head of an Albetross
199 A white Woodcock
200 A Roe Buck from Scotland
201 The Leg of an Elk
202 A Wooden Shoe, put under the Speaker's
Chair in King James the IId's time

203 A Joint of a Whale's Back Bone
204 An Elephant's Tooth
205 An Ear of an Elephant
206 The Head of a Turile
207 A Spanish Band
208 A Piece of a Worm-eaten Keel
209 The Antelope's Horns
210 The Skeletons of Children
211 The Rhinoceros's Horns
212 A Cuckow
213 A Chinese Cap
214 A Turkish Ladies Fan
215 The Head of Racccoon 9( 9 ) 216 Tripoli Stockings
217 The Emperor ot Morocco's Tobacco-pipe
218 Several Pipes used in different Countries,
all mark'd

219 A Chinese Waistcoat to prevent Sweating
220 A Mallay's Hat wore in the East Indies
221 A Mallay's Creece
222 A curious Mousetrap
223 A curious Fleatrap
224 A Sea Horse's Pizzle, with which Cramp
Rings are made

225 A Pelican's Bill
226 A large Lobster's Clawl
227 Tusks of Sea Horses
228 A Mussel-shell, from Port-Mahon
229 A China Boy's Shoe and Stocking
230 A China Man's Shoe and Stocking
231 A Cocoa Nut

232 A Shark's Jaw, with 28o teeth
233 A Fin of the same Shark
234 A Tail of a Dolphin
235 A China Ladies Shoe, and Shoes wore
in different Countries all mark'd 235

236 An Irish Brogue
237 Several poison'd Daggers
238 A Highlander's Snuff-Box
239 A Manatee's Strap
240 A Mango Bird's Nest

241 A Root of a Tree in the Shape of a Hog
242 The Head and Fins of a Manatee
243 A Wooden Clock, the Pendulum of
which represents a Man Mowing
244 Indian Bows arnd Arrows
10( 10 ) 245 Several Javelings
246 Tarapins
247 A Turkish Pistol
248 A Star Fish
249 An Indian Hat
250 A Pair of Snow Shoes
251 A Fan made of the Leaf of a Tree
252 A Pistol with 4 Bores, taken from the
French at the Siege of Namur 1694

253 An Indian Prince's Crovn
254 A starv'd Cat, found between the Walls
of Westminster Abbey when the East
End was Repaired

255 A starv'd Rat
256 The Jaws of a Wild Boar
257 A petrified Sea Egg
258 A Flower D'Lis Fish
259 Indian Bows and Arrows
260 A Travelling Clock, which is 36 Hours
going down a little easy Descent

261 A Staffordshire Almanack, us'd when the Danes were in England
262 Turkey Quiver for Arrows
263 The Scalp of a Buffaloe
264 Indian Weapons
265 An Almanack for the Use of a Blind Man
266 American Bags for the Hair
267 Indian Ornaments
268 Indian Pipes of Peace
269 A Canabal's Habit and Shirt
270 A Canabal's Knife
271 The Lance of Capt Tow-how-sham,
K. of the Darian Indians, with which 11( 11 ) he kill'd six Spaniards, and took a
Tooth out of each Head and put in his
Lance as a Trophy of his Valour

272 A Large Tyger
273 A Turtle 4 Foot and a half-long
274 A Coffin of State for a Friar's Bones
275 A large Allegator
276 Ostriches Eggs
277 The Millstone Fish
278 The Model of a Canoe
279 A Rattle Snake, 10 Foot and a half in
Length

280 A Toad Fish
281 A Guoanna

281 A young Leopard
282 A Porcupine Fish
283 Several Sea Hedge-hogs, all mark'd 284
285 A Gallow Wasp
286 A Sea Parrot
287 A Pine Apple
288 The fore and hind Paws of a large Seal
289 Several Turtles, all mark'd 289
290 The Mermaid Fish
291 An Embrio of a Seal
292 The Cuckold Fish
293 The Jaw of a Skeate with 500 Teeth
294 The Grunting Fish
295 A Mango Bird's Nest
296 A large Pair of Buck's Horns
297 A Spanish Padlock
298 A Sea Unicorn's Horn, 7 Foot and a half
in Length
299 A Romish Bishop's Crosier
12( 12 ) 300 The Friar's Discipline
301 A Pilgrim's Staff
302 A Sea Armadilla
303 A Land Armadilla
304 A Cockatrice Serpent
305 A large Seal
306 A Jaw of a Jack
307 A Sea Egg
308 A flying Squirrel
309 A small Allegator
310 The Remora Fish
311 A Snail Drake or the Root of a Tree
312 A Skeleton of a Cygnet
313 A Beaver
314 The Claw of an Eagle
315 A Dolphin, with the Flying Fish at his
Mouth

316 A white Mole
317 A Tail of an Elephant
318 Indian Corn
319 A young Shark
320 A Pilgrim's Bucket
321 The Model of a Swedish Man of War
322 A Guoanna
323 The Lump Fish
324 A Sea Wolf
325 The Claws of a Russian Bear
326 A Rattle Snake
327 A White Rat
328 A young Crocodile
329 A Flamingo
330 A King Crab
331 A starv'd Daw 13( 13 )
332 An Albetross
333 A Lanthorne Fish
334 A Shark
335 A Cuckold Fish
336 A South Sea Pidgeon
337 An Indian Bat
338 The Head of a Porpoise
339 The Saw Fish, {Both great Enemies to the Whale}
340 The Sword Fish, {Both great Enemies to the Whale}
341 A Sea Porcupine
342 A Jew's Cake
343 A Gargulet, that the Indians use to
cool their Water with

344 A Sea Chesnut
345 A Brass Cermona Violin
346 A large Calabash, and several small, all
markd
346

347 A Whale's Pizzel
348 A large Saw of a Saw Fish
349 A large Sword of a Sword Fish
350 A Hawk, very curious
351 Several Pieces of Petrify'd Wood
352 Indian Moss
353 The Leg and Foot of an Ostrich
354 The Head of a Ruff
355 Swedish Gloves 356 yohn Doree
357 A Whistling Arrow, which the Indians
use when they would treat of Peace

358 Four curious Nails
359 A Sting of a Snake
360 Twelve curious Medals
361 A Negro Boy's Cap, made of a Rats's
Skin
14( 14 ) 362 An Indian Target, curiously wrought
363 A Chain Tobacco Stopper cut in Wood
364 A Changeable Picture
365 A Sage Leaf in Plaister of Parris, very
natural

366 Part of the Skin of a Child 2 Years Old
367 A Pear Dissected
368 A Parret's egg laid in England
369 A Star Fish, surrounded with Correl
370 A Fish, very curious
371 Two Huming Birds in the Nest, very
curious

372 A Skin of a Snake, which they shed e -
very Year

373 Two Embroes of Dear
374 A Piece of fine Lace, in Plaister of Parris
375 Head and Paws of a Greenland Bear
376 Lead Ore from New York
377 A starv'd Pidgeon
378 A Squib from China
379 A Caterpiller from Jamaica
380 Queen Elizabeth's Prayer Book
381 Mary Queen of Scott's Pincushion
382 A Beatle with 3 Horns from Georgia
383 A very curious Beatle with one Horn
from Frederica

384 Part of the Spawn of a Conck, the
Whole 18 Inches long.
London, Printed in the Year MDCXXXVII.
(Price Two Pence)
15A
Compleat List
of the
Benefactors to Don Saltero's
Coffee-Room of Curiosities.
Apparent Rari

SIR John Cope, Bart.
and his Sons, the first
Generous Benefactors

Sir Hans Slone Bart.
R. S. P. & C. M. P.

Sir Thomas Littleton
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Robert Cotton
Moses Goodyer Esq;
Mr. Lifelld
Col. Lloyd
Capt. Baron Wild
Siffon Pulland, Esq;
Joseph Windham, Esq;
Lady Humphreys
Ralph Palmer, Esq;
Earl Sutherland
Brig. Hopkey
Peter Ellers, Esq;
Mr. Pennyman
Mrs. Burchen
Mr. Prat
Capt. Hopkey
Col Spotswood.
Mr. Middleton
Capt. Dawbeny
Capt. Jones
Capt. Tubley
Dr. Clifton
Mr. Meyo
Lady Norclife
Sir Yelvercon Peyton,
Bart.

Mr. Starkey Myddleton
Mr. Pennant
Mr. Mead
Mr. Bennet
Mr. Sanguine 16
Charles Bertie Esq;
Duke of Buccleugh
Admiral Balchin
Capt. Grey
Tomson Hayne, Esq;
Mr. Leopold
Mr. Martyn
Mr. Merriot
Miss Story
Capt. Richard Blincoe
----- Delafay Esq;
Marquis Dekane
Master Gray
Mr. Mason
Mr. Bray
Mr. Luders
Capt. Smyter
Dr. Martyn
Lord Carberry
Mr. Morgan
Mrs. Hughes
Master Elers
The Hon. John Needham
Mr. Noyse
Mr. Whitfield
Cap. Joseph Chapman
Sir Francis Wyndham
Mr. Supley
Miss Howard
Mr. Parris
Mr. Berreman
Mr. Bentley
Mr. Ontzelman
Capt. Merre
Dr. Smart
Dr. Inglish
Dr. Wandey
Mr. Smith
Mr. Saveage
Miss Sarah Hall
Mr. Gill
Mr. Dan. Crispin, jun.
Capt. Mirick Coale
Capt. Burchil
Capt. Harwood
Mr. Dunmore
Mr. Resoan
Col. Morris
Capt. De Carrion
Mrs. Mann
Mr. Ossgood
Mr. Suet
Mr. Beadle
Mr. Fisher
Capt. Wonseal
Mr. Pocock
Mr. Oliver
Mr. Morris
Capt. Flower
Mr. King
Mr. May
Mr. Randall
Mrs. Giguire
Mr. Cole
Mr. Barham
Mrs. Dyot
Mr. Nichols
Mr. Harrison
Mr. Girard
Mr. Barnard
Dr. Stuart
Mr. Barrodell
Capt. Gascoigne

[below in 1738 but not here]

Capt. Cromtom
Mr. Linsey
Robert Mann Esq;
Capt. Dunbarr
Mrs. Pompelion
Mr. Peyton
Mast Pepton
Master Sharp
Miss Tublay
Mr. Munden
Mr. James Goodwyn
Mr. Samuel Wilson


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