I know not where better to place what relates to the Artillery of Heaven, viz. a Piece of sturdy Oak Thunder-struck, shivered into very small Fibres at Plompton (near Knaresborough ) whence it was sent me by Rob. Plompton Esq;. A Pewter Candlestick, in several Places melted and run into small Lumps by Lightning at the Quarry-Hill in Leedes, 27 June 1700. A Piece of a Tin Vessel burnt through at the same Time, yet a Bit of Straw-Work that was by it, not so much as singed. (Vide Phil. Trans N° 264.) The Stick that was fired by Lightning in the Hand of John Seynor, as he was riding over Bramham-Moor to Leedes Market, 12 Dec. 1710, in a severe Storm of Thunder, Lightning and Hail, as offered to be deposed upon Oath before John Dodgson Esq; Mayor of Leedes, who gave it to me. A Piece of Bell-Metal from Southwell, when that stately Minster was burnt by Light ning 5 Nov. 1711, brought thence and given me by Mr. John Hough. Hither also must be referred a Mass of Nails strangely soldered together, taken out of the Ruins of the City of London after the general Conflagration 1666. Don. Hen. Gyles. A Piece of Cieling Ceiling of the Hall in this House, just under the Musæum, burnt to a perfect Cinder in the Night, when the Family were asleep, yet no further Damage done, kept as a Memorial of a watchful Providence. Also Part of an Hour-Glass taken out of the Fire when the Rape-Oil Mill at Leedes Bridge was burnt 3 Oct. 1708. It is bended like Parchment, five or six distinct Lares upon each other; the inmost thinnest, and gradually thicker to ¼ Inch; given me by Mr. William Barstow, whose Courage and Activity in suppressing the Flames (which might have endangered much of the Town) was very commendable.

An Essay of Mrs. Walkier's Writing, who was blind from a Year old, of whom is a remarkable Account in Bp. Burnet's excellent and instructive Letters (pag. 116.) The Distich is, Linea si titubet, Lector, literæq; vacillent, Noris quam fallax sit sine luce manus. The said Right Reverend Prelate transmitted it to his Grace my Lord Archbishop of Yorke for this Musæum. A Calendar curiously writ and painted by Matthias Buckinger of Koningsberg (An. 1700) who was born without Hands and Feet. Don. D. Gul. Cookson Arm. Præt. Leod. A different Sort of his Writing given me by Alderman Dodgson. His Picture (the Copper-Plate said to be engraved by himself) with an Inscription below, writ by himself, when in Holland: Mr. Cranidge, who gave it me, saw him perform it; the preceding are also attested by Eye-witnesses. The Name and Motto of Jean Francois Blanchet, who was born at Bern without Arms. Hans Valery's Picture and Writing below, 1709, when at London and Leedes. Mr. Jonas Whittington's, who was deaf and dumb brone (as he mistook it for borne), he paints after the Life in Oil Colours, and writes well after Copies; but when his own Conceptions, is much at a Loss in the Prepositions, Monasyllables, &c. All these, with the Swiffers, I saw written. The Continuation of several Columns in Mr. Tallent's Chronological Tables, delicately writ by himself, when he was Fourscore and four Years of Age, and sent me by that good old Saint. Sermon Notes of Mr. George Beaumont, who suffered for K. Charles I. so close writ that there are 20 or 21 Lines in an Inch. Don. Rev. Fran. Drake Pontfrac. A Sermon or Mr. Rob. Porters, a N C. who are frequently reflected upon as long winded, yet a Leaf in 8vo. comprizes the whole: It is not only legible, but delicately writ, yet so close that 28 Lines come within the Space of an Inch. Don. Rev. Gul. Moult Leod. A very small Writing of Mr. Sam. Walker's of Leedes. A Bond in Court-Hand in one Line, and the Condition in another, writ by the curious Pen of Mr. Robert Jackson also of Leedes, who engraves well, though infinitely short of that celebrated Artist, and my kind Friend, Mr. John Sturt of London, who is famous for his Skill and Dexterity in Graving, and has, besides many other exquisite Performances, engraved the Lord's Prayer in so small a Compass, that a Silver Half-penny covers it; and the Creed within that of a mill'd Penny; and both of them, with the Ten Commandments, the Magnificat, the Prayer for the King and Queen, the Prayer for the Royal Family, the Prayer for Clergy and People, the Prayer of St. Chrysostom, and the Blessing, in the Bigness of the Heads of their Majesties, upon a Medal, 1693.