Curious Needle-work of the celebrated Mrs. Frances Matthews, who had a Bishop to her Father, an Archbishop to her Father-in-Law, had four Sisters married to Bishops, as her self was to an Archbishop. A Book with embroidered Cover of Gold and Purple Silk. Laces of different Sorts with deep Escalops (one of 3 Inches); and what is the Curiosity of them, not sowed, but woven or netted in that Form. A Knot of Ribband with these Words in Capital Letters very distinct, The Hand that wears this Fetter, to Bounty is no Detter; yet is the Breadth of the whole Ribband not the 8th Part of an Inch, all performed by the same curious Hand, and presented by her Grand-Daughter Mrs. Dorcas Dyneley. A Shred of fine Linen, that my Friend, who sent it, received from Mrs. Kath. Breres, a Person of good repute and Veracity, who died at her House, and affirmed that it was spun by a Gentlewoman after her (reputed) Death, and real Burial; after which she lived several Years, bore Children and spun many Webs of fine Linen; the said Mrs. Breres was well acquainted with her, and received it from her own Hands. An antique Smoothing Iron for Linen, the Box four Inches deep being for Charcoal not Iron-heaters: It was amongst Mr. Webster's Curiosities of Clitheroe, and was given by his Kinsman of the same Name. Wax-work Images in Mourning Habit, to shew the Fashion of the Nobility and Gentry of Poland and Prussia, when in that Condition. Don. D. Sus. Madox. Variety of Fruit very naturally represented in Wax-work. Don. D. Scarborough. The like in Glass: Two Doves of white Enamel that stand up right, though the Globe that includes them be turned round. Don. D. Jan. Milner. A Basket, a Bird, and Spun Glass admirably fine, that I saw performed at Nottingham by Mr. Nich. Strelley, the last of Strelley.