The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
William Franceys, Alderman ( - )
References in Documents:Thoresby, Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1713)
Sea Porcupine, it wants the Head, yet it is 14 Inches in
length, and near two Foot in circumference, armed round about
with sharp Needles above
an Inch long.Sea Urchin near six
Inches long, this is
entire, by the same Token there are no Teeth in
the Head, but each Chap consists of a
single and sharp-edged Bone.
Don.Gul.
Franceys Alderm
A Catalogue of the Naturall and Artificial Curiositys in my slender Musaeum at Leedes Ano. 1708
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surrounded with sharp spikes
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or water Hedge-hog,Globe-fish
surrounded with sharp spikes
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