Also we saw a great urn, almost twice as big as the one Olearius makes such a fuss about in his Mausolaeum, which I saw at his house. This urn, as was stated on the label appended, was, "inventa juxta Sittingburne in agro Cantiano." It is also alleged: "Burtonus in annotationibus ad Antonini Itinerarium." Farther on we saw the sword or dagger with which James I is said to have knighted the "Sir Line" of beef. When he came from Scotland and found the great roast loin of beef, which he had never tasted before, so much to his liking, he asked what the name of this joint was. Receiving the answer: "Line beef," he drew his sword and as though dubbing a knight smote it three times with the weapon, saying: "This joint shall henceforth be deemed noble and be called Sir Line beef." If this is the same sword then for the sake of the royal jest, it is certainly well worthy of preservation. But such things are easily suspicious, as the wearing apparel and articles said to date from old times generally are. For instance: in Gotha, if I mistake not, they exhibit all the clothing and armour of Gustavus Adolphus. Although a note is appended on which it is stated that these are the gloves jerkin etc. of this king, some one of the same epoch ought really to be there too to take a solemn oath that they are genuine, and not just announced as such and presented here in order to receive honour and admiration.

The VIVIPAROUS EEL-POUT. Mustela marina vivipara. (the Male, Lupus marinus Schonfeldii.) 'Tis well pictur'd by Adam Oleareus, (a) (a) Tab. 27. f. 2. who calls it a Sea-Wolf (Ein See-Wolf). As also by Johnston; but not described. But in Gesner's Paralypomena 'tis both figur'd and described by Ge. Fabritius under the Name of Klipfisch (i. e. Rock-Fish,) so called by the people near the Baltick (where he breeds.) Fabritius is particular only as to the Teeth, and is also mistaken in some things. I shall therefore add the Description I drew up before I met with his.

The SPIKED-WILK. Murex Aculeatus. This, of all the rest, hath the Name, Murex, most properly given it; from the spiked Instrument used in War, so called. The Spikes of this are round. Here are three of these Shells, one of which is ¼ of a foot long. Well figur'd by Olearius. (a)(a) Tab. 32. f. 5. And better by Besler.

The Great BULL-CHAFER. Taurus volans maximus. Johnston out of Marggravius in some sort describes four Species of Bull-Chafers, of which, as I take it, this is one. I meet also with the Picture of it in Olearius. (c) (c) Tab. 16. Fig. 2. He hath three Horns. The first is only the Snout produced and bended upward, and is therefore moveable with the Head. In length, according to the figure in Olearius (for it is here broken off) about an inch and ½ forked at the end, and with one upper branch a little before the Eyes. The Head very little. Upon his Shoulders he hath two immovable or unjoynted Horns, about ¾ of an inch long, ¼ of an inch over at the Base, directed forward, and with their points inward, like a Bulls-Horns. From the end of his Snout or fore-Horn to the end of his Tail he is about five inches long, over his Back above two and a ¼; the bigest of Insects yet known. His fore-Feet are armed with Spikes, as so many Claws; wherewith, 'tis likely he digs himself Buries. Of his Wings it is Observable, That at their utmost Joynt, they are laped up, or doubled inward towards the Head, and so kept safe under the Wing-Covers; being, when out at their full length, almost twice as long as the hinder Body or Section of the Animal. The like is observable of the Wings of some other Beetles. His Horns, Legs, Back and Wing-Covers are all black; his Belly brown.

Another of the same shape and bigness. This Stone I find neither figur'd, nor mention'd by any Author, saving only Olearius. (a) (a) A Dutch Musæum. They were taken out of the midst of a Rock.

Molded-Work. Two HALF BODIES in Armor, betwixt four and five inches in length. Given also by Mr. Dudley Palmer. The phancy is this, That upon a rude molded Ground of Rosin and Wax, or some such substance, are laid, chiefly the parts of several Plants and Insects, by which the Figure is compleated. As the Forehead, (all the Face of one) with the Scales of the Belly-Piece, of the Broad Golden Cantharis; the Ball or White of the Eye, with Gromwell- Seeds; the Lids, with those of a sort of Marigold; the Nose, with that of Carthamum; the Beard with those of Lettice. Part of the Armor, of one, with the Wing-Sheaths of the Green Broad Cantharis: of the other, with the Seeds of Cow-Parsnep: and so for the rest. A couple like to These, are figur'd in Olearius's Musæum.

In the afternoon we again drove to Dr Woodward's, where we at last attained our object of seeing his things. He again after his manner kept us waiting for a good half-hour in the anteroom, afterwards regretting that we had not arrived on the stroke and come half an hour earlier. This is the discourteous little ceremony that this affected and pedantic mountebank makes a habit of going through with all strangers who wait on him. He first showed us a considerable number of all manner of lapidibus pretiosis, which are to be found here and there in England. After this we saw some minerals and then the petrefacta, which are the most elegant of all his collections. He had not a vastly amazing quantity of them, but they were choice and handsome. Among other things he showed us shells filled and partly encrusted with all kinds of stones, even with the hardest flints. We found especially curious the collection illustrating prodigiously elegantly the whole generation of shells from beginning to end in complete sequence. He had also many varieties of stones figured with all kinds of plants. Further, shells encrusted with all manner of metals and minerals, part of them being also entirely filled with them. Among the latter were a large quantity of fine cornua Hammonis. He had a cupboard filled with all sorts of urns and ancient vases. In another were large mineral-snails and great cornua Hammonis, which were certainly handsome, though their size did not equal those we saw in Limburg at Herr Reimer's. In a cabinet he had a considerable number of manuscripts dealing with English natural philosophy, which, so he told us, he had for the most part written himself. As he shut this cabinet he said that he would now prove to us that he was not 'idle'. We could not immediately recall the meaning of the word in English and thought, from the pronunciation, that he meant to say that he was not 'eitel' (vain). Since he was making such a boast of his own works we could scarce restrain our laughter. Among these books was a volume in which he had had all his shells tolerably well drawn. Further, an elegant herbarium vivum Anglicanum collected by him, where the plants were extraordinarily fresh and well preserved. In another room in a lacquered cabinet he had a tolerable collection of all manner of shells, where we saw one vastly curious thing, namely the Muscovy vegetable sheep, which is described in detail by Adam Olearius in his book of travels. It was not quite a span high, light brown, and the wool did not so much resemble ordinary long wool as the fibres that grow in a reed, though they are somewhat more woolly and have longer hair, as you might say; this plant takes nourishment through the feet that it has in place of roots. This was one of the greatest curiosities that we saw here, or, indeed, in the whole of our travels. Dr Woodward showed us all his things with such affected gestures and rolling eyes that we could not restrain our laughter, although he dislikes this just as much as being interrupted; indeed he requires everyone to hang on his words like an oracle, assenting to and extolling everything. One has to listen ad nauseam to his opinions de diluvio & generatione antediluviana & lapidum postdiluviana. He recites whole pages of his writings, accompanying them with continuous encomiums. The most ridiculous thing of all is that he never ceases looking at himself in the mirrors, of which several hang in each room. In every respect he behaves like a female and an insolent fool. For a pedant he is much too gallant and elaborate. He is a man in the thirties, unmarried, but criminis non facile nominandi suspectus. Very ridiculous stories are told of him, and Herr Erndel gave a most diverting account of him in his Epistle de itinere Anglicano. This angered him greatly, and he is continually railing against this German. It is thought that for this reason he has taken a dislike to Germans and raises a great many difficulties about showing them his things, which was certainly our experience.