The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
William Hicks, Second Baronet (1629 - 1703)
Son of Sir William Hicks, 1st Baronet (1596–1680). This is probably the Sir William Hicks referenced by Petiver in Gazophylacii. Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_William_Hicks,_2nd_Baronet Relevant locations: Lived at or near Hackney, LondonReferences in Documents:
Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706) A. 3. Phalena minor
signitis.
1696.William Hick 's
Hackney Marsh .
nostrasfulva, alis limbo nigro in
signitis.
I never but once observed thisMoth ,viz.
May3.
1696.
in a Broom-Field by Sir
Wood, beyond
Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706) 11. Scarabæus Carnivorus niger, vaginis sulcatis ac rugo
sis.May the 3d, 1696 . Sir William Hickes
CommonHackney .
sis.
This is somewhat less than the last, both Shoulders and
Sheaths are rugged: I found them
Sheaths are rugged: I found them
in the
intrails ofPole-cats and Weasils
intrails of
on
Common
near