A small smooth Stone of a Straw Colour, taken with Two hundred more out of the Gall-Bladder of Mrs. Varey of New Castle under Line. Don. Rev. Geo. Plaxton, Rect. Bervic.

A Fragment of the Royal-Oak at Boscobell, where King Charles II. was miraculously preserved. Don. Rev. Geo. Plaxton Rect. Ber. (formerly of Donington, in which Parish it stands.) And of the Holy Thorn at Glastenbury. Don. D. Sam. Gale Lond. Elm curiously grained, as fine as Walnut for inlaid Cabinets from Bede's Sylva Elmetæ in this Neighbourhood. Lignum fossile, or Pitwood of different Colours, great Quantities are dug up in the Levels in Yorkeshire and Lancashire. Some also from the Mosses upon Blackmoor in this Parish. Nuts also, dug up with Wood in the Isle of Wight. Don. D. S. Maddox. Fir-cones, Burnt Wood, and Hasel-Nuts, from the Mosses in Cheshire. Don. D. Jo. Woodward M D. P M G. A twisted Branch either natural or rather made so, by some convolvulous Plant. Don. Sam. Molineux Arm. The Figures of Plants upon Stone or Coal, are more frequently found; but here is the real Plant it self taken out of a Lime stone Rock at Downham in Craven; and given me by Dr. Hargrave of Coln. A Holly Leaf, whereof the Skin, and parenchymous or pulpy Part, being either rotted, or eaten away by Insects, the Texture of the Leaf appears admirably fine, the surrounding Fibre being very strong in this Plant contributes much to the Fairness. It was therefore the more suprizing, when I found the like delicate Skeleton of one of the tenderer Plants, which is very curious. A Slice of Wood full of small Holes, visible to the naked Eye, and so close to each other, that it is surprising how it hangs together, the woody Remains being as small as Lines drawn with a Pen, like the Limphæ ducts and Air Vessels, as drawn in Dr. Grew's Anatomy of Plants. Don. D. El. Aldburgh de Aldburgh.

Several Vessels, as Salt-sellars and Ink-horns of different Forms and Sizes; one supported with four Plaisters, that seem to be black Marble polished, but are indeed only the Lancashire Canal-Coal. Don. Tho. Johnson. A Cohawn, on which is rudely represented a Man on Horse-back, with Dogs Hunting; it is a Piece of pure Irish Houshold-Stuff (for Bonny-Clabor or Balcan) not used by the English there; as neither is the Mader: This runs upon Wheels, but has no need of Girths as the former, all the four Sides being one entire Piece of hollowed Wood; 'tis painted with red and black. A wooden Dram-cup from Ireland, all three sent me by Mrs. Mary Marshall of Dublin. A Pewter Chalice of antique Work; tis gilt, and was probably used for the Eucharist before Silver generally obtained. The Mouth of a very ancient Eure digged up at Berwick and sent me by the Rev. Mr. Plaxton. A Bason and Eure that were used since the Union of the Two Kingdoms by K. James I. as appears by the Royal Arms enamel'd. A Copper Candle- stick of an antique Form, which probably belonged to an Abbey, there being a Spire for the Wax Taper, and three Saints inlaid; the whole gilt and enamel'd.

42. The Pedigrees of many of the Gentry of Yorkeshire, with their Arms painted; it concludes in Queen Elizabeth's Time. Don. Rev. Geo. Plaxton Rectoris Bervic.

In the Original Bead-roll of Roger Norreis, Abbot of Lilleshull temp. Ed. 3. (Don. Rev. Geo. Plaxton Rectoris de Berwic in Elmet) may be seen a great Variety of Hands, writ in the same Age, there being in a large Parchment Scroll, the distinct Titulus of above 180 Religious Houses; some curiously engross'd, others so miserably writ, as to be scarce legible; but all agree in Writing Dompnum for Dominum, as some ancient Authors insert p in sumpsit.

Conventio inter Abbat. de Lillishull & Edelinam filiam Durandi sacerdotis. (Don. Rev. Geo. Plaxton.) The like betwixt R. Fauconberg, and the Prioress at Apultun. Other Writings from Dam An Goldsmyth Prioresse of the Monastery of our Lade in the Park of Carlton near Wallyng-Welles. Sir Tho. Newport Knt. Preceptor of Newland. Rob. Hallowe Prior of St. Trinity's, Yorke; and one very curiously illuminated and gilt, from John Prior Donius Salutationis matris Dei ordinis Cartusiens. prope London; but the Seals of these are wanting.

Les noms des qui meureront en la batail a Agincourt l'an mile ccccxv. Ancient and memorable Wills, and Inventories, particularly Testamentum Will. Bround. de Newport; sent me by the Rev. Mr. Plaxton, with the Writ de Thelonio non solvendo, which himself sued out of the High-Court of Chancery, and is a Privilege belonging to all Clergymen by the Laws of England. Letter of Administration from the Steward of the Manor of Leedes. Copies of Court-Rolls, when the Right Honourable Gilbert Earl of Shrewsbury, Will. Earl of Pembroke, and Sir Tho. Savile (afterwards Earl of Sussex) were High -Stewards of the said Manor: Others relating to the Manor of Leedes-Kirkgate, when belonging to Trinity's at Yorke; Rob. Halows and Fran. Speight Priors.

Mercury with the Chlamys over his left Shoulder, but the Head broke off; the rest like his Statue in Boisard's Rom. Ant. Part 4. Tab. 80. Don. Rev. Geo. Plaxton.

One of the Brass Instruments found near Bramham-moor, as the Servants of John Ellis, of Kidal, Esq; were plowing (An. 1709.) at a Place called Osmond thick; there were five or six of them of different Sizes, from little more than 3 to 4½ Inches in length, and from 1½ to 2½ in breadth; they are somewhat in the Form of a Wedge, as proceeding from a thin Edge, which after so many Ages is tolerably sharp to 1½ or two Inches at the thicker End, where they are hollowed to put upon a Shaft; each of them hath an Ear or Loop. Some suppose them to have been Arrow Heads, or Axes of the ancient Britains; others, of the Roman Catapultæ: I think they are as much too light for the latter, as they are too heavy for the former; and therefore take them rather to have been the Heads of Spears, or walking Staves of the civilized Britains; and though of different Form from those described by Speed (Hist. of Brit. cap. 6.) yet by the Loop in the Side we may better conceive how those Ornamental Labels were fastned than by the Pictures, as there exemplified. They are placed here amongst the Roman Antiquities in deference to the Judgment of the ingenious Mr. Hearne of Oxford, who hath bestowed an elaborate Dissertation upon them, which hath had two Editions, (Phil. Trans N° 322, and in the first Vol. of Leland's Itinerary.) He supposes them to have been Roman Chissels, used to cut the Stones and other Materials, that were judged serviceable for building the Camps. Another of the brazen Cunei, or Celtes, somewhat longer, and not quite so broad. A Tintanabulum, or Roman Bell, probably their Æs Thermarum; tis near a Foot in Circumference. Don. Rev. Geo. Plaxton.