The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Tho. Garraway ( - 1692)
Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/74227?docPos=1 Relationships: Tho. Garraway was a donor to Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)Linked print sources: as Donator of object(s) - Ducatus Leodiensis; or the topography of the town and parish of Leedes and parts adjacent ...
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Crow with
White Feathersin the Wings. Don.
Hen. Gyles.
of aHead
Wood Pecker; the Bill but two Inches, yet the Tongue above
six, though now shrivel'd and dry; these they dart forth to catch
Insects.
Indies
Tomineio'sor
Sun-Birds. Don.
Tho. Garraway, Leod.
Gold Ore, but suspicious.
Don. Gold
ously shot
into many angular Points, that seem to be pure Virgin-Gold.
contain much Silver in it.Silver is extracted: It is from the Mines wherein Carbery Price
and of late Humphrey Mackworth
Plaxton
Indian Shield, ten Foot and a half in Circumference,
four
Inches above a Yard in Diameter; it is made of light Wood, cover
ed first with Leather, and then fine Linen Cloth, delicately painted
with Variety of Colours and Workmanship; at the Center of the Ins
ide is placed a strong Handle of Wood, and about six Inches from it
one more pliable of Leather; both fastened with Leathern Thongs.
This was brought from the
ven me by his Brother
Tho. Garway
of very fine curious Workmanship; the Out-sideIndian Bonnet
consists of six Triangles, of Crimson and Black waved; the Interstices
of Yellow, with Lines of Black and Crimson intermix'd; the Inside
is of Straw-work, Red, Purple and Yellow waved after a different
Manner. Don.
Tho. Garway .
Walter Raleigh
Case for the Glass wherein it was preserved, which
was surrounded
with small Wax Candles of various Colours. This is of gilded Lea
ther,
like a Muff Case, above half a Foot broad, and 13 Inches high,
and hath Cases for
sixteen Pipes within it. Don. Edv.
Morris
Rectoris Isur. Brigant. Rich. Greenfield
Virginia, An.
Pipes for their Health.
Francis Drake
Year after, and Pipes were made after the same Fashion. The oldest
Pipes have very small Heads.
Ell long, and a Clay Head, which they lay upon the Ground, hold
ing the other End in their Mouths.
Leather
key
the Tip for the Mouth of Ivory; this is longer than the other, being
to wind about the Arm or Body of the Smoaker. Don. D.
Jun. Merc.
Leod.
Yard in Length.
longer, the Clay Head cast into an Octangular and much finer Mould
Qu. If these be not the same that some Authors call the
.Arabian joint
ed Tobacco-Pipes
ed Tobacco-Pipes
RedClay, six Inches long be
sides the Head, which is two.
Blewor
Blackof bet
ter Workmanship.
Green,
darkcoloured, part
painted Red.
are only for Ornament) surrounded with very fine
Twig-work, but the
Head very rude.
, a Yard and half inIndian Reed
Length, bored to smoak in. Don. D.
folded up in a Leaf to smoak without a Pipe.
from the Coast of
of white Clay.
Steel
(Don. D.
) is above a Yard long, and very curiousTho. Thomson Ebor.
Mugs.
Wheels.
zilian
per Head capable only to receive the End of Rolled Tobacco. Don.
D.
Pin to pass the Bole. Don. D.
.Jac. Coats Lond
Indian Cock-spurs, or
Gave-locksof Steel, that for the larger Cock is
four Inches long, in a Cane Case above half a Foot round, with
dian
, with very odd Characters; they are very small, and clear blackIndian
Cards
on the Out-side.
Astronomical
,Geographical
;Ar
morical
morical
Vigo .
JuglingCards ,
PopishPlot .
Knife
taken from one of the
Mohawksat
An.
.Jo.
Cookson Lond
Cookson
in the Haft; upon the Blade is etched,
Tire
man Wilkinson Ebor.
man Wilkinson
, the Blade which is near anSpanish Pen-Knife
Inch and half broad, turns (as the former) into the Haft, which is
Iron. Don.
Chr. Wilkinson
Armle.
Work.
William
Q Mary .
cut in Wood.Death's Head
IvoryChair
both so small thatCup
several Dozens of them were included in a Cup made of an hollow
ed Nutmeg.
curiously engraved, each made of aBaskets
Cherry-
stone. Don. D.
stone
short of that in the
Cabinet; and that which
Will. Oliver
Emperors, Kings, Cardinals,
&c. that cost 300 Pounds
was lately at
Chancery. (
Phil. Trans. N° 285