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77 Aug. 1696 Mr Charles Atkins, Chirurgeon
in Oxon. gaue
A man's Arme cut off and ye man alive, &c. 88B Mr Rich. Bagnal &c. gaue as followeth
A silver piece wch goes for 2d
2 other pieces wch goe 12 for a penny Nov. 10. 1712. Robertus Bailly, Scoto-Brittanus
pro benevolentia sua d. dedit
Iconem perelegantem Serenissimi illius Principis, quem
vulgo vocant Chevalier de St. George. Mr. Bradford, A. M. & Fellow of Balliol
Coll. gave (Octob. 11. 1710)
Five small brass Roman coynes, one of Tetricus Senior, two of Jo. Tetricus Junior, & two of Victorinus. 9B9 Mr Edward Bate
The descendent Artery being stony.
The Teat of a Witch Mr Henry Box a London Merchant.
A paire of Indian Goats Horns, call'd ye Antilope. Dr Bathurst, President of Trin. Coll.
A large Bear's Foot from Greenland. John Berkenhead Fellow of All Souls
An Indian Cows Tayle from Bantam in ye East-Indies. Mr Betts a Londoner.
An Indian King's Coat, commonly call'd (Joseph's Coat) Mr Thomas Burnham, Cityzen of Oxon A Banker.
A Stone taken out of ye Bladder of an old Woman at Kittering
at Kittering in Northamptonshire, being 70 years old. Mr Rich. Buckley at ye Bear Inne.
2 strange Egges, &c. 1010 Mr Tho. Brierwood gaue
Two Prussian Shillings: they goe in Exchange 5 for Penny. Mr John Vander Breling, gaue
A 2s piece of silver at Hamburg. Dr Brooks of Brasenose gaue 1710
A Brass Piece, ???? our Saviour, & on the other side, ISIS
BASILS BASIL Mr Mich. Brooks.
A Sea-Fan, or Corall-Leafe. 1111 Mr. Browne of Univ A M gaue
A Silver coyn, Scotch, with this motto on one side VNITA DIEVS TVE-
ATVRON ?????, ROSASINESPIMS.
A Silver medal of the Lewis XIV of France, with this Reverse
SACRAT. AC SALUT. REMIS. MAII.XXXI. 1654 The city
of Rhonins, with a Dove descending from Heaven, underneath,
RHEMIS. Mr. Buddard, Gardiner in Oxford gave
A Cormorant, shot upon the River Cherwell in the year 1700 1212 Mr. John Burnman A. M. Fellow of
University College gaue
A Piece of an old Roman Collis or Chissell
??????????? in form of a Cucumber
A Medall of K. Charles 1st 1818 Mr Robt. Claverling, A. M & Fellow of
University College gave (April 7th 1710)
A shilling of King Edward VIth.
Three silver pieces of Edw. II
A silver Medall of Edw Confessr Est ???rior al rerens.
A silver coyn of Q. Eliz. Mr. Charles Crisp Londoner.
A back bone of a Fish turned into a Coppe-
rae stone, &c. Mr. Cole Innkeeper at ye Bear
A Stone found in a Well near Bostall &c. Thomas Cockerill A. M. Coll. Univ. Oxon. Alumnus
d. d.
Nummum maximi moduli Diocletiani in cujus aversus GENIO
POPVLI ROMANI 19C19 Mr Thomas Collard of Hart Hall
A spur, about 6 Inches long in shank, found under ground. Mr Caleb Cook Vicar of Milbourn-Port
An Indian Tabacco-pipe.
A China Fan.
An Umbrella. Mr Crispe, Londoner
An intire Sea-Horse's Head. D. Croot Dr of Physick
The skin of an Armadilla Mr Tho. Coles
An Elk's Horn. Mr John Crabbe Fellow of Exeter Coll.
gaue
A Prussian Shoe, made of ye bark of a Tree. Mr Rich. Cotterell gaue
A rugged Ball found in ye Stomack of a fat Cow. 2020 Mr Charles Cole Plummer to ye
University of Oxon. gaue
A Medall of Queen Elizabeth
with these motto's
Quid nos sine te
Quid hoc sine armis Collinson plasterer
Vespasian's Medall. Mr. Coockoe gaue
a Wooden French Shoe Mr Cross Apothecary in Oxon.
A Skeleton of a Man, wth all ye Motions.
A Statue shewing ye Muscles of a Man,
made by Mr Boyle Mrs. Katherine Complin gaue
A piece of Silver of Xtianus 4tus K. of ye Danes, &c. 16 of wch Pieces
makes a Crown. Mr Wm. Chetle gaue
A Radish-root formed like a hand, &c. Mr Crop of Xt. Church gaue
A Virginia Candle made of Mirtle-Berries.
A dryed Ratt. 2626 Dns. Richardus Dashwood, (juvenis summae spei), Dni. Roberti Dashwood
Eq. Aur. filius, proex amore erga rei medicae at antiquariae
studiosus, dono dedit, [unclear] brachium dextrum fe-
minae cujusdam elegantissimae, morte immatura praerepte,
in Italia [unclear] erutum. Annos
autem ccc ut fertur sepulta fuerat. [unclear] translation: the right arm of an elegant woman saved from an untimely death in Italy 27D27 Mr. John Davies of Deptford, gaue, Ao. 1660.
The Rose of ye Valley of Jehosaphat, wch will open of its
own accord. Nicholas Darrell Esquire of Kingscleer
in Hampshire, gaue
A Calfe found dryed in a very fatt Cow, supposed to be
in her 3 years. Mr .......... Davies of Sanford.
An Almanack used in Stafford-shire, call'd ye Clog-Almanacus Mr Isaac Dudley Glover in Oxon. Ao. 1692.
A Monster wth a Bunch upon his Back, &c. spoyl'd Sr John D'Oily gaue
Feb. 2. 1708/9
A Monstrous Lamb, with one Head and two intire bodies, yean'd
in arc of his Grounds at Chisle-hampton near Oxford 1707
being the year of the Union. 29E29 Mr Thomas Edwards of Bristoll
gaue as followeth.
Seven pieces of K. James money coyn'd in
Ireland in ye year 1690 Mr Ellys of the Printing House gave a Canterbury
silver Half Penny. 37F37 Dr Favour, &c.
An Indian Snake 10 foot long.
A Little Crocodile
A Sea-calfe.
A Sea-Ratt.
An Armadilla 5050 The Rev. M. Gandy, formerly of Oriel Coll. one of
the Proctors of the Univ. gave (Feb. 13th 1712/13)
A Tobacco-stopper, made out of the an Oake, that lately stood in
St. James's Park, but was destroyed by the Duke of Marlborough
for building his House at St. James's. The said oak
came from an Acorn planted there by K. Charles the second,
being one of those Acorns that he gathered from the famous
Royal Oak when he was preserved in it from the
Fury of the Rebells in his Defeat by them at Worcester. 57G G51 Mr Goodyar
A Modell of ye Chappell built over our Saviour's Sepulcher Mr. Green of Xt Church gaue
A Cockl-stone found in digging a Well near Stanton-Quinton
in Wiltshire. MrsGarrett of Oxon.
A nutmeg petrified Mr Gregory of Cucksam.
Half penie and Farthings and other Trash out of ye Stomack of an
Estrich.
An Artificial Tortoise. Mrs John Gardiner Vintner in Greenwich
A Sea Hedgehog
A Sea Wolfe
A Sea Horse's Head
A Camelion.
A Sea Toad. Mr. Geddes, fellow of Balliol Colledge
Shells of a Fish call'd ye Sailer 5454 Mr Grills of Exeter College gave Eleven
Roman Coynes of ye Lesser Brass, being
Tetricus's, Gallienus's, & Claudius
Gothicus's. 59H59 Mr Walter Horton Esqr. of
Catton in Darby-shire.
A Hair-Ball taken out of ye Stomack of a very
fatt Cow. Dr Hody of Wadham College
A Shilling swallowed by ................ and after some dayes
vented out again.
Moss petrifyed. Mr. Harrison Apothecary in Oxon.
gave a Piece of Petry-fied Wood wch swims. Mr John Anthony Howlet Poulterer
in Oxon. gaue
A Sea-Catt, or as others would have it a Sea-Calf, others
a Seal. Mr Hartman of Xt. Church
gave
The King of Polands Boots. Mr John Anthony Howlet poulterer in Oxon.
A Bird call'd ye Messenger, by others a Willock wasted
A Long Oyster, or a Sea Locust, &c.
A monstrous young Pulletts Egge, form'd like a snake Mr Henry Hawley of Oriel College
A Flying Fish, from ye Atlantick Ocean.
A Tamahauke inlay'd with Wampam peek 6060H Mrs M. H. gave. June 10 1701
A curious Table of the Baccanalia with a spoon of amber, &c.
some shells. Mr Ralph Harwood of Goreing, Berks.
An American Catskin. 1658 Mr Math. Hall, Mr Rowland Jewkes, Mr Jo. Vaughan Executors to Mr. Selden
The Horne of a Rhinoceros Mr Robt. Halsen, Apothecary in Chichester 1674
A moon-fish, or Lump-Fish. Mr. Tho. Herbert
An Indian Batt, from ye from Mauritian Islands. Mr Charles Harris Steward of Linc. Coll. July 22. --901690
An Eeele caught in Port-mead Stream, representing a
flaming Sword. Mr Wm. Hester of Woodstock gaue
Three Roman Medalls, viz.
Constance 1st Rom. Emperor
Domitian
Marc. Antoninus Silver Mr Hart Curate of Shenffield gave a Brass Coyn of
Magnentiusximian with SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KAR
in parte in aversa 6161 Mrs Elizabeth Harrison
gave
A Pack of Vigo Cards. (1706 Jun. 4.) Tho: Hearne, A. M. of Edem. Hall gave,
An old stone found at Rewley in Oxford wch contains an
Inscription concerning the Foundation of the Chapell
thereby Ela Longespee Countess of Warwick.
A Copy of lea in lead of an old Eal found in the Garden
of one der. Clarke in St. Giles's Parish Oxon on wch the
Virgin Mary & our Saviour, and round about, MATER
DEI MEMENTO MEI.
He also gave several Coynes, both to the Physick school, & to ye
Collection in the Gallery. Gulielmus Hibberdine de Woodstock dono dedit
(Martij 29. 1712) Edwardi IVti Nummum
argenteum qui 2bry denarijs valebat, in cujus
prima parte EDWARDꝮ DI GRA REX ANGL
................. in aversa DEVM POSVI ADIVTO-
REM MEVM VILLA BRISTOW. Bristolliae
nempe cusus Mrs Mary Houlet gaue
A Dutch piece wth this Inscription on ye one side Stadt Geldt. On ye
other side Hamburger H. L. 6262 Mr Tho. Hunsdon, &c. gave as followeth
A Puckfist weighing 2 Ounces & halfe. 75K75 Mr John King.
A stone in Form of an Hony Comb. 83L83 Dr Tho. Lockey Dr of Divinity.
A paire of Gloues made of Lamprey Skins. Mr. Lloyd of Shore ditch near London.
A Camelion, with it's Skin apart. Mrs Laetitia Lane gave,
A Cup made out of part ofpart of the Walnut Tree yt was used
to black K. Charles IIds Hands and Face when
he was disguised by Coll. Lane of Bentley in Staff-
shire in order to make his escape out of England;
& tipp'd with silver by Sir Andrew Fountaine
student of Christ Church.
Also, A salver made out of ye Oak in wch K. Ch. IId conceal'd
himself, from the Rebells, wth an Inscription on silver
at ye charge of Sr Andrew Fountaine. 99N99 Dr. Nicholas, Warden of Winchester
College.
A Sturgeon taken upon ye Irish coast Mr Francis Nicolson.
A piece of ye Turkish Alcoran wch he brought out of ye
Church of Joanna.
An Indian Scepter. Mr Richard Newlin, Fellow of Corpus Xti
An American Creature calld Guiana. 115P115 Mr Edw. Prince Town-Clerk
of ye Citty of Oxon..
An Indian Bow and Arrows from ye Barbados. Mr Parkurst Fellow of Corpus Xti College.
A Gourd from Nievis, yt will contain 30 Quarts. [A partial entry owing to torn page]
[.............................................]ment maker
[...............................]gave as followeth
[....................]ye XIII, &c.
[............] ye Foundation of an old Building be-
[.........] Wadham Colledge, wth 3 Flowr-de-luce's on ye
[....] side, &c. Mr Wm Prince Mancipal of St. Edm Hall
A Piece of the Royal-Oak. 116116 Mr Tho. Payne gaue
A dry'd Swift. Mr. Tho. Price of Gilston
in Hertfordshire (June 14th, 1712.)
A Pair of Gloves made of the Skin of a Tawny-
Moore. Joannes Penny A. M. & Aedis
........................ Alumnus; d. d.
Henrie ........................
...............................................
quodam a pa..........................
aversa labarum lebeturs & subter............... 131R131 Mrs Sidney Rance (1710) gave
Lace made of Haire. Captain Rawlinsgs gave (June 18th 1709)
1. A China Dotsen with which the Chinese weigh their
Gold and Silver.
2. A Thing on which the Indians lay their Thumbs
when they draw their Bows.
3. Indian Beatle-Nutts. The Indians cut them in
small Pieces and then eat them with the Leaves. 132132 Mr Rawlinsen of St. John's Gave
Half a crown of King James. Irish Money. Brass.
A Brass Medall of K. Ja Q. Mary Π. On ye Reverse, over a Rose, Ex
candore Decus.
A Dutch Medall of Brass, on one side veneranda minerva, and on the
Reverse Pietate & Justitia. 133R133 Mr Tho. Richardson
A purse made of ye bark of a Tree Carew Raleigh Esqr.
A Large snout of a Saw-Fish. Mrs Anne Robins of Salisbury.
Aug. 10 --94
A Rattle made by a blind man, and to be taken
to pieces 145S145 Mr Thomas Sayer, of Hart Hall.
A medall at ye Coronation of King William and Queen
Mary. Mr Rich. Sherlock.
A Brass Coyn Wm Stanley Esqr. of Southampton.
A little tree as grew on a fish his head. Mr Anthony Smith Chirurgeon in Oxon. 1657.
A man's Skin stuff'd out, wth ye Hair and nailes on. Dr. Stanley, 1660.
A Tooth and some of ye Robes of King Wm Rufus, taken
when his monument was ransaked by ye Souldiers at
Winchester. Mr Tho. Sedgley Barbr in Oxon. 1695
A Sylver penny of K. Charles ye IId.
A Sylver Half-penny. 156T156 Franciscus Taylerus de Langtoft in agro Eboracensi dono d.
duos argenteos numosnummos, unus Trajani, alterus Valentis,
prope Kilham in agro praedicto effossos. Mr Tho. Thurston gaue
A medal wth this Motto Mutus sed non caecus, &c 160160 Mr Tomson Manciple
of Lincoln Colledge gaue
An Anti-danish Cup, &c. Dr Townsend Architectis Oxoniensis
d. d. Aug. 5. 1712.
Nummus duos aeneo Cirencestiae, ut fertur, in agro
Glou repertos, vir. unum Constantius M. alius
Constantii filii, In primo CONSTANTINVS.
rev. GLORIA EXERCITVS duo milites inter
duo signa mil. Alius fil in pictitur, CON-
STANTIVS P. F. AVG Rev. FELICITAS
TEMP miles alium militem gladio
petens. Deus tres etiam tessellas pavimenti
Cirencestiae miper reperti mihi dono dedit,
quas in scholar Medicinae popii T. H. 164V164 Sr Robert Viner L. Mayer of London.
A curious Press and therin
A Blackmoore mummyed
An Excellent Sceleton of a Man, wth ye Naturall Motions.
A Skin yt came off ye sd Skeleton, wth the Haire &
nailes firm on. Mr Charles Viner.
The Skin of an Indian Snake.
A Whale's Pizle.
A Sea Hedghog.
A Large paire of Shark's Jaws Joh. Vaughan. v. Halle. Mr. Violet Esqr Bedle gaue
A Hive and Honey-Combe built by ye Bees them-
selves in his Blackside, &c. 165165 Mr. John Urry, Student of Christ-Church
gave (1710)
Several Echinus's out of Scotland & divers shells. 169169 Mr Stephen Wells seal-cutter
gaue as followeth.
The Lord's Prayer &c. 167W170 Mr Rich. Walker (Vintner in Oxon.) gaue
An Egge wch he found in a Turkey's Egge. Mr Thomas Wells, Gunsmith
to ye Factory at Hudsons Bay
gaue as followeth.
1. An Indian woman's Smock call'd in their language Milke-
togen.
2. A Beaver's skin.
3. Indian Mittens
4. Indian Shoes both for Sumer and winter, Stockings, &c.
5. Girdles and Garters, made of Goose-Quills & Swans-Quills,
and otheres of Porcupine Quills.
6. Arrows bearded wth Flints, and others wth Bones wth ye Quivers
brought ym
7. Indian Tobacco-pipe
8. Indian Baskett, call'd in ye Indian Language Urogan.
9. An Iscamore, or a Man-Eater's Coat, wch he wears when
he goes to sea in his Cannoe
10. A purse made of a Swan's foote.
11. A Snare wth wch yey snare their Deer &c
12. Snow-Shoes, both for Men and Children.
13. A small Cannoe made of ye Bark of a Tree.
14. Leathern Stockings. [All them he brought wth him from Hud-
son's Bay.] 171171W Mr Basil Wood Chirurgeon in Oxon. gaue
A stone cut out of a man's Bladder. {And both aliue}
A stone cut out of a Woman's Kidney. {And both aliue}
A true shape of a Stone taken from a Gentlewoman, aged 57
years, and is now very well: the stone it selfe weighted 9 Ounces and a halfe. Nov. 8. 1693. Ld Weymouth gave
A staff made of one of the Rafters of King Alfred's House,
lately discovered in Selwood-Forest in Sommersetshire. Mr Rob. Whitehall Fellow of Merton Coll.
The Skin of an Irish Wolfe stuff'd out.
An Irish Skull with Moss grown upon it. Mr Fr. Willis, a Virginian Merchant.
An Indian Dish and Spoon, from Virginia.
An Indian Padle as they row their Cannows wthall Mr Edw. Wrey at ye Sun Tavern
at Kingston upon Thames, gave
as followeth.
A white Ratt. 172172 Mr Fr. Willis, ye Son of ye
a fore-mentioned Fr. Willis gaue
A Branch of a Cotton Tree wth ye Cotton growing thereon.
A Candle made of Myrtle-Berry's.
A Toad-Fish. "Toad-Fish" (Pointer, Oxoniensis Academia (1749), p. 41).
A Stone taken out of ye Brain of Fish, &c. Mr Pet. Wise of Lond, gave
A piece of money wth this Motto -- Lucretia Lux Romana &c Mr John Williams Sexton of Thame
gave in 1709. The Thigh Bone and Tibia of a Man, who liv'd
at Thame, growing perfectly together in the
Joint, after Several Years Lameness. 173173 Mr John Withers gave
A Piece of scering Glass.
A Medall of Queen Anne upon the Taking of the
Vigo Fleet
A Medal of Lewis the Great relating to the Lea
tory, on the Reverse of wch TOL eraria let cives.