The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
A catalogue of the rarities to be seen at Don Saltero's coffee-house in Chelsea. To which is added, a compleat list of the donors thereof
Brent Nelson
editor
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A
Catalogue
of the
Rarities,
To be seen at
Don Saltero's Coffee-House,
in
Chelsea.
To which is added,
A Compleat List of the Donors
thereof.
London,
Printed in the year MDCCXXXI.
(Price Three Pence.) 3 A Compleat List of the Bene-
factors to DON SALTERO's
Coffee-Room of Curiosities.
SIRSir John Cope,
Bart. and his
Sons.
Sir J. Munden.
Sir Hans Slone, R. S. P.
Sir Thomas Littleton.
Sir Francis Drake.
Sir Robert Cotton.
Moses Goodyear, Esq;
Edward Chamberlayne
Esq;
Robert Woodcock, Esq;
Patrick Mein, Esq;
Octavian Pullen, Esq;
Lee Warner, Esq;
------ Hambden, Esq;
Charles Cox, Esq;
Henry Ballenden, Esq;
Thomas Lone, Esq;
Col. Lloyd.
Capt. Foster.
Capt. Wild.
Capt. Burfear.
Mr. Francis Elleker.
Mr. Henry Playford.
Mr. Jackson.
Mr. Lanoy.
Mr. Palmer.
Mr. John Halley.
Lord Sutherland.
Brig. Hopkey.
Mr. Elers.
Mr. Pennyman.
Lord Strathnaver.
Mr. Pratt.
Capt. Hopkey.
Col. Sparswood.
Mr. Gyhon.
Mr. Guiger.
Capt. Jones.
Capt. Tubly.
Dr. Clifton.
Mr. Meyo.
Mr. Miensen.
4A Compleat List, &c.
Mr. Bass.
Mr. Thomas James.
Mr. Bootle.
Mr. Arran.
Mr. Arnold.
Mr. Chaplin.
Mr. Barrow.
Mr. Pennant.
Mr. Blow.
Mr. Cuthbert.
Mr. Mead.
Mr. Merrick Cole.
Mr. King.
Mr. Owen.
Mr. Williams.
Mr. Bennett.
Mr. Wilks.
Mr. Baylev.
Mr. Warner.
Mr. Barnadiston.
Mr. Owen Swan.
Mr. Sanguine.
------ Bertie, Esq;
Lord Dalkieth.
Admiral Ballshan.
Dr. Walker.
Capt. Gray.
Mr. Haynes.
Mr. Nicholls.
Mr. Martin.
Mr. Merriot.
Miss Storey.
Capt. Richard Blincoe.
Mr. Delafae.
Marquis Dekane.
Master Gray.
Mr. Mason.
Mr. Seaman.
Mr. Bray.
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A
Catalogue
of the
Rarities, &c.
1 TheThe Model of our Blessed
Saviour's Sepulchre at
Jerusalem
2 Painted Ribbands from Je-
rusalem, with the Pillar
to which our Saviour
was tied when scourged, with a Motto
on each
3 Box of Relicks from Jerusalem
4 Piece of a Saint's Bone, in Nun's Work
5 A Nun's Whip
6 A China Nun, very curious
7 Crucifix and Beads
8 The Four Evangalist's Heads on a Cher-
ry Stone
9 A Romish Bishop's Crosier 610 The Pope's infallible Candle
11 A Pilgrim's Staff
12 A Pilgrim's Bucket
13 The Fryar's Discipline
14 A Coffin of State for a Fryar's Bones
15 A Wooden Shoe put under the Speaker's
Chair in K. James the IId's Time
16 Italian Padlock
17 A Manatee Strap
18 A Female Embrio
19 An Embrio of a Seal
20 Forty eight Cups, one in another
21 Amber with Insects in it
22 Skeletons of Mice
23 A starv'd Weasle
24 A starv'd Cat, found many Years ago
between the Walls of Westminster-
Abby
25 A starv'd Rat
26 The Jaws of a starv'd Boar
27 A starv'd Daw
28 Skeleton of a young Swan
29 Skeleton of a young Frog
30 Gold and Silver Ore
31 Several curious Medals
32 The Model of Gov. Pitt's great Dia-
mond
33 Several very fine Shells, all mark'd 33
34 Several Sea Corals, all mark'd 34 7
35 Spider Shells
36 An Indian Crown
37 Indian Gloves
38 Henry the VIIIth's Coat of Mail
39 Queen Elizabeth's Stirrup
40 Indian Fan
41 Katherine Queen Dowager's Wedding
Shoes
42 King Charles the IId's Band which he
wore in Disguise in the Royal Oak
43 William the Conquerer's flaming Sword
44 Oliver's Sword
45 K. James the IId's Coronation Shoes
46 K. William the IIId's Coronation Sword
47 K. William's Coronation Shoes
48 K. Charles the I. and his Sons, in a tri-
form Picture
49 Queen Anne's Testament
50 Henry the VIIIth's Gloves
51 The Czar of Muscovy's Gloves
52 King of Whiddaw's Staff
53 A Pair of Manutees Finns
54 Queen Elizabeth's Strawberry Dish
55 Indian Hats
56 Starv'd Lizard
57 The Emperor of Morocco's Tobacco-
pipe
58 Several Pipes us'd in different Coun-
tries, all mark'd 58 8
59 An Indian Pipe of Peace
60 Humming Birds
61 A Bird of Paradise
62 A Woodcock's Egg
63 Porcupines Quills
64 A large Porcupine
65 A Cuckow
66 A Flamingo
67 South-Sea Pidgeons
68 Sea Parrot
69 White Woodcock
70 A Pelican's Bill
71 A King's Fisher
72 A Solan Goose
73 An Albetross
74 An Ostrich's Leg
75 Ostrich's Eggs
76 Mango Bird's Nest
77 A large Indian Batt
78 The Head of an Indian Crow
79 The Head of a Cormorant
80 The Head of an Egyptian Hen
81 A bustard's Head
82 The Claw of an Eagle
83 Ruffs and Rhees
84 A Chinese Pincushion, finely wrought
with Figures
85 A little Sultaness
86 A Nut of the Sand Box Tree 9
87 A Book wrote in Chinese Characters
88 A Chinese Dodgin
89 A Chinese Knife and Fork
90 A Chinese Wastecoat to prevent sweat-
ing
91 A Chinese Idol
92 A Camelion
93 A small Pair of Horns, and several
small Legs of Guinea Deers
94 Serpents Tongues
95 Black Scorpions
96 White Scorpions
97 Centipes
98 Young Frog in a Tobacco-stopper
99 The Back-Bone of a Rattle-Snake
100 Cannibal's Knife
101 A Salamander
102 A Root of a Tree in the Shape of a
Hog
103 White Rat
104 The Scalp of a Buffulo
105 A Crocodile
106 A Snail Drake
107 Balls of Hair taken out of the Maws
of Oxen and Calves, all mark'd 107
108 A large Pair of Buck's Horns
109 The Leg of an Elk
110 The Claw of a Russia Bear
111 A White Mole 10
112 Tusks of a wild Boar
113 A Glass Sword
114 An Antelope's Horn
115 A Sea Unicorn's Horn, Seven Feet and
a Half in Length
116 An Elephant's Tooth
117 An Elephant's Tail
118 A Rattle Snake, Ten Feet and a Half
in Length
119 Rattle Snakes, all mark'd 119
120 A Cockatrice Serpent
121 A young Leopard
122 A Gallo Wasp
123 A Bever
124 The Horns of a Shamway
125 The fore and hind Paw of a large Seal
126 Rhinoceros's Horns
127 Indian Spoon
128 A flying Squirrel
129 Rattle of several Snakes, all mark'd
129
130 A large Worm that eats into the Keel
of Ships in the West-Indies
131 A Piece of Worm-eaten Keel
132 The Rhinoceros Fly
133 A Stag Fly
134 A Piece of Wood not to be Consumed
by Fire
135 Piece of the Asbestus Stone 11
136 A Piece of Solomon's Temple
137 A Piece of the Bristol Rock
138 Several Pieces of Wood petrified
139 A petrified Child, or the Figure of
Death
140 Petrified Plumbs and Olives
141 The Effigies of an Egyptian Mummy
142 The Hand of an Egyptian Mummy
143 Several Plumbs petrified, all mark'd
143
144 Cocoa Nuts
145 Muscovy Snuff-Box, made of an Elk's
Hoof
146 A curious Snuff-Box, adorn'd with
Ivory Figures
147 Highlander's Snuff-Box
148 A Giant's Tooth
149 Cassada Bread
150 The Belts of Wampum, Indian Money
151 Indian Spoon, of equal Weight with
Gold
152 Indian Bow and Arrows, all mark'd
152
153 Indian Tammahacks, all mark'd 153
154 Calabash, very large. This is part of
the Indians Food
155 Several of a smaller Sort, all mark'd 155
156 A Gargulet, that the Indians cool their
Water with 12
157 Spanish Golila, or Band
158 Tripoli Stockings
159 The Bark of a Tree, which when
drawn appears like fine Lace
160 A Fan made of an Indian Leaf of a
Tree
161 Indian Pouches
162 American Bags for the Hair
163 Muscovy Gloves
164 Turky Quivers for Arrows
165 A Micolet's Shoes
166 A Turkish Pistol
167 A Turkish Fan
168 Indian Weapons
169 Shoes, Stockings and Sandals, all used
in divers Countries, mark'd 169
170 Terrapins
171 Indian Ornaments
172 The Model of a Swedish Man of War
173 Indian Purses
174 A Pistol with four Bores, taken from
the French at the Siege of Namure
175 An Israelitish Shekel
176 A Brass Cremona Violin
177 A Sea Turtle as it came out of the
Egg
178 A small Sea Hedgehog
179 Sea Horses
180 A little Whale 13
181 A very small Saw of a Fish, and seve-
ral larger, all mark'd 181
182 A curious Ball of Fish Bones, found
near Plymouth
183 A Whale's Pizzle
184 Tusks of Sea Horses
185 Sea Woolf
186 Several Sea Feathers, all mark'd 186
187 A Star Fish
188 Sword Fish and the Saw Fish, great
Enemies to the Whale
189 Sea Porcupine
190 A Lanthorn Fish
191 A Guoanna
192 An enamell'd Lobster
193 Sea Armodilla
194 An Otter
195 A Toad Fish
196 Sea Turtle
197 Sucking Fish
198 King Crab
199 Large Porpoise's Head
200 Cuckold Fish
201 A Muscle-shell from Port-Mahon, two
Feet long
202 A Sharks's Jaw, with 280 Teeth
203 Head of a Rackoon
204 A large Lobster's Claw
205 A large Otter 14
206 Tail of a Dolphin
207 One Joint of a Whale's Back-Bone
208 Large Alligator
209 King Crab
210 Bull Fish
211 A John Doree
212 Land Armodilla
213 The Mermaid Fish
214 Quick a Hatch
215 Gonanna
216 Sea Turtle
217 A Sea Turtle 4 Foot and a half long
218 Milstone Fish
219 Armadilla
220 A Dolphin, with a Flying Fish hang-
ing at his Mouth
221 A young Shark
222 Lump Fish
223 A Sea Hedgehog
224 Little Lobster
225 Sea Horse's Pizzle, that they make
Cramp Rings of
226 Rhemora Fish
227 Spun Glass
228 A Reel in a Bottle
229 A Wooden Clock, with a Man a mow-
ing the Grass from the Top
230 A Travelling Clock, that is 36 Hours
descending a little Hill 15
231 A Staffordshire Almanack
232 A perpetual Almanack
233 Launces, all mark'd 233
234 Fish-weapons, all mark'd 234
235 Swords and Daggers
236 A Flea Trap
237 A curious Mouse Trap
238 A Pair of Brashals to play at Ballon
239 A Cannibal's Habit and Shirt
240 Model of a Canoe
241 Some of the Cannibal's Dishes
242 Dodecaedron, a Mineral found in the
Strata of a Copper Mine in Ireland
Dodecaedron, is a regular twelve-sided
Figure
243 Job's Tears
244 A Gourd
245 Locust Beans
246 A Reel in a Bottle
247 King Henry the VIIIth's Spurs
248 The Rattle of a Rattle Snake, with
27 Joints
249 A Sheet of Paper from China, twelve
Foot long, and four Foot and a Half
broad
250 Head of a Jack
251 A large Tyger
252 Sea Eggs
253 Cats of Mountain 16
254 A Handkerchief made of the Am-
besto's Rock, which Fire cannot
consume
255 Ear of a Whale
256 The Launce of Capt. Tow-how-sham,
King of the Darian Indians, with
which he kill'd six Spaniards, and
took a Tooth out of each Head,
and put in the Launce, as a Tro-
phy of his Valour
257 Mallay's Creece
258 Pope Adrian the VIth
259 The Bone of an Angel Fish
260 Two Badgelets
261 Snake Stones
262 Starv'd Swallow
263 Snow Shoes
264 White Mole
265 A Piece of the Royal Oak
266 A Turkish Almanack
267 A Ceder Apple from Mount Labanon
268 A petrified Oyster
269 A petrified Sea Egg
270 Sea Moss
271 Skeleton of a Child. FINIS.
Catalogue
of the
Rarities,
To be seen at
Don Saltero's Coffee-House,
in
Chelsea.
To which is added,
A Compleat List of the Donors
thereof.
London,
Printed in the year MDCCXXXI.
(Price Three Pence.) 3 A Compleat List of the Bene-
factors to DON SALTERO's
Coffee-Room of Curiosities.


Bart. and his








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A
Catalogue
of the
Rarities, &c.
1 TheThe Model of our Blessed
Saviour's Sepulchre at
Jerusalem
2 Painted Ribbands from Je-
rusalem, with the Pillar
to which our Saviour
was tied when scourged, with a Motto
on each
3 Box of Relicks from Jerusalem
4 Piece of a Saint's Bone, in Nun's Work
5 A Nun's Whip
6 A China Nun, very curious
7 Crucifix and Beads
8 The Four Evangalist's Heads on a Cher-
ry Stone
9 A Romish Bishop's Crosier 610 The Pope's infallible Candle
11 A Pilgrim's Staff
12 A Pilgrim's Bucket
13 The Fryar's Discipline
14 A Coffin of State for a Fryar's Bones
15 A Wooden Shoe put under the Speaker's
Chair in K. James the IId's Time
16 Italian Padlock
17 A Manatee Strap
18 A Female Embrio
19 An Embrio of a Seal
20 Forty eight Cups, one in another
21 Amber with Insects in it
22 Skeletons of Mice
23 A starv'd Weasle
24 A starv'd Cat, found many Years ago
between the Walls of Westminster-
Abby
25 A starv'd Rat
26 The Jaws of a starv'd Boar
27 A starv'd Daw
28 Skeleton of a young Swan
29 Skeleton of a young Frog
30 Gold and Silver Ore
31 Several curious Medals
32 The Model of Gov. Pitt's great Dia-
mond
33 Several very fine Shells, all mark'd 33
34 Several Sea Corals, all mark'd 34 7
35 Spider Shells
36 An Indian Crown
37 Indian Gloves
38 Henry the VIIIth's Coat of Mail
39 Queen Elizabeth's Stirrup
40 Indian Fan
41 Katherine Queen Dowager's Wedding
Shoes
42 King Charles the IId's Band which he
wore in Disguise in the Royal Oak
43 William the Conquerer's flaming Sword
44 Oliver's Sword
45 K. James the IId's Coronation Shoes
46 K. William the IIId's Coronation Sword
47 K. William's Coronation Shoes
48 K. Charles the I. and his Sons, in a tri-
form Picture
49 Queen Anne's Testament
50 Henry the VIIIth's Gloves
51 The Czar of Muscovy's Gloves
52 King of Whiddaw's Staff
53 A Pair of Manutees Finns
54 Queen Elizabeth's Strawberry Dish
55 Indian Hats
56 Starv'd Lizard
57 The Emperor of Morocco's Tobacco-
pipe
58 Several Pipes us'd in different Coun-
tries, all mark'd 58 8
59 An Indian Pipe of Peace
60 Humming Birds
61 A Bird of Paradise
62 A Woodcock's Egg
63 Porcupines Quills
64 A large Porcupine
65 A Cuckow
66 A Flamingo
67 South-Sea Pidgeons
68 Sea Parrot
69 White Woodcock
70 A Pelican's Bill
71 A King's Fisher
72 A Solan Goose
73 An Albetross
74 An Ostrich's Leg
75 Ostrich's Eggs
76 Mango Bird's Nest
77 A large Indian Batt
78 The Head of an Indian Crow
79 The Head of a Cormorant
80 The Head of an Egyptian Hen
81 A bustard's Head
82 The Claw of an Eagle
83 Ruffs and Rhees
84 A Chinese Pincushion, finely wrought
with Figures
85 A little Sultaness
86 A Nut of the Sand Box Tree 9
87 A Book wrote in Chinese Characters
88 A Chinese Dodgin
89 A Chinese Knife and Fork
90 A Chinese Wastecoat to prevent sweat-
ing
91 A Chinese Idol
92 A Camelion
93 A small Pair of Horns, and several
small Legs of Guinea Deers
94 Serpents Tongues
95 Black Scorpions
96 White Scorpions
97 Centipes
98 Young Frog in a Tobacco-stopper
99 The Back-Bone of a Rattle-Snake
100 Cannibal's Knife
101 A Salamander
102 A Root of a Tree in the Shape of a
Hog
103 White Rat
104 The Scalp of a Buffulo
105 A Crocodile
106 A Snail Drake
107 Balls of Hair taken out of the Maws
of Oxen and Calves, all mark'd 107
108 A large Pair of Buck's Horns
109 The Leg of an Elk
110 The Claw of a Russia Bear
111 A White Mole 10
112 Tusks of a wild Boar
113 A Glass Sword
114 An Antelope's Horn
115 A Sea Unicorn's Horn, Seven Feet and
a Half in Length
116 An Elephant's Tooth
117 An Elephant's Tail
118 A Rattle Snake, Ten Feet and a Half
in Length
119 Rattle Snakes, all mark'd 119
120 A Cockatrice Serpent
121 A young Leopard
122 A Gallo Wasp
123 A Bever
124 The Horns of a Shamway
125 The fore and hind Paw of a large Seal
126 Rhinoceros's Horns
127 Indian Spoon
128 A flying Squirrel
129 Rattle of several Snakes, all mark'd
129
130 A large Worm that eats into the Keel
of Ships in the West-Indies
131 A Piece of Worm-eaten Keel
132 The Rhinoceros Fly
133 A Stag Fly
134 A Piece of Wood not to be Consumed
by Fire
135 Piece of the Asbestus Stone 11
136 A Piece of Solomon's Temple
137 A Piece of the Bristol Rock
138 Several Pieces of Wood petrified
139 A petrified Child, or the Figure of
Death
140 Petrified Plumbs and Olives
141 The Effigies of an Egyptian Mummy
142 The Hand of an Egyptian Mummy
143 Several Plumbs petrified, all mark'd
143
144 Cocoa Nuts
145 Muscovy Snuff-Box, made of an Elk's
Hoof
146 A curious Snuff-Box, adorn'd with
Ivory Figures
147 Highlander's Snuff-Box
148 A Giant's Tooth
149 Cassada Bread
150 The Belts of Wampum, Indian Money
151 Indian Spoon, of equal Weight with
Gold
152 Indian Bow and Arrows, all mark'd
152
153 Indian Tammahacks, all mark'd 153
154 Calabash, very large. This is part of
the Indians Food
155 Several of a smaller Sort, all mark'd 155
156 A Gargulet, that the Indians cool their
Water with 12
157 Spanish Golila, or Band
158 Tripoli Stockings
159 The Bark of a Tree, which when
drawn appears like fine Lace
160 A Fan made of an Indian Leaf of a
Tree
161 Indian Pouches
162 American Bags for the Hair
163 Muscovy Gloves
164 Turky Quivers for Arrows
165 A Micolet's Shoes
166 A Turkish Pistol
167 A Turkish Fan
168 Indian Weapons
169 Shoes, Stockings and Sandals, all used
in divers Countries, mark'd 169
170 Terrapins
171 Indian Ornaments
172 The Model of a Swedish Man of War
173 Indian Purses
174 A Pistol with four Bores, taken from
the French at the Siege of Namure
175 An Israelitish Shekel
176 A Brass Cremona Violin
177 A Sea Turtle as it came out of the
Egg
178 A small Sea Hedgehog
179 Sea Horses
180 A little Whale 13
181 A very small Saw of a Fish, and seve-
ral larger, all mark'd 181
182 A curious Ball of Fish Bones, found
near Plymouth
183 A Whale's Pizzle
184 Tusks of Sea Horses
185 Sea Woolf
186 Several Sea Feathers, all mark'd 186
187 A Star Fish
188 Sword Fish and the Saw Fish, great
Enemies to the Whale
189 Sea Porcupine
190 A Lanthorn Fish
191 A Guoanna
192 An enamell'd Lobster
193 Sea Armodilla
194 An Otter
195 A Toad Fish
196 Sea Turtle
197 Sucking Fish
198 King Crab
199 Large Porpoise's Head
200 Cuckold Fish
201 A Muscle-shell from Port-Mahon, two
Feet long
202 A Sharks's Jaw, with 280 Teeth
203 Head of a Rackoon
204 A large Lobster's Claw
205 A large Otter 14
206 Tail of a Dolphin
207 One Joint of a Whale's Back-Bone
208 Large Alligator
209 King Crab
210 Bull Fish
211 A John Doree
212 Land Armodilla
213 The Mermaid Fish
214 Quick a Hatch
215 Gonanna
216 Sea Turtle
217 A Sea Turtle 4 Foot and a half long
218 Milstone Fish
219 Armadilla
220 A Dolphin, with a Flying Fish hang-
ing at his Mouth
221 A young Shark
222 Lump Fish
223 A Sea Hedgehog
224 Little Lobster
225 Sea Horse's Pizzle, that they make
Cramp Rings of
226 Rhemora Fish
227 Spun Glass
228 A Reel in a Bottle
229 A Wooden Clock, with a Man a mow-
ing the Grass from the Top
230 A Travelling Clock, that is 36 Hours
descending a little Hill 15
231 A Staffordshire Almanack
232 A perpetual Almanack
233 Launces, all mark'd 233
234 Fish-weapons, all mark'd 234
235 Swords and Daggers
236 A Flea Trap
237 A curious Mouse Trap
238 A Pair of Brashals to play at Ballon
239 A Cannibal's Habit and Shirt
240 Model of a Canoe
241 Some of the Cannibal's Dishes
242 Dodecaedron, a Mineral found in the
Strata of a Copper Mine in Ireland
Dodecaedron, is a regular twelve-sided
Figure
243 Job's Tears
244 A Gourd
245 Locust Beans
246 A Reel in a Bottle
247 King Henry the VIIIth's Spurs
248 The Rattle of a Rattle Snake, with
27 Joints
249 A Sheet of Paper from China, twelve
Foot long, and four Foot and a Half
broad
250 Head of a Jack
251 A large Tyger
252 Sea Eggs
253 Cats of Mountain 16
254 A Handkerchief made of the Am-
besto's Rock, which Fire cannot
consume
255 Ear of a Whale
256 The Launce of Capt. Tow-how-sham,
King of the Darian Indians, with
which he kill'd six Spaniards, and
took a Tooth out of each Head,
and put in the Launce, as a Tro-
phy of his Valour
257 Mallay's Creece
258 Pope Adrian the VIth
259 The Bone of an Angel Fish
260 Two Badgelets
261 Snake Stones
262 Starv'd Swallow
263 Snow Shoes
264 White Mole
265 A Piece of the Royal Oak
266 A Turkish Almanack
267 A Ceder Apple from Mount Labanon
268 A petrified Oyster
269 A petrified Sea Egg
270 Sea Moss
271 Skeleton of a Child. FINIS.