All the Principal VEINS, ARTERIES, and NERVES, both of the Limbs and Viscera. The generous Gift of John Evelyn Esquire. He bought them at Padoa, where he saw them with great industry and exactness (according to the best method then used) taken out of the body of a Man, and very curiously spread upon four large TABLES, whereon they are now preserved. The Work of Fabritius Bartoletus then Vestingius's Assistant there, and afterwards Physician to the King of Poland.

TWo Two Parcels of EARTH RAINED on the Archipelago, upon the Eruption of M. Vesuvius, Dec. 6th 1631. Given by J. Evelyn Esq;. One, is gritty, and of the colour of Amber. The other a soft Bole, and looks like powder'd Jalap. I dropped some Oil of Vitriol on them, but they stir not. This Earth began to rain about Ten of the Clock at Night, and continu'd till two next Morning: So that it lay two inches thick on the Deck of Captain W. Badily's Ship, who sent this Relation. While it rain'd, no Wind stirring. It fell in several parts a hundred Leagues distant. (b) (b) See Phil. Trans. N. 21.

FINE SAND, from a Sand-Pit near Bruley in Kent. Given also by Mr. Evelyn. Of this is made the clearest and best English Glass. It consisteth of some Grains, as clear as Crystal: with which others obscure, being mixed, give a whitish ash-colour to the whole Mass.

The Spanish SEMBRADORE. A Machine for Plowing, equal Sowing, and Harrowing all at once. Contriv'd by Don Joseph Lucaleto a Spanish Knight. Used and approv'd both in Spain and Germany. Given by J. Evelyn Esq; together with the Description extracted out of the Authors Treatise hereof, and published in the Phil. Transactions. (b)(b) Num. 60.

A CIDER-PRESS. Described also by Mr. Evelyn. (c)(c) Appendix to Pomona. Contriv'd by Mr. Hook. For better Dispatch, and thorow breaking of the Apples. Consisteth chiefly of four Cylinders. Those two, which are first to bruise them, more distant; the other, to press out the Juyce, as close as will well consist with their motion.

Other Collections of Prints, Histories, Maps, &c. shall for Brevity's Sake be wholly waved, (except some Prospects betwixt Rome and Naples, both delineated and etched by the learned and ingenious John Evelyn Esq; who presented them to me with his Picture engraved by the noted Nanteil, and are not to be met with, save in private Hands.) But Designs drawn by the Pens of ingenious Gentlemen ought to be particularly valued. Of these I have some Originals of the noted Hollars; others by the late ingenious Tho. Kirke Esq; and a Map of Skireake by his Clark, Mr. John Marsh. Several Prospects from the Via Appia, &c. taken by Mr. Will Lodge of Leedes, in his Journey to Rome, and presented to me by the late worthy Hen. Watkinson L L D, and Chancellor to four Archbishops of Yorke, who was also a Native of this Town: Other Prospects by the said ingenious young Gentleman, particularly Yorke, Leedes, Durham, Newcastle, Berwick, Carlisle, Edinburgh, Glascow, &c. The Tables of Entrochi and Astroites, the Multangular Tower and Roman Wall inserted in the Phil. Trans. The best Draught of the Monument at London, was both delineated and etched by him: He drew also the noted Bridge in Languedoc three Stories high of Arch-work, which is rare to be had, though printed. Mr. Hen. Gyles's Historical Draught for Windows. Tinmouth Castle and Light-House, by that excellent Artist Mr. Fran. Place of Yorke, who has performed that Cathedral most accurately; as also both the Churches and Prospect of Leedes. Some Math ematical Bodies by the curious Pen of the incomparable Mr. Sharp, as he is stiled by the Publisher of some of his accurate Performances (b)(b) (a) Math. Tables contrived after a most comprehensive Way, p. 55., which "are sufficient to exhibit the Circumference of the Globe of the Earth, so truly as not to err the Breadth of a Grain of Sand in the whole." These Artists are only mentioned last, because still surviving. A Draught also of Moses and Aaron, and the Giving of the Law, as painted with exquisite Art in the Parish Church of Leedes, by Mons. J. Permentier.

Gratitude to my Benefactors obligeth me to acknowledge to whose Kindess I am obliged for some of the most valuable of the said Originals, viz. to the most Rev. his Grace the late Lord Archbishop of Yorke, the Right Reverend Bishops of Sarum, Carlisle, and Man; the Rev. Mr. Atkinson, Banks, Boyse, Calamy, Chorley, Clarke, Coningham, Cooke, Cressey; Daubuz, Deering, Drake, Dwyer; Fall; Gale (Dean of Yorke, to whom, and to Dr. Hudson the greatest Number of the Learned Foreigners are directed) Gibson; Hardy, Hickes, Hill, Hough, Hudson, Humfrey; Milner; Nalson, Noble; Pearson, Plaxton, Priestley; Smith, Stretton, Strype (for some very valuable temp. Reg. Eliz.) Talbot, Tallents; Wasse, and Wilkinson. And of the Laity, Mr. Bayns, Blythman, Brenand, Sir Walter Calverley, John Chamberlayn Esq; Mr. Churchill; Rob. Dale, Jo. Dyneley, and John Evelyn Esquires, the Executors of the Lord Evers; Tho. Lord Fairfax, Barwick, Tho. Robert, and Bryan Fairfax Esqrs; Roger Gale, and Will. Gilpin Esqrs; Sir Andr. Fountaine; Jo. Hare, and Rob. Hitch Esqrs; Mr. Holmes, and Houghton; Tho. Kirk Esq; Dr. Lister, Mr. Lhwyd, Sir Will. Lowther, Sir John Middleton, Robert Molesworth Esq; Robert Nelson Esq; Peter le Neve Esq; Norroy; Hen. Newman Esq; the Right Honourable Sir Tho. Parker, Lord Chief-Justice; Will. Petyt Esq; Mr. Petiver, Dr. Richardson, Tho. Rymer Esq; Dr. Sampson, Theo. Shelton Esq; Sir Phil. Sydenham, Robert Stephens Esq; the Hon. Mr. Wentworth; Sir Geo. Wheeler, and Dr. Woodward.

BElloniusBellonius figures this bird among the Merulae, induced only by this reason, that those who bring it out of Brasil into Europe call it, the Brasilian Blackbird. Where­fore seeing he speaks nothing concerning the nature of the Bird, and it is alike un­known to me, I also adjoyn it to the Merulae, although in the shortness, or rather crookedness, of its Bill it differs much from them. Those (saith Bellonius) who trade in Countries newly discovered, bring back thence such strange rarities as they think will sell dear with us here: But because they cannot bring the birds themselves alive in Cages, therefore they flay off the skins of such as are more beautiful than the rest, as this is, and bringing them over make a great gain of the sale of them; especi­ally of this which they call, the Brasilian Blackbird; though in bigness it differs from a Blackbird. The colour of the whole body, except the Tail and Wings, which are black; is so deep [perchance by the word intensè he may mean bright] a red, that it exceeds all other rednesses. The Tail is long; the Feet and Legs black; The Bill short, as in a Sparrow. The feathers are red to the very bottom. That which Aldrovandus describes, perchance from a picture, was in some things different from Bellonius his bird. For, saith he, the Wings are not all over black, but all the upper feathers by the shoulders of a deep red. Next to them are some black ones, then red ones again; the subsequent, viz. all the great feathers, being black, as is also the Tail. The Bill also is not so short as in Sparrows, yet thick, and remarkably crooked, without of a dusky colour, within yellow, as I conjecture from the colour of the corners of the mouth [rictûs.] Moreover, the Feet are not black, but of an ash-colour, only a little dusky, being great for the proportion of the Legs: The Claws short, but crooked, of the same colour.