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Dr. Allein then Presented the Soc: for their Repository a naturall Beehiue
from Virginia. fastned vpon the twigg of a tree and very thick
inwrapped round wth such teguments as are vsuall about a hornets
nest wch. It very much Resembled. He also profesed a great zeal
for promoting the Designe & good of the society in what lay in his
power. He recieud the thanks of the Company & the hiue was deli
uerd to mr Hunt for the Repository.

mr. Hooke promised besides the experiment of weighing to haue
Ready some microscopicall obseruation -

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