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novemb: 14. 1678

mr Henshaw the vice Pt. tooke the chair

Dr. croon acquainted the Society that the President had giuen him
an account that he had Receiued from Sr. malpighius a peice of a plant
together wth. an account thereof that he had thereby found out and De
monstrated the circulation of the juices of Plants -
The vice Pret. Propounded those fiue persons following which
were accordingly chosen by Ballot. vizt Sr. Iohn Laurence
Dr. Croon. Dr. Plot. Dr. Gale. Mr. George Ent - to be a committe
of the Society to audite the Accounts of the Treasurer for the
Preceding yeare since Last St. Andrews Day -

vpon a discourse concerning Bezoar stones that vast multitudes
were brought ouer into England and that therefore in Probabi
lity very many of them were counterfeit for that euen in
India and the Place where they were found the were very -
scarce and Rare and seldome found in those sorts of Goates that
Produced them. mr colwall Related that there were many of
them counterfeited and that he had tryed them by meanes
of a needle heat Red hott. for vpon thrusting into them a
needle soe heated one might those which were counter
=feited would melt and fry whereas those which were true
would not.
Herevpon was occasiond a Discourse concerning the balls wch
are often found in the stomack of an oxe some of wch
are found couerd wth. a calculous matter after the manner of
Bezoar stones. others only a great Ball of hair very hard and
closely felted together in a very regular order -
mr. Hooke Related that he had often taken the hair of
oxen when they shed their Coates and Rowling a handfull
or two of the said hair between his hands had thereby in
a very little time felted them into a very hard and close
ball as hard as a tennis ball, and that they would be haire
thereof would naturally range themselues into a most regular
and vniforme order.

vpon the Discourse about the Eruption wch. Lately hapned at
the Isle of Palma and the Riuer of fire that Ran down from
the same. Dr Croon Related from Dr. Pugh that he had assured him

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