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Dec: 5. 1678.

mr. Henshaw the vice prest. tooke the chair

mr. Hooke presented ^ /to/ the Society a Discourse ^ /which he had Lately Receiud from Sr. Ios: williamson the President/ written by Sigr. malpighi con
cerning the anatomy of Plants being a further Prosecution of that Excellent
work of his formerly printed, whic It was Dedicated to the Royal society
and conteind ..................... besides a
preface & conclusion, 7 seuerall heads or subjects of Inquiry. the first of
wch. was concerning the vegetation or growth of a seeds. the 2d of
Galles or the round excrescency growing on an oake. the 3d of the various
tumours & excrescencys of plants, the 4th. of the hairs Down and thornes
of plants. the 5th. of the clasps and . . . the like binding parts
of Plants. the 6th. of those plants which vegetate vpon others
the 7th. of the Roots of plants - each of those subjects was most Curi
ously Illustrated by a great number of scheames & Delineations most cu
riously Drawn wth. Distinction of Black & and Red for the better explanation
mr Hooke After the Reading of the Dedication of the Said Booke to the
Society which was full of /testifyed the authors great/ Respect & Deference to this assembly
the society were pleasd to order that A letter of thanks should be sent
by mr. Hooke to Said Person, and that he should also take care to so
that the same might be forthwith printed wth. all imaginable
care for the correcting the errors of the Grauer and Presse &
also that a good number of the coppys when printed might be
transmitted to him.

After this the minutes of nouember the 28 were read which gaue
occasion of Discoursing further concerning the productions of our
own country as to Rich & pretious stones. mr. Hooke affirmed
it possible to make as good agate cupps as any brought from the
Indies out of certaine Flints & other stones plentifull enough
here in England. And that there was noe difficulty of Doing
the same saue the Greate charge of the Diamant powder
to cutt them which yet might in some measure be supplyed
by emery & other powders.

mr. Pouey herevpon speaking of mochus stones full of vari
ety of figures. acquainted the Society that he had a considerable
number of such stones which he promised to present to them for
their Repository.

mr. Pouey affirmed further that he had been attempting to make an vre
of clay like the curious Porphury vrne of the Kings but that it would not

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