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Sr Iohn Hoskins presented the society for their Repository a
branch of white corall which he Receiud from mr Goring Ball
It was singular in this that the ends of the branchings were termi
nated wth a kind of purle; the ends being hollowed like a cupp wth
six small ribbs wthin each of wch. ended in a small knobb or purle and
between each of these was orderly placed another small knob which
made 12 in all. he was thanked for his Present, & it was deli
uered to mr Hunt for the Repository -

mr. Bemde produced some of the sand he had mentioned the
Last Day taken vp in the Danubius, which was some of tht
out of wch. the people separated the golden Dust by washing
as was mentiond. some of it was deliuerd to mr. Hunt
for the Repository -

The same also presented a black stony substance intermixd
wth. a curious green which he had taken vp in vesuuius.
It had the appearance of a black and green glasse; and there
vpon it was tryed wth. a sodering pipe and cole and the flam
of a candle cast on it wth. a sodering pipe to see whether it
would melt, but vpon tryall it was found not to melt but
to be a reall stone - He was thankd for these presents
& the things were Deliuerd to mr. Hunt to be kept in the Reposiy:

mr. Collins presented the Society from mr martindale a small
exercise Proposition or discourse of compound Interest or Annuitys
conteind in 3 Leaues of Paper in quarto. to be printed if they saw
fit wth some other papers.

mr Ent produced a root of Barly out of wch. grew 30 stalks on
each of which was a ear of Barly.

Sir Iohn Hoskins produced some of the powder taken out of Dulwich
well water -

Perused.

Ref: CELL/RS/HF_268  © Centre for Editing Lives and Letters