Hooke Folio
firstlastpreviousnextimagebothHome

426

and Designed further to try on that subiect. that soe that businesse
might be brought to a conclusion - and another subiect of In
quiry be pitched vpon -

Mr. Haughton gaue some further account of his Enquirys -
about wire Drawing and promised to Draw them all vp
together & bring them in to be registred.

Dr. Crone gaue an account related that he had seen the
wiredrawing at Es har and said that the motion thereof through
the hole was ^/most/ exceeding swift.

The Expts. appointed to be tryd on Tuesday next, were mixtures
of tin, Lead, copper, & Regulus martis wth. Brasse.

Mr. Lane Propounded Mr. Nelson a Candidate of this society

Dr. Gale Presented two papers from Mr. Iohn Evelyn to this
society, the one a Letter of Mr. Wylson ^/to the earl of Lycester/ dated Aug. 12. 1568.
Giuing some account of a Vnicorns horne and a peculiar
purging china Root calld mackuaquam. I suppoe tis mechoacan
The other an account of the Bezoar Stone in Portugese
there being not time enough to read them they were refer
red to the next meeting as were also, the Letters & Discour
sed not Read the Last Day.

[In margin]Notes of the Iournall
of March 25 1680
Entred.