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Iuly the 8th. 1680

Mr. Henshaw the VicePt. tooke the chair

Vpon Discoursing about the small microscope glasses Lately made by Mr
Mellin, Mr. Henshaw Related that he had Lately newly obserued another
sort of small animalls generated in the water in which sliced Gin
ger had been steeped ^ /being much the same wth. those of pepper water of the Larger sise/ in which he could plainly perceiue a Distinct
ion of the inner parts of their body which he observed much the
same in Diuers of them. And he was of opinion that these and
seuerall other small animalls were spontaneously generated
wthout any preuious seminall principles.

Mr. Hooke Related that vpon Long keeping of the pepper water
and Renewing the water seuerall times as it had Euapora
ted & Dryed away he had obserued a sort of exceeding
small animall swimming in it which were perfectly shaped
like fishes. /such/ as a minoes or the like in which he could plainly see
the head & belly or bowells more opaque and the taile or smaller
part transparent very perfectly

Vpon A discourse of the poysenous nature of some trees and particu
=larly of the yeutree for horses ^ /&c./ Mr Haughton notwthstanding affirmed
that he had Diuerse times eat the berrys of it wthout harme.

Mr. Henshaw Related that there was a french man now in
England who Contradicts the obseruations of Mor Tauernier in
many particulars.

Mr Hooke gaue an account to the Society of a Letter he had Receiued
from Mor Iustell in France, wherein were these /particulars/ remarkable . .
. . . . . . 1 that they had wth them ^/at Paris/ a man who pretends to haue
the phosphoros in much greater perfection then any yet, which
being put into a glasse well stopd will inlighten a whole Room &
that a friend of his who saw it says it outdoes tht of Kunkell.

2 of a treatise of one that has been long of the mint of Paris
about the Essaying of metalls. who hath also a pair of scales that
will turn wth. the 2500th part of a grain. 3 of the Discouery of an
earth & minerall neer Dresden ^/red of colour/ that smells of Violets which is found
to haue considerable effects in physick. 4. that Mr. Baldwin who for
merly communicated wth. Mr Oldenburg was Desirous still to correspond wth
the Society & to comunicate his secrets. that he had a new way of
printing wth. an instrument that Costs very Little vizt 15 livers:
5ly that Mor. Chardin was Returnd from India and brought wth him a book

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