V. dn Account of the Hot Sprines near Rykum in Iceland : 
Ina Letter to Dr BLACK from FoHN THOMAS STANLEY, Efgs 
M.P. F.S.A.A. Lonpb. and F.R.S. EpIN. 
[Read Nov. 7. 17910] 
Dear SiR, Alderley, Auguft 15. 1791. 
Have been prevented hitherto, by various occupations, from 
acquitting myfelf of a promife you received from me, 
(Iam afhamed to think how long a time fince), that I would 
fend you an account of the hot fprings in Iceland, from whence 
the water was brought which you have lately analyfed. I have 
trufted you would excufe a delay not altogether voluntary. It 
will be now my endeavour to gratify your curiofity as far as I 
am able; and to acquaint you with every particular, as well 
concerning the fprings as the country near them, which I think. 
you may find in the leaft interefting. 
We faw many fprings in the courfe of our journey befides 
thofe I am going to defcribe ; nor indeed are they confined to 
the part of the ifland we vifited, but break out in every divifion 
of it. For a general account of the moft remarkable, I refer 
you to a letter, written by Dr Van Trot, (the prefent Arch- 
bifhop of Upfal), to Profeflor BErncman, publifhed with fome 
others concerning Iceland in the year 1777. : 
Tue defcriptions given by this author are fo accurate, that 
_ it will not be in my power to give you much new information. 
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