THE MEDAL FROM LOUVAIN 81 
fessor of Philosophy, Canon of Liége, Prebendary of St. 
Peter's at Louvain, President of the College of Cranen- 
donck,' etc. etc., with written accompaniment and urgent 
request that the appearant should be pleased to take upon 
himself the charge of delivering the foresaid letter, medal, 
box, and bag, to the said Mr. Leeuwenhoek, on behalf of 
Mr. Cink and the other Professors of Medicine and 
Philosophy at Louvain, as an honourable gift and recogni- 
tion of their appreciation of his (Mr. Leeuwenhoek’s) 
never yet properly appreciated and celebrated discoveries 
in Natural Philosophy: which foresaid letter, medal, box, 
and bag, according to the charge aforementioned, on 
receipt thereof from the appearant, hath been handed 
over to Mr. Leeuwenhoek. 
Appeared likewise before us, notary and witnesses, the 
oft-mentioned Mr. Anthony Leeuwenhoek, who declared 
that he had received each several article, furthermore 
thanking Mr. van Loon. 
This document was signed by van Loon, Leeuwenhoek, 
the two witnesses, and the notary. The silver medal itself 
can still be seen in the Municipal Museum at Delft, and has 
been depicted by van Loon’* and by Haaxman.’ The former, 
in his description of it, mentions that he himself handed it 
over to Leeuwenhoek in person “in a ceremonious manner.” 
Leeuwenhoek’s own acknowledgement of this honour is 
contained in a letter * which he addressed on 12 June 1716 to 
* One of the 43 colleges at Louvain: cf. Ray (1673), p. 13. 
2 G. van Loon (1731), Vol. IV, p. 223. 
* Haaxman (1875), p.116. The reproduction is not good, and the Latin 
motto contains a misprint. 
* Send-brief XXV. Printed in Brieven (1718), Vol. IV, p.220: and in 
Latin in Op. Omn. (Epist. Physiol.), Vol. IV, p.219. [The Latin version 
of the passage here quoted is not a good translation of the original.] A 
previous communication with Cinck (through van Loon) is to be found in 
Send-brief IX, 24 Oct. 17138. 
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