56 MEMOIR OF 



Buchanan were never printed. Ther is a satyre 

 against the Cardinall of Lorain, of ane 153 

 Heroick Verses, and some others, which, if Mr 

 Mosman's designe holds of printing all his works 

 in a fyne letter and great paper, will make ane 

 addition to this edition, all befor it wanted. What 

 may be worthy your knowledge I may heare of, 

 shall be transmitted to yow by, your assured 

 friend and humble servant, 



R. SIBBALD. 



Edin. 31st August, 1700, 



SIR, I am very much oblidged to yow for 

 your many favours. I haue been much taken up 

 of late with business, and oftene out of town, so 

 I could not writt to yow till now. I thank yow 

 for the use of your copie of the description of 

 Orknay, which I have read and delivered back to 

 Mr Paterson, to be sent to yow. Ther is very 

 litle materiall added to the 2d edition, except 

 that paper relating to the Sinclares. I ame 

 reading Sir James Turner's Animadversions upon 

 Buchanan, and shall take care of them. I am 

 very glad to see your proficiencie in the studie of 

 Natural History and good learning, and shall be 

 glad to my power to doe what I can for your 

 incouradgement. That in the substance like 

 Corall, in N. I. is indead Coralloides, a concre- 

 tion I have seen long since brought from Canty re 



