5l8 CORRESPONDANCE. 1684. 



N= 2354- 



Chr. Cock à Christiaan Huygens. 



17 juin 1684. 



Appendice au No. 2352. 



La lettre se trouve à Leideii., coll. Huygens. 



,, .; j;;; London June ye iyù\ 



Worthy Sir. 



ï haue fent you twenty four peecesofGlass according to )^oiir direftions and 

 they weighed ad firfl: before I eut thein fîfty Eight pound: at fourc fhillings a 

 pound which cornes to: 1 1 "ffi — 1 2s — ood another peece of glass which is whiter 

 tHéri the rèft that eofl: me 10s., And for wateridge and for a box to put them in 

 and for porteridge cornes to los. more wich in ail cornes to 1 2 ÎH. 1 2S. 00 wich I 

 Receiued of the Marchant, the white peece of glass that I fent you, I fent it for 

 your experiehce'tb try whether you approve of it and I doe thinke it the befl: that 

 euer was nïadé in the world, if it will continue in froft or in wett weather, for my 

 tyrhe and troublé and labour I haue not a farthing this is what I am out of poc- 

 kett. and I expeft 10 guinneyes from the Marchant who paid me the other by 

 your order or elfe I haue not fattisfaétion I would not afke the marchant any 

 thing then becaufe I would haue you to fee them firfl:. I had foe much trouble in 

 cutting them round that my hands weir foe fore that I was not able to doe any 

 thing and I would not doe foe much againe. not for 10 guineys foe I Remayne 



Your humble ferv. 

 Christop. Cock. 



pray Sr. if you pleafe let me hère from you. 

 Thefe for Monsr. Huggens. 



