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122. covering two of them up with the mould, and 

 TEXTHREDO leaving the other four uncovered ; fome of 

 them being upon the bottom of the tin box ; 

 fbme upon a turnep-lcaf, alfo purpofely put in 

 the box. 



Friday the i6th.~The whole had difap- 

 pcared. 



Saturday the 171!*. Moving the turnep-leaf, 

 found one under it, alive, but naked. 



This morning, to fatisfy myfelf as to the 

 ftate of the other five, as well as to endeavour 

 to procure a chr-yfalis, I fearched among the 

 mould with the point of a large needle; and 

 turning up one, which ftuck pretty hard to the 

 bottom of the box, found it crufled with 

 mould on every fide, except that which was 

 next to the box ; on which there was a hole 

 large enough to fee the animal perfectly alive. 



Being willing to collect all the authentic in- 

 formation I could refpedling this interefting 

 fubjedt, I went down this day to Beck-Hithe, 

 to enquire of the fifhermen, there, whether they 

 had feen the flies arrive in cloud-like flights, as 

 had been reported they did. 



Old Hardingham, and his partner, declared 

 to me, and old Gregory had before declared 

 ;q Mr. Robert Bartram, who went down with 



