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Lordship could point out any method by which I might deserve 

 your friendship and put me in such a situation as might encourage 

 me to hope for a collection of the Naturalia of Drontheim, I meen 

 those only which relate to the animal kingdom. I shall take the 

 liberty of naming: The head of an old Eik with both its horns 

 on, any uncommon birds, a collection of the shells of the Norve- 

 gian sea, especially the Echini, and Lepades, any curious marine 

 insects particularly the crabs ; the onisci etc. also the marine vermes. 



I shall not presume to ask for any fish; I flatter myself that 

 your Lordship will continue to favor the world with the accurate 

 and beatifull icons of them like those I see in your excellent work. 

 It will give the learned world great satisfaction to see faithfull 

 figures of the cetaceous fish, which seldom frequent our shores; 

 but are said to abound on yours. It would be a great addition to 

 natural history and what is muen wanted. I should also be verjr 

 glad to hear some account of the Spekk huggeren a fish we 

 here are quite ignorant of. 



I have tho' one request to make; which is to favor me with 

 a piece of the jaw of the squalus maximus with the teeth; and 

 also with those of the orca. 



I fear I have tired your patience. I have only to beg that 

 your Lordship will command my Services in this country. If so 

 poor a gift as the British Zoology in 3 octvo volumes compre- 

 hending a history of our Ouadrupeds, Birds Fish and Reptiles would 

 merit your acceptance, I would forward it to you next spring, 

 but if you can point out any other mean by which I can do you 

 pleasure, you will confer a singular favor on, my Lord, your most 

 obedt. humble servant. Thv. Pennant. 



708. 1768 3. Dec. fra Oeder, Kjøbenhavn. (VS.) 

 Højædle etc. Herr Biskop, Højstær. Ven og Velynder! Jeg 

 har været fraværende den seenere deel af Sommeren paa en Reise 

 til Bronsvig, og da har min Tiener, til min store Fortrydelse, for- 

 sømt Leiligheden at befordre til Trdhj. saavel de begiærte asparges 

 Planter, som Exemplarerne af floræ danicæ nye eller 7de fascicul, 

 og beder jeg ydmygst ikke at legge mig denne forseelse til Last. 



