Vol. III. MifcellamaCuriofa. 2jj 



^ Letter from F. A. Ef^; R. 

 5- 6^. to the Tubltjher^ /with 

 a Taper of Mr, S. Flowers^ con^ 

 taining the Exa^ draughts of 

 fever al %nkno'wn CharaBers^ ta^ 

 hen from the J^uins at Perfe* 

 polis. 



SIR, 



I Here fend you fome Fragments of Papers 

 put into my Hands by a very good Friend, 

 relating to antique and obfcure Infcriptions, 

 which were retrieved after the Death of Mr. 

 Flower^ Agent in P^rfa for our Eafl-Jndia 

 Company \ who, while he was a Merchant 

 at AUffo^ had taken up a Refolution to pro- 

 cure fome Draught or Reprefentation of 

 the admired Ruins at Chilmenar^ purfuant 

 to the third Enquiry for Perfia, mentioned 

 in the Pbilofophical TranfaEtions^ pag. 420* 

 viz.. Whether ther^ being already good Defcrif* 

 tions in Words $f the Excellent Pictures 

 and Bafle Relieves that are about Perfepolis 

 at Chiimenar, yet none very particular^ fome 

 may not be found fujficiently Skilled in thofe 

 farts J that might be engaged to make a Draught 

 i^f the Place, and the Stories there Pi£luf d 



^nd C^arv^d^ This Defire of the Royal So- 



ciety^ 



