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to the Porcupine Man, who fome Years 

 ago (hewed himfelf to the Royal Society, 

 and afterwards to the Public in general : 

 He has a Son of the fame wonderful Ap- 

 pearance. 



T. HoLLis, Arm''. Bono Dedit, 



We now come to fome Articles given 

 by T*. Hollis^ Efq-, particularly Thread, 

 Corn, Hinges, and other Matters, brought 

 from the Ruins of Herculaneum. 



More Brafs Axes, Heads of Spears, 

 Wedges, ^c. for an Account of which 

 the Reader is referred to Page 48. and 

 fome Keys, Bracelets, ^c. 



Here we find fome Articles of which 

 ' the original Ufe is not yet with any De- 

 gree of Precifion known by the Learned 

 pf the prefent Age. 



When we attentively view the Matrices 

 -wherewith the Romans ftamped their 

 earthen Ware, Tiles, ^c. (of which there 

 are fome Specimens here preferved) it feems 

 a Matter of great Surprize that human 



Invention 



