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creafes its Beauty : its Colour it receives 1 

 from Gold and Tin. In the larger Spe- 

 cimens it is often fpotted, or otherwife 

 blerRifhed, which greatly reduces its Va- 

 lue. It bears fo good a Polifh in its na- 

 tural State, that it is often worn as it is 

 found. Its Colour is from the deepeft : 

 .to the paleft red, but always tinged, 

 more or lefs, with purple. This Stone is 

 only found genuine in the Eajl Indies^ and 

 is always (before it is poHfhed) of a Peb- 

 .ble4ike Form : When in a perfed State, ', 

 it is of great Beauty and Value, inferior 

 to none but the Diamond. 



.The Di^jnond is colourlefs, the hardeft 

 and mofl: valuable of all precious Stones : 

 It is brought from the E^Jl Indies^ and* 

 feme from Brazil^ but not fo fine. 



In the Table we are now treating of, 

 are to be feen a great Variety of Pearls, 

 particularly one of a purple Colour, and i 

 another in the Form of a Bunch of ' 

 Grapes both which are very rare and 

 .valuable Specimens. 



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