Tlje Natural Hijlory 



Perfons had to furmount ; " They 

 " found, together with theft, certain 

 " Bodies that bore the fliape and refem- 

 " blance of CockleSjMufcles, and other 

 ** Shells, which yet were not rea/Iy fuch\ 



but confifted intirely, fbme of them, 



of Sand-ftone : others of Flint, and 

 ** others of Spar : or fbme other kind 



of Mineral Matter. " 



Nay, they met with fbme, *' That 

 *' were in all appearance Shells : that 



were of the fame bignefs, figure, and 

 " texture, with the common Echini^ 

 " Scallops, and Perewinkles ; but had 

 " notwithftanding Flint, Native- Vi- 

 ** triol, Spar, Iron-Ore, or other Me- 

 " tallick or Mineral Matter, either ad- 

 *' hering firmly in lumps to the out- 

 ** fides of them, or infinuated into their 

 *' fiibftance, into their pores, and in- 

 " ner parts, fb as to difguife them very 



much,and give them a face and mien 

 '* extremely unlike to that of thofe 

 *' Shells which are at this day found at 

 "Sea." 



They obferved alfo, that "amongft 

 " the Shells, that were fair, unaltered, 

 " and free from fuch Mineral Infinua- 



tions, there \vere fbme which could 

 *' not be match'd by any fbecies of 



I' Shell- 



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