1 8o Mr. Ray /(9 Dr. Robinfon. 



dy fomewhat like brown Sugar, and tailing fweetj 

 but withal of a woody Reliih, immeifcd in a Bo- 

 dy of the Colour and Confiftency and T-afte too 

 of Molojjcs. Upon Curing., I do not doubt we fhall 

 have, a- ter the MoJoJfes are feparated, a perfe£t Sugary 

 but in very fmall Quantity, not above an Ounce from 

 a Gallon of Liquor. Pofiibly, nay likely, afterwards, 

 when the Liquor begins to run thick near its ceafing, 

 it will yield a greater Proportion of Sugar. When 

 he hath cured it* I will give yau a farther Account 

 or it. I 



Black No tie , April x. —8$. 



Mr. Ray to Dr. Robinfon. 



"|"*\R. Lifter's Opinion,(from whom I had all I know 

 jl^JP of the Rudde) and yours, who have throughly 

 examined and compared Figures and Defcriptions, 

 concurring, do fully fatisfy and convince me, that the 

 Rudde is the Rotcle of Baltner^ and not the Orphus^ or 

 Ner fling. I alfo perceive, that the Fifli defcribed by 

 us for the Orphus^ is no other than the Rudde ^ or Rot- 

 £kj which I fuppofe was fome where in Germany r , 

 brought us by the Name of Nerfiing^ and under that 

 Name defcribed, which occafioned all this Miflake 

 and Confufion. If I had Mr. IVillughbfs Notes, I 

 doubt not but I could find out a more exa£t Defcri- 

 ption of the Orphus than will be met with in Au* 

 thors ; for that Fi$i I am fure was more than once 

 defcribed by us. But it is almoft impoffible to pro- 

 cure a Sight of them 3 and therefore we muft be 

 content with fuch a Defcription of the Orphus as we 

 find in Gefner. I did dcfcribc moft of the Animals 



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