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Mr. Skippen to Mr. Willughby. • 



S I jRj Meffinct) June f, S. F. 1664. 



SINCE we left you and Mr. Bacon at Naples^ we 

 have feen Mejjina and Malta : At Mejjina we vi- 

 lited Dr. Pet f us Corvinus^ Nephew to DwPeirus Ca- 

 ftelluS) who left the MS. # about Injects^ the Nephew 

 fhewed it to us, and told us he wifh'd it printed, but 

 confefs'd hirrifclf not in a Capacity j and be fides, de- 

 clared his Reibiution not to part with the Original, 

 yet offer'd free liberty to any one that would fpend 

 his tim.e in tranfcribing itj which we thought would 

 be too great a Labour, the MS. confifting of two 

 large 4 to 's. Then we asked him if he would venture 

 it into a Foreign Countrey on good Security, which 

 he feemed to iilten co> b,ut fear he- will let too great 

 a Sum that muft be engaged for the fafe return of the 

 Original into his Hands. You may give what Infor- 

 mation you pleafe to thofe at London , and if they 

 think it worth their Charge, they may have converfe 

 with the Dr. by the means of fome EngUJJo Merchants 

 in Mejjina^ who do all underitand that Affair > their 

 Names are, Mr. Nich. Mead 3 Mr. Jonathan Parker r 

 Mr. Lawrence Trcllc^ and Mr. Martin IViikinfwi. The 

 enclofed Paper difcovcrs the Defign of the MS. and 

 very probably the Contents anfwer their Titles the 

 fhoit view we had of it gave us latisfa£tion enough 

 that it deferves the publishing. It is fairly Written, 

 and the Infects painted by Cafiellus's own Hand. 



P. Something to thisPurpofe I have .mentioned 

 to Mr. Horjmll % leli this ihould mifcarry, 



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