tians, were ittVked to look upon an Ox-, that had for two of 
three days almoft continually held his Neck ftreight up^ and 
ivas dead of a Difeafe^ the Owner could not conjefture at 5 
whereupon, the parts belonging to the Neck and Throat, 
being open dj they found, to their wonderj the Afpera Ar^ 
terra in its very Trunk all ftuffd with Grafs, as if it had been 
thruft there by main force: which gives a juft caufeof 
marvelling and inquiring, both how fuch a quantity of 
Grafs (bould get in there 5 andhow^ being thcre^ fuch au 
Animal could live with it fo long. 
Of a place in England, where ^ without purifying 
Watery Wood is turned into Stone. 
The fame Searcher of Nature, that was alledged in the 
immediately precedent Obfervations^ did impart alfo the 
following, in another Letter from Oxford^vihtx^ he faith : 
I was a while lince vifitcd by a Gentleman, who tells mej 
That he met with a PJaee in thefeparts of England^ whereg 
though there be no petrefying Springf for that I particularly 
asked) Wood is turned into Stone in ih^ Sandy Earth it fel^ 
after a better nianner then by any Water I have yet feen i: 
For I had the Guriofity to go to look upon pieces of Wood^ 
he brought thence, and hope for the opportunity of making 
fome tryalsto examine the matter a littlefurthers. then I 
have yet been able to do. ihusfar that Letter: 
Since which time. He was pleafed to give this further In^ 
formation of the fame matter, with a Afant)ffa o( (otne o-^ 
ther Particulars, belonging to this Subjeft, in thefe 
Words. . ^ 
I was lately making fome Tryals with the pcnil^eti 
Wood I told you off, which I finde to be a very odde fiibi- 
ftance, wondtrfully hard and fixed. If I had opportunity 
to Re- print the Wfiory af Flmdtij and Fhrnnefs^ I coula 
adde divers things about Stofics^ ihat perhaps would not be 
diflikedo and I hope, if God vouchfafc me a little leifure, 
to 
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