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Of a Hog near thirteen hands high, at Ufper-t^dmerton : Of a 
Cow, at Newmgton^ which whilft a Calf, before fLe was eleveo 
nionthsold, produced another- which Animals carrying their 
burthen ufually no lefs than 9 months, we mufi: either admit^thac 
this Cow took Bull at ten or eleven weeks old, or that the Cow 
her fejf was at firfl brought forth pregnane of another^ Of 
Deer in Cornbury fdrk^sshich being for a while (in partatleaft) 
turned into a Cony-warren , the Deer upon it had all dwarf 
heads, the moil of them irregular, though the Deer themfelves 
were well grown ; but as foonas the Warren was deflroyed by 
the prefent proprictor^rheDeer came again to have as/^/> bran- 
ched heads as any Deer whatever in the adjoyning Forreft : Of 
a Woman of fixty years old , brought to bed of a Son, both 
now livingjat Shetford ; and of another of 63 years old, then 
with Child, when the Author wrote : Ofa Woman of 56 years 
of Age,married,wanting half an inch of a yard in height ; born 
at Milcomb : Of fome perfons, whereof three are in the hun- 
dred yearof their age5 one,died at the age of 103; another, 
of the age of If 2 ; a third, of the ageof i i4years: See p. 19 
andp.2i2. 
Of the things of Art , I fliall here take no ice, i.of Sr. 
Chrijlofher contrivance of di Weather clocks in order to 
compofe a Hfftory of Seafons ; with obf°rvations which are 
the nioft healthful or contagious to Men or Beafts ; which, the 
harbingers of Blights, Mildews^ Smut, or any other accidents 
attending Men, Cattle, or Grain ; fo that at length being inftru- 
fted in the Caufes of thefe Evils, we may the eafier prevent or 
find remedies for them, 2. Of a Clock lately contrived by Mr, 
Joh» Jones , which moves by the Air , equally expreft out of 
Bellows : 3. Of Gunpowder invented by Fryer Bdcon^ and of 
the Telefcope known CO the fame: 4. Of an Inftrumeatof Sir 
Chr,Wref9s^ which meafures the quantity of Rain that falls, 
which as foon as *cisful), empties it felf; whereby at the years 
end ic is eafie to compute how much has fallen upon fuch a 
quantity of ground for all that time 5 in order to difcover the 
Theory of Springs, ExhaIations,&c. $ .Of the Arcs and Ways, 
by which the feveral forts of Soyls are tilled in Oxford/hire. 
6,0f the Manufaflure offheStone- or C(?tf^i?-wares,as Bottles^ 
]uggs,&c. as alfoof the difcovcr'd Myftery of the Hefpan 
Waref, whereby Veffels are made Co retain all forts of penetra- 
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