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diftsba^- ab Orbe noftro annuo, quam femidiametro folari 
(five ?\adio Lunaris Orbitse, uti exiftimo) idque Novemb.. 
11^. 6\ P .M. Quo tempore, fi Terrse quoad Longitu- 
dinem conjundus fij^flet, parallaxis fane Lunari sequalis in 
Cometae mocu obfervstri potuiffet, Hsec Aftronomis^ difta 
funto. Quae vero ab hujufmodi allapfu, vel contadb vel 
denique collifione Corporum coeleftium (qu^e quidem omni- 
no non impoflibilis eft) confequi debeant, rerum Phyfica» 
rum ftudiofis difcutienda relinquo; 
V. ^ari of two Litters from the Q^eVerendDr Rich* 
WroCj Warden of Manchefter CoUedge^ to Dr Hans 
Sloane^ 5. ^ concerning Horn4ike Excref^ 
cences growing on the Fingers^ 3cc. 
ManchejieTj Aug. 26, 1704. 
Sir, 
THere lives at Bolton ( 8 miles from this Town ) one 
Hathmkl Hnlme^ aged about 17, who had the 
Small Pox about 8 years of age : Soon after which he had 
a great Itch, almoft to the degree of a Lcprofie, with: 
which his Finger nails and Thumb-nails began to grow 
thicky and by degrees hardned into Horns • which grew 
in 7 or 8 months 10 the length of an Inch; '^tid foriie al- 
moft 2 Inches, and fome much longer; It began in the 
Fore-finger of his Left Hand, and fo f^oall the reft of that 
Hand, which had us many Horns as Fingers, and Thumb.. 
All vvhich Horns about the end of 12 montiis fell oif by 
dvfrce4 '{ that which grew firft falling off firft, without 
any pain, uniefs when cut off, as they were at firft, there 
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