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Ih A Letter of Dr John Waliis, D. D. Profefor of 
Geometry in the VMverfity of Oxford, and Bei- 
low of the E^oyal Society in London 3 To Dr 
Hans Slomc.Secretary to the faiJ Royal Society 5 
Relating to that Ifthmus, or Neck of Land^ 
which is fuppfeci to have joined England and 
France in jormer Iime%^ where now is the Paf< 
fage between Dover and Calais. 
Ox ford J Sept. 20. 170 1. 
S I R, 
IN your late Tranfadions, No. 27 f. (tor the Month of 
of July, 1701.) I find you have thought fit to reprint a 
fmall Difcourfe (formerly publifhed, but alniofl: forgotten) 
with the Title ot Chartham News, relating to the Ifihmus^ or 
Neckof Land^ which is fupppfed to have joyned England 
and France (in iormer times where now is the narrovv pafs 
between Dover and Cdak. 
The Author of this Difcourfe^ I guefs to have been Mr 
William Somner of Canterbury^ a Learned Antiquary 3 to 
whom we owe the Saxon DH^^ionary^ •m^SaxonGrammaire^ 
both Printed at Ox/5?ri^ in the. year 1659. His Glajfariumin 
Decern Scr ip or es thfli}r is Anglic ^'^^vhh^.Qd in the year 16 ^^2^ 
And a former Treatife of Ihe Anhqulties of Canterbury^ 
publifbed in the year 1640 ^ Whether or no any other 
Pieces, 1 am not certain, it, in this my Conjednre, con- 
cerning the Author:, I have miftaken .-^ I am willing to be 
Reftilkd, by any who can aflure us cf ihe true Author. 
O o o o o o 
Thi? 
