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Frmcifcns Linus s Dyals at Leige^ the Original of thofe 
formerly in om Privy Garden^ are ftiamefully gone to decay, 
none remaining of ufe, but that which diftinguifhes the 
hours by feeling, and the Globe which (hews it in all other 
parts of the World. Here is but one in the Society that 
underftands any thing of this matter, and he is endeavour- 
ing to make a Weather '■ Dyal, that (hall have a flux and 
reflux like the Sea, but it is yet brought to no perfeftion. 
At-N^wr are no Curiofities, but Military, except only 
the Cachot cut in the Rock ot the Caftle, with Apartments 
for 600 Men, and all Rooms of ufe, as Kitchens, &c. this 
was done by the order of Marefchal Bonjflers to defend rhe 
Garrifon from the Bombs, and was the labour oi four years. 
I forgot thatatLeige is Six John Mandevil'sTomh^ whofe 
Epitaph is alfo at St Albans with us, which may be hard to 
bereconcird; 
Since my coming to Bruxelles^ I have feen a young Frkjland Boy 
ef about 5 years old, round the Pupil of whofe Eye they pretend is 
naturally engraven Dem Meus^ and the fame in Hebrew. This is 
lookt upon as a prodigious Miracle in thefe parts ^ but upon nice 
furveying it, 1 could perceive it was only the/r/x of the Eye, not 
circularly joyn'd, but lalh'd out into Fimbria^ which here and 
there might be thought to form fome imaginary Letters-, as begin- 
ning at the Lacrymdi corner of the left Eye, there is fomething Uke 
V, but not s^footftep for the ftrongeft fancy to work out any 
more, nor any Letter of Hebrew'm the right Eye, as they pretended. 
• I don't doubt, but as the Boy grows up, the others may conjoyn a- 
gain : But it was like to have been of danger to me to have dlfco- 
vered this matter in thefe fuperftirious Countreys for acquainting 
a Gentleman in Englijh of this Cheat, one of the Mob happened to 
underftand it, and I was forced to make the beft of my way. 
In another Letter from the Hague ^ dated June 16. 1699. The 
fame Perfon writes that at this place there are very few natural 
Curiofities 5 but a piece of Art, that of its fbrt I believe never was 
parallelled, which is perform'd by one Elizabeth Fyberg^ who cuts 
in Paper not only Towns, as Loo and Uounflerdyke^ but Faces to an 
extream likenefs ^ She has done King and Q. Mary better 
than any Limner I ever faw, and refufes 1000 Gilders for the 
pieces, it is fo curious that I could not believe the Queen's Drapery 
not to be Point, till I bad molt exquifitely enquir'd into it. 
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