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an inch over, and furrow'd 5 the Back fomewhat edged. 
'Tis found in Germany \ Moravia, Silefia, and other Parts." 
(a) Boet. de A Scruple (a) hereof in powder , is an excellent 
LapkL & Sudorific ^ Sprit of Nitre droped hereon, diffolveth it with 
an Effervefcence. 
The FISHES EYE. Ophthalmites. A parcel of them 
given by Sir Philip Skippon. Tis a kind of Pifolythus. 
But by fome of them, the Humors of the Eye, with the 
Tjmica Vvea, and therein the Iris, are not ill reprefented : 
for which reafon I have plac'd them here. 
SOME other Varieties, from the fame Hand. 
The HERMAPHRODITE. Commonly called Hyfte- 
0) Lib. 37. rolithos. By Pliny, (b) Diphyes, more properly ; as repre- 
c. 10. fenting, in fome fort, the Pudenda of both Sexes. Well 
defcribed by Wormius. 'Tis a black Stone,not much broader 
than Half a Crown 5 very hard, and diffoluble with no Acid. 
Accounted an Amulet againft Hyfterical Fits. 
Another of the fame fhape, but leffer. 
A foft BUTTON-STONE. Echinites albus. Given by 
Sig r Boccone. Of thefe Stones there is fome variety, with 
feveral Names, but confounded by Authors. They all 
agree, in having fome likenefs to the (hell of the Button- 
Fijh. This refembles that moil with all fmall prickles. 
Of a white colour. Not very hard, and difloluble, with 
Acids. See an excellent Figure hereof in Calceolariuss 
Mufaum. 
Another of the fame Species and colour. 
THUNDER-STONE or hard Button-Stone. Brontias. 
So called, for that people think they fall fometimes with 
Thunder. Yet different from the Cerauniat. This is 
fhaped like a little round Cake. Very hard and indiffolu- 
ble with Acids 5 being a kind of yellowifh and opacous 
Pebble. 
Another, a lelfer one of the fame Species. O 
A THIRD, alfo very hard ( as all of them are ) but Se- 
miperfpicuous. m . r n* 
A FOURTH, which is a whitifli FLINT, ftained with 
blewfpecks. ... j ^ ioao 
A FIFTH, a fmall one, and having a little flinty Stone 
( C ) De figur. growing to the middle of it on both fides. This parucu- 
(^fibid 3 ' l ar ty re f emD hng Gefners Ombrias. (c) Or the Stone fent 
c. 12. ' him by the Name of Lapis Hyania. (d) A 
