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as in the Bezoar or Onyx, one within another. This Stone 
is found in feveral parts in Afia and Europe. Harder than 
the Onyx, or the Agate 3 and is therefore figur'd with 
Emery. Hereof anciently Cups were made, and thofe Dijhes 
calfd Vafa Myrrhina. See Worm. 
The JASPIS. Anopacous Gem^ always, faith Laet, W^ } m Lib,de 
with fome kind of earthy nefs. But I take this to be only 
the property of the Lapis Nephriticus. 'Tis found of molt 
colours 5 or which here is fome variety. 
A GREEN JASPIS, ftained with White Spots. 
A Flelh-colourd JASPIS, with Blackifh StrU. 
ANOTHER, ftained with Purple and Blew Spots mixed 
together. 
A FOURTH, ftained with white and red Spots. 
A FIFTH, Variegated with White, Carnation,Red, dark 
Green, and bright Green Veins and Spots. Very like to 
thofe, which Boetius faith are plentifully found in Bohemia. 
A GEOMETRICK JASPER. It feemeth at leaft of 
affinity with the Lapis Saywuinalis defcribed in Boetius. (b) W LU>-2. 
• -i r r t • s* -r ■ / \ — , v / c 184, miA 
But is certainly one lort or Lapis Crucijornm. (c) This Monardes. 
here is polifh'd into a plain Oval Figure, or flat on both ( ^J ee m ^ 
fides. About an inch and k long, and * thick. In the centre Metail 
or middle part of both fides ftands a Rhumb or Diamond- 
fquare part, of a blackifh Green. From the four Angles 
whereof are produced as many Lines of the fame colour 5 
and from each of thefe, two more, at acute Angles 5 the 
extreme parts whereof compofe four more green Parts, as 
it were half Rhumbs : all joyn d together with a circle near 
the Rim of the Stone. Amongft thefe., fome yellow and 
red Spots are fprinkled up and down. 
A Bag of a courfe fort of JASPER Stones, knockt off 
from thofe in Wilts-jhire near Maryborough , called The 
Grey-Weathers. Given by John Aubrey Efq;. So hard, that 
no Tool will touch them. Generally of a light Grey,fome 
almoft white, many of a dirty red. 
Another, of a blewifh Grey. Taken from a like fhelf of 
Stones at Stone-heng. Tis hard enough to fcratch Glafs. 
Another like a green Pebble, found in one of the Streets 
of this City. Where alfo, faith the fore-mentioned Perfon, 
many more are met with, and that they are a fort of jfafper, 
brought, as Ballaft, from the Eaft^Indies. 
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