Part III. Of Stones Irregular. 519 
ANOTHER, from the fame Hand, more gritty, harder, 
and o( a brown colour. 
A Stone like a pure white Pebble, to which another lelTer 
of the iwm colour, by mediation of a clean Red, and alfo 
ftony Cement, is affixed. Hard , yet diffoluble with 
Acids. 
A little Red Oval Stone, on one fide obliquely furrowed 5 
on the other, pounced, and ftained with a ftony Blot. This 
alfo is hard, yet ealily cliiTolved with Spirit of Nitre. 
A piece of Soft ALABASTER. Alabaftrites. Tis 
white and crumbly, an infinite congeries of Chryftalline 
or Ihining Grains, no bigger than fine fands. It grows in 
Warwicl<zjhire. And is like to that which comes from Hol- 
land. Given by Sir John Hoskins. 
Another piece, from Shepfton near the Seafide. 
Another piece of a YELLOW colour, almoft like to 
that of expreffed Oil of Mace. It hath fome of a blewifh 
Clay upon it 3 but might rather cafually fall into fuch a 
Bed, than be bred therein. 
A FOURTH, of VARIOUS colours, in fpots,/?. White, 
Yellow , Red , Leaden , Brown , and Black, mixed toge- 
ther. 
A FIFTH (in a Frame) confifting of Afh-colour, Black, 
and Tawny, mixed in Spots and Veins. 
'Tis found alfo in Caramania, India, and other places. It 
hath been more ufed than now for the preferving of fome 
more precious Oyntments. But why, rather than Glafs or 
Glafed Veffels, I know not, unlefs for fhew. A Scruple 
hereof given in Milk.-, is affirmed by Boetim (a) to be a ^ De Gf IT1 
certain Cure of a Dyfentery. Yet I would have no man to c , \ 
trull: to this, who may have other Remedies. 
BASTARD- ALABASTER, fpoted. Gypfum variegatum. 
Here are Examples of feveral Colours.Onc Black,with white 
fpots. Another,confifting of parts fome Black,and fome of a 
pale Green. A Third, of a dark Green, mixed with White 
and Red Veins and Spots. A Fourth, confifting of White, 
Brown, and Yellow. A Fifth, of White, Red, and Yellow. 
A Sixth (in a Frame) of Afh-colour, Citrine, Red, Black, 
and pellucid Spots. A Seventh, of White, Green, and a 
dark Purple. All thefe Stones make a ftrong Effervescence 
with Nitrous Spints.They are found m Mi fnia,Bur gundy ;<is 'c. 
