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A Pair of Iceland BOOTS. Given alfo by Mr. Hen- 
jhaw. Made of dry 'd Deer-Skin, as the Gloves. Somewhat 
above a foot long, and about a foot broad at the Tops. 
The fmall of the Leg, above * a foot. The Foot, but 
eleven inches. Lined with another fort of Skin, and that 
only dry'd. The Knee faced with courfe red C loath 3 and 
the top of the Foot with Lifts of the fame 3 both Embroy- 
der d with twitted Leaden-Wyre, like that on the Gloves. On 
the end of the Toe,a Button made of a Leathern Thong knoted 
in a round form, and wrought over, not with twilled, but 
plain Leaden-Wyre. They are ftitch'd together with Cat- 
Gut. How the people ufe them, I fee not 3 for the very 
fame Skin, which is thin, and with the Hair on, makes the 
Sole, as well as the To]?, of the Foot, and the Leg. 
A SNO W-SHOOE, ufed in Greenland, and fome other 
places. Given by Mr. Linger. A yard and * long, and in 
the middle fifteen inches broad. Oval behind 3 the fore- 
end, fharp. The Margin is a piece of Wood of the breadth 
of a Lath, reduced to the Form above- faid, and fo made 
tite and fteady with two crofs Bars. To the fides round 
about , is ftretched and fatten d three pieces of woven 
Work, refembling Net-Work.-, made of fmall Leathern 
Thongs, in three parallel Orders, one directly, and two ob- 
liquely tranfverfe. In the middle piece is a hole made, to 
affix It to the Foot. 
Painting. A LANDSKIP, being the Profpect of a fair 
City, painted upon Stone, 
t A Natural Landslip, or Profpect of Ruinous Buildings 
in Stone. Humour d with a Tree fainted over it. 
Another, with a Woman in a praying pofture. 
CATOPTRICK PAINT,on a Table or Board. Given by 
Bifhop Wilkjns. On one fide, the Faint looks as if it were al- 
together rude and irregular, fo as nothing can be made of 
it. But a Metalline Cylinder being placed perpendicular 
upon a certain Point of the Table 3 the Rays are in fuch fort 
incident thereon, and thence reflected to the Eye, as to re- 
prefent a variety of curious Work : Jc. a. Shepherd playing 
on a Pipe 3 and his Wife dancing with a Child in her Arms, 
and a Basket on her Head. 
On the other fide, St. George and Von Quicksot both on 
Horfe-back , and a Wind-Mill betwixt them. And Don 
having 
