9© The 3\(atural Hijlory 
them by the power of the Vinegar. Since perhaps his pofition 
(though not fo well made out) comes nearer to truth than any 
his Animadverters have brought for itfince. 
29. After the ftones fome way related to the CeleHial Bodies^ I 
defcend nexttofuch as (by the z/«/^^r at leaft) are thought to be 
fent us from the inferior Heaven , to be generated in the clouds^ 
and difcharged thence in the times of thunder and violent foovoers ; 
for which very realon, and no other that we know of, the an- 
cient Naturali^is coined them fuitable names, and called fuch as 
they were pleafedto think fell in the Thunder ^Brontide ; and thofe- 
that fell in /bowers^ by the name of Ornhride: Which though a-' 
mongft other Authors has been the only reafon why thefe 
have had place next they?f//d!/e^/ /iones^ yet methinks it isdue to 
moft of them, by a much better pretence, having fomthing up- 
on them that rather refembles zjlar of five points, than any thing, 
coming from the clouds^ or the Fidi Echinus ; to the fliell where-' 
of deprived of its prickles, Vlyffes Aldrovandu^"^^ and fome o- 
thers, have compared them, and therefore called them Echinitcs, 
However, I think fit rather to retain the old names, though but 
ill applyed to the nature of the things, than put my felf to the^ 
trouble of inventing new ones. 
30. of Sro;2//> therefore, or Omhrice (call them which you 
will) we have feveral forts in Oocford-fiire^ which yet all agree in 
this, that they are a fort of [olid irregular Hemiffhears ; fome of 
them. oblong^2ind having fomwhat of an oval ; others either more 
elevated, or depreffed on their Zi^t/^j. All of them divided into 
five-parts^ moft times inequal, rarely equal, by five rajs iffuant 
from an umhilicm or center^ defcending from it down the fides of 
the body, and terminating again fomwhere in the bafe. They 
are never found in beds together, like fome other formed ftoneSj 
nor that I have yet heard of (fays the Ingenious Mr. B.ay^) in 
great numbers in one place : but in the latter I muft take leave to 
inform him, that though I think it in the main to be true, yet 
that at^T'^/z^/rf, Fulbrook.-> and all about ^«r/or J, they are found 
in fuch plenty, that I believe it wereeafie in a httle time, to pro- 
cure a Cart-load of the firft fort of them, carefully exhibited in 
Tab. 2. Fig. 9, 10. . 
31. Whofe innermoll texture, though it feem to be nothing 
s Mufauf/i Metallic, lib. 4. cap. i. r Obferv'acions Topograph, c^c />. 116. 
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