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j; The Toad-ftone is fame Peble, remarkable, for its 
Shape and fomedmes variety of Colours. This is pre- 
fuaned to prevent the burning of a Houfe, and the (ink- 
ing of a Boat : And if a Commander in the Field has 
one of them about him, he will either be Cure to win 
the Day, or all his Men (hail fairly dye on the 
(pot: 
4 . The Smil-(lohe \$ a frnall hollow Ciiinder of blue 
Glafs, compofed of four or five Annulets : So that as 
to Form and Size it refembles a midiing Entrochus. 
This, amongft others of its myfterious Virtues, cures 
Sore Eyes. 
5. The Mole-jlones are Rings of blue Glafs, annulated 
as the aforefa id Snail Stones. 
6. They have the Ombria pellucid# ("which are Cryftal 
Balls, or Hemilpheres, or deprelfed Ovals) in great E- 
fteem for curing of Cattle 3 andfome on May Day put 
them into a Tub of Water, and belprinkle all their Cattle 
with that Water, to prevent being Elf-ftruck, bewitch’d, 
&c y And 1 
7. As to this Elf jlric king, their Opinion is, that the 
Fairies ("having not much Power themfelves to hurt A- 
nimal Bodies; do fometimes carry away Men in the Air, 
and furnilhing them with Bows and Arrows, employ 
them to (hoot Men, Cattle, <&c. I doubt not but you 
have often feen of thofe Arrow-Heads they afcribe to 
Elfs or Fairies *• They are juft the fame chip’d Flints the 
Natives of New England head their Arrows with at this 
Day 3 and there are alfo feveral Stone Hatchets found in 
this Kingdom, not unlike thole of the Americans. I 
never heard of thefe Arrow-heads nor Hatchets in Wales 3 
and therefore w'ould gladly be informed whether you 
have ever heard of their being found in England . Thefe 
Elf Arrow-heads have not been ufed as Amulets above 
thirty or forty Years 3 but the ufe of the reft is imme= 
snorial: Whence I gather they were not invented for 
O 3 Charms, 
