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lb they fent it to me, who, upon careful Examina- 
tion of it, found it to be the Sefamoides Salaman- 
ticum Magnum $ whereupon Dr. Hulfe fending me 
that Obfervation out of Gray , concerning the Ufe 
of the Plant called the Star of the Earth , I thought 
I had Ground enough to attribute the Virtue of curing 
the Hydrophobia to the Sefamoides Salamanticum , not 
imagining that any would dare to abufe a Sovereign 
Prince, by fending him a falfe Plant. But afterwards, 
confidering that the Coronopus was, for its Refem- 
blance to a Star, called the Star of the Earthy and 
that it was noted for fuch a Virtue, but the Sefamoides 
was neither like a Star, nor by any fo called, nor de- 
fcribed to have fuch a Quality 5 I concluded, that the 
Plant which Gray meant, was the Coronopus and not 
the Sefamoides , and that we had been abufed by a falfe 
Plant fent to King James , for the Star of the Earthy j 
This Account from Mr. Ray himfelf fully fatisfied 
me, that the Bucks-horn , and not the Catch- fly, was 
the true Star xf the Earth. But as to the curing of 
King James s Hounds, I fufpedt that Mr. Ray was 
mifinformed as to that Matter, and am now almoft 
perfuaded, that there was never fuch a thing ; for I 
cannot but obferve, that there is a moft perplexing 
Inconfiftency between the two Extrads which have 
been given from the Journal-Books of the Royal 
Society, relating to this Matter of Fad. The 
Words are thefe, in the laft Page of the laft-publifhed 
Tranfattion , N°443./. 360. viz. 
[ Mov . 16.1671. Sir R. Moray exhibited a certain 
Plant, (which by Mr. Ray is called Lichen cinereus 
terrejiris ) faid by Sir R, M. to be very good to cure 
Dogs bitten by a Mad-Dogs his Royal Highneis 
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