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In quibufdam faltein a Tulpianis Hiftoriis fupra 
citatis differt haec noftra : neque enim aliquid matri 
praegnanti negatum neque vel fe Idu aut Foetum Ima- 
ginatione Isferat unquam, neque Spina hujus Infantis 
bifida aut lacera : quinetiam nec os facrum folidum, nec 
Pedes contrados < 3 c immotos meminitTulpius. Quando- 
quidem ergo fingulare quidhabeat haec noftra Hiftoria, 
hanc ego tranfcripfi. 
IL An Account of the Imperial Salt-works o/S6owar 
in Upper Hungary, tranjlated from the High- 
dutch of Erneft Bruckman of the Academy of 
Brunfwick, Mi 2). communicated by Sir Hans 
Sloane. 
S Oouodr is an Hungarian Word (which fignifies in 
German Salt-burg) compofed of So^ which is to 
fay Salt, and Wa^ which fignifieth Burgh or Town. 
It is a large Village, about a Quarter of a Mile from 
Eper, a City of the County of Sadr entirely peopled 
with Officers of the Excife, and Miners or Wood-cut- 
ters, and is fituated on the Summit of a little Hill, 
with an agreeable Profped. 
The i6th of Julj; 1724, we came from Rofenaw 
to Sdoisodr with Dr. Poekin^ Phyfician to the City and 
County, to view this celebrated Salt-work, v/hich fur- 
nifhes the fineft and moft pure Salt of the whole King- 
dom. We coinmujiicated our Intention to an Officer 
of the Salt-works, and having asked his Leave to go 
into the Cuts, he gave us two Guards for Guides. We 
firft defcended with them into the Well by a Rope, 
feat- 
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