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you whole and firm). It was very fof c and pliable, 
and of a tawny Colour, with all the Bones of that 
Foot in it, and all the grifly Part of the Heel: And 
proceeding further, we found the Skin and Thigh- 
Bones, which I meafured to be eighteen Inches long. 
We then found all the Skin of the lower Parts of the 
Body, which was of the fame Colour of the Sandals, 
and very foft, with frefh Hair upon it, which 
diftinguifh'd it to be a Woman, The, Skin drew or 
ihretdfd like a Piece of Doe-Leather, and was as ftrong. 
We then found the Skin of the Arms, which was 
like the Top of a Muff or Glove, when the Bones 
were fhaken out. We then found this Hand I have 
lent, with the Nails as frefh as any Pcrfon’s living $ 
which are now, both Hand and Nails, fhrunk very 
much, fince it was expofed to the Air : This Hand 
is the Ladys natural Skin fo tann'd, with the Nails. 
We left the Bones in the Fingers, where the Nails 
are, for fear the Nails fhould drop off, if that Joint 
was taken out. 
I want to be informed what Age they wore thofe 
Sandals in. Thefe muft, I think, be very antient, 
and have moll certainly been made of a raw Hide, by 
reafon they, and the Skin of the Lady, were both of 
one Colour* and both had one Tanner 5 which I 
prefume, is the Moor -Water* which is exa&ly of 
the Colour of Coffee j and made fo by reafon of 
fuch great Quantities of Oak and Fir-Wood, that we 
frequently dig out of thefe Moors 5 feveral Oak- 
Trees affording 1000 Pales for fencing, five Feet and 
an half long, and fix to eight Inches broad 5 which 
Oak-Wood is rated as black as Jet. The Fir-Wood 
retains its Turpentine-Smell, and in hot Weather 
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