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VII. Fart of a Letter from the Rev' 1 Mr. 
Thomas Lord, to William Folkes, Efq$ 
F. R. S. concerning fome Worms vohofe 
5 Parts live after they have been cut afunder ♦ 
-Read June 9. jk FTER I had, without Suc- 
5/+3 ' /l cefs, niade feveral repeared 
Searches for the ‘Polypus, in feveral Fifhponds, and 
a fmali Stream in my Parifh, I applied myfelf to 
colled the different In feds of various Sorts I had there 
met with, and which were of more than 30 Kinds, 
all which I put together 5 but fome of them vora- 
cioufly feized upon others, and devoured them, fo 
that in a Day's time I had hardly any lefr, but a few 
of one Sort, which rolled themfelves up like Mille- 
pedes , or Hog-lice , but were, upon the Whole, more 
of the Leech Kind, and could extend themfelves 
about an Inch in Length. Thefe I cut afunder, but 
the Pieces died in about 30 Hours after the Opera- 
tion. I then recolleded, that, in the Account *pub- 
iifhed by Dr. Mortimer, mention is made of a French 
Gentleman, that had difeovered JVater-worms , that 
would live after cutting : I fearched for all I could 
find fattened cither upon rotten Wood, Leaves, 
Straws, or Stones, that I took out from the Bottom 
of the Water, and cut of every Sort afunder; but 
none lived above 48 Hours, except thefe I here fend 
you. In one Glafs arc Four Pieces that now feem to 
be complete Worms, and the fame as the Two in 
the other Phial : Thefe Four Pieces, 12 Days fince, 
were Two Worms: I cut them afunder with my 
* See thefe Travfaftwts, N ° 467. 
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