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LI. An Account of fome fojfle Fruits , and 
other Bodies , found in the If and of Shepey. 
By James Parfons, M. D . F. R . S. 
"To the Right Honourable the Earl of Maccles- 
field, Prefident of the Royal Society. 
My Lord, Sept. 25, 17-57. 
.Read Dec. 15. | jEIN G ever defirous to promote the 
J 757- Jj bufinefs of this learned Society, I 
could not lofe the opportunity that prefented, of lay- 
ing before you an account, and drawings (See Tab. 
XV. S? XVI.), of a moft curious parcel of foffil 
fruits, and fome other bodies, fent me from Shepey- 
Ifland, by my ingenious friend Mr. Jacob, of Faver- 
fham, Surgeon, and Fellow of the Antiquary So- 
ciety. 
I do not remember, that foffil feeds, or fruits, are 
recorded in ourTranfadtions, tho’ many of other kinds 
have places in them ; nor indeed that the memoirs 
of other academies have made mention of any fuch 
fruits j and therefore, as thefe are chiefly pyritical, 
and confequently liable to fall to pieces, I thought it 
neceffary to make drawings of them while in a found 
Rate, in order for engraving, if the Society ffiall think 
fit ; left their being fo fubjedl to moulder away might 
put it out of my power to preferve their forms. How- 
ever, I have great hopes I ffiali be able to preferve the 
greater part of them intire till they are ffiewed to the 
Society^ 
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