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pofed, is pellucid, and the reft of the figure is cut 
out of a chalcedony by a Greek mafter : it was 
found at Stabise, where they continue to dig. In 
the fame place were found alfo buried feveral vafes 
of metal and glafs very well preferved. 
At Pompeii within thefe few days was found a 
moftbeautiful wine-ftrainer, fmall, but finely pierced, 
in a better tafte than thofe already found, which are of 
brafs In this fame place was dug up an ink-ftandifh, 
withfome of the ink, which I likewife preferved. There 
hath been met with likewife an iron ax. 1 here have 
been found, and they go on daily to find, many pictures. 
If the ancients had not dug in this place, we fhould 
have dilcovered many more things ; for we find that 
they have taken away even fome of the pictures. At 
Herculaneum tho’ they go on digging, nothing 
hath been met with for fome time : we do not 
therefore defpair, but go on with the work as before, 
for it hath often happened, that one fortunate day 
hath made amends for the preceding want of fuccefs. 
It is enough, that this royal mufeum is continually 
increafing; and whether it be from Herculaneum, or 
Pompeii, or Stabia?, it is always a great fatisfadtion to 
his majefty, and to the learned world. When any 
thing elfe of tafte and value is difeovered I will not 
fail to give you an account of it in the fame manner 
as I have begun. 
LX VII. 
