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as well as a recent nautilus, if a diligent perfon were 
ftridly to examine the coafis, where the nautili are 
found ? Perfons commiffioned to colled: fhells, and 
other curiofities, generally grafp at fuch things as 
feall the eye ; not regarding thofe of lefs beauty and 
luftre, which would help us in our refearches, and 
greatly illuftrate the more ufeful part* of this ftudy. 
A premium, offered by a Society of Vertuofi, might 
encourage our fea-faring gentlemen to fearch the fe- 
verul coafls, upon which they touch in their long 
voyages, and to ufe drag nets as they do in drudging 
for oifters: from fuch affiftance, variety of new 
fubjeds would be produced ; and great improvements 
might be expeded, if their inquiries fhould be 
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