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tjngs j who all declared the fame thing; and that they 
did not underhand them, nor had ever feen the like 
of them. 
It is owned, however, that, according to the Chl- 
nefe interpretation of the five refembling charaders, 
they are fimple ideas, or fymbols, not charaderized 
by the farther circumilantiating lines ; and are, with- 
out coherence, in the way of Nomenclator. 
But finally, to enable the Society to judge for 
themfelves ; our learned correfpondent has fent a col- 
ledion of verv antient inferiptions, above one hundred 
in number, which may be compared with the inferip- 
tion of Turin; as alfo, fome drawings of vafes, and 
other antiquities. See plates, from i 3 to 27 (Tab. 
XXII to XLVI.) inclufive. The particular matter of 
enquiry, viz. the charaders of the buh of Turin 
being thus difpofed of, our author, who is againft 
renouncing Mr. Needham’s general conjedure, with- 
out farther examination, as it may notwithftanding 
condud to many difeoveries, applies himfelf, fifthly, 
to a farther and more general inveftigation, by 
an adual collation of fuch Egyptian hierogly- 
phics as do undoubtedly refemble antient charac- 
ters, yet remaining amongft the Chinefe: in order to 
which, he has given us drawings of 73 fuch hiero- 
glyphics, colleded chiefly from Kircher (as he had no 
better materials), and has placed by them the corref- 
ponding Chinefe charaders, (fee plates, from 9 to 12, 
Tab. XXVllI to XXXI inclufive) both anient and 
modern. He is fufficienily dilFule and curious, in 
two or three examples, to point out the method and ' 
moft interefting fubjeds of enquiry, viz. the leading 
notions concerning the Deity, and the religion of the 
primitive times ; and he alfo deferibes the properties 
