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quote a Latin Verfe of Bembo’s, under a Statue of 
Bacchus , which I think he calls Apollo's. 
I believe the Mufeum of the Specula at Bologna 
is improved fince you were there j the joint Collections 
of Count Marjigliy Marche fe Cofpi , Aldrovandus , 
and others, form the fineft Sett of natural Curiofitics 
I ever faw ; and are now improving by the Munifi- 
cence of the prefent Pope. 
I had certainly miffed feeing the continual Fires 
upon the Apennines , by the Badnefs of the Weather, 
if it had not been for your Caution. I indeed faw 
that at Fiorenzuola only at a D fiance ; but I fpent 
good Part of a Night over a more confiderable one, 
as they told me, at Bietra Mala , a Village among 
the Snows. The Fire I imagine to be of the fame 
foit with that about a little Well at Brofely * in 
Shropjhire 5 of which I think the Society has had 
an Account ; the fame as of the foul Air lent them 
from Sir James Lowther’s f Coal-pits ; and the like 
made by a Gentleman with Filings of Iron and Oil 
of Vitriol. The Flame here, when I faw it, was 
extremely bright, cover’d a Surface of about 3 Yards 
by 2, and rofe about 4 Feet high. After great Rains 
and Snows, they faid, the whole bare Patch, of about 
9 Yards Diameter, flames. The Gravel, out of 
which it rifes, at a very little Depth, is quite cold. 
There are three of thefe Fires in that Neighbour- 
hood 5 and there was one they call extinCl. I went 
to the Place to light it up again, and left it flaming. 
The 
* See PhiJoJ.Tranf. N° : 482,/. 371. f N°. 482, 109. 
N®. 442, p. 282. 
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