vl SOME ACCOUNT OF 
incredible quantity of curiofities collected in the 
three kingdoms of Nature, being the productions 
of the Eaft, Egypt and Paleftine. 
Nothing now remained but to wait for a pro- 
per opportunity of returning home with his riches ; 
but his ftrength was fpent by the difficulties he had 
undergone in his travels, as well as by the violent 
heat of the climate in Paleftine ; and whilft he in- 
tended to recover it by tarrying in Smyrna, the 
ferpent which he had long harboured in his bofom 
awoke, and a confuming heCtic fever with weak- 
nefs, reftleflnefs, fpitting of blood and fhortnefs of 
breath, confined him to his bed, but he ftill pof- 
fefifed that hope, which is peculiar- to thofe in his 
condition. He defired to be removed out of the 
city into" the country, to enjoy the free air, and ufe 
milk as his only refource, which was accordingly 
done ; but notwithftanding all this, our beloved 
Dr. Haflelquift wafted away daily like a lamp 
whofe oil is fpent, and departed this life , the 
9th of February 1752, to the inexpreffible grief of 
all who knew him. 
W £ were immediately informed of his death by 
Mr. Rydelius, whofe love for Haflelquift was not 
to be extinguifhed by his departure ; this gentle- 
man alfo added to our forrow by giving us to un- 
derftand, that the late Dr. Haflelquift, had con- 
tracted a debt of 350/. on his travels, and that his 
creditors had at the time of his death taken pof- 
feffion of all his collections of natural curiofities, 
obfervations and manufcripts, which they would 
not part with, until their demands were fatisfied. 
Thus did we lofe our worthy and dear country- 
man •, his name was in the like danger •, and his la- 
bours were threatened with deftruCtion by the 
hands of Barbarians. We knew no means of col- 
lecting 
