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'VI.  An  Account  of  a large  Stone  near  Cape  Town.  In  a 
Letter  from  Mr.  Anderfon  to  Sir  John  Pringle,  Bart. 
P.  R.  S.;  with  a Letter  from  Sir  William  Hamilton, 
K.  B.  F.  R.  S.  to  Sir  John  Pringle,  on  having  feen 
pieces  of  the  f aid  Stone. 
o r d Cape  of  Good  Hope, 
SIR>  Nov,  24,  1776. 
Read  Jan.  15,  honour  you  did  me  laft  winter 
*777*  I 
when  in  London,  by  approving  of  the 
notes  I had  taken  concerning  the  poifonous  effedts  of 
fome  fillies  which  had  been  eaten  by  part  of  the  Refo- 
lution’s  crew  in  her  laft  voyage,  has  made  me  take  the- 
liberty  to  write  to  you  on  another  fubjedt,  which,  though 
perhaps  lefs  interefting,  is  yet  curious  enough  to  deferve 
fome  attention. 
What  I mean  is,  a ftone  of  an  extraordinary  fize  in 
this  country,  which  Mr.  masson,  whofe  papers  relative 
to  this  place  were  read  before  the  Royal  Society,  may 
have  mentioned;  but  it  could  not  be  in  fuch  a manner 
as  he  wiflied,  as  it  was  at  his  defire  that  I went  to  fee  it : 
and  though  neither  my  time  nor  abilities  were  fufficient 
to  obferve  every  particular  worth  notice,  I hope  my  fin- 
cere 
