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MEMOIR OF 
Buchanan were never printed. Ther is a satyre 
against the Cardinall of Lorain, of ane 153 
Heroick Verses, and some others, which, if Mr 
Mosman’s designe holds of printing all his works 
in a fyne letter and great paper, will make ane 
addition to this edition, all befor it wanted. What 
may be worthy your knowledge I may heare of, 
shall be transmitted to yow by, your assured 
friend and humble servant, 
R. Sibbald. 
Edin. 31 st Avgust, 1700. 
Sir, — I am very much oblidged to yow for 
your many favours. I haue been much taken up 
of late with business, and oftene out of town, so 
I could not writt to yow till now. I thank yow 
for the use of your copie of the description of 
Orknay, which I have read and delivered back to 
Mr Paterson, to be sent to yow. Ther is very 
litle materiall added to the 2d edition, except 
that paper relating to the Sinclares. I ame 
reading Sir James Turner’s Animadversions upon 
Buchanan, and shall take care of them. I am 
very glad to see your proficiencie in the studie of 
Natural History and good learning, and shall be 
glad to my power to doe what I can for your 
incouradgement. That in the substance like 
Corall, in N. I. is indead Coralloides, a concre- 
tion I have seen long since brought from Cantyre 
