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Of Gems'. 
Part III, 
00 Lib. 7. 
C. Ill 
(b) Muf. 
Septal. 
by Vliny, {a) of Pyrrhus King of Epyrus, in which, without 
much (train of pliancy, one might imagine a reprefenta- 
tion of the Nine Mufes , and Apollo, with his Harp , in the 
middle of them. Tis ufed for Sword-Hilts, Iinife-Hafts, 
Beads, Cups, and the like. There are pieces of it, fometimes 
(b) as thick as a Mans Arm. 
The ONYX. So called, becaufe in colour not unlike the 
Nail of a Mans Finger. Ambrofinus confounds the Agate 
and the Onyx together. But the Onyx differs from the 
Agate, chiefly, in that, inftead of Veins, ’tis generally com- 
pofed, faith Boetius, of Zones. But I think rather of feveral 
Balls , one within another : which, when the Stone is po- 
lifh’d, do indeed reprefent a round fpot in the centre, with 
feveral Zones or Rings about it. Here are of divers 
forts. 
An ONYX with a white, and very broad Zone. 
ANOTHER, of a pale Blew. 
A THIRD, with Rings White and Bay. 
A FOURTH, of a light yellowilh colour, or of Citrine 
Amber, with afh-colour’d Rings. 
A FIFTH, m Figure like an Eye, with the Irk, White; 
the Pupil, of the colour of Honey. 
A SIXTH, with the middle Spot or Pupil encompafled 
with a grey Iris. 
A SEVENTH, with the Iris party-colour’d, within, 
White; without, brown; and the Pupil alfo of the fame 
colour. 
An EIGHTH, with an afh-colour’d Pupil, the Iris of a 
pale Ajnethyftbie within, and white without. Thefe with 
more variety of colours, are by fome particularly called 
NICCOLI-, qu. Onycidi. 
A NINTH, which maybe nam’d. The BINOCULAR ; 
as having the likenefs of two little Eyes. The Table on 
which Nature hath drawn them, is of the colour of yellow 
Amber, and femiperfpicuous. The Eyes are white, with 
their Pupils of the colour of the paleft live Honey. 
A TENTH, diitindly called BELI OCVLVS: the Iris 
whereof is Grey; the Pupil, and the reft of the Eye, 
Black. 
An ELEVENTH, of the colour of yellow Amber, with 
grey Girdles, not round, as in all the former, but angular. 
The 
