Part III. 
Of Gems. 
The NEPHRITICK STONE of Brafile. Gemmafiefnero, 
Oripendula. Defcribed by the Author of the Name. But this 
is fmaller, and feems to be broken. Of a pale blewifh Green, 
with fome pores containing a whitifh fubifance. Poliih’d 
and Taped into a little Column. The better fort of die 
Natives of Brafile , to diftinguilh themfelves, when they go 
abroad, wear this Stone (as we Rings on the Ear) upon 
their Lip 5 which is bored in their Childhood for that pur- 
pofe. 
ANOTHER, of affinity with the former. It confifteth 
moftly of parts of a dark Green; yet glofly ; and firmly 
cohering. Yet fo as in feveral confpicuous pores to con¬ 
tain a foft whitifh fubftance. 
This Stone, although of no beauty,yet is placed amongft 
Gems , for that it is highly eifeemed, as an Amulet againft 
Mephitical Pains, and the Stone and Gravel in the Kidneys. 
Of the admirable effects whereof, in divers Cafes of this 
Nature, fee the Relations of Monardes , and from him of 
Boetius ; as alfo from a Noble Perfon, his Kinfman. (a) The on Lib.2. 
Green one with black fpots, is commended by many. But c ' 1IO ' 
I.aet faith, (b) he had one almoftof the colour of Honey, (h) Lib.r 
which, upon frequent experience, he found to do all that de La P- 
Monardes relates of it. 
—The TURCOIS. So called, becaufe brought to moil 
places from Turfy, or thofe that trade from thence. By 
the Indians, Perofe 5 for that it is found, moll abundant, 
faith Cerutus, (c) only, faith 1 'avemere, {d)\\\ Per fa. See ^, M g f,Cal " 
theDefcription hereof in Boeths. This here, is all over 3 ’ 
tuberous on the top with round Knobs, of feveral flzes, 
from that of the head of a fmall Brafs Nail to that of a Pin 5 
fome ot a blewiih, others of darker Green. Within (fome- 
what like the Onyx ) difpofed into Zones , mixed with 
fpots: both of a Greenilh Black. ’Tis two inches broad, 
and near three in length: a great one, if, as Boetius faith, 
it feldom exceeds the bignefs of a Walnut. 
Another, about as big as a Filbert. 
A Third, a fmall one, like thofe fet in Rings. 
The MOTHER of the TURCOIS, as is fuppofed. 
Found in the Mines of Herngrunt in Hungary 5 and given 
by Dr. Edvard Brovrne. Here are two Pieces. One of 
them, for the greatell part, blew , with fome places black. 
In 
