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A Pair of Iceland BOOTS. Given alfo by Mr. Hen - 
jhaw. Made of dry cl Deer-Skin, as the Gloves. Somewhat 
above a foot long, and about a foot broad at the Tops. 
The fmall of the Leg, above i a foot. The Foot, but 
eleven inches. Lined with another fort of Skin, and that 
only dry’d. The Knee faced with courfe red Cloath 5 and 
the top of the Foot with Lifis of the fame 3 both Embroy- 
der’d with twifted Leaden-Wyre, like that on the Gloves. On 
the end of the Toe ,a Button made of a Leathern Thong knoted 
in a round form, and wrought over, not with twifted, but 
plain Leaden-Wyre. They are ftitch’d together with Cat- 
Gut. How the people ufe them, I fee not ; for the very 
fame Skin, which is thin, and with the Hair on, makes the 
Sole , as well as the Top, of the Foot, and the Leg. 
A SNOW-SHOOE, ufedin Greenland, and fome other 
places. Given by Mr. Linger. A yard and i long, and in 
the middle fifteen inches broad. Oval behind ; the fore¬ 
end, fharp. The Margin is a piece of Wood of the breadth 
of a Lath, reduced to the Form above-faid, and fo made 
tite and fteady with two crofs Bars. To the Tides round 
about, is ftretched and fatten d three pieces of woven 
Work , refembling Net-Work 5 made of fmall Leathern 
Thongs, in three parallel Orders, one diredtly, and two ob¬ 
liquely tranfverfe. In the middle piece is a hole made, to 
affix It to the Foot. 
Painting. A LANDSLIP, being the Profpect of a fair 
City, painted upon Stone. 
A Natural Landslip, or Profpect of Ruinous Buildings 
in Stone. Humour d with a Tree painted over it. 
Another, with a Woman in a praying pofture. 
CATOPTRICK PAINT,on a Table or Board. Given by 
Biihop Wilkins. On one fide, the Paint looks as if it were al¬ 
together rude and irregular, fo as nothing can be made of 
it. But a Metalline Cylinder being placed perpendicular 
upon a certain Point of the Table 5 the Rays are in fuch fort 
incident thereon, and thence reflected to the Eye, as to re- 
prefent a variety of curious Work: Jc. a Shepherd playing 
on a Pipe b and his Wife dancing with a Child in her Arms, 
and a Basket on her Head. 
On the other fide, St. George and Don Quicksot both on 
Horfe-back, and a Wind-Mill betwixt them. And Don 
having 
