| Description | ' The President acquainted the Company, that, according to their Charter, a Warrant was issued for demanding a Body for Dissection, which was to be performed the next day after the Execution, in Gresham College by Dr Charleton, who had offered himselfe to open the Muscles, after a new method.
Sir Robert Moray presented the Company with a 'Frutex marinus reticulatus ', which was ordered to be put up in the repository; and thanks were given to the Presenter.
The same produced a peice of Wood, petrified in a Lough belonging to the Lord Massereene in Ireland; this also was ordered to be laid up in the Repository, and Sir Robert Moray desired to returne Thanks to the said Lord Massereen.
Mr Boyle gave an Account about the Distillation of the Shavings of the Lignum Fossils, and that it had afforded nothing but what was fopund in Ordinary Wood.
The same presented the Company with a Linnet, and a little Snake, preserved, already four months, entrails and all without any chanbe of the Colour, in some Spirit of wine made after a peculiar manner; both the glasses, wherein they are kept, were ordered to be sealed up with wax, and put in the Repository.
Dr Clerk mentioned, that there was an intention, to preserve the whole Body of a man, with Spirit of wine, in a Vessell well glased; suggeting withall, the usefulnesse os this way of preserving, Viz that hereby, there may be had in readinesse for occasions, an Eye, hand, muscle, Larynx, etc.
Dr Merrett affirmed, to have preserved the very Entrails of a Catt, these 12 years, though they were somewhat shrunck.
Mr Boyle suggested tht he had a Liquor compounded of Spirit of Wine, and a little Oyle of Turpentine, whereby not onely the Bodies of Animals or the parts thereof may be preserved, but also it may be known what it is tht comes away, which being such, that it will not mingle with the Oyle, falls to the bottom, and is found there.
He offered to preserve a Hand and a Larynx.
The Paper presented the last day by Mr Waterhouse was read, contianing the description of a Steatoma cut out of the breast of a Maid of 17 years of age, caused by a bruise, when she was but 7 years old.
Sir Kenelme Digby read an extract of a Latin Letter sent him from Paris, wherein one Dr Borrichius, a Danish Gentleman, acquaints him, that one Monsieur Servier at Lions, hath a certain Engin portatius, whereby the severall Temperrs and inclinations of men may by the sole touch of the concerned person, be known. He was thanked for this Communication; and some of the Company mentioning that the like Artifice was described by Scottus, it was ordered that Dr Merrit should consult the said Author, and see whether it did agree with this Relation sent from Paris.
The Secretary acquainting the Company, that Mr Beale having upon his Solicitation, inquired among the Countrey - people, whether frozen Eggs proved fecund, had sent him for an answer, that a whole Company, men and women together, had confidently affirmed to him, that they did prove so.
It being added, that by Mr Beale's Account, allthe Eggs of this game, of an Exact Cook-master, had been frozen last year, and so rozen, that four of them brake, yet the rest all proved pregnant; and that, notwithstanding his objection, that they would have all burst, if they had been all frozen, the Countrey -people did positively affirme they were all frozen; Dr Ent and Dr Merret suggested, that Stale Eggs having some Vacuity , and consequently room for Extension, would freeze without bursting, though new-laid Eggs being full, would when frozen, break : unlaid Eggs had some Cavity, many times observed by himselfe.
Occasion being given to discourse of teh diversity of Taste of meat, according to the variety of the food of Animals, Dr Ent suggested, that it might be tryed, whether a hen will eat musty, if she eat musty corne, as the milke of a Cow will answer in taste to what the Cow feeds on.
Dr Goddard was desired to bring in an Account of the severall wayes of distinguishing Eggs.
Dr Wilkins being put in mind, of the Enquiry, he was formerly desired to make after the Springs of Croyden, Dr Merret mentioned, that they would rise once in two years, after wet weather.
Mr Edward Smith was propounded Candidate by Dr Merret.
Sit John Lowther was also propounded by Dr Whistler. ' |