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A44849 A catalogue of many natural rarities ... collected by Robert Hubert, aliàs Forges, Gent. ... and dayly to be seen at the place called the Musick House at the Miter, near the west end of St. Pauls Church. Hubert, Robert, 17th cent. 1664 (1664) Wing H3243; ESTC R19691 17,786 66

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for the Master of these Rarities in his travells never saw more then two peeces and this was one of them A Flint and Copper grown together Several sorts of Talkes Several sorts of Sulphur Several sorts of Earths out of Mines Several sorts of other Minerals as Cinabaris Antimonium Saffor Murienum Flores Martis and divers other Metals and Minerals and the like Precious STONES Amethist in the Mine Granates in the Mine A sort of rich Diamond in the Mine Chrysolits in the Mine Jasper from the Mine Lapis Lazuli from the Mine Malaguita from the Mine Turkeise from the Mine Rubies from the Mine Vermilions from the Mine Emerauld from the Mine Hyacinths from the Mine And divers other sorts of precious stones and different sorts of Pearls for their colours and shapes with several Toad stones and Eagle stones and such like A Bohemian Topaz on a rich pedestal of Ebony An other rare Topaz that hath in it a representation of a forrest or bushy-hills A peece of Ambar that hath in it a representation of a rising vapour or Cloud Divers other peeces of transparent Amber that have all something or other in them as Flies Spyders Ants or the like Divers Stones of strange shapes and regular formes Several Lapides Ammonis or stones like Serpents Several Glosopetrat or Tongue stones Several stones like unto Cloak buttons Several Lapides Lincei Several Lapides Judaici Lapis Hamatites of Numidia Lapis Nephriticus of India Stones like Caps Stones like Hearts Stones like Starres Stones like Wheeles of Watches Stones like little Pillars Stones like Crosses Stones like Screws Stones like Pease Stones like Darts-heads Stones square like Dice Stones in shape like Tobaco rowls Stones with well formed impressions A Stone that is hollow and does appear as if it had a hole quite thorough but it has not A Stone like a Dogs tooth Agate Stones like the eyes of fishes A Stone like a little eare A Stone like ones gummes with teeth A Stone like the little Toe of ones left foot A Stone like the secret parts of a Woman Several Stones like unto Sugar plums Sweet-meates March-pane Sugar-candy Sugar-cake and the like and divers other sorts of stone of the like nature V. Things of strange Operation A Hard white Stone that if one puts it in the fire doth suddenly turn to dust Stones that being put into a glasse of water crack into small peces so that one may hear them crackle A Stone that if one blows on it it smells but if one does not blow it will not smell at all and the harder one blowes the stronger it sents A Stone that if one puts it on the fire gives an excellent smell A Stone that is hard and heavy yet being put in the water does sent odoriferously like a hat-full of violet flowers A good Load-Stone that is as rare as any other thing though common for his sudden attraction of Iron A Stone being held in a moist hand gives a sent like a nasty hog and therefore is called the swine stone A peece of Wood as bad for being scraped and a little worme smells like a stinking Jakes A peece of Wood being scrapt in a glasse of water it makes the water appear of two colours for if one hold the glasse betwixt two men the one will say it is yellow and the other will say that it is of a darke blew A peece of wood that is not heavy yet sinks suddenly under water A stone so hard that can it scratch steel yet being cast in the water does not sink but swimes on the water A Mineral stone that rubbing of it to a peece of bright Iron or Steele turns it suddenly into Copper Stones from the West India that are hard yet being put in vineger stirs to and fro and seemes to creep or go Other sorts of Stones that have the like property of stirring in vineger But above all these Stones for admiration is a little stone like a gray coloured Agate called by some Oculus Mundi it being put in a glasse of clear water becomes as clear as crystal and then taken out in a little time returnes to its first opacity this Rarity was presented to the better adorning of the forementioned curiosities by worthy Sr. Francis Peters A mineral substance that being put in a glasse of wine makes infinite bubbles like atomes that rises in the middle of the Wine to the delighting of the beholders An other mineral substance like silke called Amianthus and also Asbestos it being put in the fire does not consume A Crustated Sponge a little of it dryed and applyed to ones wrist makes it to itch for eight dayes together A fruit that being stuck on a forke and then held over a candle makes a very pleasant fire work A Rose of Jerico that is drawn up together a little bigger then a tenis ball and is an hundred years old Besides these above mentioned things there are Chests and Boxes furnished with many hundreds of Rarities as several shells stones bones marcasits mineralls fruits Nutts excrescences and such like things all different in shapes and operations and of divers countries Their Names and Natures being omitted for to avoid prolixity But if the owner of this collection of Rarities does sell them to any Noble minded party he then God willing will write at large a more ample declaration to the expressing of each thing in particular to honour that vertuous person that shall buy them A Catalogue of the Names of those Great Princes and persons of Quality whose Love of Vertue Learning and of the admirable workes of God in Natural Rarities has been shewed by their Bountifull adding of something to the increase of the forementioned Collection CHARLES the First King of Great Britaine France and Ireland c. CHARLES the Second King of England Scotland France and Ireland Ferdinand the third Emper. of Germany c. Elionora Empresse c. Ferdinand the fourth King of the Romans c. Elleonora Queen Dowagere of Sweade c. Christina Queen of Swede c. John Philips Archbishop of Mentz and Prince Elector c. Charles Lewis Palsgrave of the Rhein and Prince Elector c. John George Prince Elector of Saxony c. Maximilianus Henry Archbishop of Collen and Prince Elector c. Christian Lewis Duke of Lunemburg and Brunzwich c. Frederick Duke of Holstein c. William Landgrave of Hessen Prince of Hersefeild c. Gaston Duke of Orleans c. Philip Earl of Pembrooke Monsieur de Believre Great Prresident of France The Honorable Sr. Thomas Row His Majesties Ambassadour to the Great Mogor in India and also Embassador to the Emperour of the Turks at Constantinople and to the Emperour of Germany and also to divers other Kings Princes and Free States Sr. Thomas Wardner General for the Caribea Islands and Governour of St. Christophers and one of the Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber to King Charles the first Sr. Francis Peters a friend to Ingenuity and Rarities Frederick Shink Governour of Selle and Privy Councellour to the Duke of Brunzwich The Learned Petrus Carisius Resident for the King of Denmark in the united Provinces Sr. Theodore de Mayerne Physitian to Queen Mother Heneretta Maria. Esquire Courtine a lover of vertue and Ingenuity Mr. Povey Treasurer to his Royal Highnesse the Duke of Yorke Dr. Saltzman Physician and Professor in the University of Strasburgh Dr. Fausius Professor in the University of Hidelberg Dr. Moretus Professor in Astronomy in the University of Prague Dr. Cornelius van der Lingon Physician in the University of Utrecht Dr. Housewetel Physician to the King of Sweden and Cheif Physician in Hamburg Dr. Bezler Cheif Physician in Nuramberg Dr. Brown Physician in Ausburg Dr. Dewit Physician in the Country of Liefland Dr. Eastgate Physician in Poplar Mr. Thornton Chaplain to the Righ Honorable Earl of Bedford Mr. Cornelius Middlegest Clerk to the Company of the Royal Adventurers of England Trading into Africa FINIS