A natural history containing many not common observations extracted out of the best modern writers / by Sir Thomas Pope Blount, Baronet.

Title

A natural history containing many not common observations extracted out of the best modern writers / by Sir Thomas Pope Blount, Baronet.

Author

Blount, Thomas Pope, Sir, 1649-1697.

Publication

London :: Printed for R. Bentley ...,

1693.

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Subject terms

Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works.

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Contents

• title page
• TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE Henry Lord Capel, Baron of Tewkesbury, and one of their Majesties Most Honourable Privy Coun∣cil.
• THE PREFACE.
• The several Subjects here treated of, are, as follow.
• A Natural History.
  • Observations concerning MUSK.
  • Observations concerning CIVET, and CIVET-CATS.
  • Observations concerning AMBER.
  • Observations concerning CORAL.
  • Observations concerning BEZOAR.
  • Observations concerning CIN∣NAMON.
  • Observations concerning NVT∣MEGS.
  • Observations concerning PEPPER.
  • Observations concerning CLOVES.
  • Observations concerning GINGER.
  • Observations concerning MANNA.
  • Observations concerning MA∣STICK.
  • Observations concerning LIGNVM ALOES.
  • Observations concerning COCHIN∣EEL.
  • Observations concerning INDIGO.
  • Observations concerning the COCO∣NVT-Tree.
  • Observations concerning the CACAO-Tree, and its NVT, of which CHOCOLATE is made.
  • Observations concerning THEE, or TEA.
  • Observations concerning COFFEE, or CAVPHE.
  • Observations concerning OPIVM.
  • Observations concerning TOBACCO.
  • The Manner of Planting and Ordering TOBACCO.
  • Observations concerning SVGAR, and the SVGAR-Cane.
  • The manner of Ordering the CANES, and How the SUGAR is made.
  • Observations concerning DIA∣MONDS.
  • Observations concerning PEARL.
  • Of the Way and Manner of DIVING for PEARL.
  • Observations concerning several PRE∣CIOUS STONES.
  • Observations concerning the LOAD∣STONE, and the Sea COMPASS.
  • Of the Sea COMPASS.
  • Observations concerning PETRIFI∣CATION.
  • Observations concerning SALT: S∣veral sorts thereof.
  • Observations concerning GOLD.
  • Observations conserning SILVLR.
  • Observations concerning MET∣TALS; how they are genera∣ted.
  • Observations concerning DAMPS in Mines
  • Observations concerning the Genera∣tion of INSECTS.
  • Observations concerning the ANT, EMMET or PISMIRE.
  • Observations concerning BEES.
  • Observations concerning the GLO∣WORM.
  • Observations concerning SPIDERS.
  • Observations concerning the SILK∣WORM.
  • Observations concerning SNAKES, SERPENTS, or VIPRRS.
  • Observations concerning TOR∣TOISES.
  • Observations concerning several Re∣markable TREES.
  • Observations concerning MOVN∣TAINS.
  • Observations concerning VVLCA∣NO's, or SVBTERRANE∣AN FIRES.
  • Observations concerning EARTH∣QVAKES.
  • Observations concerning the TOR∣NADOS.
  • Observations concerning ISLANDS.
  • Of the Origine of FVNTAINS.
  • Dr. Tankred Robinson's Let∣ter to Mr. John Ray.
• A Catalogue of some Plays Printed for R. Bentley.
  • part