Letter 2688

[fol. 75] Sr. I did not think to have troubled you two papts together but reciving ye inclosed from Sig.re Spolati thought fit to jind it under this cover. I have sent from this place a small sale of books, wch I hope will be in Engld in less than three months; there are amongst them sevrall of yr Catalogue & some of Cap’t Hattons; you may be pleased to take what you like, as also of those sent from Hamburg, giving my Brother a note of them & dispose of ye rest as you think fit. there is descrithine di Malta di Franessco Ahela, wch I have long sought after; ‘twas sold in Holld in westrares awhin for 85 gidrs vendor As had one ye last time I pass’d that way, but soud not let me have it under go. I have found Bellunsasis de Linerniks, has too Cata to kind you’ll find Barthol Ambrosini Parmlipomensed Hist. Animaluiu Aldrovandi fol. Bonon 1657 wch wth ye other peice you have of Ovid manhalbances makes Aidrovandi open compleat. they are 2 peices I shall scarce find again I have bought severall small traits de Balmais & wch perhaps tho not in Catalogue, you may want to perfait yr collections. here are severall hundreds of med trifles, wch I believe are not so much mentioned in Catalogues; if you was hereft Alf you would find some to yr mind. if you please to send me a further note of what you want in Physick or Voyages [fol. 75v] in I talieu or Spamth, wn I come to Rome, I shall have more time to hunt after these as also here next Carnwvall. I think I sent you word this day scunight of Padre Fabiggi’s Prosopo-peice Botanicae in versa dedicated to Rivins. I have found you vaslingy Gyunasuin Patavinum ye Biblio Ilieiu Hyspanica Vetus An-tonis if in folio is my Ld Townshends, as also ye first vol. printed last agt 2 years since, if that be it you mean let me know & Ile buy you one at Rome, where they were printed. the Giornali de Litterati of Parma are se dear, that I have let them alone, in hopes to have them cheaper there, some other books also of Capt. Hattons Catalogue are here to be found, but I dare not meddle wth them. the Oroficaris of Callins is dear beinf brought up by ye Godsmiths, but for fear of not meeting it again I have sent it, if I meet wth another Ile not leave it behind. I shall send to Engld by a friend next week a curious parcel of seeds gathered in ye Levant wth their Arabick names, another from ye Morea & some from Syri, most of wch are growing here; my Brother will also receive a parcel sent by ye Prince of Cattolica, by a vessel from Legorn. I have bought P. Della Valla in 4lo in 4 tomas qt Ml Bataman had of me was but 3 ye 4lb is mentioned in ye the page of ye first & is printed tho perhaps not known in Egld. if you send me a Catalogue of some books scarce in Egld such as Ennuis cu notis Polumnd & twoud be worth while to look after them. I have sent 3 Galeria di Mineria, you’ll find some things in it not to be met elsewhere, it sels very well & will be continued [fol. 76] Be pleased to give my humble servoce to Sr. John Hoskins, wth ye following acct. to his three quines. 1.ye our last Books of ye 4th volume of seam mozzi were never printed, nor to be found amongst his papers. 2.Concerning ye chimneys at Venice, it woud be necessary to send a draught of one to explain it have, wch if desired Ile get done. they are all built round onye out side; at about a foot distance from ye top, are a row of bricks sett and ways, wth ^open^ spaces of a bricks thickness between them open to lett out ye smoke; above they are built as below ye holes, this is all concerns ye side. on ye out side is built a kind of a shell in shape of a large flower pot, wch seams to stand on ye tops of their chimneys. its (crossed out)^basis on a row of bricks, for that purpose, standing out of the chimney at ye distance of half a foot each, on these it rests as on its basis, betwixt them are so many spiracula for ye smoke; tis carried up half a foot or better above ye main body of ye chimney, narrow at bottom & wide a top ye reason of its being built higher then ye main body of the chimney is to defend ye loose pan-tiles, wch cover ye funnel of ye chimney from being carried away by ye wind. these tiles lie loose, & are constantly taken of, when they sweap their chimneys. by these ye gusts of wind (wch here they are much expos’d to) are broke, so yt they cannot drive ye smoke down ye chimney into their rooms, what it dos drive back, or rather, what it hinders from coming out at ye top, is finds a passage at ye holes of ye Basis of ye space also betwixt ye main body of ye chimney & ye (crossed out) shall, on wch they rest. 3.ye Currance wine is made of ye grapes wch on a third dry, wch makes it luscious & thick as well as strong. they putt no water to that they (ripped) whats drank in ye Iland is made of fresh grapes, & [fol. 76v] mixt with a certain proportion of water, as ye Garbo is here at Venice but for further information concerning this or other things at Zant, I referr him to my very good friend Mr Portine whom I met here in his road home, & by whom I send ye seeds above mentioned. you’ll find in ye Bale of books from Humb.t. Francisci Arisoti de oleo montis Zibinis hiber, put out by Dr Oligcus; Dr Ramazzini is publishing of it wth notes & observations you may expect it wth ye rest of his works (some of wch you had of me) by ye next occasion. Mr Ludolf, whom I suppose you know, is here looking after travellers yt have sent a voyage in folio of Congo matamba & Angola by father Giov Antonio Cavarra da Montacuccolo, printed at Bologna 1687. I don’t know whether you have seen it or no excuse this rhapsody & Ile trouble no more also some time I am Venice May 16th 1698 Sr Mr Cortine will lody at his linckle dan strangers yr very obliged Servant [folio ripped]