Letter 1438

[fol. 309] Sr Upminster Mar. 29 1709 Just as I had finished my Observations upon Dr Scheuchzers Tables of the Weather &, I seasonally recd these two enclosed Lrs from Florence wch relating to the Society as well as my self, I think it my duty to send them to you. You will find by ye copy of Dr Newtons Lr, that the Weights & Measures of Florence wch Dr Tilly saith he hath sent me, are not yet arrived in England I doubt not but when they do, they will be very ac- ceptable to the Society to settle the matter, especi- ally wth relation to their Weight, wch Sr Honas Moor makes very different from what Mr Greaves doth. Sr Jonas making the Florence-pound to ye Engl. To be as 123 to 100, & Mr Greaves making it less than the En- glish, viz only as 0.9177 to 100. When I have finished what I shall take notice of concerning Dr Scheuchzers, the Pisa Rain, &, I written out my Remarks fair, I will take care to send them to the Society: but in the mean time I should be glad to be informed of some of the most con- siderable effects observed in England from the late Frost, if the Society hath recd any accounts thereof particularly if granted any of the Society live near Cashalton in Surrey, I beg the favour of them to let me know by ye P. Post whether the Lemon & Orange trees at Bedington are killed, & what age they are I intended to have been long since in London, but the weather hath been so bad yt I could not be so happy to visit Gresham Coll. & the late great Rains have made such Land-Floods yt two of our Upminster Bridges are broken down wth it, & I hear some others also, yt I now Dare hardly adventure. I am Sr Your much obliged humble servant Wm Derham My Wifes humble service. I hope you have not been unmindfull of chosing Dr Newton into the Society, or yt if be not yet done, I beg the favour of you to speed it as much as can be, yt I may send him word of it when I speedily answer his Lrs.