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An Account of the Impreƒƒion of
the almoƒt Entire Sceleton of a large Animal in a very hard
Stone, lately preƒented the Royal Society, from Nottinghamƒhire.
by Dr. William Stukely, M. D. and R. S. Soc. |
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 AVING
an Account from my Friend, Robert Darwin, Eƒq; of Lincoln's
Inn, a Perƒon of Curioƒity, of an human Sceleton (as
it was then thought ) impreƒs'd in Stone found lately at the
Rev. Mr. John South's, Rector of Elƒton near
Newark, Nottinghamƒhire, I was deƒirous of a Deƒcription
of it, for the Entertainment of the ROYAL SOCIETY, and have at
length procured the Stone it ƒelf for their Re-poƒitory,
where ƒuch remarkable Appearances are beƒt preƒerv'd,
and deƒervedly valued. It cannot but be matter of Regret, that ƒo
conƒiderable a Rarity, the like whereof has not been obƒerv'd
before in this Iƒland (to my knowledge) ƒhould be maim'd
and imperfect, yet we may content our ƒelves if enough be ƒtill
viƒible to favour a Conjecture of what it has been. The Stone
it ƒelf is a blue Clay Stone, the ƒame as ( and
undoubtedly came from ) the neighbouring Quarries of Fulbcck,
or thereabouts, upon the Weƒtern Cliff of the long Tract of
Hills extending quite through the adjacent County of Lincoln.
It lay, time out of mind, |