A Letter from Mr. Joseph Ames F. R. S. and Secr. of the Soc. Antiquar. to C. Mortimer M. D.Secr. R. S. concerning a Plica PolonicaAuthor(s): Joseph AmesSource: Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775), Vol. 44 (1746 - 1747), pp. 556-557Published by: The Royal SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/104869 .

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17 556 ] Miles, ancl many Thoufands more Acres on both Sides thc Road arc givcn.

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XXIV. SLezterfromAlr.Jofeph AmesF.R.S. sndZ Secr. of the Soc. Antiquar. to C. More timer M. D. Secr. R. Sb concer7fig a PlicsL Polonica.

Cood Sir, t2d May 28 zU1![E tbe a2dX I 746, inl the Morllill '747 J Mrs. Hvnnah C'ooznes, a neat old

WomanX svllofe Hair (or cPAica CPolonica, as it is call il) I thew'd tllc Soriety laR zh?ryday, camc and gave me tlle follcowing Infornzations.

That {he was of a gcntccl Faulily in Stagord/hire who had fuff*crd mucll in the Civil Wars; alld tllat luer Motllcr had hcr Hair grow in the fame mallrlxrX whofe Maiden Name was Alice Gold/^nith; but 11cr oxarn A4aiden Name was Hannah B?nby, born in tlc Hay-marlrer, in the ParilE of AWh;te-Cihapel alld bap tized at vfldgte on a .Satgrday the of /ne, t 64S. Her Motller, havin^, filch fort of Hair, uled tc) conlb hcrs mucll to prcvcnt itX till fomctinzcs the Blootl Calllc: Whcn Ille saras about I Years old {lAe per- ceiscul it tc) grow tllick juflc about the ltaclr Part of 11cr Hcad, and at lelagtll grew to tllis lloatted lollt, -SubRancc I now faw it) of 109 Inclles lon;,. Slle

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17 556 ] Miles, ancl many Thoufands more Acres on both Sides thc Road arc givcn.

F. Drakce

XXIV. SLezterfromAlr.Jofeph AmesF.R.S. sndZ Secr. of the Soc. Antiquar. to C. More timer M. D. Secr. R. Sb concer7fig a PlicsL Polonica.

Cood Sir, t2d May 28 zU1![E tbe a2dX I 746, inl the Morllill '747 J Mrs. Hvnnah C'ooznes, a neat old

WomanX svllofe Hair (or cPAica CPolonica, as it is call il) I thew'd tllc Soriety laR zh?ryday, camc and gave me tlle follcowing Infornzations.

That {he was of a gcntccl Faulily in Stagord/hire who had fuff*crd mucll in the Civil Wars; alld tllat luer Motllcr had hcr Hair grow in the fame mallrlxrX whofe Maiden Name was Alice Gold/^nith; but 11cr oxarn A4aiden Name was Hannah B?nby, born in tlc Hay-marlrer, in the ParilE of AWh;te-Cihapel alld bap tized at vfldgte on a .Satgrday the of /ne, t 64S. Her Motller, havin^, filch fort of Hair, uled tc) conlb hcrs mucll to prcvcnt itX till fomctinzcs the Blootl Calllc: Whcn Ille saras about I Years old {lAe per- ceiscul it tc) grow tllick juflc about the ltaclr Part of 11cr Hcad, and at lelagtll grew to tllis lloatted lollt, -SubRancc I now faw it) of 109 Inclles lon;,. Slle

lays

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S 557 ] fays filc llas Iwad fotir Huslands; ellc firR NirhoZas >rOO{Ot, tO NVIlOlll nld NVAS lllarricd xvilen about

2s Wrcars ol.S, a1u{ 1Ral 1otil Clail;licn by llilu; a11 dicd SrounW>; lout olul*<rvcd llotilillgoftilcirt3[airt,rox^- 11'1;, {O. 1 anl,>

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roter tvaJZ hZab*1e Sertant,

J. Ames.

Sce fotlle Cafes of the Plica Polonica in thefe 7:Jran/^aSions, N°. 4I7.p. 50. etJ6q.

C.M.

XXV. X DeJ&crilftion of /toe Clay Moulds or Cowzcaznes of arciert Roman Coirs found ir ShropfBire; by Mr. Henry Balver F. R.S.

x 747 v A V I N G bcen lately favour'd by a * . 1 vcry ingenious Gcntleman of Shrews-

b.frr xvith tlle Si ,lit and Ufc of fomc ancient Moulds niade of Clay, bcarin;, tl<c famc Types and InSctip- tions tlaat fome of the Roman Coins are known to hane, and bein", enabled, by the Afl1flcance of ollr n10[t svortily 'Pre/qVent of the Royal Sor-iety, to makc Ollt the InScriptions and Types impreflcd on the {aid Moulds, I judgcd it might prove agree- able to this Soriezy tO fee Specimens of fo great a CurioS1ty as til;fc Moulds feem to be, and to havc l.n1e Account soslccrning them.

Cc cc X F

S 557 ] fays filc llas Iwad fotir Huslands; ellc firR NirhoZas >rOO{Ot, tO NVIlOlll nld NVAS lllarricd xvilen about

2s Wrcars ol.S, a1u{ 1Ral 1otil Clail;licn by llilu; a11 dicd SrounW>; lout olul*<rvcd llotilillgoftilcirt3[airt,rox^- 11'1;, {O. 1 anl,>

S I R,

roter tvaJZ hZab*1e Sertant,

J. Ames.

Sce fotlle Cafes of the Plica Polonica in thefe 7:Jran/^aSions, N°. 4I7.p. 50. etJ6q.

C.M.

XXV. X DeJ&crilftion of /toe Clay Moulds or Cowzcaznes of arciert Roman Coirs found ir ShropfBire; by Mr. Henry Balver F. R.S.

x 747 v A V I N G bcen lately favour'd by a * . 1 vcry ingenious Gcntleman of Shrews-

b.frr xvith tlle Si ,lit and Ufc of fomc ancient Moulds niade of Clay, bcarin;, tl<c famc Types and InSctip- tions tlaat fome of the Roman Coins are known to hane, and bein", enabled, by the Afl1flcance of ollr n10[t svortily 'Pre/qVent of the Royal Sor-iety, to makc Ollt the InScriptions and Types impreflcd on the {aid Moulds, I judgcd it might prove agree- able to this Soriezy tO fee Specimens of fo great a CurioS1ty as til;fc Moulds feem to be, and to havc l.n1e Account soslccrning them.

Cc cc X F

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