Some whereof, though they may conceive, that liquors thus injected into Veines without preparation and digestion, will make odde, commotions in the Blood, disturb Nature, and cause strange Symptoms in the Body, yet they have other thoughts on Liquors, that are prepared of such things, as have passed the Digestion of the Stomach; for example, of Spirit of Urine, of Harts-horne, of Blood &c. And they hope likewise, that besides the _Medical_ Uses, that may be made of this _Invention_, it may also serve for _Anatomical_ purposes, by filling, after this way, the vessels of an Animal as full, as they can hold, and by exceedingly distending them, discover _New_ Vessels, &c: But not now to enlarge upon the Uses, the Reader may securely take this Narrative, as the naked real Matter of Fact, whereby 'tis as clear, as Noon day (both from the Time, and irrefragable Testimony of very many considerable Persons in that University, who can jointly attest it; as well as from that particular unquestionable one of Mr. _Boyle_ and his worthy Company, who were the first Eye-witnesses of the Tryals made,) that to _Oxford_, and in it, to Dr. _Christopher Wren_, this Invention is due; and consequently, that all others, who discourse or write of it, doe either derive it from Him, or are fallen upon the same Devise several years after Him. * * * * * _Published with License._ Oxford, Printed by _A: & L: Lichfield_, for _Ric: Davis_. 1665. {131} * * * * * _Num._ 8. PHILOSOPHICAL _TRANSACTIONS._ * * * * * Munday, _Januar._ 8. 1665/6. * * * * * The Contents. _An Account of the Tryals, made in _Italy_ of _Campani's_ new Optick Glasses. A further relation of the Whale-fishing about the _Bermudas_, and upon the Coast of _New England_, and _New Netherland_. Of a remarkable Spring of _Paderborn_ in _Germany_. Of some other uncommon Springs at _Basel_ and in _Alsatia_. Of the richest Salt-springs in _Germany_. Some Observations of Strange Swarms of _Insects_, and the mischiefs done by them: as also of the Brooding of Snakes and Vipers. Observations of odd Constitutions of humane Bodies. Of a way, used in _Italy_, of preserving Ice and Snow by _Chaffe_. Directions for Sea-men bound for far Voyages, drawn up by Master _Rook_, late _Geometry_ Professour of _Gresham Colledge_. Some Observations of _Jupiter_; Eclipsed by one of his _Satellites_: and of his Conversion about his _Axis_. Of some Philosophical and Curious Books, that are shortly to come abroad._ * * * * * _An Account of the Tryalls, made in _Italy_ of _Campani's_ new _Optick Glasses_._ An Inquisitive _Parisian_ writes to his Correspondent in _London_, as follows;