XII.

Stones. Lapides.

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_Sand_, 1. and _Gravel_, 2. is _Stone_ broken into bits. _Arena_, 1. & _Sabulum_, 2. est _Lapis_ comminutus.

A _great Stone_, 3. is a piece of a _Rock_ (or Crag) 4. _Saxum_, 3. est pars _Petræ_ (Cautis) 4.

A _Whetstone_, 5. a _Flint_, 6. a _Marble_, 7. &c. are ordinary Stones. _Cos_, 5. _Silex_, 6. _Marmor_, 7. &c. sunt obscuri Lapides.

A _Load-stone_, 8. draweth Iron to it. _Magnes_, 8. adtrahit ferrum.

_Jewels_, 9. are clear Stones, as _Gemmæ_, 9. sunt pellucidi Lapilli,

The _Diamond_ white ut _Adamas_ candidus,

The _Ruby_ red, _Rubinus_ rubeus,

The _Sapphire_ blue, _Sapphirus_ cæruleus,

The _Emerald_ green, _Smaragdus_ viridis,

The _Jacinth_ yellow, &c. _Hyacynthus_ luteus, &c.

And they glister being cut into corners. et micant angulati.

_Pearls_ and _Unions_, 10. grow in Shell-fish. _Margaritæ_ & _Uniones_, 10. crescunt in Conchis.

_Corals_, 11. in a Sea-shrub. _Corallia_, 11. in Marinâ arbusculâ.

_Amber_, 12. is gathered from the Sea. _Succinum_, 12. colligitur è mari.

_Glass_, 13, is like _Chrystal_. _Vitrum_, 13. simile est _Chrystallo_.