turned. I like it well that you take notice of so many particularities. Enquire also after the policie and gouernment of places. Wearie not nor tire thyself, butt endeauour to preserue thy health by sparing thyself from labour and obseruing a good dyet. I am glad you haue met with a person who speakes so many languadges; you may practise your Latin and Italian with him, little troubling your head with the languadge of the Netherlands. I am glad you haue seen the best of Holland. What way you tooke from Utreckt I am uncertaine; but probably, toward Antwerp, which were very well worth the seeing, if the contagion and disorder of souldiers in those parts will permitt. But before this can probably come to your hand, you may have seen that place. Buy no bookes but what are small and portable, if any for by London we can send for such bookes as those parts afford. Nancy writ mee word that shee receaued a letter from you. Your mother, Betty, and sisters, pray for you, wishing your returne, which God prosper. Many friends enquire after you: but no letters have come for you, since the last I sent to Yarmouth, they understanding you are abroad. When you were at Amsterdam, I wished you had enquired after Dr. Heluetius, who writ Vitulus aureus, and saw proiection made, and had pieces of gold to shew of it. Hold up thy spirits and bee not deiected that you receaued no more letters, for if we were assured of their deliuery we would write weekely. God blesse you and protect you. I am, your euer loueing father, THO. BROWNE.

Sept. 22, Norwich, 1668.

I wish you would bring ouer some of the red marking stone for drawinge, if any very good. One told mee hee read in the French gazette, that the Duch had discovered the north-east passage to China round about Tartarie. I do not care whether you go into Zealand, but if you should, Flushing and Middleburgh are only worth the seeing.

If you have opportunitie, you may obserue how the Duch make defences agaynst sea inundations. Obserue the seuerall fish and fowle in markets and their names. Wee haue not heard a long time of Lewis de Bills, his practise of preserving bodyes, &c. What esteeme haue they of Van Helmont, in Brabant, his own country? Since I wrote this, I receiued

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yours this morning, from Dort, and am exceedingly glad to see how God hath blessed you, and that you haue had aduantages beyond expectation. Your accounts are very good of all things. God blesse you. Madam Burwell is at sent with mee. Hee and shee send their seruice. We are on the declination of the assises which last 2 dayes. The contagion may hinder you from going into Flanders, butt Brabant, I thinck, is not much vnder it. Mr. Johnson is with mee at this hower, and I hast to send this by his letter to Mr. Houenaer. The mercifull protection of God bee with you. Mr. Johnson, Hawkins, Whitefoote, Robins, &c. salute you.

Dr. Edward Browne to his Father.-Wien in Austrich, Novemb. 29, styl. nouo.

SIR, I wrote to you from Passaw. Since when it hath pleased God to continue his blessings in my health and a prosperous passage to Vienna. The farther I go the more my desires are enlarged, and I desire now to see Presbourg, Leopoldin, the strong fortification which the emperour hath built in lieu of Newheusel, as also Rab, Comorra, Buda, and Chremnitz, where the gold mines are, and other places: butt I haue trespassed too farre alreadie upon your goodnesse, and intend to looke no farther. Here is at present a Tartarian ambassadour, desiring a league offensiue and defensiue with the emperour, his name Cha Gagi Aga, Cha signifieth master, Gagi somewhat like proselyte, and Aga signifieth king. They haue brought diuers horses with them of high esteem here, but not the least beautifull. Some of the Tartars haue syluer rings, with the same signature as the Turkish seales. They take much tobacco in very long pipes; their tobacco is not in rowles butt in leaues and drye. Heere is a fayre in the citty, where yesterday I mett the Tartars, who were strangely delighted with it, and very much with the babies and figures in gingerbread. The emperour presented the Cham of Tartarie with a siluer bason and ewer, and a fine wach of curious work; sent also presents to the 4 brothers of the great Cham, to the chamarine his wife,

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and to his sisters; yet after all this kindnesse they are jealous heere, as hauing newes out of Hungarie, that Siebenbergen is to bee putt into the hands of the Tartars. varietie of habits in this place is very remarkable, as of Hungarians, Transyluanians, Grecians, Croatians, Austrians, &c. In the riuer there is kept a tame pellican, which heere they call a lettelgantz or spoon goose. I saw a comedie in the Jesuit's colledge, the emperour and empresse present. In the emperours chappell is very good musick, vocall and instrumentall, performed by Italians, whereof some are eunuchs. I saw the emperour at chappell on Wednesday, hee hath a very remarkable aspect, and the Austrian lipp extraordinarily. Count Cachowitz is Maistre del Hostell. Montecuculi, the generall, is a leane tall man. On St. Nicholas day I sawe the emperours mother and his 2 sisters, as they lighted out of their coach to enter into the monasterie of St. Nicholas, his sisters are very beautifull sweet ladyes. The empresse hath a very good looke butt somewhat sad at present, perhaps too sollicitous about her deliuerie. I would willingly leaue this place in order to my returne the first weeke in February, or sooner if I haue the happinesse to heare from you.

Dr. Browne to his son Edward.-Dec. 2, Norwich, 1668.

DEAR SONNE, Vpon the receit of your letter from Passau upon the Danube, dated Nou. 1, styl. vet. I got our louing friend Mr. Couldham to send this vnto Venice, to Mr. Hayles, in whose hands it may lye till you ether call or send for it. I am sorry you are to make that long round agayne, and once more be inclosed within the Alpes: butt if it hath pleasd God to bring you safe to Venice out of Germanie, and through so bad a winter passage, with your thankfull acknowledgments vnto God, make the best vse you can of such places for your improuement and knowledg the time you linger there; and whereuer you go, in your returne, bee neuer without some institution or the like of physick, whereof you may dalie or often read, and so continue to study the method and doctrine of physick, which intention' upon varietie of objects of other subjects may

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make you forget. Wearie not nor wast your spirits too much in pursuing after varietie of objects, which I knowe you cannot butt do with earnestnesse, for thereby you shall, by God's blessing, conserue your health, whereof I am very sollicitous. Make what conuenient hast you can homewards and neerer England, according as the passages and season will permitt. To returne by sea is thought by all no fitt or good way for you: 'tis very hazardous in many respects, nothinge considerable to bee learned, and of litle credit. In places take notice of the gouerment of them, and the eminent persons. Burden not yourself with superfluous luggage, and if you buy any thing lett it bee of easie portage. Keepe yourself still temperate, which virtue may conserue your parts. You are in your trauayl able to direct your self; God also direct and preserue you. I do not know that you shall want accommodation for mony, butt Mr. Couldham hath been so courteous as to write to Mr. Hayles, in case of necessitie, to accommodate you; whereof I hope you will make vse butt vpon good occasion, and moderately. Informe your self concerning the state of Candia, and enquire whether there bee any relation made thereof, so far as it hath yet proceeded. Padua, I presume, you will take notice of agayne: butt seriously I would not haue you make excursions remote and chargeable. Consider how neerely it concerneth you to bee in your country improuing your time to what you intend, and what most concerneth you. Of all your letters sent out of Germanie, that only wch you sent from Bingen miscarried. I wish you had met with Heylin, or some short description and diuision of those countryes as you trauayled, and if you haue not, do it yet; for that may produce a rationall knowledge of them, confirmed by sence, and giue you a distinct apprehension of Germanie, wch to most proues the most intricate of any in Europe. Your mother prayes for you and sends her blessing, and would bee happy to see you. Shee is in health, as your sister B. and Moll Franc liuely and cheerily, butt leane, and another sharpe feuer [may] yet soone take her away. Beside limning, Bet practiseth washing in black and colours, and doth very well. All is quiet enough, butt the countryman complaines, and rents are still badly payd, corne and inward commodities being at lowe coste. It hath

yet been an open winter, no snowe, fewe and small frosts, much rayne and wind, wch hath made catarrhs, coughs, and rheumatismes affectinge the most common diseases among us. The parliament is adiourned to the 1 of March. Mr. England of Yarmouth was prickt for knight of the shiere, but got of, and Sr George Viner, a Londoner, prickt in his place. The Bishop and Mr. Hawkins haue been some moneths in Norwich: he enquireth of you. I received your things in Capt. Coxe's ship, the Concord. The description of Amsterd. Mr. Primerose brought mee. My lady Maydston was well satisfied with your letter. Mr. Skippon is to marry Mr. Brewster's daughter, of Wrentham by Southwold, as I heard credibly. It were well you could obserue any thinge in order to the Royall Societie. These things I put together, though the whole letter may bee vnsertaine to come to you. Your letter from Passau not assuring your determination : but before you can receaue this, I hope to receaue one from Vienna, which may tell more of your resolution, and whether you intended to returne by Prague or Venice. The mercifull protection of God go with you, guide and direct and blesse you, and giue you euer a gratefull heart vnto him. Your louing father, THOMAS BROWNE.

Dr. Browne to his son Edward. Decemb. 15, styl. vet. 1668, Norwich.

DEARE SONNE,-I' receaved yours from Vienna, dated Decemb. 6, when I came home this evening: and would not deferre to write to Mr. Johnson this night, to Yarmouth. 16 days ago I writ to Venice, according to the desire of your former letter, wch Mr. Couldham, your friend, enclosed to Mr. Hayles; and writ unto him, that, if you were necesitated for mony, you might be conveniently accommodated, wch I did out of abundant caution; becaus you expressed no desire thereof, and I thought you had still gone on upon the credit from Mr. Hovenaer, whch might have been continued from place to place. None of your letters have miscarried, butt onely one from Bingen; pray bee moderate as possible in what summes you take up, and especially not to take up much at a time, butt after the rate