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Four large bivalves called rising suns & Some others

A large helmet-Shell eight inches long and Six heigh the [mouth?] from the West-Indies

Two teredo or worms to eat holes in Ship's bottom

Des escargots ronds blancs a petits rayes noires
Trans.: White round snails with small black stripes

Sea Starr from the Sea Shore at black point

Des coquilles bivalves Rayees, rouge & blanc qu'on nomme soleil levant
Trans.: Striped, red and white bivalve shells called the rising sun

Un pucelage couleur d'agathe raye à dents
Trans.: A pucelage the color of agathe [agate?] striped with teeth

A Sea Egg or Echinites with large mamilla

Small horse Shoe crabs from the Sea Shore at black point

Deux coquillages univalves de la sorte nommé Porcellanæ en français argus de la baye de Honduras
Trans.: Two univalve shells of the kind named Porcellanae in French argus from the bay of Honduras

A centapee or forty legs

Le Sabot Entouré de rangs des pointes jaunetres
Trans.: The sabot surrounded by rows of yellow tips

Several beetles, cockroaches & other insects