than any thing near so Brown as the present Muscovites whom he guesses to be descended of the Tartars, and to have inherited their Colour from them.] But to Prosecute our former Discourse, I shall add for further Proof of the Conjecture I was countenancing that good Authors inform us that there are Negroes in Africa not far from the Cape of good Hope, and consequently beyond the Southern Tropick, and without the Torrid Zone, much about the same Northern Latitude (or very little more) wherein there are divers American Nations that are not Negroes, and wherein the Inhabitants of Candia, some parts of Sicily, and even of Spain are not so much as Tawny-Mores.  But (which is a fresh and strong Argument against the common Opinion,) I find by our recent Relations of Greenland (our Accounts whereof we owe to the Curiosity of that Royal Virtuoso the present King of Denmark,) that the Inhabitants are Olive-colour’d, or rather of a Darker Hiew.  But if the Case were the same with Men, and those other kinds of Animals I formerly nam’d, I should offer something as a considerable proof, That, Cold may do much towards the making Men White or Black, and however I shall let down the Observation as I have met with it, as worthy to come into the History of Whiteness and Blackness, and it is, that in some parts of Russia and of Livonia it is affirm’d by Olaus Magnus and others, that Hares and Foxes (some add Partridges) which before were Black, or Red, or Gray, do in the depth of Winter become White by reason of the great Cold; (for that it should be, as some conceive, by Looking upon the Snow, seems improbable upon divers accounts) And I remember that having purposely enquir’d of a Virtuoso who lately Travell’d through Livonia to Mosco concerning the Truth of this Tradition, he both told me, he believ’d it, and added, that he saw divers of those lately nam’d Animals either in Russia or Livonia, (for I do not very well remember whether of the two) which, though White when he saw them in Winter, they assur’d him had been Black, or of other Colours before the Winter began, and would be so again when it was over.  But for further satisfaction, I also consulted one that had for some years been an Eminent Physician in Russia, who though he rejected some other Traditions that are generally enough believ’d concerning that Countrey, told me nevertheless, that he saw no cause to doubt of this Tradition of Olaus Magnus as to Foxes and Hares, not onely because ’tis the common and uncontroul’d Assertion of the Natives, but also because he himself in the Winter could never that he remember’d see Foxes and Hares of any other Colour than White; And I my self having seen a small White Fox brought out of Russia into England towards the latter end of Winter, foretold those that shew’d him me, that he would change Colour in Summer, and accordingly