outh ▁S ands . ▁An ▁interesting ▁letter ▁written ▁to ▁Mr . ▁He wer ▁from ▁Edinburgh , ▁on ▁Monday ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 6 8 2 , ▁on ▁this ▁dis aster ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁correspond ence ▁of ▁Samuel ▁P ep ys ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁with ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁York . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 8 5 , ▁Lord ▁W inton ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁King ▁James ▁II ▁as ▁Grand ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁House hold . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 5 ▁W inton ▁was ▁again ▁in ▁action ▁with ▁his ▁regiment , ▁against ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Ar gy ll . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁learned ▁individual , ▁Professor ▁S inc la ir ▁presented ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁curious ▁and ▁rare ▁work ▁ent it les ▁Sat an ' s ▁In visible ▁world ▁discovered ▁- ▁or ▁A ▁choice ▁collection ▁of ▁relations ▁an ent ▁dev ils , ▁spirits , ▁w itch es , ▁and ▁appar itions ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 5 . ▁The ▁length y ▁' E p ist le ▁D edic atory ' ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁ve in ▁of ▁ex agger ated ▁pra ise , ▁somewhat ▁rel ieved ▁by ▁a ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁Earl ' s ▁coal - min ing ▁operations , ▁in ▁which ▁S inc la ir ▁introdu ces ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Ath anas ius ▁Kir cher , ▁the ▁Jes uit , ▁who ▁founded ▁the ▁Kir cher ian ▁Museum ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁College , ▁at ▁Rome , ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁natural ▁philosoph ers ▁and ▁scient ists ▁of ▁the ▁age .