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S Y L V A
SYLVARUM,
O R,
A Natural Hiftory ,
TEN CENTURIES
Whcrcunto is newly added.
The Hi flop !J\(jtHral and Experimental o^" L I E E
and DEATH, or of the Prolongation of LI FE.
Publiflicdafrer the Authors Death.
Sjy William Raw ley, T>ocIoy in T)iVinity ,
One of His Majcrtics Chaplains.
Whcrcunto is added <tArticlei ofEnfdry, touch-
ing Mct.thindMiKertlf. And the Nett Atlantis. As alfo the LIFE
ot tlic Righc Honorable franas 'Bti.on, never added to this Book before.
"Written by th c Right Honorable
F R A N C I S
Lord Vcmlam, Vifcounc St. <iAlban.
The J\(jntb and Lajl Edition,
With an JlphakticalTahle of thcTrincipalThims
Contained in the Ten Cettturies.
LONDON,
Printed by J. R. for lyUlUm Lee, and arc to be fold by Qctrfe &p»l>ridg,
Francis Tjton, Thomas :itlltAms, John Mttrtin, Thomas p-ere, %xndoiph Tayhr^
Henry "Broom, EdwardTromas, ThomusPMjJ'enger, 'lS(jvil Sjmntans, Robty.
CU-vel, miltam Crcolf, inAJanusMagnes; and other Booifeilcrs in
London ind ejlmtnjfer. 1670
mj^
T^j^ Swi'T Siiiv' TM?/r H\^&r H\*i^^
T O T H E
i
MOST HIGH AND MIGHTY
PRINCE CHARLES.
By the Grace of G o d ;,
K I N G of Great "Britain, France^ and Ireland,
■' -r \ '
Defender of the Faith, drc, : ;>' :
(.Mty it plc/tje Tour Moji Ex cedent Mtjifty.^ ' . - --
He whole Body of the NkWaj
Hiftory, either defigned or vvrit-
ten, hy the late Lord Vifcount
S. Alban, was dedicated to Your
Majefty, in his Book De Ventis, about
Four years pafl, when YourMajefty vvas
Prince : So as there needed no new Dedica-
tion of this Work, butonely in all humble-
nefs, to let Your Majefty know, it is Yours.
It is truci if that Lord had lived. Your Ma-
jefty, ere long had been invoked to the Pro-
tection of -anodier Hiftory, whereof, not
Natures Kingdom, as in this ; but thefe of
A ? Your
Ihe EpiJJle T>cdicatoyy.
Your Mcijcfties, (during the time and Reign
of King Henry the Eighth; had been the (ub-
)ci\y which fince, it died under theDefig-
nation meerly : There is nothing left, but
YourMajefties Princely goodnefs, gi'acioufly
to accept of the undertakers Heart and In-
tentions ,- who was willing to have parted
for a while with his darling Philofophy, that
he might have attended Your Royal Com-
ma ndment in that other Work. Thus much
I have been bold, inalllowlinefi toreprefent
unto Your Majefty, as one that was trufbed
with his Lordships Writings, even to the
laft. And as this Work affefteth the Stamp
of Your Majefties Royal Protection, to make
it more currant to the World ; fo under the
proteilion of this Work, I prefome in all
humblenefi to approach YourMajefties pre-
fence, and to offer it up into Your Sacred
HandsJ
Tour tSMajeflies mojl Loyal ^
and!De voted Servant
W. Rawleit;
T O T H E
READER.
AVing load the Honor to he continually ivith
my Lord, in compiling of this ff^orJ{j^ and
to he employed thereiny I ha'^e thought it not
amip^ [ivith his Lord/hips good leave and
liking) fi^ ^^^^ hetterfatisfamon of thofe that
JIu/I read it ^ to mak^ kriowi [omewhat of his Lordfhips inten^
tionSj touching the ordering and publijhing ofthejame. I
haye heard his Lordfloip often fay , That if hcfliould have
fcrved the olory of his own !J\Qtme, he had heen better not to
/;.r.^p//6////7^^//;/.f Natural Hiftory ; for it may feem an
indtgcfled heap of Tarticulars , and camtot have that htflrc
nhich ^ooJ^ cajl into Methods, have : ^ut that he refohcd
to prefer the good of (t^Aden , and that tphich mioht heHfecure
it, before any thing that might have relation to hinfclf. (t/f?id,
he knew )vel/, that there tvas no other toay open to unloofe Mens
mindes, being bound ; and [as it ^^ere) i5A4aleficiate, by the
charms of deceiving ^AQ)tions and 'Theories 5 and thereby
made impotent for feneration oflf^or^s : 'But onely ?jo where
to dep.irtfrom the Senfe and clear experience , hut to keep clofe
to it, e'j^ecially in the beginning. Befides, //;/V Natural
Y{\^0}:y V[ns aT)eht of his, being defigned and fet down for
a third Tart of the In ft auration . / ha^c alfo heard his
Lord/hip difcowfe, Thatz5\<[en {no doubt) willthinl^inany
of the Experiments contained in this ColleHion, to be P^iil-
^ ^ _^
To the Reader.
gar and Trivia! , mean and fordid, curiomand jruitlef^',
and therefore he vpifheth, that they muld hsve perpetually be- i
fore their eyes, yi>hat is now in doin<y j and the difference l?etv;cen
this Natural Hiftory, andothers^ Forthofc Natural \
Hifl:ories7y/>/V/; are extant y beinz ?athered for deli^ht^
aiid ufe, are full of pleafant Defcriptions and TiFlures ; and ;
a0eB andfeek^after Admiration, parities, and Secrets, ^ut \
contrariippifeythefcofe, ipphich his Lord(l)ipintendeth^ is to "write j
fucb a Natural Hiftory, as may befimdanmitalto the'
ereHing and building of a true Thilofophy : For the illurni']
nation of the ^Underfla^jding ; the extracting of (Axioms,
and the producing of many noble ^orJ{s and E feels, For he j
hopeth by this means, to acquit himfelf of phat^ for tphichhe\
tal^thhimfelfinafortbomid 5 and that iSy the adva?jcement !
0/ Learning and Sciences. For laying, inthisprefe?it Worh^^ I
CoHeBedthe materials for the building » andi/i his Novum i
P r ganujii (ofyohich his Lordfh if is yet to pidyiiflo a Second •
f^art) fet cloi»n the Itillruments and DireFlions for the
VVork^ ] Men fhall no'ro be toanting to themf elves, if they 1
raife not knonpledge to thatperfeUion, lohereof the ^^^ture qFi
Adortal Men is capable, ajind in this behalf I have heard \
his Lordjhip f^eaJ^comp/ainingfy, That his Lordfhip {ypho !
thinl^eth, that he deferyieth to be an ^rchiteU in this 'Build- !
ing)fl,)ould be forced to be a FForh^miy and a Laborer ; and
to dig the (^Iciy, and burn the^rich^ ; and more then that,}
(^according to the hard condition of the Ifraelites, at the lap-^
terend) to gather the Stray^ and Stubble, overall the Fields,
$0 burn the BricJ^ 'withal. For he J^i omth, that except he do
it, nothing Kvill be done j Men are fo fet to dejfifc the means
vf their omigood^ Jndasfor the bafenefl of many of the
hxperime.nts , as long as they be ^ods FForks , they are\
honorable enough : And for the vu/gartiejl of them, true
ii^ixioms mtijl be dratnn from plain experience , and not from
. doubtful 5 and his JL ordfhips courfe is to mah^ FFondersplaii^y
and
To the Reader.
a 7ici not flam things F bonders • mid that expericfjce liJ^A .- - - ^
"Wi^c mufi be broken and grinded ^ and ?iot liihole^ OT'cm it'\'
growth J and for V^e , his Lord/h/p hih often In his \
i5MoHthy the tm kjfides o/Experiment^, Experi- |
mcntaFriidifera, and Experimcnta Lucifcrao
Experiments of Ufe, and Experiments of
Light : ^nd he reporteth/mifcif, yjpheth^r he ivere not
a ftrange Mau^ thatfhould thinly, that Light hath no Vfe,
becaufc it hath no Matter, Further his Lord/hip thought
oood a/fo, to add unto many of the Experiments them-
felves , fomc glofi of the CaufeS;, that in the fucceedino
vpork^of Interpreting Nature, a?jd Framing Axi-
cms, all things may be in more readinefi. ^nd for the
(fatifes herein by him a/Iigned ; his Lordfliip perfwadcth
him fef they arc far more certain, thanthofe that are ren^
dred by Qthers j ?iot for any excellency of his own tpit, f as
his LordJJiip is "WOfit to fay ) but in rejfeU of his continual
. convcffation tvi th Natui'c W Experience. He did
'confider liketvife , That by this (^Addition of CauCeSy
i5\4cns mindes (n?hich nuikefo much hajle to finde out the
caufes of things j ) t»ould not thinly themfelves utterly loft
in a ya(l Wood of Experience , butjlay upon tbefe
Caufes Cfuch as they are ) a little y till true KxiUms
may be more fully difcoyered. I have heard his Lor df hip
fay a If 0, 1 hat one great re afon, tvhy helvould not putthefe
Particulars into any exact Method y [though he, thatlook^
eth attentively into them , fl?all finde, that they hay>e a fe-
cret order] tvas, 'Becaufe he conceilped that other ?nen would
flow thinly that they could do the like; and fo go on with a
further (^ olleBion , which, if the Method had been exact,
^nany would halee de/paired to attain by Imitation, ajs
for hisLordfhips lo^ve of Order, lean refer any Man to
\hi4 LordlJ)ips Latin "Book^ , De Augmcntis Scien-
itiaruni; which^ if my judgment be any thing, is written in
J 2? the
The Epiftle
it the fame I
that Ihould
have been
prefixed to
this Book, if
his Loiddiip
had lifcd-
To the Reader.
the exaBell order, that I k^ato any witing to be, I tp'tll
conclude^ toith a ufual Speech of his Lordpjips. That this
^e?r^o/^/?« Natural Hiftory, isthe\Noi\iy /wGod
made it, and not as Men have made it j for that it hath
nothing, if Imagination^
W RAWLEY.
The Table.
A 1 A B L E
OF THE
8 X T S % I M E :j\(^r s.
Century L
OT StrMinlng or PercoUtloH, Outward and ttnPtird, Ixp:riment8,
Of iMotitn upon Prrjftre, Exp. 5
of Separtitions of Bodies LtjHtd hytfelgbt. Exp. 3
OF Infxfons i« IVa'.tr And t/fir. Exp. 7
Of the j^ppeie of Continuation in Litjulds, Exp. I
of Artificial Sprinj^s. Exp. I
of the yenemotis ^ality of Mans Flefh. Exp. i
OfTHTnlng Air into ivater, Exp. I
Of helping or Altering the Shape of the Body. Exp. I
o'^ condenfing of Air to yield Weighty or N»nrifhmtntt Exp. I ,
of Flame and Air commixed. £xp. I
Of the fecret tmture of Flamr, E\p. i
O"" ¥Lme in the midff-and on the sides, Exp. 1
of Motion of (jravity. Exp, 1
of C»ittr:iclion of Bodies in Bulk. Exp, I » -"
of m^k^ittg yines morefruiifttl. Exp, I ■ ^v
of the feveral operations of Turging Medicines. E)cp. 9' • '
Of Meats and Drir{( moj} Nourifhing. Exp. I J ..•;^..
of Mediciaet applied i» O'der, E;tp,l
OfCurehyCuftome. Exp, I
Of Cure hj Ex-cefs. £xp. i
Of Cure by Motion of Confent. E P. I
Of Cure of Difeafes ontrary to Predifpofltion.
Of '-preparation before andafter Purging. Exp. I
of Stanching Blood. Exp. I ■'
O^ change uf Aliments and Medicines. Exp, i
O^ Diets. Exp. I
Of- Produflion of Cold. E(p.7 •■*
O- turning Atr into irarer. Ex 3. 7
O* Itiduratio/i of Bodies. Exp. 6
Of Preying cf t/4ir upon Water . Exp, I
O'^ the force of Vtion. I xp. 1
C*^ i>ig Feathers and H fs of divers colours, Txp. I
O'^ >fourifhnie/;t of young Creatures in the Egge tr tfomh, Exp^l
of Sympathy and Antipathy. Ex •. 5
0~ the Spirits or Pneumaticals in Bidies. Ex:), i
O' the fower of He^t. Exp. i
Of Impe/fibility of Annihilation. Exp.i
Century 11.
O'^ ClUIck. Exp. 14
0 the Nullity and Entity of Sounds, Exp. 4
Of Fradu^ion, Confervation^ and Delation of Sounds, Exp. 14
Uf itagn.tude. Exility, and Damps of Sounds. Exp. 25
Of L>udnef,, Uid Softnefs, of Sound, Eip. 3
B i
page I
pag.2
pag. 5
pjg.6
ibid.
ibia.
Ibii
paf;S
P»F.9
ibid,
pag. 10
ibid.
ibid,
ibid.
pag.12
pag.i5
pa,"; 1 7
Ibid.
ibid.
ibid.
ibid.
ibid.
P»g-i9
pag. 19(5
pag. 20
pjg. 22
pig. 1 24
ibid.
ibid.
P»g-M
ibid.
P'g-^^
pag.27
pig.28
p*g-
29
p=»g
32
p"g
34
p»g'
37
pag. 41
<'f
Of C'-jmmurilcation of Sounds. Exp. 3
Of Eijuality and faeatiality of Sounds, Exp. 9
Of more Treble and Bife Touts. l-X^.^.
Of proportion of Tr^kil Mi^a^e. \^^. 4 / i'
of Exteriour^ Ir.teriour Sounds, Exp. 4
Of Articulation of Sounds. Exp. 9. ' ■ ' •
- "p •>v/r • ^^ Vf, \ — tVJ . , > r -
Century IIL
OF the Lines in which Sounds. n^evtl Y^p's ^\ .', .)
Of the Litjiingor Pen[hlng of Sounds. Exp.S
Of thi P^Jj'jj^e in Interception of Souifis, I ^p. 5 ^
Of thf Medium of Sounds. Exp. 4 ['
Of the Figures of Bodies yielding Spttndsm Expi J
Of Ali.xtnre of Sounds. 1 xp. 5.
C^ Melioration of Sounds, Exp. 7
of Imitation of Sounds. Exp. 6
of mfiexion of Sounds. Exp. I 3
Of Confent and Difent hetweeu Atidihlei, and yifihlfs, Exp. 2J
Of Symf.txhj and Atfti^.xthj of Sanndsi Exp. J , . "^ > •
Ofi hindring or Helfing of NfAr»»^..^.i^..Jsp^ 4
Of the Spiritual and Fine Nature of Sounds. Exp. 4,
Of Orient Colours inliifjolutions of Metals. Exp. I
Of prolongation of L'fe. Exp. 1 ;. -"I
of ihcfippetite of Union in Bodies. Exp. 1 ' 1
Of th' tikj Operations of Heat „nd Time. Exp. i, ^,'|jj 4^
Of the Difering operations of Fire and Time. Et^mi.
of Motions by Imitation. Exp. In .",3 ./'■.■"*■•:»'. • '
of Jnfe^lioHi "Difeafes. Exp. i * : '[..>.
of the Incorporations of PovfderSy and Liquors. E<p, i],;!
of;E!ftrcife of the iody, and the Eenefits or Evils thereof, ^Ti. 1
of. Meats fomc Glutting^ or not Glutting. Exp, i
',\!'b5^\ h ; •'. . (.1
Century I'V.
ibid.
ibid,
P^§-45
pag. 4o
ibid.
ibid.
ibid.
pa:'. Si
line!,
ibid.'
poo. 83
ibid.
of-
C A^B %f^
,0f PejldeHtial Tears. Exp. i
Q'f Bfidtmlcal Difeajes. Exp. i ^
'*0f Prcfirvatlon of liquors in Wells or faults, Exp. I
Of Stntting. Exp. I i
Of (iveet Smells. Exp. 4 . .- • , ;.; A .^6\..•.•
0f theGoodfiffsaKd Chiieeof inters. Exp..?; .,. ,;
9f temperate Heats under the x^quinodiat. Exo. T
Of the CohrAtion of Black and T^prne-; Moors, ^xp. I ,
of Motion after the inTtant ef ttenth. £xp. i
'•.;V'-.\^Vt'i i«i. I.
ibid.
, ibid.
Century V.
OV Accelerstlng or'Haf{eninf!^9r-i*ttrd GermiHatio-^. £.Np.i2
0^ Retarding or futting back Germination, ixp, 9
C CMeliorating^ or making better. Fruits 4^niFia»Hs. E:i^,^S-
O Comyound Frrits, and Flowers. £xp. 55 ;
of S^mf.thj and Antipathy of Plants. £xp. 19
of making Herbs and Fruits Medlcinable. £xp. 1
pag. 89
pag. 92
pag. 93
pag. .100
pig.IOI
P4g. 104
Century VI.
O'
F Citriojicies about Frstlts a^td Pl^tftr. Miy'.-Xf _ pag. lo^
Oj^ the Degexer.itingof Plants \ and of their Tranfmutatioad/it into attfther. £xp.i^
- ; ; • •■--•• ^-^ pig, no
qf the Trocerity ard Lownefs of Plants ; and of Artificial dwarfing t}jem. Exp. 5. pag.t ; 8
OftheR:uiiments of Plants ; and of the Excrefctnctsof P'Ufifii tifftifer.Plants. £xp. 56
•• ■', ■ ' ibiJ.
of Producing perftH Plains without Seed. -Exp.!! . . - . P'g.Uy
Of-Forr^in I'lantr. £xp. ; P^g- X18
of the Seafons of ftveral Plants. Exp,6 pag. 1 19
I Of the Lifting of -pLints. £xp. 5 Pd- I -Q
of fever al F I figures of Plants. £xp. ? " pa^. I2t
ef fome Principal dffcrences in Plants, fx'p.4 ibid.
of all Manner of Compofts and Helps for 0round. Ex^,6 pag. 122
Century VII.
C\^ the A^Ktties and Differences between Plants y and Stdies Inanimate. £xp.6.
■ . . . . . P3g.ii5
,0/ A ff nines and niferences betiveen Plants, and Living CreatHres; And of the Cotfintrs
axd P.irticlpUs of BAh. £xp. 3 pjg. 125.
Of T>Unts E.vperitMCfits 'Promifcuaus. £xp. Cj • ■' pag. 1 27
^Of Healinf of no: »ls. £ip. I , p3g.l39
^f F.it J-ffufed in Flefh. Exp. 1 ibid.
Of Ripening Drinks fpeedlly. fxp.l ."ibid.
of Pitofvj and riumage. fxD. I. . ' -ibid.
pf th* ^^ii\ncfs of Motion in Birds. £xp.I j , -•» ■ ' Jbld.
Of the Clenrnefs of tktSea., theNorthwind bUmng. tr.o,\ ibid.
Of the A fferent heats of Fire and bojling wa!(r, £xp. i ', ?^Z-i'
0'^ the QjtallficuioH of heat bj Moifinre. £xp. i ibid.
Vft-tivning. £x\ I ibid.
\i)f the Hiccauchs. £xp. t ibid.
,. Of
-/-
Thi T A B L Ei
of Steinia^. fxp. i ibid*
0[ the! cnderncfs of the Teeth, fxp. I P*g-I4^
C the ToHguc, Exp. I iDidl
of the MoHihoHt of Tjfle. £xp. i ibid.
Of fome fr9jrMoftii{i of Penitent i.,l Setifons. JExp. 1 ibid,
O'^fpecial Simples for Medidnes, Exp. i ibid.
Of ^enus. E
. r
of Attrufliou tj fimilitude of fuhflance. ixp. I
of certain Drini(s t» THrkej, £xp. I
of Sn-cat. £xp. (5
O*" the Glovporm. £xp. r
Of the imprejfion< upon the B odj'^ front fevtr at Pajftons tf thttJUlnd, £xp.
of DrHikennejs. £.p.4
of the Hurt, or He/p of vine t.,{eH moderateij. £xp. i
OF Catterpitler.. £xp. 1
Of the Flies Cantharides, Exp. I
0 Lijfttsede, E\p. 2
Of carting the Skjjt and Shell infomt Creatures. Exp. i
of the Poftures of the Body. Exp. 3
Ofl'eflilential year . Evp. i
Of fume Prognofiickj of ht*rd fvlnters. Eur. i
of I eitusn Aiedicines that condenfe and relieve the Spirits. Exp. I
OF i'Hintings of the Hody. Exp. i
Of the ufe of S^ihing and yinolnting. £xp. 1
Of Ch^molletting uf •■Jpaper. £xp. i
of C little- fnl^. J x,\ I
Of £ irth increafi-ig in weight. Exp. I
Of Sleep. EaP.3
Of Teeth ahdFlardfuhflances in theSadies of LivingCreatures. Exp. Il
of the Gener^t-ion^ /tnd Bearing of living Creatures in the womb. Exp. J
of Ifecies yifthle. E<p. z
of impulfion and Percujsion. Exp. 3
of Titilacion. E\|}. 1
Of fcarcity of Raininty£gypt. Exp. i
Of ClarificatioM. Exp. i
of Plants syithout leaves. Exp. I
Qi^ the materials of Glafs. Exp. i
Qf Prohibit ton of PutrtfiEiion, and the long Ctnfervatien »f Bidies. Exp, I
0'^ Ahundanceof Nitre in certaiKSe.'^ores. txp. I
of B dies horn up bj lyattr. Exp. I
0Fi4elconfumtagltileornothir^g.Exp.l
of c he tip Fnel. £xp. I
Of G'thering of wind for Frefljnefs. Sxp. t
of Trills of .ilires. Exp. I
Of Evcreafing Mil^in Milch-Beafls^ Exp. I
0^ Sand of the Nature of Glafs. Exp. I
of the C/rotptb of C.o'TaI, Exp. i
O^the Gathering of Manns. £x'\ i
P»?- M7
ibid.
ibid.
pag.148
ibid.
ibid.
pag.149
I ibid.
P^§-M2
P»g-i53
ibid.
pjg.i6i
Pag.154
ibid.
. ibid.
pag.155
ibid.
ibid.
ibiJ.
pag.156
ibi(^.
ibid.
ibid.
ibid.
P>g-i57
pig. 159
pag. 100
Ibid,
pjg.ifii
ibid,
pag. 162
i )id.
ibid.
ibid.
p3g.i6:
ibid.
ib:d.
pat;. 164
'ibid.
ibid.
ibi<i,
ibid.
pag. \6s
"ibiH.
of
-1
TJ^ T Abx^I*.
•f CorreRing of mnts. £xp. i
Of Bttnmen one ef the MAterials of rvUi-fire. £xp.,I
Of P/aifier nrowiiigai b/ird as Mari/e. Exp. I
Of the Cure of fome ulcers and Hurts. Ek^'. \ . .
Of the Healthfnlntfs or Vnhealthfulnefs tffhrStuthern wlni. Ex{-» t
Of tftundsmude with Brafs or with /row, Exp. i
Of Mntifcatlen by Cold. Exp. l
Of tr eight, £xp. i
of fufer-I^Atation of Bodies. £xp. r
of the ^ lying of unequnl todies In the j4ir. £xp. I
Ofyyater that It maybe the M:dlum of Sounds. JIxp. t '
Of the Flight of the Sfirlts upon odious objeEls. Exp. i
of the fuper-K' flexion of Sccho's , £xp, i
of the force of Im^glnatioH Imitating that tf the Senft. Exp. t
Of Prtfervation of Bodies, Exp. i
of the Growth or Afuttipljing of {JMetalls. Evp. i
of the dro'Vnlngthemore hafe Metallln the more prethmi Exp. I
Of Fixation of Bodies. Exp. I
of the rejllefs Nature of things in themfelvesy And their deftre to change.
ibid.
ibid*
ibid.
pag. 166
ibid.
ibidi
ibid.
ibid.
ibid.
pag. 167
ibid.
ibid
ivd,
pag. 168
ibid.
ibid.
ibid.
pag. 169
Exp. I ibid.
Century IX.
Op Perception la Btdles infeajibie, tending to natural Dhinatlcn
a/s. Exp. 30
Of the Caufes of Appetite in the Stomach. Exp. t
of ftfeetntfi 0' odour from the R^ii.bow, Exp. l
Of fweet Smels. Hxp. I
Of the CorforcAl fubflAnce of Smels. Exp. I
Of Petide and Fragrant Odours. Exp. i
Of I hi Ceufei of'^'Htrtfa^tor. Exp. I
Of todies HMperfeBly t»lxt. Exp. i
Of C'nccHion and CruditJ- Exp. I
of Alterations which maj be called Majors, E\p. I
Of Bidles L'^uefble, andnot Ltqnefible. Exp. i
O' B'dies Fragile and Tough. Exp. I
Of 'ht twt {Inds of Pneumatlcalls in Sidles. Exp. I
Or'tincretionanddifJolHtionof Bsdies. Exp. i
0' Bjiies hard t^nd f,ft. £xp. I
Of l.t^dies duEiile axd tenflle. Exp. I
of fever: I pafslon< of Matter ^ and charaHers of Bodies, £xb. i
of irtiu'-titlon by fimpathj. ^xp, I
C Hour J and Sugar. £xp, I
0^ the finer fort of baft Metal'. £xp. i
pftrrtAin Cemct and Qnarries. JExp. I
0.^ :hf Alterirg rf ctlours in Hairs and Feathers, ixp. l
Of '.he i'.fftrt'Ctof Living Crtdrurej^ Male and Female, tip, i
Of rht Con>p.ir.,flve Magmtudetf LivlngCreatures. E%p i
Of Producing Fruit withont Qoaror Stone. Exo, 1
of the Melioration of Tobr.cco. £xp. T
0 (evtral Heat! wording the fame Sffetls. *xp. I
of Spelling and UlLitatioMin Boiling. Mxf. I
0 fheDitlciratioH of Fruits. £n. i
Uf Flefh Edible, and not Edible,' «xp. I
C^the S-tlamander, fxp. I
Of the cjttrary operations of Tlmty MftH Fruits aud H^ittrt. txp- I
OF blows and bruifei, £xn, I
OftheO'ris Ret:, fxp. i
and fn^tlt tri-
pag. 1 76
iliJ.
P»g- 177
ibid.
ibid;
pSg. I78
f>§-i79
ibid.
ibid.
pag. 180
ibid.
paj.iSi
ibid.
ibid.
ibid,
pag. i8t
ibid,
pag. 183
ibid.
ibid.
ibid.
pjg.184
ibid.
ibid.
pag.iSs
ibid.
ibid.
pae„i86
'ibid.
ibid.
piS.187
ibid.
ibid.
Of
The T A^tt.
^f tht eomprejfitnof LitjMors. Evp. I ibid,
^f the n'ork.'Kgof water Mf9it Air COHttgHOtu. tip; I ibid.
^f the nature of Air. Exp. i pa?. 1^8
^f the ijes Atii Sight. Exp. 7 jbid.
Of the colonr »f the Sea^ or o:her water. Exp. I psg. i 89
Ofshell.Fijh. Evp. I S ibid.
Of the Right fide and the Left. Exp. i pag. 190
Of F'iclitHs. Exp. I ibid.
of Cj lobes appearing fitt at diflance. Eip. I ibid.
of Shadows. Exp. 1 «' ibid.
Of the Rjiv/ing and hreakjng of t%t Se4'. Evp. I ibid.
O the Du/cor^tion of Salt-water. Exp. J ibid
of the return of faltnefs ia pits bj the Sea-(hore, Exp. t par. 191
OfAttran^ioHbyfmilitudeofffib^tiiee.Ex^.i ' ibid.
of tAttratlitn. Exp. I ibid.
Of Heat under earth. Exp. I ibi«?.
of T lying in the tAftr. I xp. t ibi-J.
Of the Scarlet Dy. Fxp. I ibid.
of Malifitiating. Exp. I pag. I*'
Of r^f /f;/f of Lisjttors or Touders^ bj mcMus »f jtdmf. Exp. t ibid.
of the itfimnces of the Moon. Exp. i ibid.
of l-'tnegar. Exp. i pag. 194
of Creatures that fltep all winter. Exp.t ibid.
Of the Generating of Creatures by CepHUti»Hy etnihypHtrtfailion. Exp.i ibid.
Century X,
OF the Tranfmiffion and Itfiux of Immateriate Virtues and the Porte of ImaginatloH'i
whereof there he Experiments Monitory, three inall. Exp. 1 1 pag. 197
of £ rtiiJfiDn of spirits in l^apour.^ or Exhalation., odour likj. i xp. 26 pag. 101'
Of Emiffiot of jpiritual Species which tfiEl the Senfes, Exp. i pag. 1C4
4 of Emijfion of Immateriate yertues. from the Minds^ and the Spirits of Men, by AfeJi.
OHS., Itnagmation, or other Imprejfioas . Exp. 11 ibid;
Of the fecretvertue of Sympathy, and Anlipmhy. Exp. ?{) p»o_206
Of feeret Vert nes and Properties. Erp. ' pj". 214
of the General Sympathy of mens Spirits, Exp. i pag. jj j-
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THE
LIFE
O F TH E
RIGHT HONOURABLE
Ifrancis bacon
Baron of V e r u l a m, Vifcount St. Alba n.
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Right Honourable
FRANCIS BACON
Baron of Verulam, Vircount St. Atban.
^^t-1^.^■«»RANCIS BACON the giory ^ of his
^ P ^ Age <a«^ Nation; n^ A dorner,^»iOrna-
'♦'»^*4'^«^ * York-Place, rwri;^ Strand, On the iitb,
Day 0/ January j in the Yezr of our Lord,\^6o
His Yii\iti was that famous CoiinccUor to Queen Elizabeth}
Thefeconi Prop of the Kingdom in his Tim^ Sir Nicholas
Bacon, Knight, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Eng-
land j a Lord of known Trudence, Sufficiency ^ Moderation,
and Integrity, His Mother yvas Ann> one of the Daugh-
lets of Sir Anthony Cookj unto whom the Erudition, of
King Edward the Sixth; hU been committed : A choyee
Lady, and Eminent j or Piety, Vertue, and Learning; Being
exquifiiely skilled, for a Wom.^n, in the Greek, and Latine^,
Tongues. Ihefe beingthe Parents, joh may 'eaffly imagine,
"^ 1 what
The Life ot the Right Honorable
-V>hat the I flue , -Tpas like to be j Ha<vin^ had "H hatfoel^er ^i
tate or Btctding could put into him.
Hisfirli and childif/j years Tiere not fpithout fome Mark of
Fminency- Jit "fohich time be was indued with tb.it Tregnancy^
and Towardimefs^ ofmt ; Js they liere Prefagcs , of that
Deep, fiK^Univcrfal Apprchenfion, which yeas manifejiin
him afterward ' Andcaufei him to be taken notice of^ , b)fe^c-
r^i/Perfonsso/" Worth^w^ 'Place j ^nd rfpecial/y^bythe
Queen j ft>ko (as I hay>e been informed) deligl ted much ^then^
to Confer yoith him ; ^nd to prove bim-^ith Queftions ^ un-
to whom, hedelireredHimfelf mchthapGnv ay, and Matu-
rity, ii^oli>e his years ; Xbdt Her Majcfty would often term
him J the young Lord Keeper, "^eing asked by the Queen
how old he was ? He anfweredmthmucb dijcretion, being
then but a Boy; That he was two years younger than her
Majefties happy Reign j '9i'ith which anfa>erthe Queen y^as
much taken.
At the ofdinary y£atiy ofRipeneJs^ for the univcrfity . or
rather ^fomething earlier i hewas fenthy his Father, fj Tri-
nity €olledge,?« Cambridge j To be educated, and bred u-^.
der the Xuition of DoCtox John Whice-Gifc, ?/;<?» Maftcr
o/fi^^ C^tilledgfe J ^fierwardsthe reno'n>ned Arch Bifhop cf
Canterbory j a TreUteof the fird M^gnkudeofSanAity
Learnings Patience^ And Htmilfty ; TJnder whom, Hs ^i^as ob-
fer'Ved^ to hai>e been morci than an Ordinary Proficient^ in
theje'i/sral Arts and Sciences. IVhilft he T^'.?j commorant, in
the Vniverfity, about \6yearsof age, (rfi7;/VLordfliip hatb
been pUdfci to impart untd fny felf ; ) be fir ft fell into
the DiflikCj of the Philofophy of Ariftotlc; Not for the
Worth lefTenefs of the Author, to yehom ke would e^er afcribe
allH'i^ Attributes,- But for the V nfmizfulniiSi oft he \\3iy.
Being a Philofophy, ( as his Lordfliip ufedtofay) only
fhongifor Difputations ^ and (Contentions -, But Barren of
the produdlion o/Works for the Benefit of the Life c/Man.
In which Mind h^ continued to his Vying Day.
After he bad paljed, f^^ Circle o/?/;^ Liberal Arts'j His
Father thought fit ^ to frame ^ and mould him for the Arcs of
Scare J and^ for that end jfent him o<ver into France^ ip/V^
Sir
Francis Lord Bacon.
^
sir Aniyas Pauler, then Employed Ambaffadoiir Lieger, |
into France ; By "Si^bom^ he wast after awhile ^ held fit to be en-
trufiedi'^ith /ow^ MeflTagCj or ^d\eiu(ement^ to the
Queen j'ichicb baring performed Tvith ^rcat /Approbation^ he
returned back into France again ■ witjj intentiffu to continue ^
for fonne years, there. In his abjence, in France, his Father,
the Lord Keeper* died j Haying collcBsd^ {as I haDe heard,
of Knowing PctCons) a confiderable f urn of Money, which
be bad feparated, "With Intention, to baDemade a competent
Purciiafe o/Land > for the Lilpelybood of this hii youngeft
Son; ( who yp its onely unpro^vided for ; and though /;? was
theyoungefi inyearsi yctbeTras aoitbe lowefli in /'/.f Fathers
affeiiion '^) But the faid PuichzCe, being unaccomplifjjcd, at
his fathers Deaths there came no greater (bare tobim-> than bis
fngle Part, and Portion, of the Money , di<-vidable among ft
/-T^^ Brethren J '^By which means, heli'ved, in fome ftreits,
and Neceffities, in his younger years. For as for that pleajant
Sc!ce,i?«i^ Manner o/Gorhambury, became not toit^ till
many years after, by the Death, o//?/j Dearcft Brother, Mr.
Anthony Bacon i a Gentleman, equaltohim, in Height of
Wit j Though infer iour to bim^ in the Endowments 0/ Lear-
ning and Knowledge -, T^nto whom be was, mo(l nearly con-
]oynedin ajfeEiion-, Theytyto being the/ole M3.\e-i(iuc ofafe-
cond Venter.
Being returned from Travail , be applied himjelf, to the
^udy oj the Common-Law ; y^hich he took upon him to be
hii Trofefion. In yobich, be obtained to great Excellency ,
Though he made that, { as bimfelf [aid ) but as an accejjfary,
and not as his Principal fludy. He yirote fey>eralTt2£t3.teSj
upon that Subje^. therein, though jome great Maftcrs,
o///;tf Law did out-go himin Bulk, ^«^ Particularities of
\ Cafes i )et, inth^ Science,eftbe Grounds, and Myftcries,
of the Law, he yeas exceeded, by none. In this way, he was af-
ter awhile, jworn^ of the Queens Counlel Learned, Ex-
traordinary J agrace, {if I err e not) fcarce known before.
He jeatedhimfelf for the commodity of his ftudies, and^Tra-
^ije; amofigfl tbs Honourable Society, o/Greycs-Inn
Ofvfhich Houle - be 'H'as a Member -, rthere he Ere^ed,
that
The Life ot the Right Honorable
that Elegant Pilcj or Scrudture, commonly known by the Name
oftheLord Bacons Lodgings j -vhich hi Inhabited by Turns ^
the mofi part of his Lifey { jome few years onsly excepted^)
unto his Dying Day. In ypbicb Houiche carried himfelf,
with Such SxoeetnejSi Comity^ and Generofity .^ That he "^as
much re<vered^andbeloy>6dj i^f/;^ Readers and Gentlemen
of the Houlc.
Notsotthjlanding^ that he prof ejfed the L(W for his Li^vely-
hoodj and Suh0ence j yet his Heart and Ajfedion ttas more
carried aft -sr the ^^3l\xs and Places o/£ftare • for -wbicbj if
the Majcfty Royal then, had been pleafed^ he ■)»as moUfit. In
his younger yeirs^ hcfiudieithe Ser^i/ice, 'and Fortunes, ( as
they call them^ ) of that Noble, but unfortunate Earl, //;tf
Eail of Eflex j unto whom he was, in a port ^ a Private and free
Counleller, and game him Safe and Honour able .A dijiceitidy
intbe end^ the Earl inclined too much, to the 'vident and preci-
tate Connfell of others^ his Mherents^ and FolloyperS' ychich
was hk Fate^Mflf Ruine.
His Birth and other Capacities qualified him, aboye o-
thers c//;f> jProfcffionj tohaipc ordinary accejfes at Court-
and toccmefreqnently into the Queens Eye i wboft^ouldcf-
ten grace him with private and frei Communication ;
Not one ly about Matters of his Profeffion, or Bufinels in
Law • ButalfOj about the arduous Affairs ofE^ztc ; From
yphompje received ^ from time to time, great Sat is f Mi on . Ne-
rverthelefs thou'J} [be cheered him viuch , with the Bounty of
her Countenance ; yet flje nelper cheered him with the
fiounty of her Wand -.Having ne<ver conferred upon him, a-
«)) Ordinary Place or Means c/H(7«o»r or Profit, Sa've
onely one dry Keverfion of the Regifiers Office, in the Star-
Chambcr ; worth about 1600 1. per Annum ; For tpbicb be
waited in ExpeEiation, either fully or near twenty years i Of
which his Lordfhip wouldfay, in Queen Elizabeths Time;
That it was like another mans Ground, buttalling upon
hisHoufc; which might mend his Profpe^fl, but it did
not fill his flarn. ( Neyertbelefs in the time o/King James ,
it fell unto him. Which might be imputed ; not fo much to
her Majeftics averfenefs and Difaffc-(5tion , towards him;
as
F RAN CI is Lord B A c b N,
as the Arts and VoYicy of aGrc^ Statefman-, tben-^ fpho la-
boured bf all induflrious J andfecret Cleans, to fupprefs^
and keep him down ; /<?/?, if be had riJerPj he might have oif cur-
ed his Qlory; .;f t':. •
Butthouzh- he flood long at a fiay^ intheDayes of his Mi-
ftrefs Queen Elizabeth J Yet^ aftey the change, and Coming
in of his New Mider^ King JameS) he made a great pro-
grejs I by whom be yeas much comforted j in Places of Truft>
Honour, and Revenue> 1 ha^e feen^ a Letter of bis Lord-
fhips, ro King lames, "whereiahe makes ^cknoibledgement -^
That he was that Maftcr to him, that had raifcd and ad-
vanced him nine times ; Thrice in Dignity , and Six
times in OfTicc, Hts Offices ( as I conceire ) ip^r^ Counlcl
learned extraordinary, to his Majefty, as he bad been ^ to
Queen Elizabeth j Kings Solliciter General j His Maje
ities Atturney General 3 Counfellor of Eftate , being yet
but Atturney j Lord Keeper cfthe Great Seal of England,
L<j/?/y, Lord Chancellor '.'•whichf^o lafl T laces ^though they
betbejaffie, in yiuthority and Power -^ yetthsy differ tn Pa-
tentjHcight, and^2.\o\\x:ofthe Prince. Since ivhofe time ^
none of bis Succeflbrs, until this prelent Hononrable Lord-
did ever bear the Title of Lord Chancellor. His Digni.
tics li^erefirfl Knight, then 5aron o/Verularaj Lajlly^
Vifcount 5aint Alban : Be^des other goodGiks and Boun-
tics of the Hind, "fohich his MajeUy ga<ve him ^ Both out of
theBxo^d-Sczitwdoutofthe ^^leniation- Office, To the T>a-
luc^ in both of eighteen hundred pounds per annum .• •9phicb
^ith hisMannour o/Gorhambury^ and other Lands and
'Poflclfions, near thereunto adjoyning^ amounting to a third
part more^ he retained to his T>ying Day-
To'O'iirds his Rifing yearSi not before^ he entered intoa mar-
riedEflate^ and took to Wife ^ ^lice, (?»(? o/f^^ Daughters
and Co heirs q/'Senedid Ziarnham, Efquiic^ and Alder -
man 0/ London, ■vpithwhomhe received^ afufficientl^ am.
pUy andliberal Portion, in Marriage. Children he had
^none .• "^btcb^tijough they be the means to perpetuate our
I Names, after our ~D athsi yet he bad oth^r {{hics.to Psrpe-
' tuafe bis Hame . The [flues of his Brain . in -Ttfbidj be t^as c-
Ver
The Life of the Right [honorable
rver happy J and admired ; ^s Jupiter vas^ m the produ^ion
o/Pallas. Neither did the yeant o/ChiWren ., dara^l from '
his good ujage of bis Con(on ^ during the I lacr marriage ;'
iphom he projecutedy with much Conjugal Love, and Re- J
(peSi \ ftithm.wy 1{icbGiks, <i«^ Endowments j Befides'.'
a Robe of Honourj which he in<'vejledher ycithal- which fbe\
yoore untill her Dying Day • being twenty years and morct af-
ter his Veath.
The Li(} files ')t2.x.s of his Life, being with drawn from Q\-
vil affaires, and from an Adtive Life, he employed wholly
in Contemplation and Studies, xf thing , *v hereof his
Loi d{h']p would often Jpeaky ditriNg his yi£ti\c Life j as if
he a^cBedtodyinthe shadow, and not tn the Lighzi which
alfo may be found m fe<veral Pajjages of his Works. In
which time-he comt'ofed^ the greateU part of his fiooks, and
Writings; "'Both in Englifh<f«^Latine; Which 1 mil enu-
merate, (as near as 1 can) in thejuji order^ wherein they were
Ti>ritten. The Hiftory of the i^efgn of King Henry i/;^ .Se-
venth j Abcedarium Naturae ,• or 3i Mctaphyfical piece-
which is lofi ; Hiftoria Ventorum j Hiftoria Vit^ & Mor-
tis j Hiftoria Dcnfi & Ran, not yet printed ; fliftoria Gra-
vis &: Levisi which is alfolofl .^ A Difcourfeo/^i War with
Spain; A Dialogue, fo»c/?i«^u» Holy War. The l^^hXcof
the New Atlantis, a i^refare toaDigeft o/r/;^ Lawes
0/ England. T/;(? Beginning, o/r/;^ Hiftory o/?/;<f Reign
of King Henry the Eighth. De Augmentis ^dentiarura,
Or the 'Advancement o/'Learning, put into Latin> with
federal Enrichments and Enlargements. Counlels Civil,
and Moral. Or his Book o/^EOTaycSj likewije Enriched
^»(!^ Enlarged. The Converfion of certain /"falms, into
Englifh Verfc. 7/?<? Tranflation /«ro Latin ; of the Hi-
doxy of King^ Henry the Seventh. Of the Counfcls Qvi\
dw^Moral. Of the Dialogue 0/ the Holy War. Of the
.fable o/?i^^. New r\tlantis^, For the '^Bcnefit of other 1>^2l-
ftions. His Re^ifng ef his Book, 'De >apicntia Vete-
I rum- Inquifitio ^«? MagnetCj TopicaInqui(itionis,<i^
I Lucefic Lumine; Boththeje notyet frinted^ Laftly, Jyi-
va 5ylvarum, or the Natural Hiftory. Tbeje were the
' Fruits,'
Francis Lord Bacon.
Fruics and Pi o6u£tions J ofhulaji fi^e years. His Lord-
diipaljodefivned upon the Motion and Jn<vitation qfhifhtc
Majefty j To have yoritten the (^^eign o/King Henry the
Eighth j But that \(/ oik Peri/hed in the Defignacion meer"
/y J God not lending him Life ^to proceed further upon it ^then
only in one ..^orningi Work'- Tfhereof there 15 Extant^ An,
I:x iinguc Lconcm, already Printed^in his Lorddiips A/if-
cellany Works.
Ti^crc u a Commemoration duei ^s ypell^ to his Abilities^
and Vermes^ as to the Courfe of his Life. Jhoje Abilities
nhich (cmmonlygofngk in other SMen, though of prime ^ and
Ol'jer'veable^ ""fares, mre all conjoynedy and met in Him.
Thoje are-, Sharpnefs ofWitj Memory, judgment, and
I Elocution. For the Former Three ^ hit Books do abun-
dintlyjpeakthem'^ il>hi{kjypithwbatSu^ckncy he wrote let
the World judge -^ ^But "^uth what Celerity he "^rote them
Icanbejitefiijie. 'But for the Fourth 3 his Elocution • lwi(l
onlyfet doxpn^what I heard Sir Walter Ra-wlsighy once f peak of
him J by'(i;ay of Comparijon ; ( whofe Judgment may Ttell be
trufled-^ ) That the Earl oi" Salifbury', was an excellent
Speaker, but no good Pen-man jThat the Earl oiNortb-
amtton J (the Lord Henry HoycardJ was an excellent
Pen-maui but no good speaker j But that Sir Francis
fidfowjwas Eminent in both.
J lf::<^e been enduced to think j That if there yceret a
'^Beam of Knowledge deri^ved from God upon any
M;in, /» f/j^y^ Modern Times ^ it was upon Him. For
though he ytoj a great Header 0/ Books ; yet he ha.i
not hu Knoyfled^e from Books » But from fome Grounds,
and Notions from within Himfelf. Which notwitb-
ftanding J be Rented witb^reat Caution and Circum-
fpedion. His Book, of Jnftauration Magna, ( yt^bichj
in his o^'» Account ^ was the cbiefefl of his Works,) wot no
Slight Imagination, arVzucy^of his brain -^ but a setled>
and Conco&cd Notion , The Produd:ion 0/ many years ^
Labour, and Travel. I my Self^ haye feen^ at the lesl)
TwetXe Coppies, of the Inftauration j Reyifed, year by
year ione after another -^ Jndetsryyear alt ered^and amended A
'B /»'
8
The Life ot the Right Honorable
in the Frame thereof'^ Tillj atlaji^ it canetovijut Model, in
xp/mhif^pas ccmmittedto the Preis; <'*5 wrt«> Living Crea-
iurcSjdo lick their young ones, ti// th.y king tbtm , to their
ftrength o/Lirtjbs,
In the Compofing of his Books, he d'd rather drinje at ^
Mafcttline and clear Ex^Ki^^'ion^thdn at any Finenefs, or Af-
fectation o/Phra(css and frould often aski if the Meaning
were eXprejJedph\n\y enough .• (U being one that accounted
words ?(j /'£?/>;<? fubfcivenc, or Miniftenal, toMatcer ; and
not the principal. Awrf if his Scilc "^ere Police, ff "Vpai be-,
caufe he could do no other'Veife. Neither w.is bs given^ to any
Light Conceits ; Or Defcanting n^o» Words ; "But did
ey>erjpiirPoJelyiandinduf}riouJlyy a^oidthem ; For he held
/«cj;ThingSj to be /-tf^DigrclsionSjOr Diverfions,/ro;?jr6ff
Scopcintended -^ and to derogate, fromthe^t\^i ^«</ Dig-
nity o/t/;^ Stile.
He "Voas no i^lodder upon Books;Thoughhe read much and
that tiHth great judgement and RejeBion of Impertinences ^
incident to many l^athoTs ; For he "^ould eDer interlace a
Moderate Relaxation of His Minde "Svhh his Studies .
Ax Walking, Or Taking f^^ Air abroad in his Co^c\\ j or
fome other befitting Recreation j andyet^ he would\oo{c no
Time, In as much ^cu «/)o»feFirft,^»^ Immediate Return,
he would fall to Rca.ding again, andjofuffer no /Woment of
Time to Slip from him wthout fome prefent Jmpfove-
ment.
Bis Mealcs "^pere Refedions of the Eare as tpell as of
tbeStom^ck: Like the ^o£tes Attics; or Convivia Deip-
no-Sophiftarum ; Wherein a Man might be refreJJjed inhis
Mind and undcrftanding, no lefs then inhisBody. And
1 hanje kno'^nfome, of no mean Parts'^ tbatha^e profeffed to
make ufe of their Note-Books , "^hen they haye rifen from
his Tabic. Inivhicb Converfations , and otherwi/ey he
^pas no Dajhing Man^ as fome men are • "'But eruer a Coun-
|tenancer,<2«^Fofl:erer, of another Mans Pans. Neither ypas <
^«o»^,f^i?ritj«/f^ appropriate ^/;^S|)eech, wholyto Himfelf;]
or aeligbt to oKt-lpie others j *lB«f lealpe a tibertyj to the\
\ Co- AffefTours, to take their Turns. Wherein ht ypould draw \
4 Man'
Francis Lord Bacon.
<f Man on, and allure him, to /peak upon jucb a jub]e6i as
therein he "^as -peculiarly Skilful, and ■n>ould delight to fpeah
^ndj for Himfelf^ he contemned no JMans Obfervations
but would light hisToxch. ateyerymans Candle.
His Opinions dwi Aficrtions were^ forthe mofl party Bin-
ding, an^ not contradicted by any -, Rather like Oracles, than
Dilcourles . Which may be imputed, either to the yeell -Weigh-
ing of his '^c^Menct, by the Skales 0/ Truth, and Jieafon j
Orelfe to the Reverence and £ftimation> Ti>herein he was
commonly had^ that no Man would conteft with him : So
that there was no ^r2,ViTazntmoT\^ or ^ to and Qon { as they
term it) at bis Table : Or if there chanced to be any it was
carried with much Submifiion and Moderation.
Ibalpe often obfer'-ved J and /o ha^e other S^en of great
account y That if he had occafion to repeat another Mans Words
after himy he hadanufe and faculty to drefs them in better
Veftmencs,4»^ Apparel than they hai before: So that the
Amhom jhjuld find his own ^peech much amended -^ and
ya the [ubiliace of it fii II rcigimcd : ^sifitbad been^i-
tural/tf him to ufe good Forms j As Ovid fpake of his Fa-
culty ()/Veififying.
Et quod tentabam fcribere, Verlus erat,
When his Office called him, as be was of the Kings Coun-
(cl Learned, rocW|^<;<«»y Offenders, either in Criminals,
or Capitals ; Hewasnei:>erofan\niuk'wg^or Domineering
'Silicic o-^er them ; But alwayes tender Hearted^ and carry-
ing bimfelfdeeently towards the Parties ,• ( Though it was his
Duty J to charge them home' ) ^utyet^asone^ that looked up-
on the Exam^ld with the Eye o/Severity, But upon the Pet-
fon, tfiththe Eye 0/ Titty, ^wiCompaflion. And in Civil
Bufinefs, a^ he was Counlellor o/Eftate, he had the befl
w^^o/advifing; Not engaging /;»Mafl:er; in <3»y Precipi-
tate or grievous Qonrjes > but in Moderate and Fair
Proceedings : The King, whom hi ferved^ gi^^*^g '•'^wi this
Tcftimony; That he ey>er dealt ^ in '^ufinejfe^ Suaribus
^ 2 S^odisj
lO
The Life ot the Right Honorable
yhodis ; Which was the way that was moft according
CO his own heart.
Neither yt>asHe in hii time lefje gracious with the Subjcd
than mth hit 5ovcraign. He was ei^er acceptable to the Houfe
oFCommons, when he ypi^a Member thereof, ^eing the
Kings Atturney, andchofento aplace in Parhament; he ypas
allomd and difpenfed -^itb to ft in the Houlcj -^hichyoat
not permitted to other Atcurncys .
Andcu he ^easa good Servant to hU Mafter ; 'Bein^neyer-,
in n'meteen years pryice ( as he himfelf averred ^ ) rebuked hy
theKmg for any Thing r elating to hit Majcdy • So he -^di
4^oc<^ Mailer to his Servants , And reieardei their long2i-
ccndance with good Places, freely Tphen they fell into bis
Poycer. Which ^j'Ht the Canfe that fo manyjomg Gentle-
men of Blood and Quality , fought to liU themfehes in
hif Retinur. And if he-^pere ahujed by any of them in'their
Pkces , It \Mi onelythe Errour. of the Goodnefs,o//;w Na-
ttrre; bu^ the Badges of their Indifcretions, and Intempe-
rances.
^hi9 Lord was Religious ; For though the World be apt
toftifpcBy and prejudice^ Great Wits, and Politicks to hay>e
fomewhat of the ki\\z\^ -^ Tethewas conlperfant with God
AS appearethjy [eyer^l fajjages, throughout the whole Cur-
rent of his Writings. Otherwije be /hould ha<zie croffed
his own Principles J which were , That a little /"hilofb-
phy, maketh Men apt to forget Godj As attributing
too much tofecond Caufes; But Depth of Philofbphy,
bringeth Men back to God again. ISJo'iP I am fure there
it no Man that ypill deny hira^ or account other'SfiJe of him,
but to hare him been a deep Philiijlbphek'. Jndnot onlyfo^
'^w^ ^^ was able torendera Reafon of the Hope which
wasinhim, Whichtbat'^nimoof his ^ of the Confeffion
of theFmhj doth abundantly teUifis. He repaired frequent-
Jyt when his Health Tfould permit him, to the Service of the
/church, ro6<?^r5ermons, To the Adminiftration of the
Sacrament of f/^^BIelTedBGdy and Bloud o/Chriftj And
\died in the true Faith epabli/bed in the Church 0/ Eng-
land".
' ■■ •• This
Francis Lord Bacon.
1 fm is mofl true '^ He ^yxu free from Malice j which ^((U he
{aid Himjelf, ) He never bred nor feci He ypoj no Reven-
ger o/lnjurics J -vphicbj/he hadmifidtd Jje had both Ojpoot-
tunicy (W^ Place High ^wow^/;, to hanjs done it. He-%(U
no Heaver of iSMen out of their V laces , wj delighting in their
Rninc and undoing* He "^ns no a'cfftur of any Man to
bu Prince. One Day ^ "nhen a great St.ues- Man w(U neVp-
lyDeadj ThathadnotheenhisViicml; The King a^ked him
What he thought ofthat Lord, which was gone ? Heam-
/'8?^rtfi,That he would never have m.ide his Majefties
Ellatc better ; But he was fVe he would iiave kept it
from being worfe. IVhich mas the toorf^, be fcoi/ld/ay of
him. Which 1 reckon, not among his Morii\jl^uthifChri(ii3Ln
iVcrtues.
. His Fimc it greater, and founds louder z^ Forraign Parts
abroad, than at home in his o'^n Nation. Thereby r^erify.
/»^ f/;4f Divine Sentence , A Prophet is not without ho-
nour, favcinhis own Country, and in his own houfe.
Concerning yvbich J -if ill gil>eyou a Tafle onely, out of a Let*
ter^ yprrttenfrom Italy ( Tif'^ Store- houfe of Refined Wits)
to the late Earl of Devonfbire , Thin, the Lord fandifh.
I will expert the Ne-^p Bjfayes of my Lord (Chancellor
'Bacon ^ as alfo UisHiJhryj with a great deal ofDe-
fire, and whacfbever elle he fliall compolc, But in
Particular of his Hifiory^ f promile my felfa thing per-
fc<5l and Singular ; elpecial'.y in Henry the Seventh ; Wherg
henitiy cxercife the Talent of his Divine underftand-
ing. This Lord is more and more known ^ and his
Books here, more and more del'ghted in ^ And thole
Men that have more than^ ordinary /Cnowledge in
Humane affairs, eftccm him one of the moft capable
Spiritsof this Agcj and heistruely fuch. JSowhis Fame
doth not decree -^ith Dayes Jince, but rnher increafe. Di-
yers of his \k' oiks haipebeena.nc\em\y^ andyet lately, rM«-
ftiited into other Tongues , both Learned and 3fodern,
by Forraign Pens. Several Perfons of §}naUty, during his
Lordfhips Life ^crojjed the Seas on purpofe to gain an Oppor-
tunity of feeing him, ana Difcourfing 'St'ith him .- rvhere rfone,
car-
^
^
The Life ot the Right Honorable
cArried bis Loxdih\i^$?\6ii\i€^ from Head to Foot ^ over yptthl
him into ?t2Lncci as a Thing iibichj heJoreja-w>^ "^euld be
nmcbdefiYed there ; That Jo they might enjo), the Image o/"
bis Peifon; as "H^e II oj the Imsigcs of his Biain, i^is Books,
^mongfl tbe reft. Marquis tiat; a French-Nobleraan j
ycho came Ambaflador into England j in the beginning of
Queen Mfiryj Wife to King Charles, Tvas taken with an
extraordinary Defire of Seeing him : For "^chicb ^ he made
I^Af ^-.<i Friend : And when he came to him ^ being therty
tii^ifnghxpcaknefs^ confined to bis Bed; The Marquis /4/»f^</
hmyfith this High-Expresfion j That his Lordfhip, had
been ever to Him, like the Angels j of whom he had o(-
tcn heard, and read much of them m Books j But he ne-
ver favv them, ^fter which they contracted an intimate Ac-
quaintance; And the Marquis did Jo much icYCtc him .^ that
befides bis Frequent rifits ; they wrote Letters, one to the a-
therj under the Titles <«»</ Appellations, o/Father4»(/Soni
'^sfor his many Salutations, by Letters from Forraign Wor-
thies, ^^vof^d^o Learning; I forbear to mention them; Bg'
caufethat is aThingcommon to other Meno/ Learning,, or
Note together with him-
Butyetj in this JMatter of his Fame, Ifpeak, in the Com-
parative, onelyy and not in the Exdufive. For his Reputati-
on is great, in his ofpn Nation^ a!Jo ; Bjpecially amongft thoje^
that are of a more ^cute ^ andfij.irptr Judgement : Which
I -will exemplifici bttt Tvith f wo Tcl^imonies , and no more.
The Former i When bis Hiftory cf King Henry the Se-
venth "^Oi to come forth ; It was delivered to the old Lord
Brook, to be perufed by him i fibo, yphen be bad dijpatched
it, returned it to the Author, with this Eulogy : Com
mend me to my Lord ; and bid him take care, to get
good Paper and Inkc, for the Work is incomparable. The
other /hall be that^ of Vofior Samuel Collins, late Provoft,
<?/Kings Colledge,/« Cambridge, ^ Man of no Vulgar Wit,
^"^bo affirmed unto >w^,That when he had read, the Book of
the Advancement of Learning, He found himfcif in a calc
to begin his Studies a new, and that he had loft all the
Time qf his ftudying before.
h
Francis Lord Bag OM. i^
JtVTih ken deftred.^ That jomething Jhould be fignifisd^
touching his Dietj ^nd the Kegimcnc o/7;/j Health: 0/j
•^hicb'jn regard :y of H^ Univerral In light into Natures he
may ( perhaps, ) be to fome, an Example. For bis Diet^
h wcu rather a plentiful, and liberal, Diet, oj his Sto-
m2Q\i'^ouldbearit^ then a Rcftrained • Which he aljo com-
mended in his Book of the Hiftory of Life and Death. In
hisjotiyjger years y be was wiuch giyentothe Finer and Light-
ter Joi t of Mats, ."is of Fowlcs; and ftich like : ""But after-
ward whenhe^reiP more Judicious i He preferred the firon-
^^r A feats; fuch as the Shimhks afforded s ^sthofeMcsLis^
Tubicb bred the mre Rrm and fubftantial Juyces of the Bo-
dy, and lef Diffipable : upon yohich , be would often make
his Meal • Though he had other Meats, upon the Table. Tou
may be fure - He would not negleSl tkit Himfelf^ which He fo
much extolled in bit Writings ; Jnd that was the ^)fe 0/ Ni-
tcr ; Whereof he took in the ^antitj of about three Graiust
in thin -^arm Broath^ enfery Morning , for thirty years toge-
ther next before hit Death, ^nd for PljyfickM did^ indeed^
lire Phyfically , but not miferably ; For be took only a
Mveration of Rhubarb ; Infufed into a Dizught o/White
Wine, d«ill in all probability^
kU as long as r^^ World lafleth. In order toyphich^ I hare
endeavoured^ {after my poor ability,) to do this Honour to his
Lordfhip by Toay, ofendudng to the fame. ^
SfEECBES
NEW
ATLANTI
A Work unfinished.
Written by the Right Honorable;
FRANCIS
Lord Ferulam, Vifcount St. aJIhans,
TO THE
READER.
His Fable my Lord devifed, to the
end that hemight exhibit therein
a SModei or Defmption of a Co/Ieoe,
inftituted for the Interpreting of
^ature, and the producing of
great and marvellous JFork^ for the berefit of
Men^ under the name of 5'o/o;wowHoufe, or, 7 he
C oliege of the Six days fForks, And even fo far his
Lordship hath proceeded as to finish that Part.
Certainly, the Model is more vaft and hicrh,
than can pofTibly be imitated in all things, not-
withdanding moft things therein are within
Mens power to efFed. His Lordship thought
alfo in this prefent Fable to have compofed a
Frame of Laws, or of the bed State or Mould
o^ \x Common-wealth ', but fore -feeing it would be a
long Work, his defire of Colleding the J^atural
Hiftory diverted him, which he preferred many
degrees before it.
This Work of the ^eyv Atlantis (as much as
concerncth the6^;;^//V^ Ediiion) his Lordship de-
fined for this place, in regard it hathfonear
affinity ("in one part of it) with the precedincr
- ^(atHral Bi(forj. ^
A 2 NEW
■^f
NEW ATLANTIS.
E failed from Peru ^ where \vc had continued by the
fpace of one whole year ) for ChltiA and Jdfan bv the
Suuih Sea, taking with us Vidua! s for Twelve Moncths
and had good Winds from the Eaft, though foft and
weak, for Five Moneths fpace and more; but then the
Wind came about, and fctled in the Weft for many
daysi fo as wc could make little or no way, and were
fometioies in purpofe to turn back .- But then again,
there arofe ftronjr and great Winds from theSouth'> with aPoint Hafl,
which carried us up (for all that we could do) cowards the North ; by which
time our V, duals failed us though wc had made good (pare of them : So
that finding our felves in the midftcf the greateft Wildernefs of Waters in
the World, without Vidua), we gave our felves for loft men, and prepared
for death. Ytt we did lift up our hearts and voices to God above , iVho
fjjeweth kisTnoriders in the deep; bcfecching him of his mercy, That as in the
Begmmng he difcovered the T*ce of the deep, and biought forth dryland; fo he
W-'uld now difcoverLand to us, that we might not pcrifli. And it came to
pafs, that the next day about Evening, wcfiw within a Kenning before us,
towards the North, as it were thicker Clouds, which did put us in fome
hope of Land ; knowing how that part of the South-Sea was utterly un-
known and might have Iflands or Continents that hitherto were not come
to lighr. Wherefore we bent our coutfc thither, where we faw the ap-
pearance of Land all that night v and in the dawning of the next day, we
mightplainly difcern thatit was a Land flat to our fight, and fuUof Bofcagc,
which made it fliew the more dark ; and after an hour and a halfs failing,
we cntrcd into a good Haven, being the Port of a fair Citv, not great in-
deed, but Well built, and that gave a pleafant view from the Sea: And wc
thinking every minute long, till we were on Land, came clofcto the Shore
and offered to land ; but ftraight-ways wc faw divers of the people with
I Biftons in their hands, (as it were) forbidding us to land, yet without any
I cries or ficrccncfs , but onely as warning us off by figns that they made.
I Whereupon being not a little difcomforted , wc were advifing with our
I f Ives, what we (hould do. During which time, theremade forth to us a
i Imall Bo-Jtwith about eight perfons in it. whereof one of them had in his
hand aT.p^.taff of a Yellow Cane, tipped at both ends with Blew, who
made aboard our Snip without any fliew of diftruft at all ; And when he
faw one of our number prefent himfclf (omewhat afore the reft, he drew
forth a little Scroalof Parchment (fomcvvhat yellower then our Parchment,
A a and
J
^cup Atlantis.
ind fliining like the Leaves of Writing-Tables, but ochci wile lott and iKxi
bit) and delivered it to our foremoft man. In which Scroul were wricien
in ancient HehrtTtf, and in anLJcnt Greek, and in good Ldiine of the School,
and in i';«'»iy7;'j ihclcwordj, •' Landyc nor, noncof you, aiid provide to be
" gone horn rhis Coall within fixtccn day, except you iiavc tur:hcr t:me
givcnyou: Meanwhile, if you want Frtfh-watcror Viftual, or help for
"your Sick, or that your Ship needcth repair, wiite down your \vani«, and
"you fhall have that which belongcth toMcrcy. ThisScroul was (igntd
with a (tamp of Cheruhhns Vkmis, not fprcd, but hanging downwards, ar.i
by them a Crof. This being dehvercd, the Officer returned, and left oncly
a Servant with us to receive outan(wer. Confulting hereupon amongft cur
fclves, we were much perplexed. The denial of Landing, and hatty warn-
ing us away, troubled us much. On thcothcr fide, to hndc that the peo-
ple had Languages, and were fo full ot Humanity, did comfort us not a
little i and above all, the Sign of the Crof to that Inlbumcnt, was to us a
great rcjoycing. and, as it were, a certain prcfagc ot good. Our anfwer was
in the Sfamfh Tongue, " That for our Ship it was well, for we had rather
" met with Calms and contrary Winds then any Tempcfts. Tor our Sick,
"they were many, and in very ill cafe; fo that if they were not permitted to
" land, they ran in danger of their lives. Our other wants we i« down in
particular, adding, "That we had fonie little ftore cf Merchandize, which
"if it pleafcd them to deal for, it might fupply out wants without being
"chargeable unto them. We oftered fome reward in Pilfolcts unto the
Servant , and a piece of Crimfon Velvet to be prefcnted to the Officer ;
but the Servant took them not, nor would fcarce look upon thcni, and
(o left us, and went back in another little Boat which was fent for
him.
About three hours after we had difpatchtd our Anfwer, there cnrac to-
wards usapctfon (as itfecmed) of place : He had on him a Gown with
wide Sleeves of a kinde of Watcr-Chamolet, of an excellent Azure colour,
fat more gloffic then ours; hisundcr apparel was green, and fo was his Har,
beirg in the form of a Turbaht, daintily made , and not io huge as the
lurkifb Turbants; and the Locks of his Hair came down below thebrims
of it: ARevc;cnd Man washe to behold. He came in a Boat gilt in fome
part of ir, with four pcrfons moreonely in that Boat, and was followed by
another Boat wherein were fome twenty. When he was come within a
flight- fhot of our Ship, ligns were made to us, that we fliould fend forth
fome to meet him upon the Water ; which we prefently did in our Ship-
boar, fcndingthe principal Man amongd us fave one, andfourof ournum-
ber with him. When we were come within fix yards of their Boar, they
called tons to flay, and not to approach futther; which we did: And there-
upon the Man whom I before dcferibed flood up, and with a loud voice in
SpaniP?, iikcd, i^^re ye ChriJ^ians? Wc anfwer ed, TTeynere; fearing t he lefs,
becaufecf the Cr»/? we had fecn in the Subfcription. At which anfwer, the
fjid perfon lift up his right hand towards Heaven, and drew it foftly tohis
motith, (which is the gcfluic they ufevvhen they thank G«(i) and thenfaid,
" If ydu vvillfwear (all of you) by the Merits of the J'rfvioHr ihatyeareno
"Pirates, nor have /hcd blood , lawfully nor unlawfully, within forty
" days paft, you may have Licerife to come on Land. f-Fe ftid, "We were
"all ready to take that Oath. Whereupon oneofthofe that were wirh
him, being (as itfecmed) a T^taij/, made an Entry of this Ad. Which
done, another of the attendants of the Great Perfon, which was with
him
J\Q)V /Atlantis.
him in the fame Boat, alter his Lord had (pokcn a little tohirr, ("aid aloud,
«'Mv Lord, would have you know, that it is not oi Pridcor Cjicacncfs ihu i
"he comcth not aboard your ihip ; but for that, in your Aniwer, you de- i
•• clarc. That vou have many fick amongft you, he was Warned bv the Con-
"fervAtorofHctlthoi theCity, that heHiuiild keepadiliance. VVc bowed
outfelves towards him, and aniwercd, «'VVc were his humble Servants,
"and accounted for great Honor and fiiigular Humanity towards us, that
"which was already done ; but hoped well, that thenaturcof thelkknefs
of our Men veas not infeftiouf. So he returned, and a while after came
ihcNottry to us aboard out Ship, holding in his hand a Fruit of chat Coun-
trcy like an Orenge, but of colour between Orenge.uifnj and Scarlei, which caft
a moft excellent Odor : Heufcd it (as it fcemcch; tor a Prcli:rvative againll
InfcQion. H; gave us our Oath, By the Name of J efta, and hit Merits-, and
after told us, that the next day by fix of the clock in the morning we fhould
befcnttu, and brought lo t^c Stranger s Htufe, (fo he called it) where we
fhoulJ be accommodated of things both tor our whole and for our fick.
Sjhcleftusj and when we offered him fomePiflolets, hefmiling, laid,
Hemufinotbe tfvice faid for one labor , meaning {as I take it) that he had falary
lufficicntot the State for his fcrvicc ; for (as I after learned) chcy call an
Officer that taketh reward?, Twice paid.
Tnencxtmorning early, there came to us the fame Officer that eame to
usatfirft With his Cane, and told u5, '"^He came toconduftustothc ^/rasf^"*
" Honfe, and that he had prevented the hour.becaufe wc might have the -whole
"day before us for out bufinefs: For { fat J he) \{ you will follow my ad-
" vice, there fhall firft go with mcfomc few of you, and fee the place, and
" how ic may be made convenient for you ; and then you may fend for your
" fick, .ind the re(f of your number which yc willbringon Land. Wethanked
him, and faid, *' That this care which he took of defolatc Strangers, Gid
" would reward. And fo fix of us went on Land with him ; and when
we were on Land, he went before U5, and turned to us, and faid. He ^as
but our Servant, and our Guide. He led us through three fair Streets, and all
cne way wc went there were gathered fbme people on both fides, (landing
in a row, but in fo civil a failiion, as if it had been not to wonder at us,
but to welcome us ; and divers of them, as wepafTed by them, putthcir
.irmsalictle abro-id, which is their geflure when they bid any welcome,
rhc rrr.m^fr/ f/oH/ir is a fair and fpacious Houfe, built of Brick, of fome-
svh.K ablucrcolourthcn our Brick, and with handfomc Windows, fomc
of Glafs, fomeof akindc of Cambrick oiled. He brought us firll into a
fair Parlor abovc-ftairs , and then asked us , " What number of pcrfoas
' •nc were, and how many fick. Ffe anfitcred, " Wevrcrc in all (fick and
"wh,)Ic) One and fifty perfons, ^»'he^cof our fick were fcventeen. He
dcllred us to have patience a little, and to ffay till he came back to us,
vr hich was about an hour after ; and then lie led us to fee the Chambers
which were provided for us, bcingin BumbcrNinetecn. They having cafl
it (as it fccmcth) thatfourof thofe Chambers, Tvhich were better then
the roiK might receive four ot the principal men of our company, and
lodge them alone by thcmfclvcs ; and the other fifteen Chambers were to
lodge us, two and two together ; the Chambers were h.indfomc and
chcarful Chamber;, and furnilhed cir illy. Then he led us to a long Gal-
lery, like a Dorturc, where he Ihcvvcd us all along the one fide (for the
other fide was but Wall and Window) fcventeen Cells, very neatoncs,
having Partitions of Ccdar-vvood. Wnich Gallery and Cells, being in
all
D\(eti) Atlantis.
all forty, (many more then \vc needed) w ere inftitutcd as aninfirmary for
fick pcrlons. And he fold us wich.il. that as any of oiir lick waxed well,
he mioht be removed from his Cell to a Chamber i tor which purpc.fc,
there "were let forth ten fparc Chambers, beiides the number wc fpakc of
befjre. This done, he brought us back to the Parlor, and lifting uphis
Cane a little (as they do when they give any charge or command, faid to
us, "Yc arc to know, that the Cultom ot the Land requircth, thatafcerchis
" day andtomorro'w (which we give you tor removing your People fr'm
"vour Ship) you arc lo keep within doors ior three days : But let it not
"trouble you, nor do not think your lelvesreltrained, but rather left to
" your Rcll and Eafe. You fiiall want nothing, and there are fix of our
" people appointed to attend you for any bufinefs you mav have abroad.
"We gave him thanks with all affe(f^ion and reipcci, and fai^, God furtly «
manifeftedtnthu Land. We offered him alfo twenty FilUlets j but he fmiled,
and oncly faid, VVfi'it, tfe'icep.Hd ? and io he lefc us. Soon after our Dinner
was ferved in, which was right good Viands, both for Bread and Meat,
better then any Collegiate Diet, that I have known in Europe. VVc had
alfo drink of three forts, all wholefome and good ; Wine of the Grape ,
a Drink of Grain, fuch as is with us our Ale, but more clear; andakinde
ofSider made of a Fruit of that Countrey, a wonderful pleafing and re-
frcfhing drink. Befides, there were brought into usgreatftore ot thole
Scarlet Orcnges for our fick. which (they laid) were an alfurcd remedy
for licknefs taken at Sea. There v^-as given us alfo aBox of fmall gray or
whitilh Pills, which they wifiicd our fick (liould cnkc, one of the Pills
evcrv niglit before fleep, which (they faid) would haften their recovery.
The next day, after that our trouble of carriage and removing of our
Men and Goods out of ourShip, Vfasfomcwhatfetled and quiet, I thought
good CO call our company together, and when they were aflembled, faid
unto them, "My dear Friends, let us kno'*' our felvcs, andhowit flandcth
"with us. We arc Men call on Land, as Jonas was out of the -Whales
Belly, when we were as buried in the deep; and now we are on Land,
"we are but between Death and Life, for vve are beyond both the Old
- ' VVorid and the New, and whether ever we (hall fee Europe, God onely
"knoweth: Itis akindcof miracle hath brought us hither, anditmuftbe
" little Ids that fhall bring us hence. Therefore in regard of ourdeliver-
"ancepaft, and our danger prefcnt and to come, let us look up to God,
"and every man reform his own ways. Eclides, wc are come here amongft
a Chrifiian People, full of Piety and Humanity ; let us not bring that con.
"fufion of face upon our fclves, as tofiicw our vices or unworthinefs be-
" fore them. Yet there is more ,- for they have by commandment (though
" in form of courteiie) cloiftered us within thefe Walls for three days;
" vvho knovveth whether it be not to take fome taftc of our manners and
'• conditions J andif thev finde them bad, tobanilhus ffraight-vvays ; if
"good, to give us further time? Forthcle men that they have given us for
" attctidance, may withal have an eye upon us. Therefore for Gnds love
'•and as vve love the weal of our iouls and Bodies, let us fo behave our
"iclvcs as vve maybe at peace with God, and may findc grace in the eyes
" of this people. Our Company with one voice thanked me for my good
admonition, and promifed me to live foberly and civilly, and vvit'iout
giving any the lealt occafion of ofFcnce. So vve fpent our three days
joyfully and without care, in expectation what would be done with us
when they were expired; During which time, vve had every hour jpy
- of
J^)!^ Mantis,
of t ic amendment ot our lick, w.io ihoughc tncmlelvcs call into Omc di-
vine T^ool of Htiilmg, tiicy mended lb kindly and fo fatt.
ihc morrow after our three days were palt, there came tousancwMan
thu we had not fcen before, cloathcd in blew asthcfotmer was, five that
his Turbant was white with a (mall Red Crofs on the top > he had alfo a
Tippet of fine Linnen. At his coming in he did bend tous a little, and put
his arms abroad. We of our parts laiuted him in a very lowly andl"ubm;lVivc
manner, as looking, that from him we fliouid receive (entence of Lite or
Death. He dcfircd tofpcak with fomc lew oi us ; whereupon fix cfus
oncly ftaid, and the reft avoided thcroom. He faid, " I am by ofticc Go-
• vcrnor of tiiis Hotife of S'trangers , and by Vocation 1 am a Chnftian Prieji j
"and therctoream come to you to offer you myftrvice, both as Strangers,
" andthicfly as OmJiUns. Some things I may tell you, which Ithinkyou
"Will not be unwilling to hear. The btatc hath given you licence to Itay on
♦'Land forthe (pace of fix weeks ; and let it not trouble yon, if your occa*
" fions ask further time, for the Law in this Point is not prccife; and I do
"iiotdoubr, but my (ell fhall be able toobcain foryou Inch (urrhcr time as
'•fhall be convenient. Ye fliall allounderftanc', that the Strangers Hoiife is at
this time rich and much aforehand, for it hath laid up Revenue thcfc Tair-
'• ly Icven years; tor (b longitisfinceany Stranger arrived in this part : And
" therefore take yc no care, the Srate W'H defray you all the time you lUy,
neither fliall you (lay one day Icis for that. As for any Merchandize you
'•have brought, ye fliall be well uled, and have yourReturn, either inMcr*
■'chandizc, or in Goldand Silver ; fortousitis all one, .And if you have
• ' any other rcqucd to make, hide it not, for yt (li ill finde \i^c will not make
" your countenance tofall by thearfwer ye fhjll receive. Oiioly this Imuft
" tell you, that none ot you nui(\ go above a Ktcran {that is T^ith them <t mile and
t^4tthuf) from the Walls of the City without (pi tial leave. "Weanlwered,
after we had looked awhile upon one another, admiring this gracious and
parent-like ufagc, "I hat we could not teli what to fay, for wc wanted
" words to exprefs our thanks, and his noble free offers left us nothing to
"ask. It feemcdtou!, that we had before us aPidure of our Sahationln
" Heaven \ for sv- tb.at Were a while fince in the Jawsof D.ath, were now
•' brought into a place where we found nothing burConlolacions. Forthe
'• Commandment laid upon us, we would not fail to obey it, though it
" was impolTiblc but our hearts fliould be inflamed to tread farther upon
" this happy and holv Ground, ff^e added, "That our Tongues flaculd firlt
"Cleave to the Roots of Our Mouths, ere we fliould forget either this Re-
"verend Pcrfon , or this whole Nauon, in our Prayers. We alio mo[\
humbly befought him to accept of usashistiuc Servants, by as jufta right
as ever Men on Eanh were bounden, laying and prefenting both our per-
fons and all wc had at his feet. He faid. He Jeas a frieji, and lotkjdfera Fnejis
reTtard, Ttbiik ytiu cur Brciherlj lave, ar.d the good »f our Souls cJidBedtes, So he
went from US, not without tears of tcndcincfs in his eyes; and left usalfo
confuffd with joy and kindnefs, faying amorgft curfelves, 1 hat yyc were
(*Me into a Land of j^nge'.s, vthtch did apoear to MS daily, and frtyent tn Tifitit (omftw
Itbuhiteil'oHgf'tnot of, jnuch lejl exf tiled.
, , Tfie next day about ten of the clock the Governor came to us again,
and altcrfaiutations, faidfamiliarly, That luyvits cemctoviftui, and called for
a Chair, and late him down; and we bcirg <cmcten of us ^'thertfl wereof
the meaner forr, or elCe gone abroad) Lrc acwn with him : And when wc
were f:-, he began thus, '■ Wc of this Ifland of Benf.iUm (Jir fo they call it in
their
" thtir LAit^ua^t .'^ have thi?, Tnatby means of our folitary fuuitior, and of
"ihe Luvs of Secrecy which we hive for our Tiavclicrs , sntl our rare
" admilVion ot Grangers. \vc know well moll parrot the Hibitable World,
"andare oiir lelvts unki own. 'Ihercfore, bccaulc he that knowcih Icaft,
♦'isfittell toa^kQueftions, it is more rcaibr, forihecnrerrainmcnr of chc
"time, ihatyeaskme Qtiettions, than that 1 askyou. fVe anfwered, T.iat
" we humbly thanked him, that he would give us leave fo to do, and that
«' we conceived by the tafte we had already, ili.it there was no worldly thing
'•on Earth, more worrhy to be known, then thcftaieof that happy Land.
"But above all (vv? f^') fincc that vve vvctc met from the feveral Ends cf
the World, and hoped affurcdly, that vvc fhould meet one day in the
•' Kingdom of Heaven, (for that we were botii parts Chn/ltAns) vvc defircd
" to know (inrel'pett that Land was io remote, and lo divided by va(t and
" unknown Seas, from the Land where our ^azioHr walked on Earth)
" who was the Apoftle of thut Nation, and howit wis converted to the
" Faith. It appeared in his face, that lie took great ctntentmentm thisour ^efiioa. He
faid , " Ye knit my hcarr to you by askii^g this Qucftion in the hrit [lice,
^^io:\l[hcvveththatyoufirJifeek.theKin^domofHe,tveti; and I fhjll gladly and
" briefly fatisfic your demand.
- ' About twenty years after the Afcenfion of our Saviour, it came to
" pafs, that there was fecn by the people of Renfufa (a City upon the
"Eadern Coaft of our Ifland ) within night (the night was tlou-^y and
"calm) asit might be fomc mile in theSea, zgrcnTillarof Li^bt, notfhirp,
"butinformof a Column or Cylinder, rifing from the i>ea a great way up
" towards Heaven, and on the top of it was fcen a large Croyfo/ Lights more
"bright and refplendent then the Body of the Pillar : Upon which (o
ftrange a fped-Cle the people of the City gathered apace together upon
" the Sands to wonder, and fo after put themfelves into a number of fmall
"Boats to go nearer to this marvellous fight. But when the Boats were
"come within (about; fixty yards of the Pillar, they found themfelves all
"bound, and could go no further, yet fo as they might move to go about,
<< but might not approach nearer; io as the Boats ftood all as in a Theatre,
"beholding this Light as an Heavenly Sign. It fofell our, that there wis in
"oneof the Boats, one of the wife Men of the Society o{ Sglomsns Houfe,
"(which HQufe or CoUege (my good Brethren) is the very Eye of this King-
'<dom) who having a while attentively and devoutly viojfed and conrem-
<* pi iCed this Pillar and Crofs, fell down upon his face, and then raifcd him-
c<- fclf upon his knees, and lifting up his hands t<j) Heaven made his Prayers
('in this manner.
LOrd God of Heaven and Earth, thou ha ft youch-
fafed of thy ^race to tbofe of our Order, to knoia? thy
lVorJ{s of Creation, and true Secrets of them, a?jd to
difccrn [as far as appertaineth to the fenerations of Men)
Ihetn^cen Divine Miracles, FTorJis oj !]\(ature, F Forks
of Art, andlmpoflures and lUufions of^ all forts. I do here
' ackrio-wledge and tefife before jhisTeople, that the Thing
'tpe
J\(j'iv Allaniis.
tve tWiV fee before oureyes n ^^y Finger, and a true Nil-
ra c 1 c . And forafmiicb as we learn in oar 'Booi{i , tkn thou
?jeyerworl^/i t^liracles hut to aT>iVine and excellent End,
{for the Laivs of ^J\(ature, are thine oivnLaivr, andthoa
excecdefl them not but upon good caufe) m mo ^l humbly he-
feech thee to pro/her this great Sign, and to (^ive us the Inter-
pretation, and ufeof itin?nercy, ivhich thou doflinfome fart
fecret/ypromifey byfendifig it unto m.
" When he had miJc his Prayer, he prcfently found the Boat he was
in, moveable and unbound, whereas ali the reft remained (bll fift -, and
"taking that for an aHliiancc of leave to approach, he caufcd thcBoat tobe
'Moftly, and With filcnce, row^d towards ihcPiUar-y but ere he came near it,
" the Pillar and Crofi of Light brake up, and calt it felt" abroad, as it were, into
" a Firmament of many Scars; which alio vanifiiedfoon after, and there was
nothing left ro be fecn but a ( nail tyfrk or C/jeJi of Cehr, dry, and not wet
« at all With Water, though it (vvam ; and in the fore end of ic, which was
<< towjrdshim, grew a fmall green Branch of Palm. And when the Wiie-
" man hid taken it with all reverence into his Boar, it opened of it felt, and
" t.ierc was found in it a 5r;ff/' and a Letter, both written in fine Parchment,
■■' and Wrapped in iindons of Linnen. The Boo^' contained all the Ctnonicd
^<^ Bjokj of the Old And Nextf TeflAtnent, according as you have them, (tot we
"know Well what the Chnrches with you receive;) and the i^pouljffe'ukM,
" and fomc other Books of the New 7cflament , which were not at that time
« written, W\.Te nevcrthelcfsin ihc^oo^. And for the i^m^r, itwasinthcfc
" words.
I'Bartholomcyv, a Servant of the Higheft, and
\pDmeoi\fSSVS CH%JST, waswariv
ed by an Angel that appeared to me in a
Vifion of Glory, that I should commit this
<jy/r^ to the Flouds of the Sea. Therefore I
do teftificanddeclare unto that People, where
(jOT) shall ordain this Ark^io come to Land;,
that in the fame day is come unto them Salva-
tion , and Peace, and Good Will from the
f4THE%, and from the £0^2) fSSVS.
I ** There was alio in both thefc Writings , as well the B»oi 3i the
'^Ltuer, wrought a great Miracle, conform to that of the Aptpies in the
" Originil Gift*/ Tongues. For there being at that time in this L,aod Htbrews,
- 'Perfi^s, a.\SindiiHSj bcfiJcs the Narivcs, every one read upon the 5a#i
f'and
I I
L-
%z
J\(eiv Atlantis.
^^ind Letter, as if they had been written in his own Language. And thus
"was this Land faved from Infidclicy(is the Remain of chc old World
" was from Water) by an Ark, through the Aportolicnl and Miraculous*
" Hvangclilm of S. Bart/jolomew. And here he paufed , and a McfTenger
came and called him lortli from us. So this was all that paflld in that
Conference.
The next day the fame Governor came again to us immediately after Dln-
ncr.arid excufed himfelf, faying, " Thatithc day before he was called from us
" fomewhat abruptly, but now he would make us amend?, and fpcnd time
"with us, if wc held his Company and Conference agreeable. fVeauf^ered,
'^ That we held it fo agreeable and pleafing to us, ^s wc forgot both dangers
"pafl and fears to come, for the time we heard him fpeak, and that we
^' thought an hour fpent with him, w^s worth years of our former life. He
hovved htm/elf Alttile to ui, and after we were fet agam, hefaid, Well, the Q_uefti-
" onsareon yourpart. One of ournumber faid , after a little pAufe, "That there
" was a matter wc were no Icfs defirous to know then tearful to ask, left we
"^ might prefume too far 3 but encourng:d by his rare Humanity towards us,
(thatcould fcarce think our felves ftrangerf, being his vowed and profr fr;,'d
" Scrvan's) we would take thchardinefsco propound it ; Humbly befeech-
"inghim, if bethought it not fir to be anfwered, that he would pardon it,
"^' tboi'gh he rejcded it. VVt futd, We well obfcrved thofe his words
which he formerly (pake, Thatthishappy Ifland where we now flood
"was known to few, and yet knew moll of the Nations of the World;
" which we found to be true , confidering they had the Languages of
" Europe, and knew much of ourftate andbufinefs; and yet we in Euroft
"(notwichftandingall the remote Difcovcrics and Navigations of thislafl
" Age) never heard any of the Icafl inkling or glimpfe of this IflaBd. This
" we found wonderful ftrange, for that all Natioas have interknovvledgc
«'onc of another , either by Voyage into Forein Parts, or by Strangers
« that come to them : And though the Traveller into a Fotein Gountrcy,
w« doth commonly know mote by the Eye, then he that ftaid at home can
« by relation of the Traveller ; yet both ways fuffice to make a mutual
" knowledge in fome degree on both parts : But for this Ifland, we never
"heard tell cf any Ship of theirs that had been fcen to arrive upon any
« fhore of Europe, no nor of cither the Eafi or J-Tefl-jndies, nor yet of any
"Ship of any other part of the World that had made return for them. And
«■ yet the marvel rcfled not in this ; for the fituation of it (as his Lord/hip
faid) in the fcerct Conclave of fuch a vzflSea might caufeit : But then,
<' chat they fhould have knowledge of the Languages, Books , Affairs of
« thofe that lie fuch a diftance from them, it was a thing wc could not tell
" what to make of i for that it feemed to us a condition and propriety of
"Divine Powers and Beings, to be hidden and unfcen toothers, and yet
"^^ to have others open, and as in a light to them. At this Speech the Go-
vernor g^ve a gracious fmilc, and (aid, " That wc did well to ask pardon
" for this Quedion we now asked , for that it imported as if we thought
- ' this Land, a Land of Magicians, that fcnt forth Spirits of the Air into all
<« parts to bring them news, and intelligence of other Countrcys. It was
anfwered by us all, in all poflible humblencfs , but yet with a countenance
taking knowledge, that wcknew, that he fpake itbutmernly, "Tnatwc
"were apt enough to think, there was fomewhat fupetnatural if) this
" Ifland, but yet rather as Angelical then Magical. But to let his Loid-
"flijp know truly what it was that made us tender and doubtful ro ask this
J\(jTi> Atlantis,
" Qiicllion ; it was not any I'uch oonccic, but becaufe w e remcnibrcd he
" had "ivcn n touch in his former Speech, that this Land ha. I Laws of Sc-
" crccy, touching Strangers. Tj thu he faid, "You remember icriqh:; and
" therefore in that, 1 (hall Liy to you, J mullrcfcrve (ome parcicuhrs w hich
"it is not lawful forme to reveal, but there will be enough left to gneyou
"fatisf.idion.
"You (lull undcrftand (that which perhaps you vtilHcarcc think crc-
" dible) thataboiicTnreclhoufand years ago. or lomewhat more, thcNa-
'• vig tion of the World (fpcciallv for remote Voyages) was greater then
"at this day. Do not think uith yourkLcs, that 1 knownothowmuch
it is incrcalcd with you within thefethrccfcore years, J know it well j and
'* yet 1 lay, greater then then now. Whether it (t'as, that the example of
" the Ark thatfaved the remnant of Men from the Univcrial Deluge gave
" men conriJencc to adventure upon the Waters, or what it was, but liich
■• is the truth. 1 he thanicUns, and Ipccially the Tjriant, had great Fleets ;
" fo had the Ctrth^ginuns their Colony, which is yet further V Vert : To-
" ward the Eaft, the Shipping of Egjpt and vt Palejlina was likewite great ;
' ChiifA alia, and the Gre*t AtUnta (tHat you call (.^jH^nVrf) which have now
"but [unks andCanoacs, abounded then in tall Ships. Ihis Jiland (as
" appearcth by faichiul Rcgift^rs of thofc times) had then Fifteen hundred
"ftrong Ships ot great content.Of all this, there is with you (paring memory
"or none, but we have large kno a ledge thereof.
" Ac chat time this Land was known, and frequented by the Ships and
' Velfels of all the Nations betorcnamcd, and fas itcomcth topais) they
"hidmany times Men of other Countreys that were no Sailers, thac came
"vfich them , as Ferfuns, Chaldeans, Arabuns ; fo as almoft all Nations of
" might and famcrelorted hither, of whom we havcfonve Stirps and little
' Tribes with us aC this day. And for our own Ships, they went lundry
" Voyages, as well to your Ureigbts, which you call the "FiUdrs #/ Hercu'es,
'^ as to oiiicr pins inihey/tl4ntick^3LndMedttterranean Seal ; as to reguin (which
" is the fame with Cxmbilu) and Quinfty upon the Onentd S'c.u, as far as to
- ' the Borders of the Eajl /*rurj.
" At the fame time, and an Age after or more, the Inhabitants of the
" Gre4t yftlumu did flourilh. For though the Narration and Dclcription
" which is made by a great Man with you, of the Dcfcendents of Nefmne
" planted there, and of the magniTcent Temple, Palace. City, and Hill,
"and the manifold ilrcamsot goodly Navigable Rivers, which (as f> many
" Chains) invir .ned the fame Sire and Temple, and the leveral degrees of
"afcent, v^ hereby men did climb up to the fame, as if it had been 2 ScuU
"Cocli, be all Poetical and Fabulous j yet o much is true That the faid
" Countrey oi tyltUniit, as well that of /'frw then called C->yi. as that of
C^lexico then named lyr4mbel\ were mighty and proud Kin^r 'oms in
" Arms, Shipping, and Riches; fo mighty, as at one time (or a lea(t \\ irh
"inthcfpace of ten years) they both made two great expeditions, t'lcyof
" Tjrdmbel through the AtUntuk to the AleditarrAne^n S'tJ, an^ thcv of C»yj
" through the South-fea upon this our Idand. And for the former of thcfc,
" which ^as into £Kr»/>?, thefame Author amongft you (as it Iecmcth)had
" fomc relation from ihc Egipuan Prieji >whom heciteth, foralTuredly fuch
•• a thing there was. But w hether it were the ancient i^thtnum that ha 1
the glory of the repulfc and refiftince of thofc Forces, I can fav nothing ;
"but certain it is, there never came backeitiierShipor Man from that Voy-
"age. Ncithcrhad the other Voyage of thofc of Coy*, upon us, had better
B ' fortune.
^J^QiOf Jtlantis.
" forcunc, if they had not met with cntmics of greater clemency. For the
"King of thisliiand (by name tyiliabm) a wile Man, and a great "Warrior,
"knowing well both his own flrcrgth, and that of his enemies, handled the
"matter fo, as he cut oif their Land forces from their ihips, and cntoilcd
" both their Navy and their Camp, with a greater puwcr than theirs , both
"by J>ea and Land, and compelled them to render ihemfdvcs without
"Ibikingftrokc; andaftcr they were at his mercy, contenting himfclf one-
"ly with their Oath, that they fhould no more bear Arms againft him, dif-
" milled them all in fafety. But the Divine revenge overtook not long
" atter thofc proud cncerpriies ; for within iefs then the (pace of One hun-
"dred years the Great yHtUntu was uiterly loll anddeftroyed, not by a great
"Earthquake, as yourt^/^n faith, (for that whole Traft islittJe fubjed to
Earthquakes) but by a particular Deluge or Inundation, thole Countreys
" having at this day fat greater Rivers , and far higher Mountains ro pour
"down Waters, than any part of the Old World. But it is true, that the
" fame Inundation was not deep, not pall forty foot in mole places from
" che ground -, fo that although it dcftroycd Man and Beaif generally ,
" yci fomc few wilde Inhabitants ot the Wood elcapcd : Birds alfo were
"i'avcd by flying tothc high Trees and Woods. ForastorMcn, a'though
" they had Buildings in many places higher then the depth of the Water ;
"yet that Inundation, though it were fhallow , had along continuance,
" whereby they of the Vale, that were not drowned, pcriflied for want of
"food, and other things necelTiry. So as marvel younoc at thcthinPopu-
" lation of America, nor at the Kudcnefs and Ignorance of the People ; for
"you muft account your Inhabitants of t^merua z% a ycung People,
" younger a thoufand years at the Icaft than the reft of the World , for
'< that there was l9.much time between the Univcrfal Flood, and their par-
' ticular Inundation. For the poor remnant of Humane Seed which re.
"maincdin their Mountains peopled the Countrey again flowly, by little
" rnd little : And beingfimple and a favage people cnot like Noah and his
" Sons, which was the chief Family of the Earth) they were not able to
"leave Letters, Arts, and Civility to their Poifcrity. And having likewife
"in iheir Mountainous Habitations been ufcd (in rcfpcft of the extream
" Cold of thofe Regions) to cloath themfelvcs with the skins oi Tigers,
"Bears, and great Hairy GoatSy that they have in thofc parts; when after
" they came down into the Valley, and found the intolerable Heats which
" arc there, and knew no means of lighter Apparel, they were forced to
"btgin the cuftom of going naked, which continuethat this day; onely
" they take great pride and delight in the Feathers of Birds ; And this alfo
" they took from thofe their Anccftors of the Mountains, who were in-
'■' vited unto it by the infinite flight of Birds that came up to the high
" Grounds , while the Waters Itood belovr. So you fee by this main
'•accident of time, we loft our Ttaffick with the jfmericans, with whom,
"of all others, in regard they lay nearcft to us, we had moft commerced
"As ior the other parts of the World, it is moft manifeft, that in the
" Ages following (whether it were in refpeft of Wars, or by a Natural
" revolution of time) Navigation did every where greatly decay, and
" cfpccially far voyages (the rather by thcufc ofGallies, and Cuch VcfTels
- ' as could hardly biook the Ocean; were altogether left and omitted.
•'So then, that part of cntcrcoutfc which could be from other Nations
" to fail to us, you fee how it hath long fince ccafed, except it were by
" fomc rare accident, as this of yours. But now of thcccfTation of that
" other
" ui.)Ct part ot cntcrcouric, which ini^ it be by onr (ailing to other Nition?;
" 1 mull yield vou Come other cau'^c : for I cannot fay (it 1 nioiild lay tni!) }
" bufoufffiippin^torntunber, llrcngtri, Mariners, P.loi-, and all^hm^s that
"appcriain to Navigation, is as great as ever; and thcrciorc ^'hy wcllioiilJ
" lit at homc.l fliall now givcyou an Account by it f-lf',and it willdraWiicarcr
«' to give you latistadion to your principal Quertion.
"Tt^crc rciancd inthislfland about One ihoufand nine hundred ye.ir<
"ago, a King. Wiiolc memory of all others uc molladorc.notluperflitioLifly,
- but as a Divine Jnlfrumcntithongh a Mortal Man ; his name was y/j/e>«e«rf,
- ' ind vvc cfteem him as the Law-givc r of our Nation. Tins King had aUig?
"hcjrtinfcrutablc for good, and was wholly bent to make his Kingdom aid
" People happy : He therefore taking into ccnfuieracion, how fulHcient and
"fubftantive this Land was rom^iinrain itfvlf wuhcut any aid (at all; of ihc
- ' l-crcigncr, being Five thoufand V\y. hundred miles in circuit, and of rare
"fcfiihiyof foil in the groatell partrhcrcof i and finding alio the Clipping of
"this Councrey might be plentifully fct on work, boihby Fifliing, -mo by
Tranfportations from Port to Port, and likcwifc by failing unto (onle fmall
Jflands that are not far from us, and arc under the CroWn and Lav,^soi this
"State ; aid recall. rg into his memory ibc happy and flourilliingj cftatc
wherein this Land then was , fo as it might be a thoufand ways altered to
- 'ihe wcrfe, but fcarcc anyone way tothe better; thought nothing wanted
"to his Noble and Hcroical Intentions, but oncly (as far as Humane forc-
'< fight m'ght reach) to give perpetuity tothat which wasin his tioic fotjappily
"cftablifhed; therefore amongfl his other Fundamental Lawsof thisKmg-
" dom, he did ordain the Interdicts and Prohibitions which we have touch-
•< ing entrance of fttangcrs, which at that time (though it was after the cala-
"mity o^jimcriu) was frequent, doubting novelties and commixture of
naanncrs. It istruc, thelikeLawagainft the admifTlon of flranger?, with-
"out licence, is an ancient Law intheKingdomof Cbim, and yetcontinued
inufc; but there it is a poor thing, and hath made them a curious, igno-
- < rant, fearful, foolifli Nation. But our Law-giver made his Law of another
" temper. For firft, he hath prefcrved all points of humanity, in taking or-
"derand making provifion forthe relief of ftrargersdiflreired, whereof you
"havctafted. y/r Ithub Speech (tts re*f»n "Wm) Tft dUrofeup aviba'tted ourfehes
H* Tifent m. "That King alio I\ill defiring to joyn Humanity and Policy to-
" gcther, and thinking it againft Humanity to detain Strangers here .igain(t
"their Wills, and againft Policy, that they ftiould remrn and difcover their
<* knowledge of this itate, he cook this coutfc. He did ordain, that of the
" Strangers that fbould be permitted to Land, as many (at all times; might
"depart as would, but as many as would ftay, fliould have very good con-
editions and means to live from the State. Wherein hefawlofar, that
•'now in fo many Ages, fincc the Prohibition, wehavememorynotofone
« Ship that ever returned, and but of thirteen pcrfons onely at fcveral timer
«• that cho(c to return in out Bottoms. What thofc few that returned, may
" have reported abroad, 1 know not j but you mnft think, whatfocvcr they
^'havcfaid, could be taken where they came, but for adream. Now for
"our travelling from hence into parts abroad, out Lawgiver thought fit al.
" together to rcftrain it. So is it not in ChitiA, for the Ckmefis fail where they
" will, Or can j which fhcweth, that their Law of keeping our Scrangexs, is
a Law of pufillanimity and fear. But this redraint of ours hath one onely
exception, which is admirable, preferving the good uhrch comcth by
communicating with fttangers, and avoiding the hurt ; and I will now
. . Bi "open
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" open it to you. And here 1 (liall iccm a licrlc to digrcfs, biic you will by
" and by findc it pertinent. Ye fliall underftand ( my dear Friends) thac
" amongft the excellent acf^s ofth.it King, one above all hath the prcemi-
"nence: It wasthe eredion and inlHturion of an Order or Society which'
" wc call SelamoHs Houfc, the nobleft Foundntiofi (as \vc think) that ever
" was upon the Earth, and the Lanthorn of this Kingdom. It is dedicated
"to the (tudyot the Works and Creatures of (7(»(<. iomc think it beareth
- " the Founders name a little corrupted, as if it fliould be S'thmins Houlc ;
- ' but the Records write it as it is i'pokcn , fo as 1 take it to be dcnomi-
" natc of the King of the Hebrews, which is famous with vou, and no ftrangcr
" to us ; for v e have fomc parts of his Works which ^\x.\\ you are lofl,
" namely, that Natural Hifiorj/ which he wrote of all Plants, from the Cedar
" of LibMiu to the C^/ff/ thut gravveth out of the fVdU, and of all things that h ve
"Life and Motion. This maketh mc think chat our King finding himfelf lO
" fymbolize in many things with that King of the Hebrews (which lived
" many years before him) honored him with the Title of this Foundation.
" And I am the rachcr induced to be of this opinion, for that I finde in an-
" cicnt Records this Order or Society is fomctimes called Ja/omsMj Hou'c,
" and fomctimes IheCollcdgeoftheSixiaysVVorkfy whereby 1 am fatisficd,
"that our txrellent King had Icarnrd from tne Hebrews, that Corf had
" created the World, and allrhat herein is within Six days i and therefore
"he irtftitutiiig that Houfc for the finding out of the tiue Nature of all
" things (whereby God mig'^t have the more glory in the vvorkmanfliipof
- ' them, and Men the more Fruit in thcirufe of them) cid give icallo that
fccondnamc. Butnovx to comctoourprefentpurpofe.
" When the King had forbidden to all his I cop e Navigation in any
" part thatwasnot under his Crown, he made neverthelcfs this Ordinance,
" ihaC every twelve years there fliould be fet forth out of this Kingdom
" two Ships appointed to feveral Voyages ; that in either of thefe :>hips,
" there fhould be aMifTion of three of the Fellows or Brethren of Solomons
" Floufe, whofe errand wasoncly togiveus knowledge of the affairs and
" ftateofthofc Countreys,to which they were defigncdjandelpccially of the
" Sciences, Arts, Manufailures and Inventions ofall the World; and withal
" to bring unto us Books, Inftruments, and Patterns in every kinde. That
- ' the Ships after they had landed the Brethren fhou'd return, and that the
" Brethren fhould flay abroad till the new Million. 1 he Ships are not othcr-
- ' wife fraught than with flore of Vi»5tual5, and good quantity of Treafure,
- ' to remain with the Brethren for the buying of fuch thing •, and rewarding
" of fuch perlons as they fliouU think fit. Now for me to tell you how the
" vulgar lort of Marineri arc contiiincd from being difcovered at Land,
- ' and how they thatmufl be put on fhorc for any time colour themfelves ,
" under the names of other Nations, an J to what plact s thele Voyages have
- « been dcfigned, and what f laces of Ren .'ezvous are appo ntcd for the new
- ' Miffions,and the like circumflanccs of the pradick.I may not do it, neithejc
«' is itmuchtoyourdcflre. But thus you fee we maintain a Trade, not foe
"Gold, Silver, or jewel-, nor for Silks, norforSpices, nor any other com*
- 'modity of Matter, butoner forG#rfi firft Creature, whi-hvvasLlgt; to
'< have Light (I fay) ofc'.c growth of all parts of the World. And when he
had faid this.he was filent,and lo were we aj ; for indeed.we were all aflqnifh-
cdto hear foftrange things fo probably told. And he perceiving, thacvve
Were williigtofay fomewhat, but had it not readv, in (great courtcfiep
took us off, anddcfccndcdEo ask us Queflions of our Voyage and Fortunes,-
and
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and in chc t\\i concluded , that we might do wcH'to think With mir
felvcs svhac time of flay \vc would demand oftficSp.it* j ind bad us
hot to fcdnt bur fclvcs, for iK-would'procure fuch^ihic as w^i de/ired.
r Whereupon', we nil role up and prefcntcd our fclve^ W skils the skirt of
|.tus Tippet -, but he would not (uiicv ns, "and fo took Hii- leave. " Biit when
'It camconce,dmonwn:ourpcoplc, thtittheSt.ite ufed to offer eorxlivions to
Itr.nngers tliat would {lay, we had work enough to g'etr any of oiir men to
look to our Ship, and to keep cliem from going prefinftly to the Governor
to crave cortdicionsi but W'^th mudjado^ we refrained them tilhtv^e might
.agree what cour/c to take. "^ "' - " '■" ■
Wc took our fclves riow for Freemeri, fccingthc-c was rlo danger of
our utter perdition, and lived men: joyfully, going- abroad* alid I'ueing
>Khat was to bcr;;en in the City and places adjacent \vith»n 6nt Tedier, and
obtaining acquaintance With many of the City, libt of thic mcaneft qua-
lity, at whole hands we found luch huiTianiry , arfdfueh a freedom anj
dciirc to take flrangcrs , as it wcrcTntii their bofcrti-.f as was enough to
m.ike ns fdrgcC all that was dear to us in our o-wn Cmintreyi,' and con-
tinuall/ we mcc with many things right worthy of obfcrvacioft and rela-
tion : As ipdecd, if t'lere be a Mirror in the World, worthy to hold mens
eyes, it is that Cbuntrey. ' One day there were two of outf companv
bidden to a feaft of the EiitiUy, as they call it; ai*nbftnatur.al, pioas and
rcverciidcuftom it is, Ihewifig that Nation to be compounded of all good-
ncr<;. I his is the manner of it. It is granted to'any'rmri.that-Siall live to
fee thirtypctioUsJcfcendcti of his bodyalivctogether, and all-above three
vcars old, to make this Feall , which is done ac^tfte coft of the i^tatc.
Vhc FAther ot' the F.vinlj, whom they call the 1 if fan, two days befOtie the
Vc.\^ takcth to him three of fuch Friends as he likt^Uto chufc, and is
alliitcd alfo by the Governor of the City or place \^here the Feaft is cele-
brated ; and all the Perfons of the Fanulj of troth Sexes arcfummbncd to
attend him. Thtfc two days thcT/r/Tm fitteth ir^ Vdnfjicarion conccrn-
ingthc goodcftue ofthcFamily ; there, if thcreTjcany Difcord or Suits
b'jcwecn any ot the Family, ^hcy are compounded and appeafed; there,
if any of the Family be dithofled ot dccaved j order is taken for their re-
lict and competent means to live; there, if any be (ubje£t to Vice or take
ill courfes, they are reproved and cenlurcd. So likcwilc , dirc<ftion is
g vcn toucning Mirriagcs, and the coutfcs of life which any of them
lliould take, wich divers ochcr the like orders and advices. The Go-
vernor adV^cth to t'le end; ta put in execution by his publick Aiitho-
ri:y, the Decrees and Orders of the Tirfm , if they fhoul-i be difobeyed,
chough that I'eldom nccdeth ; luch reverence and obedience ihcy give
to the order of Na'ure. 'fhe 7ir/jo dorh alfo then ever chufe one man
trom ambn^ll bN S ms to live in Houfc with him , who is called ever
after the Son of the Vine 5 the realbn will hereafter appear. On theFcaft-
day, the Ttther or T;r/w» comtth forth after Divine Service into a large
Room where the I'ca.t is ceU'bratcd ; whic'i Room hath an Half-
picc at the upper end. Agamft the Wall , in the middle of the Half-
pace , is a Cnair placed for him. with a Table and Cup^c before it :
Over the Chair is a State made round or oval,- and it is of Ivy ; antvv
fonitwhat whiter then ours, l:ke the Leaf of. a Silver A'r, but more (hi-
. ning, for it ii Green all Winter. And the State is curiouily wrought with
j S Ivcr and Silk of divers colours, broiding or binding in the Ivys and is
I ever of the v-'ork of (ome of the Daoglucrs of the Family, aiirf veiled
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over at the top with a fine Nee of 6ilk and Silver : But the lubllancc of it
is true Ivy. whereof, alter it is taken down, thcrricnds ofthcFjmily are
deflrous to have feme Leaf or Sprig to keep. The Tirftn cometh fori h with
all his Generation or Lineage, the Males befure him , and the Females foi.
lowing him. And if there be a Mother, trom whofe body the whole Li- f
ncagcisdcfccndcd. there is a Traverfe placed inaLofcabovc on the right
hand of the Chair, with a Privy Door, and a carved Window of GlaCs,
leaded with Gold and Blew, where flie Htteth, but is not fcen. When
the TirfoH is come forth, he fitteth down in the Chair, and all the Li-
neage place thcmfclves againft the "Walt, both at his back, and upon the
return of the Half-pace, in order of their years, Wicliouc difference of
Sex, and (land upon their Feet. When he is fee, the room being always
full of company, but well kept, and without diforder, after fome panic
there cometh in from the lower end of the room a Tdratan, (which is as
much 35 an HerxuU) and on either fide of him two young Lads, where-
of onccarricth a Scroul of their fhining yellow Parchmcnr, and ih; other
a clutter of Grapes of Gold, with a long foot or ftalk ; The Herauld
and Children arc clothed with Mantles ot Sea- water green Sattin, but the
Heraulds Mantle is ftreamed with Gold, and hath a Train. Then the
Herauld, with three Courtefies, or rather Inclinations cometh up as far
as the Half pace, and there firft takcth into his hand the Scroul. This
Seoul is the Kings Chatter , containing Gift of Revenue, and many Pri-
viledges, Exemptions, and Points of Honor granted to the Father of
the Family ; and it is ever ftilcd and direfted, Ti fuck an ency Our »r/-
belaved Friend and Creditor, which is a Title proper onely to this cafe : For
they fay, the King is Debtor to no Man, but for propagation of hisSub-
jcds. The Seal fet to the Kings Charter, is the Kings Image imboQedor
moulded in Gold. And though fuch Charters be expedited of couifr,
and as of right, yet they are varied by difcretion, according to the num-
ber and dignity of ih^ Family. This Charter the Herauld rcadeth aloud ;
and while it is read, the Fathgr or Tirftn ftandeih up, (upportcd by iwo
of his Sons, Inch as he chufeih. Then the Herauld mounteth the Half-
pace, and delivcrcth the Charter into his band, and with tint there is an ac-
clamation by all that arc prefcnt in their Language, which is thus much,
Hafpy are the Feafle of Benfalem. Then the Herauld taketh into his hand
from the other ChilJe the duftcr of Grapes, which is of Gold, both the
S:alk and the Grapes; but the Grapes are daintily enamelled: And if the
Males of the Family be the greater number, the Grapes are enamelled
Purple, with a little Sun fet on the top ; if the Female?, then they are
enamelled into a grcenifh yellow, with a Crcfcent on the top. The ^
Grapes ate in number as many as there arc Dcfccndants of the Family. ,
This Golden Cu-ller the Herauld dclivcreth alio to the Tir/iw, who pre- j
(ently delivereth it over to that Son that he had formerly cholcn to be in!
houle With him ; who beareih it before his Father a* an Enfign of Honor |
when he goeth in publick ever after, and is thereupon called The Sm of\
the Vine. After this Ceremony ended, the Father or Tirfun rctireth, and
after lomc time cometh forth again to Dinner, where he fitteth alone
under the State as before; and none of his Defcendants fit with him ; of!
what degree or dignity Ibever, except he hap to be oi Solomons Houfe. j
He is Served onely by his own Children , fuch as are Male , who perform
untahim all fer vice of the Table upcnthe knee; snd the Women onely*
fland about him^ leaning againft the Wall. The Room below his Half pace j
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hath Tables on the fides tor the Guclts that arc biddcti, who are (erVcd
with great and comely order ; and- toward the end of Dinner (which in
the grcatcft Fealls '.vith them, laftcth never above an hour and a half;
there is an Hym/t lung, varied according to the Invention ot him that com-
pofcd it, (for they have excellent Poehe ;; but the fubjcft of ic is (always)
the praifcs of o/f</-«m, Sind Noab, and i^ha/jum; whereof the formertwo
peopled the World, andthelalt was the fdther of the Faithful ; concluaing
ever with a Thankfgiving for the Nativity of" our Saviour, in whofe Biitn
thcBirths of aJareoncly Bleffed. Dinner being done, the Tir/jn r^tireth
again, and having withdrawn himfclf alone into a place, where hcmaketh
lomc private Prayerf, he cometh forth the third time to give the Bkiling .
with all Ills Defcendantf, who (land about him as at the firif. Then ne
callcth them forth, by one and by one, by name, as he pleafcth, though
llldomthe order of age be invettcd. The perlon that is called (the Table
being before removed) knccleth down before the Chair, and the i^<«f/j^r lay
eih his hand upon his hC'id, or her head, and g.vethiheBIeflirgin thefe
words ; Son o/Bcnfaicm (or Daughter of Benfaltm) thj Father faith it, the
C^an by If ham then hafi breath anditfejpeaketh theypord: Jhe B/e/ing ef the Erer-
Ufliiig father, the 'Prince of Teace, and tie Holy *Dtve he upon thee, fifii juake the
days ofthj Pilgrim.igegood and many. 1 his he fui'.h to evcry of them ; and that
donc> it" there be aiy of his bons of eminenr Mcrir and VettuCj (fo they
be not above two) he callcth for them agair, and faith, hyinghisarmovcr
cheir (houldcrf> they ftandinf, Sons, it ittteiljouare born ; give Godtheprjife,
And ferfertre tt the end. And Withal dclivereth to richer of them a Jewel,
made in the hgure of an Ear of Wheat, which they ever afcer wear in the
front of their Tutbant or Hat. This done, they fall to Mufick and Dances
andothctRccteationsafrer ihcirmanner forthercftof theday. This is the
full order of that FealL
By that time fix or fcven days^wcte fpcnt, I was fain int« ftrarght ac*
quaintancc with a Merchant of thatCir)', whofe name was yoji/n; he was
a 7'*i and circumcifed : For they have fomc few ftirps of "jetts vet re-
mairing among thim, w'aom they leave to their own Religion ; which
they may the better do, bccaule they ate of a far differing difpofition from
chcJr«Jin other parts. For whereas t 'cy hate the Name of CHRIST,
and have a I'ecrct inbred rancor againlf the people, among whom they
live; Thefe (contrariwii'O givcuntoour SAVIOUR many high Attri-
bufe<, and love the Nat on of Benfalem cxtreamly. Stirelv this Man, of
whom 1 rpcak, would evi r acknowledge that CHRIST was born of a
Virgin, and that he was more then a Man; and he would cell how GOD
made him Ruler of the Scraphims which auard his Throne i and they
call him j1;o the C\ttlken taj , and the Eliah of the ^lefiah , and many
other hghN imes i which mongh they b: inferior to his 'Divine Majejij,
vet they arelactroin the Language cf other Jen'S. And for the Coun-.rey
of Benfalem , this Man wcu d make no end of commending it, b.ing de.
fuous, by Tradition aiiioi g the 'je>vs there, to have ic believed, that the
people thereof were ot tiic Generations of tyibrahatti by another Son,
whom they c.ill Nachoran; an! thv Mjfes by a fecret Cahala ordained the
Laws of Benfalem, which they now ule ; :nd that when tie Mejfish fhould
come and fit in his Throne ar Jemfalem, the Kng of Benfalem fhould fir
j at his Feet, whereas other fvings fliould keep agrcat duUncc. But vet
.\ fetiing afidc thefe Jcwifh Dream?, the Man was a wife man and learned,
j and of great policy, and excellently feen in the Laws andCuflomsof that
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Nation. Amongft other difcourfes , one day I told Iiirti j I was mucll
afFcdcd with the Relation 1 had from lomc of the company, of thcit
jCuftom in holding the Feaft of the Tamily, for that (me thought) 1 had
never heard of a Solemnity wherein Nature did i"o muchprefidc. And
bccaufc Propagation of Familicsprocccdcthfrom thcNuptiaJ Giipu^ation,
'l defired to know of him what Liws and Cufloms they l)tidconfcrnrng
,Marriiage, and v^'bcAcr they kept Marriage well, and whether they werfe
(tied to one Wife: For that where Population is fo much-affc(?^ed aitd
fuch as with them it fcemed to^bc. there is commonly permillion of^l'lu-
rnlicy of Wives. To this he laid, " You have rcaion tor to comm.nd
"that excellent Inftitution of the Feaft of the Familv 5 and indeed we
"have experience, that thofe Families that are partakers of the blclHrigs
" of that Feail do fJourifh and profpcr ever tiftcr in an excraordinarv riian-
"■ net. But hear me now, and I will tell you what 1 know. You (hall iin-
" derftand, that there Is not under the Heavens, fo chafle a Nation as this
"of Beiifalem, not fo free from all pollutioh orfoulnefs; it is the Virgin
" of the World, l remember 1 have read in one of your European Books
of an holy Hermit amongfl: you, thatdefired to lee ihz Spirit of Foruictuen,
"and there appeared to him a little foul ugly c.y£thiopf : T,u: if he had
^' deflrcdto fee the Spirit of Chafiity of Benftlem, it would have appeared to
"him in the likenefs of'a fair beautiful Cherubin ; forthcrc isnothing
" amongft Mortal Men more fair and adriiirable, then thechafte Mindcs
•' of this People. Know therefore, that with them there are no bte^s,
"nodilFolute^Houfes, no Courtefans, nor any thing of that kiiide j nay
"they wonder (with detcftation) at you in Europe which permit fuch
« things. They fay you have put Marriage out'of office ; for Marriage
"is ordained a remedy for unlawful concupifcence, and natural concu-
" pifcencc feemcth as a fpur to Marriage : But when Men have at hand
" a rcntiedy more agreeable to their corrupt will, Marriage is almoft ex-
" pulfed. And tf':ercfore, there arc with you Isen infinite Men thatmar-
"rynot, but chafe rathct a Libertine, and impure fingle life, tiien to be
" voakedin Marriage ; and many that do marry, marry hzv, when the
"prime and flrcngth of their years is part ; and when they do nnar|ry ,
" what is Marriage to them, but ^ very Bargain, wherein is fought Alii-
"ancc, or Portion, or Reputation, with (ome deflre (almon: indifferent)
" of ilTue, and not the faithful Nuptial Union of Man and Wife that w*as
"firft inftituted ? Neither is it polUble, that thofe that have cafl away fo
"bafely fo much of their flrength, fhould greatly eftecm Children (bc-
" ing of the lame matter) as chaft Men do. ^o likcuiic during Marriage,
"is the cafe much amended, as it ought to be, if thofe things were tole-
" rated oncly for nccefliry ? No. but they remain flill as a very affront to
«■ Marriage; thchuntingof tholediifolutc places, or retort to Courtefans,
"are no more punifhcd in Married men. then in Batchclors ,: And the dc-
" praved<;uftom of change , and the dcliii.t in meretricious embrace-
"ments^ (\*'here Sin is turned into Art) maketh Marriage a dull thing, and
«z kinde'of Impolition or Tax. They hcar'you defend thefc things as
"done to avoid greater evils , as Advowtries, Deflouring of Virgins,
"Unnatural Luff, and the like: But they fay this is a prepoftcrous'Wif
<«dom; and they call it Lets offer, Vfho to fave his Guefls fromabufing
" offered his Daughters : Nay, they lay further, that there is little gained
"in this, forthnrthcfame Vices and Appetites do ffill remain and abound,
" Unliwful Luft being like a Furnace, that if you flop the Flames alto-
gether,.
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"gci.nci, u wil. qutuLft but it you g.vc it any vciic, irwiUrage. As for
"Alal.ulinc Love, t;,cyhavc no toucii ot irj and yet there arcnotfo faith-
ful and inviolate. Friendfii ps in the World jgain as arc there ; and ro ■'
"Ipcak generally (as 1 faid before) I have not read of any fuc.i Chaliicy in !
"my Peoplcas theirs, j^nd then ufiul fAjia^ u, That wholofver ii unchallc, !
- cannot reverence himfelf. yf«rf thej/ fay, That the reverence of a Mans ieU
"i-,ncxtRcligion, thechiefelt Briolcot all Vices. And when he had faid
t'lis, the good Jfvv paufcd a little. Whereupon, I far more willing tu heir
hm fpeakon, thantolpeak mylcH; yet thinking ic dcccnr, that upon his
paufcof Speech I fliould not be altogether fiicnt, (aid oncly this. '< That 1
would fay to him, as the Widow of S.trepi.i faid to Eliu, That he was
" come to being to memory our fms ; and thatl confefs iherightcoufnefi of
" BenfsUm. was greater than thcrighteoufnefs of Europe. At vvhid) Speech, he
bowed bk Hedd, And went an in thkmmner. "^Thcy have alfo many wife and
" excellcntLawstouching Marjiage; they allow no Polygamy; thcv have
" ordained, that none do intermarty or contract until a moneth be pift from
" their firft interview. Marriage without confent of Parents, rhey do not
make void, but they mul£l it in the Inheritors; for the Children of fuch
"Marriages arc not admitted to inherit above a third part of their Parents
"Inheritance. 1 have read in a Book of one of your Men, of a Feigned
- ' Commonwealth , where the married couple are permitted before they
" contract to fee one another naked. This they diflike, fortheyihink it a
" icorn to give arcfulal after folamiliat knowledge ; but becaufc of many
'* liddcn dcfi-tts in Men and WomCns Bodies, they have a more civil way ;
«:ot they have near every Town, a couple of Pools (which they call
" K^d^m and Eves Pools) where it is perrxiittcd to one of the Friends of the
«' Man, and anothct of the Friends of the Womaii, to fee thciii fevcrally
« bathe naked.
And as we were thiis in Conference, there came one that fcemed to be
a Mcffengcr , in a rich Huke. thit fpake with the '^ew ,• whereupon he
turned to me, and faid, Ton w\Jl pAtdon me, fori tm lommanded Away in hujle.
The nexc morning he came to me again, joyful, as it feemcd, and laid,
"There ir- word come to the Governor of the City, that one of the Fathers
" of Jo/jmsH/Houfe will be here this day feven-night ; we have fccn none of
- 'thcm this dozen years. His coming is in ihtc, but rhecaufe of his coming
"isfecrcr. I will provide you and your Fellows of a good (landing to fee
,<' his entry. ' 1 thanked him, and told bim, Iit.nveJi^Udef thenervs. The
day being come, he made his entry. He was * Man of middle ftature and
age, comely of pcrfon , and had an alpctl as if he pitied men : He was
cloathcd in a lobe of tine black Cloth, vrith wide Sleeves, and a Cape;
his under Garment was of excellent white Linnen down to the Foot ,
girt with a Girdle of the fame, and a Sindon or Tippet of the fame about
his Neck ; he had Gloves that were curious, and fct with Stone, and Shoocs
of Peach-coloured Velvet ; his Neck was bare to the Shoiilders; his Hat
"was like a Helmet or Sf^mpj Monierx, and his Locks curled below it de-
cently, ihcy were of colour brown ; his Beard was cut round, and of the
fame colour With bis Hair , fomewhat lighter. He was carried in a rich
Chariot without Wheels, Litter wife , with two Horfcs at either end,
richly trapped in blew Velvet embroidered, and two Footmen on each
fide in the like attire. The Chariot Was all of Cedar , gilt and adorned
withCryftal, fave that the fore. end had Pannels of Saphiresfct in borders
of Gold, and the hinder-end the like of Emeralds of the Ttru colour.
" -- . There
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There 'ocas alio a Sun of Gold, radiant iipjn the top in the midfl ; andoo
the top before a fmall Cherub of Gold , with Wings difplaycd. The
Chariot was covered with Cloih of Gold liflued upon blew. He had
before him fitly attendants, young men all , in white Sittcn Ijofe Coats,
I up to the mid-leg. and Stockinsot white Silk, andJ>hoocsof blew Velvet,
and Hats of blewVelvcr, with fine Plumes ot divers colours fct round hkc
Hatbands. Next before the Chariot, went two men bareheaded, in
Linncn Garments down to the Foot, girr, and Shooes of blew Velvetj
who carried, the one a Crofier, the other a Palloral Staff like a Sheep-
hook, neither of them of Metal , but the Crofier of Balm- wood , the
Paftoral Staff of Cedar. Hoilemcn he hadnonc, neither before, nor be-
hindc his Chariot, as it fccmeth , to avoid ail tumult and trouble. Bc-
hindc his Chariot went all the Officers and Principals of the Companies
of the City. He fate alone upon Cufliions, of akindc of excellent Plufh,
blew, and under his Foot curious Carpets of Silk of divers colours, like
the ^Perfun, but far finer. He held up his barchand as he wcnr, as blc(s-
ing the People, but in filcncc. The Street was wonderfully well kept,
fo that there was never any Army had their Men ftand in better battel-
array, then the people flood. The Windows likcwifc were not croudcd,
but every one flood in them, as if they had been placed. When the
fliow waspalt, the Jew faid to mc, "I ftiall not be able to attend yon as I
" would , in regard of fome charge the City hath laid upon me for the cn-
tcrtaining of thisgrcat iedon. Three t/itp after tht ]c>n came ttme a^4in,and fuid,
" Ye are happy men, for the Father of J"o/om«w Houfcrakcth knowledge of
"your being here, and commanded mc to tell you, that he will admit all
"your company to his prefence, and have private conference with one of
"you that ye fhall chufe ; and for this, hath appointed the next day after to
'• morrow. And bccaufe he meaneth to give you his Blcfling, he hath
"appointed it in the forenoon. , Wc came at our day and hour, and I
was chofen by my fellows for the private accefs, Wc found him in a fair
Chamber richly hanged, and carpeted under Foot, without any degrees to
theState : He was fet upon alow Throne, richly adorned, andarich Cloth
of State over his head of blew Sattin embroidered. He was alone, fave
that he had two Pages of Honor on cither hand one , finely attired in
white. His under Garments were the like, that we faw him wear in the
Chariot; butinfieadof his Gown, he had on him a Mantle with a Cape
of the fame fine Black, faftncd about him. Whenwe camein, as wc were
taught, we bowed low at our firft entrance j and when we were coait
near his Chair , he flood up , holding forth his hand ungloved , and in
pofturcof Bicffing; and wc every one of us flooped down andkiflcd the
liem of his Tippet. Thatdone.thereft departed, and I remaned. Then
he warned the Pages forth of the Room, and caufed mc to Qt down bedde
him, tnd fpake to me thus in the Sfmjh Tongue.
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J\(^ia) Atlantis.
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G
OD Blefsthcc, my Son, I will give thcc the gteatcrt Jewel I
havci for I will impart unto thee, for the love ot GodanJMcni
a Relation of the true lUte of Solomons Huule. Son, to m.ikc
vou know the true ftateot" J'o/tfwawJ Huu(e, 1 will keep this order.
"Firft, I will fet forth unto you the End of out Foundation. Secondly,
'«Thc Preparations and Inlhuincnts wc have for our Works. Thirdly,
'« The feveral Employments and Fun£tions whereto out Fellows -arc aflign-
"cd: And fourthly, The Ordinances and Rites which we obfcrvc.
'■' The End of our Foundation, is the Knowledge of Cau fes and Secret
"Motions of things, and the enlarging of the Bounds of Humane Empire,
•" to the cffcaing of all things pofTible.
" The Preparations and Infttumcnts, arc thefc. Wc have large and
"deep Caves of feveral depths; the dcepcll ate funk Six hundred fathom,
" and fome of them are digged and made under great Hills and Mountains ;
'^fothatif you reckon together the depth of the HJl, and the depth of the
"Cave, they are (fomeof them) above three miles deep : For wefindcthat
" the depth of an Hill, and the depth of a Cave from the Flat, is the fame
" thing, both remote alike from the Sun and Heavens Beams, andfromthe
"open Air. Thcfe Caves wc call the Lower Region, and weufethcmfor
"all Coagulations, Indurations, Refrigerations, and Confcrvations of
" Bodies. We ufc them likcwife for the Imitation of Natural Mines, and
" the producing alfo of new Artificial Metals, by Compofitions and Mate-
• "rials which we ufe and lay there for many years. We ufe them aUo fome-
" times (which may fcem ftrangc) for curing of fome Difeafes, and for pro-
" longation of life in fome Hermits that chule to live there, well accommo-
" dated of all things necefTary, and indeed live very long i by whom alfo we
"learn many things.
'^ We have Burials in feveral Earths, where we put divers Cements
" as the Omtfes do their Porcellanc ; but we have them in greater variety
" and fome of them more fine. Wc alfo have great variety of Compofts
" and Soils for themaking of thcEarth fruitlul.
'^ We have liigh Towers, the higheft about half amile in height, and
"fomeof them likcwife fet upon high Mountains, fo that the vantage of the
" Hill with the Tower, is in the higheft of them, three miles at Icaft. And
"thcfe places we call the Upper Region, accounting the Air between the
" high places, and the Low as a'Middle Region. Wc ufc thcfe Towers,
"according to their feveral heights and fituationf, for Infolation, Refiigc-
" ration, Confervation, and for the view of divers Meteors, as Winds, Rain.
" Snow, Hail, and fome of the Fiery Meteors alfo. And upon them, in fome
"places', are dwellings of Hermits, whomwc vifitfomctimc!, and inflrud
whaitoobOrrve. ,
" We have great Lakes, both fait and frelh, whereof we have ule tot
"the F,fh and Fowl. We ufe them alfo for Burials of fome Natural Bodies 5
" for we finde a differencein things buried in Earth, or in Ait below the Earth,
"and thingsburied in Water. Wc have alio Pools of which fome do Ittain
^'FrcfhWateroutof Salt, andothersby Art dotura Frefli Watcnnto bUt.
" Wc have alfo fome Rocks in the midft of the Sera, and fome Bays upon
" the Shore for fome Works, wherein is required the Air and Vapor ot the
"Sea. Wchavc like wife violent ftrcams and cataraas, which fctvc us tor
"many Motions; and likewife Engins for multiplying and enforcing of
'Wmds, tofct alfo on going divers Motions.
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"Wc have alfo a number of artificial Weils and Fountai;)s, made in
"imitation of the Natural Sources andBjths; as tindcdupon V.triol, Sul-
"phur, Steel, Brafsj Lead, Nitre, and other Minerals. And agiin wchave
"little Wells for Infufions of many thing?, where the Waters take the vir-
" tuc quicker and better then in Vcffels or Bafins ; And amongft them we have
"^a Water which \vc call ^4tf re/ *p4rrfrfi/(r, being by that wc do to it, made
" very fovcreign for Health, and Prolongation of Life.
" We alio great and fpacious Houfcs where wc imitate and demori-
- ' ftrate Meteors ; as Snow, Hail, Rain , fome Artificial Rains of Bodie?, and
" not of Water. Thunders, Lightnings ; alfo Generations of Bodies in Air,
" as Frog<;, Flic?, and divers others.
" We have alfo certain Chambers which we call Chambers of Healthy
"where wcqualifie the Air, as we think good and proper for the cure of di-
" vers Dtfcales, and prefervanon of Health.
<' We have alfo fair and large Baths of (everal mixtures, for the cure of
"Direafes, and the reftoring of Mans Body from Arefadion ; and other, fot
" the confirming of it in (kength of Sinews, Vital Parts, and the very Juice
" and Siibft mce of the Body.
"Wchave alfo large and various Orchards and Gardens, wherein wc
" do not fo much refpcd Beauty, as variety of ground and foyl, proper tor
"divert Trees and Herbs; and lome very fpacious.whereTrces and Berries
" arc fcr, whereof we make divers kindesof Drinks, bffidcs the Vineyards,
"In thefc we praftifelikewife aliconclufionsof Grafting and Inoculating, as
<■' well of Wild-trees a? Fruit-trees, which produceth many effeds. And we
"make (by Art) in the fame Orchards and Gardens, Trees and Fiowers to
«'come earlier or liter then their fcafons, and to come up and bear more
" fpcedily then by thcr natural courfe they do.Wc make them alfo ^by Art)
'••much greater then their nature, and their Fruit greater and fwceter, andot
" differing tafte, rmcU.colcur and figure from their nature ; and many of them
" we fo order, that they become cf Medicinal ufe.
"We have alfo means to make divers Plants rife, by mixtures of
" Earths without Seeds, and likevvife to make clivers new Plants differing
' from the Vulgar, and tomake one Treeor Mantturn into another.
." VVehave alfoParks and Enclofures of alHorts of Beafts and Birds ;
" which we ufe not ondy for view or rarenefs, but likcwifefor DifTedtions
" and fryals, that thereby we may take light, what may be wrought upon
" the Body of Man, wherein wc hnde many ffrange efFedts ; as continuing
"life in them, though divers parts, which you account vital, be periflied
'and taken forth ; Refufcitating of fome that feem dead in appearance,
" and the like. We try alfo all poyfons and other medicines upon them,
" as well of Chirurgery asPhyfick. By Art likcwife we make them greater
" or taller then their kind is, and contrariwifcdvfarf them, and ftay their
"growth: We make them more fruitful and bearing, then their kind
"is, and contrariw ifc barren, and not generative. Alfo vfc make them
" differ in colour, fhape, adtivity, many ways. VVefinde means to make
"commixtures and copulations of divers kinds, which have pro.^uccd
" many new kinds, and them not barren, as the general opinion is. We
" m.ike a number of kindes of Serpents, Worms, Flies, 1 ifhcs, of Putrc-
" fadion; whereof fome are advanced (in efFcd) to beperfcd Creatures,.
" like Benfls or Birds, and have Sexes,, and do propagate. Neither do wc
'• this by chance, but we know beforehand of wha|matter and commixture
">»'hatkindof thofc Creatures will arife.
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" W^ehavcallo particuJar Pools w here \vc make tryaJs upon Filhcs,
'* aswc have faid before ot i^eafts and Birds.
" We have alio places for Breed and Generation of thole Kinds of
"Worms and Flics which are oi ipccial iiie, kich as are widiyou, \ our
" Silk-worms and ikes.
<' 1 will not hold you Jong with recounting of our Brcvvlioufcs. Bakc-
•' houlcs and Kitchins, w here are made divers Drink<;. Breads, an.l Mcits,
"rare and ot fpccial eifeds. Wines we have of Grapes, and Drirks of
"other Juice, of Fruits, of Grains and ot Roots; and of mixtures with
" Honey, ^ugar, Manna, and Fruits dried and decoded ; alfo of the Tears
" orWoundingsof Trees, andofihe Pulp of Canes ; andthcfc Drinks arc
- ' of levcral Ages, fome to the age or lad of forty years. We have Drinks
" alfo brewed with fevcral Herbs, and Roots, and !>pices> yea, with fcveral
- Flefhes.and White-meats ; whereof lome of the Drinks arc llichasthcy
' arc in efFc*^ Meat and Drink bothj lo that divers, cfpccially in Age, do
" dcfirc to live vrith them \^ ith little orno Meat or Bre.'.d. And aboveall, we
• ilrivc to have Drinks of extream chin parts, to inlinuate into the Body,
"and yet without ail biting, Iharpnels or frcttinor ; infomuch, asfomcof
«' them put upon the back of your hand, NfilJ, with a little rtay,pa(s through
- ' to the palm, and yet tafte B|Jde to the mouth. We have dfo VVaters
" which we ripen in that fallliP) as they become nourifhing^ Jo that they
'■ are indeed excellent Drink, and many will ulc no other. Breads we haic
of icvcral Grains. Roots and Kernels , yea, and fome of Tlefh and Fifli
" dried, with divers kinds of Levenings and .Seafonings , fo that fome do
• extr«amly move Appetites ; fomedonourifli fo, as divers do live of them
'• without mv other Meac, who live very long. So for Meats, wc have fome
'• of them lo beaten, and made tender and mortified, yet without all cor-
rupting, as a weak heat of the Stomach will turn them into good C/!»;/f«,
"as well as affrongheat would mcatotherwife prepared. We have fome
• Meats alfo, and Breads, and Drinks, which t:.ken by men, enable them to
f.ifl long after ; and fome other that ufed, make the very flcfh of Mens
" Bodies fenfibly more hard andi tough, and their llrength far greater then
' ' othcrwile it would be.
' We have Difpcnf^uories or Shops of Medicines, wherein you may
" cafily think, if we have fuch variety of Plants and Living Creatures, more
" then youhavein Europe, (forwe know whatyou have)the Simplcs,Drugs,
" and Ingredients of Medicines, muft hkewile be in fomuch thegeater
•'variety. We have them likcwife of divers Ag«s, and long lermcnta-
" tions. And for their Preparations, wc have not onely all manner of cx-
" quifit Diftillations and Separations, and cfpeciallv by gentle Heats, and
" Percolations throughdivers Strainers, yea and Subitances ; but alfo exact
" Forms of Compofition, whereby they incorporate almoftas they were
"Natural Simplts.
"We hare alfo divers Mechanical Arts , which you have not, and
" Stuffs made by them; asP.ipers, Linnen, Silks. Tilfues. dainty works of
" Feathers of wonderful luftre, excellent Dies,and many others ; and Shops
" hkcwife as well for luch as arc not brought into vulgar ufc amonglt us,
" as for thofc that arc. For you muft know, that of the things before re-
" cited, many are grown into ufc throughout the Kingdom ; but yet. if
- ' they did flow from our Invention, we have of them alio for Patterns and
•* Principals.
C " Wc
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^etp Mantis.
'* VV^c have alfo Furnaces of great diverfitics. and that keep ercat di-
"vctiityot heats, Hcrcc and quick, ftron^ and conltanr, lot: and milde;
•• blown, quiet, dry, nnoirt, and the like. But above all we have hunrs, in
•• imitation of thcSiins and Heavenly Bodies heats, thatpafs divers Incqiia-
" litics, and (^asitucrc) Orbs. FroorclJes and Returns , whereby xvcmay
"produce admirable cftcfts Befidcs, we have heats of Dungs, andof Bel-
lies and Maws of Living Creatures, andof their Bloods and Bodies; and
<' of Hays and Herbs laidiipmoift ; of Lime unquenchcd, and I'uch like.
" Inflruments alfo vv hich generate heat onely by motion ,• and further, places
"forftronglnfolacions i and again, places unc'cr the Earth, which by Na-
"turcorArtyieldHeat. Thtfedivcrs heats wcufc, as thenaturcof thcopc-
ration which wc intend, requireth.
"We hare alfo Pcrfpctflive Houfcs "where we make Demonftration
" of all Lights and Radiations, and of all Colours ; and out of things un-
" coloured and tranfparent, wc can rcprefent unto you all fcvcral colours,
" not in Rainbows (as it is in Gems and Prifms) but of themfelvcs finglc.
" We reprefcnt alfo all Multiplications of Light, which Nfe carry to great
diflance.andmakc fofharpastodifcern fhnall Points and Lines ; alio all
" colourations of Light, all dclufionsanddcccits oftheiig'it, in Figures,
•' Magnitudes, Motions, Colours •, all dcroMiftrations of Shadows. We
" findc alfo divers means yet unknown to yWbf producing of Light origi-
"nallv from divers Bodies. We procure means of feeing objefts afar off,
"as in the Heaven, and remote places; and reprefcnt things near as afaroflF,
"and things afar off as near, making feigned diffanccs. VVc have alio helps
'« for the^ight, far above SpeAacles and Glaffcs in ufc. We have alfo
" Glaffes and Means to fee fmall and minute Bodies perfedly and diftinftly,
'* as the fhapes and colours of fmall Flies and Worms, grains and flaws in
" Gems, which cannototherwife befeen, obferrations in Urine and Blood,
• not othcrwife to be feen. We make Artificial Rainbows, Halo's, and
- ' Circles about Light. We reprelent alio all manner of Reflexions, Rc-
" fra^ions.and Multiplication of Vifual Beams of ObjcAs.
" We have alfo Precious Stones ofallkindes, many of them of great
" beauty, and to you unknown j Cryftals likcwife, and Glaffcs of divers
'« kindest and amongfl them fome of Metals vitrificatcd, and other Materi-
" als, befidc thofe of which you make Glafs : Alio a number of Fofliles
" and imperfcdMincrals,which you have not,- likewifc Loadftones of pro-
" digious virtue, and other rare Stones, both Natural and Artificial.
" We have alfo Sound-houfes, where vre pradife and demonflrate all
" Sounds and their Generation. Wc have Harmonies which you have not,
"of Quarter-founds, and Icffer Slides of Sounds ; divers Inflruments of
«' Muficklikewiletoyou unknown, fome fwcetcr then any you have, ^<'ith
"Bells and Rings that are dainty and fwecE. We reprefcnt fmall Sounds as
great and deep, likcwife great Sounds extenuate and fharp. We make
"divers tremblings andwarblings of Sounds, which in their original arc
" entire. We rcprefent and imitate all articulate Sounds and Letters, and
" the Voices and Notes of Bcafls and Birds. We have certain hclps,which
" fctto the Ear, do further thehearinggrcatly. We have alfo divers flrange
" and artificial Echo's refleding the voice manytimes,andas it were tolling
" it i and fome that give back ( he voice louder then it came, fome fhriller,
" and fome deeper, yea, jome rendring che voice differing in the Letters or
" articulate Sound from that they receive. Wc have all means to convey
" Sounds in Trunks and Pipes in llrange lines and diflanccs.
"We
J\(j)y> Alantis.
- ■' Wc have alio Pt^rlumc-noulcf, wherewith we joyn alloprad'ces ot
"T-iftc ; we multiply Smeils, which may fccin (trange; wc imitacc Smells,
making all Smells tobreathoutof other mixtures then chofe that give chcm.
" Wcoiake divers imitations of Talle likcwilc, fornat they willatceivcar.y
••'Mans talk. And inthis Houfc wecciuain aifj aConfiiire houl •, whcic
" vvc make all Sweec-mcats, dry and moift, and divers picdiuit Wine.sMilk^,
♦'Broths, and Sailers, far in greater variety chetiyou have.
"WchavcalfoHnginc-houfes, where arc prepared Erg;ine$ andlnftru
mcnts for all forts oi motions. There we iniicarc and praOifc to make
" fwifter motions then any you have, cither out of your Mu.^kets or any fc n-
"gine that you have; and to make them, and multiply them more eadly.and
" with fmall force, by wheels and other means; and lo make them ftrongcr
"and more violent thcnyours arc, exceeding yourgreatcft Cannors and
" Bafilisks. We represent alio Ordnance andlnfcrumi:ntsof War, andHn-
'■<^ gines of all kindes; and likewife new mixtures andcompofitions of Gun-
" powder, Wildefires burning in Warcr and unquenchable j alfo l^"irework«
"of all variety, both forpleaiure and ulc. We imitatealfo flights of Birds v
" we have fomc degrees of flying in the Air ; ve have Ships and Bjats for
going under Water, and brooking of Seas ; alfo Swimming-girdles and
"Supporters. We have divers curious Clocks, and other like motions of
"Return, and fome perpetual motions. Wc imitate alfo motions of Living
" Crcaturesby Images ot Men, Bcal\?, Birds, Fifhes, and Serpents; we have
'-alfo a great number of other various motions, fttange for quality, fincncf>
"and lubtilty.
" Wc havcalfoaMathcmatical-houfe, where arercprcfented ail Inftru-
'<mcnts, as well ot Geometry as Aftronomy, cxquifitelymade.
"We have alfoHoufcs of Deceits of the Senfes, where we reprefent
<' all manner of fcatsof Jugling, falfe Apparitions, Impofturcsandlllufions,
"and their Fallacies. Andfurely, you will eafily believe that wc that have fo
- ' many things truly Natural, which induce admiration, could in a world of
particulars deceive the Senfes, if wc would difguifethofe things and labor
«« to make them more miraculous : But we do hate all Impaflurcs and Lies
" infomuch, as we have fcverely forbidden it to all our Fellows, under pain
"of Ignominy and Fines, that they do not fhew any natural work ot thing,
"adorned or fwcliing, but oncly pure as icis, and without all atTec^ation of
"ikangcnefs.
" Fhefe are (my Son) the riches of S'olomons Houfc.
" For the feveral employments and offices of our Fellows j we have
" twelve that fail into Foreign Countrcys under the names of other Njtions,
" (for our own we conceal) who bring us the Books, and Ablka£\s, and Par-
" terns of Experiments of all other Parts. Thcfc wc call (JMerchAnts of
«* Light.
" Wc have three that colled the Experiments, which arc in all Books.
"Thcfe we call Defreddtirs.
" We have three that collect the Experiments of all Mechanical Arts,
and alfo of Liberal Sciences, and alfo of Pradices which arc not brought
•' into Arts. Thcfe wc call iV>^y?e7-mf».
"We have three that try new Experiments, fuch asthcmfclvcs think
" good, Thefc we call Pioneers or Miners.
'• Wc have three that draw the Experiments of the former four into
•* Titles and Tables, to give the better light for the drawing of Obfeivations
" and Axioms out of them. Thcfc we call Compilers.
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2 8 j ^c^ Mantis.
' " Wc hivcthitc ti;a; bt nd cliemklvc, look.ir.g into the iixpcrimenrs
" o{ rhcir I ilicW-S aid c=lit Eb,.iit how todraw ou- of them th.ngs cf ufc
- " and p act.cc tor M.ii,s life and kr.owcJge, as weli for Wctk', as tor plain
' <i<.iiiOii!tiat;on of Cuiej, mcarib of Natural Di/inatiors, and the cafie
" j!^d clcjr diLovcry ot tic V.rtucs and Pjr.s of Bodies, ihtfc Wc call
. Do^v rymcn or B.-nctadors.
" Ihcn iftcr d.vers Meetings anlCcn'uIts of our whole number, to
I " coiliJifr of lie loimcr Labors and CoHcclions, we have three that take
I i.aie uutof thttn to dircd new Experiments of a higher Lighr, morcpcnc-
"tracrg nto Nature ihen the toriricr, Thtfjwc call Lamps.
" VVe have three others that do execute the Experiment fodircftcd,
" and report ihem. Tncfc we call Inoculatorf.
"Lai^U*,, VVc have three that raifethe Jormcr Dircoverics byExpcrl-
" mcntsJnto greater Obfcivaiionf, AxioDU, and Aphoritms. Thefe we call
"LitcrrTftasot Nature.
"VVe have alfc, as you muO think, Novicesand Apprcnticef, that
" i he (uccilh on of the former employed Men do not fail } bt fides a great
"niuv.bcr of Servants and Attendants, Menard Women. Ardthiswedo
" aifo, VVe haveConfultations which cf the Invcntjons 2nd Experiences >
" which we have difcovcrcd fl:all be publiflied, and which not ; and tike all
"ar.Ojth of St.crccy for the concealing ct thofe whichwcthii kmeet tok(ep
"lecrct; though lome of thole we do reveal lomctime to the State, and
"fomc not.
"For our Ordinances and Rite?; wc have two very long and fair Gal-
" Icries. In one of thefe wc place Patterns and Samples of all manner of the
" more rare and excellent Inventions ; in ti.eother weplace the Settles cf
" all principal Inventors. There wc have tliebtaiue ot your Columitu, that
" difcovercd ihc fVejl-Indies , alio the Inventor of Ships; your Monk that
'f was the Inventor ot Ordnance , and of Gur-pcwder ,* the Inventor of
"•Mufick; the Inventorcf Letters; thclnventor of Printing; the Inventor
«■ of Oblcrvationsof Aftronomy j tlie Inventor of Works in Metal; the
" Inventor of Glafs ; the Inventor of Silk of thcWorm j the Inventor of
" Winci tl e Inventor of Corn and Bread; the Inventor of Srgors : And
"nil thefe by mcrecertain Iraditiorpthen ycuhave. Then we have divers |
" Inventors of our own of excellent Works which finccyou have not feen, i
<'itwere tcolorg tomake Dvfcripiionscf ihcm ; and bcfidcs, inthe right I
"undcrilandingof ihofe Dcfcriptionsycu might cafily err. For upon every
<' Invention of value we ereft a Statue to the Inventor, and give him a libe- ^
" raland honorable reward. 1 hcfcStMues arcfomeof Brafs, itmeof Marble j
"and Tcuch-ffone.fome of Cedar, and other fpecial Woods gilt ^nd adorn- /
" cd, I'omeof Iron, feme of Silver, (bmc of Gold.
"We have certain Hymns and Set vices which wcfay daily, of Z((«^and
" and Thanks loGod for his marvellous Works,- and Forms of Prayers, im-
"ploring lis aid and bkfllng for the Illumination of our Labors^ and the
" turoingthcm into good and holy nlcs.
"Lftftly, We have Circuits or Vifits of divers principal Cities of the
"Kingdom, whcr", is itcomeih topafs, wc do publifh fuch new profitable
"Inventions, as wethinkgood. And wedo aUodcclare Natural Divinati-
" onsof Diieafes Pligues, Swaims of hurtful Creatures, Scarcity, TempcfV,
<' Ear h qnnkes, great Inundations Comets, Tcmperatureof the Year, and
<« divers other things J and we giveccun!el ihcreupcPj whatthePeopIeCiall
< do lor ihe prevention and remedy of them.
"And
^Yjw Jtlantu.
And when he had laid tins, lie llood up: And I, asihaa bc(.n caugl.r,
kneeled down , and l.c laid his nght hand upon my \.Ci<ii, and laic', God
bleftbee, mi Sen, and Ced ble^ ihw RtUtioo "Vfhicb lliAve made : I girttheelciveto
puhlifi it for the gcod of cihir iSiautns^ for Tte here are in Gods Bofcme, a Land un-
knonn. Andfo he left me, having afTgncd a value of abouc Two tlioufand
Ducats for a Bounty tome, and my Fellows ; for they give great largcflTcs
where they come upon all occafions.
29
The reft was not perfected.
t?sfer
Magnalia
o
0^'W JtLnutis.
Tbe<
Magnalia NaturcX prcxcipue quoad
ufus Humanos.
{Trolongation of Life.
T\%efiitution offonth infome degree.
He < "^tardatton of <iJge.
I C^wigofT>i[eafes, counted Incurable,
[tsSMitioation of Tain.
(i5More eafaandlefs loathfomeTurgings.
n?jcreajifjg of Strength andMivity.
increafmg of Ability , tofujfer "Torture or Tain,
alterim of C omplexiom, andfatnefs, andLean?ief.
] altering of Statures,
altering of Features.
,tncreafin<j and exalting of the Iniellechal Tarts,
VerfionofBodies into other "Bodies^
a^Makj^ng ofneyo Species.
Tranf^lanting of one Species into another.
Injlruments of T>e(lruclion^ as of War and Tojfon.
Exhilaration of the Spirits, and putting them ingooddi^o-
fition.
Force of the Imagination, either upon another "Body, or upon
- the'Bodyitfelf I
[Time in Maturations,
Time in Clarificatiofjs.
(tAcceleration ofiTutrefaSion.
T>ecoBion.
(germination.
5MaKtng rich Compojlsfor the Earth.
Im" !
!J\('c]r Jtkntis,
3t
Imprefionsofthe ^lh\ andraijino of Tempefts.
Great alteration, as in Induration, Enwilition, &^c.
Turning Crt^de and fVatry Suhjhncei into Oyly and Vnclu-
oHsSubjlanccs.
Vrawino of new Foods out of Suh fiances not tw^iP in ufc.
MahlntnewThreds for Apparel, and ncvp Stuffs, [uchas
areTaper,(jlap,&'C,
0\(atural T>ivinatiom.
"Deceptions of iheSenfes.
Greater Tleafuresof the Senfes,
'^rtifcial tSMinerals and Cements,
FINIS,
NATURAL
HISTORY
Century I.
^)lg a Pit upon the Sca-fhore, fomewhat above the
High-water Mark, and fink it as deep as the Low-
water iMark ; And as the Tide cometh in, it willfiU
wichWateri Frcfh and Potable. This is common-
Iv pradifed upon the Co^d of Barbarj, where other
Frelh \S(7atcr is wanting. And Ctfar knew this well,
when he was bcricgcd m Alexandrit ; for by digging
of Pits in the Sea-(horc, he did truflratc the labori-
ous Works of the Enemies , which had turned the
Sc.i-water upon the Wells of yilexAi.dua, and fo favcd his Army, being
then inDcfperation. But O/jrmiftook thccaufe; for he thought that all
Sea-lands had Natural Springsof Frcfh-vater. But it is plain, that it is the
Sea-water, becaufc the Pic fillet i according to the Meafurc of the Tide ;
And the Sea-vf-uer paflintj or ftraininff through, the Sands, leavcth the
SaltncG.
I remember to have read, that Tryal hath been made of Salt-water
palled through E.irch ; through ten V^cll'els, one -within another, and yet it
l)ath not loft his Saltncfj, as to become potable: But tlic fame Man faith, that
(bv the relation of anorhcr Salt-water drained through t\Venty Vefl'elj,
hath become frcfii. This Experiment feemeth to croli that other of Pits,
made by the Sea-lide ; and yet but in pare, if it be true, that twenty Repeti-
tions do the efTcft. But it is worth the note, how poorthelmitations of
Nature are, in common courle oi Experiments, except they be led by great
Judgment, and fomc good Light of >^xwms. For firif, there is no fmall
difference bctvvcena Pallage of Water through twentv IrnallVeflels. and
througli fuch adillance, as between the Low-uMter and High-water Mark.
Secondly, there isa grcatdifFerence between Earthand'^and ; for all Earth
hath in it akin'e of Nitrous Salt , from which, band is more free: And
brtides. Earth doth not ftrainthe Water lb finely as Sand doth. But there
is a third point, that I fufpcft as much, or more than the other two; and
that is, th.it in the Experiment of Trj«/"w»i/f;fln of the Sea-waterintothe Pits,
the Water rileth jbutinthc Experiment of Trjw/"/yn«" of the Warer.through
the VelTels, ictalleth : Now certain it iJ, that the Salter parr of Water (once
B faltcJ
Expciiments
in Confoic,
touchirg 'he
Straining ma
Pafiing of Bi-
diei one tlnrnm
anotheri wbtth
ihry cnU Vet-
(oiatiod.
J^tural Hiflory ;
Expciimcnts
in Conloit,
touching
Motion of
Boditiiipon
their Pre/jure.
faltcd throughout) gocth to the bottom. And therefore no marvel if tlie
draining of \i^atcr by dclccnt. doth make it frcfli: Bcfides, Idolbmcwhar
doubt, that the very dafhing of the Water that cometh from the Sea, is
■ore proper to ftrike off the fait part, than where the Water Oidcth of her
own motion.
Itfeemcth Percolation or Tranfmifiion ("Ahichij commonly called S'lT'^in-
i»?) is a f'ood kinde of S'eptiratm , not oncly of thick from thin, and grofs
from hnc, but of more fubtile Natures ; and varieth according to the Bo ^ y,
through which the Trtnfmlfion is made. As if through a Woollen-bag, ihe
liquor leivcththe fatnefis ; if through Sand, the faltncfs, &c. I hey fpcak of
fevering Wine irom Water, palling it through Ivy-wood, or through other
the like porous body, but Non confia:.
The Gum of Trees (which we fee to be commonly fljining and clear)
is but a fine palfagc, or (training of the Juice of the Tree, through the
Wood and Bark. And in like manner, Cornish 'Diamonds, tinA Rock^ Rubies ,
(which arc yet more rcfplendeut than Gums ) are the fine Exudations of
Stone.
K^ri^otk gwtith. thecaufc vainlv, Why the Fetthers of 'Q'lr As arc of more
lively colours than the Hairs of Beads; fornoBcafthathanyfine Azure, or
Carnation, or Green Hair. He faith it is, becaufe Birds are more in the
Beams of the Sun than Bcails, but that is manifcftly untrue ; for Cattle arc
more in the iun than Birds, that live commonly in the Woodj, orinfome
Covert. 1 he true caufe is,that the excremcntitious moifture of living Crea-
tures, which maketh as well the Feathers in Birds as theHair in Bealts, pafs-
eth in Birds through a finer and more delicate Strainer, than it doth in Bcafts :
For Feathers pais through Qu)ll$, and Hair through Skin.
The CUriffmg of Liquors by Adheiion, is an inward !Perco/4f;ow, and is
cffeded, when Ibme cleaving Body is mixed and agitated with the Liquors ;
whereby the groifer part of the Liquor flicks to that cleaving Body ; and fo
the finer parts are freed from the groffer. So the apothecaries clarifie their
Syrups by Whites of Egg?, beaten with the Juices which they would clarifie j
which whites of Eggs, gather all the dregs and grolTer parts of the Juice to
them; and after the Syrup being fet on the fire, the whites of Eggsthem-
felvcs harden, and are taken forth. So IppocraJ? is clarified by mixing with
Milk, and flirring ic about, and then pafling it through a Woollen-bag,
which they cMHippocratts Sleeve ; andthecleavingNatureof thcMiikjdraw-
cththePowdcrof theSpices, and groflcr parts of the Liquor to it, and in
the palfage they flick upon the Woollen-bng.
1 he clarifying of Water, is an experiment tending to Health, befidcs
thepleafurc of the Eve, when Water isCryflaline. It iseffcAed by cafting
in, and placing Pebbles at the head of a Current, that the Water may ftrain
through them.
It may be 'P*rfo/<<ti(>»dothnot oncly caufe clearnefs andfplcndor, but
fwectncls of favor i for that alfo foUovrcth, as well as clearnefs, when the
finer parts are fevered from the groilcr. So it is found, that the fweats of
men thathave much heat, andexercilf much, and have clean Bcdics and
fine Skins, do fmcll fvrcet, as was faid of uilexander ; and wc fee commonlyj-
that Gums have fwcct odors.
TAkcaGlals, and put Water into it, and wet yourfinger, and draw it
round about the lip of the Glafs, prefling it fomewhat hard ; and
after youhavc drawn it fome few times about, it will make the Water frisk
and
Century /.
Ana Iprinklc up in a fine Dew. This inllanccdoth excellently dcmonfttatc
the tcrcc oC Comprefim in a (olid BoJy. For w hcnfocvef a I'olid Bodv (as
Wood, Stone, Metal, &c.) is prcircd, there is an inward tumult in the parts
thereof, fcckint^ todcliverthcmfclves from the Comprcflion: And this is
the caufe of all P'loleut Motion. Wherein it if ftrungc in the higheil degree,
that thisMo:ion hath never been obicrvcd, nor enquired ; it being of ail
Motions, the moll: common, and the chief root of ^W^lecbdnical Operations.
This Motion workcth in round at fird, bywayof Proof andScarch, vhich
May to deliver it I'elF. and then workcth inProgrcfs, wliere it findcth the
deliverance eafieft. In Lff/.'/orx this Motion is viflble; for all Liquors ftrurk-
en, make round circles, and withal dnfh, bntin To/i^/^ (which break not) itis
fo fubtile, as it is inviiiblc ,* but nevcrthclefs bsvcraycth it fclf by many
cffci.'ls, as in this infl: incc whereof wc Ipcak. For tlic Treffure of the Finirtr
furthered by the wetting (bccaufc it fiickcth fo much the better unto the
Lipof thcGlafsj afteriome continuance, puttcth all the fmall parts uf the
Glafs into work, that they flnkc the Water fiiarply ; from which 'Ftrcufion
that fprinklingcometh.
if you ftiikc or pierce a ^oM Bodj that is brittle, as Glaf? or Sugar, it
brcakcthn.)tonely where the immediate force is, but breakcrh all about
into fhivcrs and fiters ; the Motion upon the Prellurc fcarching all ways, '
and breaking where it findcth the Body weakcft.
The Powder in Shot being dilated into fucha Flame, as endureth not
ComprelTion, moveth likcwife in round (the Flame being in thcnaturc of
a Lijuid Body) ibmctimes rccoyling, Ibmctimes breaking the Pcccc, but
generally difch.u-ging the Bullet., bccaule there it findcth eaiieft deliver-
ance.
This Motion upon PrefTurc, and the Reciprocal thereof, which is Mo-
tion upon Tcnfurc ; weufetoc.ill (by onccommon name) Motion of Liher-
tj ; \\ hich is, when any Body being forced to a Fretern.itt'.r.tl Extent or Di-
mcnlion, dclivcrcthand rciloieth itlcU to thcnatural : As when a blown
Bladder (prcffed) rifeth again ; or when Lexthcr or Cloth tcntured, fpring
back. Tlicfe two Motions (of which there be infinite inftanccs) wc iliali
handle indue place.
Tliis Motion upon *Frfi[r«r^ is excellently alfo demonftratcd in Tounds -.
As whencncchimcth upnnaBclI, itfoundcth ; but as foon as he layethhis
hand I'pon it, the J'i»n>/'i ccafeth .- And fo, theloundot a ^ir^m.:/ .fr.-in^, as
foi>nasthc Qiiill of the Jack falleth from it, ftoppcth. For thcfe founds arc
produced by the fubtile PercufTionof the Minute parts of the Bell or String
upon the Air; All one, as the /Ktr^r is caused toleapby thclubtile Pcrculh-
ont)f the Minute parts of the Glnls upon the //^ufr, whereof ^'c Ipikc a lit-
tle before in the Nmtb Experment. For you mult not take it to be the local
fhakingof the Bell or String that doth if. As we (hall fully declare when
we come l.ercaftcr to handle Seundi.
TAke a GLf with a BelU. and a long Neh, fill the TtUj ( in part ) with
Wdter: Takealfo another C/.*/, whcreinto putCl.net H^int .\nd fVutrr
mingled. Rcverfe the firft Gbfs, w'ith the Belly upwards , Itopping the
Neb with your Finger, then dip the mouth of it within the fccond Glafs,
and remove your Finger. Continue it in that pollurc for a time, and it
willunminqlc thc^'ine from the Water; t'le Wincafcending andfctlingin
the top of the upper Glafs, and the Water defcending and fetling in the
bottom ot t le lower Glafj. The pafTigc is apparent to the Eye ; for
Bi ycu
14-
in Confotr,
touching St-
ptTttunt if
Btditt tji
J\(jttural Hijlory ;
ij-
1(5.
17.
Expciimcnis
in Conlott,
touching lu-
Jitintis and
^cctiraic In-
fufions, both
in Z;jnon,aiid
iS.
19.
youniallfcethc Wine, as it were, inai'mall vein, riling through the Water.
For handiomncfs fake ( bccaule the working rcquircth ibmc I'mall time)
it were po ud you hang chi; upper C/afupon a Nail. But as loon as there
is eathcrcdlomiicli pure and unmixed Water in the bottom ot the lower
G/^jT, as that the Mouth ot the upper C/.r/l' dippcth into it, the Motion
ccai'cth.
Let the upper (7/4/i' be Wine, and the lower Water; there followtt'i no
Motion at all. Let the upper Giaf be Water purc,thc lower Water coloured,
or contrariwile there tbllowcth no Motion at all. But it hath been trycd,
that though the mixture of Wine and Water, in the lower (7/-^y?, be three
parts Water, andbutone Wine ; yet it doth not dead the M^,tion. This re-
paration of Water and Wineappeareth to be made by weight ; for it muft
beof^(3^/w of unequal weight, or elfe it workcth not ; and the heavier
BOisly niuftcver be in the upper G/aJs. But then note "w'ithaL that the vratcr
being madepeniiblc, and there bcingagreat weight of Water in the Belly
of the Glajy, fuftaincd by a fmall Pillar of Water in the neck of the C/.if^ ; it
is that svhichi'ctteth the Motion on work: For Water and Wine in one Glafj
w ich long ftanding.w ill hardly lever.
I his Experiment would be extended from mixtures of feveral Liquors
X.0 Simple Bodies, which conlillof feveralfimiliar parts : Try it therefore
\i\i\\Broynox. Salt-'vi\'itcr'3iwdL. Fresh-water^ placing the Salt-water (which
is the heavier) m the upper Glaji\ and fee whetr.crthcfrefla will come above.
Try it alio Mfith Water thick Sugrcd, and pure Water ; and fee whether
the Water which Cometh above, will lofc his fvx eetncis -. For which pur-
pofc, it were good there were a little Cock made in the Belly of the upper
Glaf.
IN Bodies cxjntainine/z/r Spirits, which do cailly diffipatc when you make
infufions ; the Rule is, A fliort flay cf the Bodji in the Liquor receivech the
Spirit, and a longer ftay confoundeth it ; becaufe it drawcth forth the
Earthy part withal, which cmbafcth the finer. And therefore it is an Er-
ror in Phy/itians, to reft fimply upon the length of ftay for cncreafing the
vertuc. But if you will have the I»fuJio» Hvonfr, in tholekindeof .5tf<^/Vj-,
which have //fie Spirits, your way is not to give longer time, but to repeat
the Infnjion of the Body oftncr. Take Violets, and infufe a good Pugil of
them in a Qjjart of Vinegar, let them ftav three quarter: of an hour, and
take them forth, and refrefii the Infufion with like quantity of new Violets
fcvcn times, and it will make a finegar lb frcfli of the ¥loz-'ver, as if a Twelve-
moncrh after it be brought you in a Saucer, you fiialifmellit before it come
at you. Note, that it fmellcth more pecledly of the FloWcragood while
after, then atlirft.
This Rule which we havcgivcn, is of lingular ufc for the preparations
oi Medicines, zndi other Infufions. As forexampic, thcLeaf of ^//^'^^f hath
an excellent Spirit, to reprefs the fuliginous vapor of Dusky Melancholy,
and lb to cure Madncfs : But ncvcrthelcfs, it the Leaf be infufei long, it
ycildethforthbutarawfubftance of no vertue: Therefore Ifuppofe, that
it in the Mull of Wine or WortofBccr,whilc it workcth before it be Tunned,
! the Burrage ftav a fmall time, and be often changed with f rclh, it will make
a fovcraign Drink for /J4!r/i»w/'^^ Papons. Andthe like I conceive of Orange
Flowers.
Rubarb hath manifeftly in it Parts of contrary Operations : Parts that
purge, and parts that binde the Body; and the fti-ftlay loolcr, and the latter lay
deeper:
Century I.
deeper,- So that }f you intulc 7?«i.iri toran hour, and crufliic v ell. itvrill
purge better, and bin Je the BoJy Icfs after the purging, than ifitftood
Twenty lour hours •• This istriei.^, butl conceive likcwifc, that bv repcat-
j ing the Infufionof l!ul'.irb, icveral times (as was faid of Violets) Icttimr
each iVay in but aimall time , you may make it as (Irong a Purging Medi-
cine, as S'cafimony. And it is not a fmall tiling won in Pfrjfuli, it you can
make Ru'ur!>, and other Medicines that arc Benedict, asftrong Purgers.as
thofc that are not \\ ithout fome mah'giiity.
'Purg'mg Medicines, for the moll part, have their 'PitrgttiveVertue in a fine
Spirit, as appeareth by that thcv indurc not boiling, ■withjurmuch lolsof
vcrtuc. AnJthercforcitis cf goodulc inPhjftcl^At vou can retain the Pur-
ging of ^'^crtuc, and takeaway the unplcafant taftc of the Purijer ; which
itishkcyoumay do, by this courfcof infufing r. ft with little itay. Fur it is
probable, that the horrible and odious taile is in the grolVer pare
Generally, the working by /«//(^ff)» is grols and blind, except you firft
try the illiiing of thcfcveral parts of the Body, which Oi them iHuc more
fpecdily, and u hich more flowly ; and lo by apportioning the time, can
take and leave that quality which you dciire. i his to know, there be two
ways; the one tjtry whatlong flay, and what fliorc flay workcch, as hath
been faid ; the other to trv, in order, the fucceeding/H/«^on;, of one and
the fame Body, fucccHivcly, in fcveral Liquors. As for example, Take
Oianrc- Pills, 01- Bofenunj, otCiiw.mon, or n hatyou will ; and let them in-
fufc half an hour in Water j then take them out, and infufethcm again in
other Water; and io the third time; anl then talle and confidcr the firfl
Water, the fccond, and the third, and you will finde them difFering, notonc-
ly in flrcngchanJ wcakncfs, but ot crwifc in taile, orodor ; for itmav be
thcfirll V.'atcr will have more ofthefent, as hiorc fragrant; and the fccond
more of the tadc, as more bitter or biting, &c.
Ltftifiouf in Atr (tor fo wc may call Orfon) have the fame diverfiries with
/nfuftons in /f^ufer ; in that the fcveral Odors ("w.iich are in one Flower, or
other Body^ illuc at fcveral times, fomc earlier, fome later: So wefJnde,
that /'^/<;/a;, JVoodbtnes, Stnyfbaries, yield a pleaiing lent, that Cometh fjrth
firfl ; but fvonatccran ill fcnt quite diffsiring from the former. Which is
caufeJ not f"j much by moUoAing, as by the late ilFuing of the grolFcr
Spirit.
As we mav dcflre to excrad the fincft Spirits in feme cafes ; {o we may
dclirealfo to dilchargo them (as hurtful) in ibmc other. So Wine burncbv
rcafonof the evaporating of the finer Spirit, inflamcth lefs, and is bell in
Agues : Opium Icclcth Ibmc of his po'fonous qualit;, if icbe vapored out,
mingled wirh Spirit of Wine, orthc like : Scun Icefeth fomewhat of his
wiudinclsb d.co<5fing; and (generally) fubtile or windy Spirits arc taken
cfT by Incenlion, or Evaporation. And even in Infufi -ns in things that are
of too high a Ipirit, rou were better pour ofl the fidl Infufion. after aimall
time, and ufe the latter.
Ubblcs arc in the form of an Hemiiphcrc •, Ah within, and a little Skin
of Water without : And it feemcth fomcv\hat ftrangc, that the Air
fliould rife l")lwiftly, while it is in the Water; and when it comcth to the
top, fhould be flaid by fo weak acovcr, as that of thcBubblcis. But as
for the Iwiftafccntof the ^^ir, while it is under the Water;, that is a
motion cfPcrculTion from the Water, which it telf defcending^driveth
up the ^yitr ; and no motion of Ltviti in the tyiir
^ ^ . .^ >
21.
13-
Experiment
Soiiiiiy ,
cojchingibc
^f.piiiit of
Cor.tirtu^ion
in LiouUj.
An J this 'Democritw I
called
!J\(atuYal Hijlory-^
Experiment
Soliraiy .
touching the
making of
16.
Fxpertinient
Soliiatyi
touchinw the
qiiilhy of
Mam FUjh.
called Mow Phgt. In this common Experiment, the caufc of the cnclolurc
of the Bubble is for that the Appetite to rcfift Separation, or Difcontinu-
ancc (which in folid 5»rf»« is ftrong) is alio in Liquors, thougli f-iinctr and
weaker ■• As we fee in this of the Bubble ; wx.fec it alio in little Glafles of
Spittle that Children make of Rufhes ; and in Caftles of Bubbles, which
they make by blowing into JV.uer, having obtained a little degree of
Tenacity by mixture of Soap: Wcfce it alfo in the S'tiUictdes of ff^aier,
which, if there be [Vater enough to follow, will draw thcmfelves into a
fmallTbi'cd, bccaufe they will difcontinue ; but if there be no remedy,
then they call themfclves into round Drops ; which is the Figure, that
favcth the Body mofl: from Discontinuance : The famcrcafon is of the
Roundnefs of the Bubble, as well for the Skin oiJKiter, as for the yltr with-
in : For the -^^rlikcwiieavoideth ^Difiontlnnance ; and therefore caflcth it
ftlfinto a round Figure. And for the flop and arrcftof the yf«r a little
while, .it flicweth, that the t^tr of it Icif hath little, or no Appetite of
Afcending-
THeRe)C(3ion, which 1 continually ufc, of Experiments (chough it ap-
pcarcch not) is infinite ; but yet if s.n Experiment be probable in the
Work, and of great ufc, I receive it, but delivcrit as doubtful. Jt was
reported by a fober man, th^t an j^rtificUl J/)r;«^ may be made thus: Findc
outahanging Ground, where there is a good quickFallof Rain-w.iter. Lay
a Half-Trcughof Stone, of a good length, three or tour foot dicp with-
in the fame Ground ; with one end upon the high Ground, the other upon
the low. Cover the Trough with Brakes a good thicknefs, and caft Sand
upon the top of the Brakes : You fliallfee (faith he) that after lome fhowres
are paft, the lower end of the Trough will be like a Spring of Hater ; which
is no marvel, if it hold, while the Rain-water laftethi but he Tiid it would
continue long time after the Rain is paft : As if the Water did multiply it
felfupon the Air, by the help of the Coldnefs and Condenfation of the
Earth, and the Confort of the firft Water.
THc French (which put off the name of the French 'Difeafe, unto the name
of the Difeafe of iV4/)/fO tio report. That atthe fiegeof iV/«/'/«, there
were certain wicked Merchants that barrelled up Mans Flesh (of fome that
had been lately (lain in Barb.nj) and fold it for Tunnej ; and that, upon
that foul and highNourifliment, was the Original of that T>ife.tfe. Which
may well be ; For that it is certain, that the Cambals, in the Weft-Indies, eat
^UnsLlesh ; and the VP'efl-indiei were full of thfc Pox when they were fiift
difcovercd : And at this day the Mortnleft pojfons, pradifed by the Ffeft-Indi-
Atts, have fome mixture of the Blood, orFat, or Flcfli of Man. And divers
Witches, and SorcereflTcs, as well amongft the Heathen, as amongft the
C hrift/.(ns, have fed upon Mansflefli, to aid (as it feemeth) their Imagination,
with high and foul Vapors.
IT fecmcth that there be thefe ways (in likelihood) of yerfion of Fapors
ov tylir, into Water and Moifture. I he firft is Co/rf, which doth mani-
tcftly Condenfc ; as we fee in thecontraftingof the jitr intheWcacher-
Glafs ; whereby it is a degree nearer to Water. We fee it alfo in the Gene^
ration of S'prinjrs, which the x^ticients thought (very probably) to be made by
the h-rfion of y^ir into Ffater, holpen by the Refi, which the t^ir hath in
thofc parts, whereby it cannot diflipatc And by the coldnefs of Bockj ; fat
there
Century I.
there S'pTtnp arc chicHy venerated. We fecit alio in the Effcds of rhc Cold
of the Middle Region (as they call it) of the Ah ,• which produccth Deyvs
and Rdtns. And the Experiment of turninfr Water into Ice, by Snow, Ni-
tre, and Salt ^whereof \vc fhall {[jc^k hereafter) would be transferred to the
turning of Air into Water. The fccoud way is by Comprepton ; as in StilU'
miff, u here the Vapor is turned back, upon ic fclf, by the Encounter of
the Sides of the SttUaierjf ; and in the 'Derv upon the Covers of Beiling Tats ;
and in the 'Dew towards Sum, upon Marble, and FfAinfcot. But this is like to
do no great cffeft ; except it be upon Vapors, and grofs ylir, that arc al-
ready very near in Degree to Water. Ihc third is that, which may be
fearched into, but doth not yet appear ; which is, by Minglingof moift
Vapors with Air; and trying if they ^ ill not bring a Return of more Wa-
ter, than the Water was at firlf : For it fo, 1 hat Increale is a Verfton of the
Air: iherefore put Water into the bottom of 3i StilUmj, with the Neb
(lopped J weigh the Water firft; hang in the Middle ot the StiUjtqrj a large
Spunge ,• and lee m hat quantity of V\^ttcryou can crufli out of it; and v hat
itis, more, orlcfs, compared with the VVater Ipenr j for youmurt undcr-
ftand, that if any Vcrfion can be wrought, it will beeaiilydone infmall
Pores : And that is the reafon why sve prefcribe a S'punge. The fourth way
is probable alfo, though not appearing ; which is, by receiving the A it into
the fmall ^Pores of t,odics ; For (as hath been f^id) everything in fmall quan-
tity is more cafie for /'^rr/ion ; and Tangible Bodies have no plcalureinthe
confort of Air, butendcavor tofubad it into a more 'Z)?))/^ Bodj: But in
Entire Bodiesix.it chccV.cA ; becauie, if thcy//r fhould Condcnfe, there is no-
thing to fuccccd : Therefore it muil be in loofc Bodies, as Sand, and Pow-
der, which wcfccif they lie clofe. of themfelves gather Moifture.
IT is reported by fomeofthe y/»i:(<'M;j,ThatWhclps,or other Creatures,
if they bcputyoung into fucha Cage, or Box, as they cannot rife to their
Stature, but may increafc in breadth or length, will grow accordingly, as
they can get room j which, if it be true, and fealible, and that the young
Creature lo prcfTcd.and l^reightncd, doth not thereupon die ; ic is a means
to produce 'D-tctirf Creatures, and in a very llrangc Figure. This is certain,
and noted long fincc, 1 hat the Preflure, or Forming of Parts of Creatures,
when they are very young, doth alter the lliape not a little : As the ftroak-
ingof the Heads of Infants, between the Hands, was noted of old, to make
AUcrjcephati; which fliape of the Head, at that time, was ellcemed. And
the railing gently of the Bridge of the ^'olc, doth prevent the Deformity
of aSaddlcNofe. W'hich oblcrvation well weighed, may teach a means,
to make the Pcrfons of i\4en and Women, in many kindes. morecomely
and better featured, than otherwife they would be ; by the Forming and
Shaping of them in their Infancy : As by Stroaking up the Calves of the
Legs, to keep them from falling down too low ; and by Stroaking up the
Forehead, to keep them from Being low Forcheaded. And itis a common
pradicc to i\vathe Infants, that they may grow more ftraight, and better
ihapcd ; and we fee young Women, by wearing llraight Bodies, keep thcm-
Iclvcsfrom being Grofs and Corpulent,
ONions, as they hang, will many of them fliootforrh ; and fo will Pennj-
f»yal; and fo will an Herb called Orpin; with which they ufe, in the
Countrcy , to trim their Houfcs , binding ic to a Lath,: or Stick, and
ictcing itagainft aWall. VVe fee itiikcwife. more cfpccially, in t .e greater
__^ Temper-
28.
Ejcpcciment
Solitary,
touching the
Hetpi to-
watds the
BtMuty inA
gold FtatHTtl
of Ptrftm.
i9-
ExpcnmCius
Soliiliy,
(OUkhirg the
Condin nf of
^/r in luch
fott aiit m»j
put on
t*'eigl,t. and
yield ;V(wri/i-
Di>nr.
JSQiturd Hijlory ;
Semper-vtve, which will piKout Brandies, two or three years : But it is true,
that commonly they wrap the Root in a cloth bclmearcd with Oyl ; and
renew it once in a half year. The like is reported by ibmc ot the An-
cients of the Italics o( Lillm. The caule is, foe that theic TUnn Iiavc a
ftron? denfc, and lucculent moifturc, which isnotaptto cxhaJe ; and fo
is able, from thcoldilorc, without drawing hc!p from the Earth, to liitiice
thcfproutingof the/"/.!*!; : And this Iprouting ischicfly in the late Spring,
or early Summer ; which arc the times of putting forth. Wc Ice alio,
that llumps of Trees, lying out of the Ground, will put forth Sprouts for
a time. But It is a noble tryal, and of very great confequence, to try
whether thelc things, in the fprouting. doencreafc weight , which muft be
tryed, by weighing them before thev be hanged up ; and afterwards again,
whcnthcv arefproutcd. For if they incrcaic not in weight, then it is no
more but this, That what thc\' fend forth in the fprout, they leefc in Ibme
otherpart; but if they gather weight, then iz is C^fagnale Naturx : Forit
flicweth, that tyi/»r may be made fotobecondenfcd, as to be converted in-
to adenfe Body ; whcrcasthc race and period of all things, here above the
E.irth, is to extenuate and turn things to be more pneumatical, and rare ;
and not to be retrograde, from pneumatical to that which isdenl'e. It
Hiewethalfo, tiiat y:/<rcan nourifli ; which is another great matter of con-
fequence. Note, that to try this, thcExpcrimcntot the yeinper-vive, mull
be m.nde withoutoylingthe cloth; for clfe, it may be, the PJant receivcth
nourifhment from the Oyl,
FLame and y^ir do not mingle, except it be in an inftant ; or in the P'ital
S'pirits of vegetables, and living Creatures. In Gunpo%\der, the force of
it hath been afcribed to rarcfadion of the earthly fubflancc into PUtKe.
And thus far itis true; and then (forfooth) it is become another Element j
the form whereof occupieth more place; andfo, of Neccffity, foUowech
a Dilatation : And therefore , left two Bodies (hould be in one place,
there muft needs alio follow an Expulfion of the Pellet, or blowing up
of the Mine. But thcfcare crude and ignorant fpcculations : Vor fUme,
if there were nothing elie, except it were in a very grcnt quantitv, will be
fiiflocatc with any hard body, fuch as a Pellet is, orthc Banelof a Gun ;
lb as the flame would not expel the hard body , but the hard bodj would kill
the flime, and norfuff'cr it to kindle, or fprcd. But the caufe of this fo po-
tent a motion is the Nhre (which we call otherwife S'alt-reur) which
having in it a notable crude andwindy Spirit, firft by thehcat of the Fjr;
fuddenly dilateth it felf j (and we know that (Implc Air, being prcterna-
turally attenuated by heat, will make itfelfroom, and break, and blow
up that which refiftethit.) And fccondly, when the N'me hathdilated it
(elf, it bio weth abroad the ^4i«<f asan inward Bellows. And therefore we
lee that Brimflone , 'Pitch, Camphire, H ildfire, and divers other inflamable
matters ; though they burn crucllv, and are hard to quench, yet they make
no fuch fiery wind, as Cunpoyider doth : And on the other fide, wefeethat
Quiik^filver ( V hich is a moil crude and watryBody) heated, and pent in,
hath the like force with Gunpo-^der. As for living Creatures, it is certain,
their Vttd Spirits :\re a fubftance compounded of an airy and f^amv mat-
ter; and though Air and Flame, being free, v ill not well mingle; yet
bound in by a Body that hath jbmc fixing.they will. For that you may beft fee
in thofc two Bodies (which are their Aliments) fFater and Oj!; forthe^
likewife will not well mingle of themfelves, but in the Bodies of Plants,
and
Century I.
- ind Lifi?!^ Creatures, chcywill. Itis no miirvcl therefore, that a fmall^w«-
tity of Spirits, in the Cells oFchc Brain, and Cannals of the Sinews, arc able
to move i whole Body (which is oi fo great mafj) boch with fo great force,
as inWreftling, Leaping; and with fo great Iwifcnels, as in playing Divifi-
on upon the Lute : Such is tiic force of thcfc two T^jttires, Air and blmie
v\ hen they incorporate.
TAkca '^mAMVax-C.indk, and put it in a Socket of Brafs or Iron, then
fct it upright in a Porringer tuUof Spirit of Wine, hcatcJ ; then fet
boch the Candle, and Spirit of Wincon lire, and you (hallfcc the flame of
the Candle open it felf, and become four or five times bigger then odicr-
wifc it would have been, and appear in figure ClobuLir, and not in Ihrnmis.
You fliall fee alfo, that the inward flame ot the Candle keepethcolow, and
doth not vrax any uhitblew towards thccolour of the outward flame of
the SpiriccfWinc. This is anoblcinllancc, wherein two things are moft
remarkable; the one, that one flame within another quencheth not, but is
a '[wzdiBedy, an J continuech as Air ot Ff'ater do; and thercf.irc flame would
ffill alccnd upwards in one greacncfs, ifit were not quenched on the fiJcs ;
and the greater the flame is atthcbottom.thc higher is the rife. The other,
that Flame doth not mingle with Flame, as Air dothwith Air, or Water
with Water, but oncly remaineth contiguous ; as it comcth to paG be-
twixt Confifiing Bodies. Jt nppcarcth alfo, that the form of a Pyr.imis in
Flame, which wcufually fee, is mecrL bv accident, and that the Air about,
bv quenching the /ides of the Flame, cruflicth it, and cxtcnuatcth it into
that form ; tor of it Iclf, it would be round : And therefore Smoak is in
the figureof J. Pymmis rev cried ; for the Air qucncheth the Flame, and rc-
ccivctiuhe Smoak. Note alio, t!utclic flame of the Candle, wicliinthc
flamcof the Spirit of Wine, is troubled, anddoth notonclv open and move
upwards, but movcch waving, and to and fro : As if Flame of his own Na-
ture (if it were not quenched) would roul and turn as well as move up-
wards. By all which it fhould fecm, cliat the Celejiid Bodies (moff of them)
are true Fires or Flames, as the Stoicks\\z\d ; more fine (perhaps) and ra ri-
fled, thanour flame is. For they are all C/tfW.zr and Betern.ite, they have
Rotation, and they have the colour andfplendor of Flume : So that Flame
above, is durable and conliftcnt, and in his natural place; buOAithus, it
is a flrangcr, and mcmentany and impure, like /«/f.z/z that halted with his
tall.
TAkc an /frroT'T', and hold it in Flame for the fpace of ten Pulfcsj and
when itcomctiiforch, you flLiUfinde thofc parts of the Arrow which
■wcrconethcoutfidcsof the Flame, more burned, blacked, and turned al-
moftinto aCoal ; whereas that in the midft oftheflame, will beasif the
fire had Icarce touched it. This isaninftanccof grcatconfcqucncc for the
difcovcry of the nature of Flame, .nnd llTewccIi manifclHy, that Flame burn-
cth more violently towards the fides, then inthcmidlt: And, which is
more, x\\\lHcat orfireis not violentor furiou , but whereitis chcckcdand
pent. And therefore the PeripateticLs (howioevcr their opinion o" an Ele-
ment of Fire, above the Air, is jullly exploded > in that point they acquit
thcmfclvcs well : For being oppofcd, that if there were a Ipherc of Fire,
that incompaifed the Earth lb near hand, it ^»crc impoflibic, but aJl tilings
fhould be burnt iip ; they anfwer, that the pure Elemcfitd Firej in his own
place, andnotirritate, is bur of a moderateheat.
It
31-
Kxpcrjment
Solitary,
touching the
Sttrtt Naiuri
of Flame,
32-
Expftiment
Solitaiy»
touching the
Oifcrtnifurci
af FUmtinthi
midll, and en
ih( fidti.
lO
Ex|iciimcnt
Soliiary,
- touching the
Occretijt of the
Naiunl Ma
titn of Gtavl
ty in great
diHnnce from
the Birth ; or
within fome
dtpth of the
Earth.
54-
ExpciiiiK'nt
Solitary,
touchiiigthe
Conti-xciian of
boiliti in in/j^.
by the mixture
nf the more
Li^i ii Jiody,
with th: more
Solid.
3)-
Expcinnent
Solitaiy.
touching the
iM..klngl' inti
more fruitful .
36.
Experiments
in Contort,
touching
Titrging Ate-
diiines.
^Yjitural Hillory ;
IT is afliimcJ conllintly by many, as an ufual Experiment, Tliata Iiimpof
Fre, in the bottom of a Mine, will be tumbled andftirred by t vo Mens
ftrcngth ; vfliich it you bring it to the top of the liaith, will ask fix Mens
ftrcn^th atthc Icall: to ftir it. It is a noble inftancc, and is fit to be trycd to
the tiill : For it is very probable, that the Moiion of Gravity workcth Weakly,
both far from the Earth, and alio within the Earth; The former, bccaufc the
appetite of Union ot Dcnfe Bodies with the Earth, in rcfpcdot thediftancc
is more dull. The latter, bccaufc the Body hath in part attained his nature,
when it is fomc depth in the Earth. For as for the moving to a pointer place
(which was the opinion jof the .^nttents) it is a mcer vanity.
IT is (trangc, how the t^ntlents tookvip Experiments upon credit, and yet did
build great Matters upon them. The obfcrvation of f jmc of the bell: ot
them, delivered confidently, is, 1 hat a Veflelhllcd\Y'ithy///r«, will receive
the like quantity of Water, that itwould have done if ithaJbecn empty-But
this is utterly untrue, for the Water will not go in by a fifth part; and Ifup-
pol'c, that that fifth part is the difference of the lying clofe, or open of the
Afhcs ; as wc {ce, that Aflics alone, if they bchari.! prefled, will lie in Icfs
room ; and fo the Aflies with Air between, lieloofcr, and with Wafer
clofer. For I have not vet found certainly, that the Water icfelf bymix-
tureof Allies orDuft.willftrinkordraw intolcfs room.
IT is reported oF credit , That if you lay goodftoreof Kernels of Grapes-
about the Boot of a Vine, it will make the Vine come earlier, and profper
better. It may be tried with other AVrwf/^, laid about thei?oc/of a 'jP/.fwr of
thcfamekinde,- iiS Figs, Kernels of Apples, &c. Ihecaufcmaybc, forthatthe
Kernels draw out of the Earth juice fittonourifli the Tree, asthofethat
would be Trees of themfelvcs, though there were no Root ; but the Root
Ikeing of greater ftrcngth, robbeth and devourech the nourilhmcnt, when
they have drawn it; asgrcatFifhes devour little.
T He operation of T urging Medicines, and the caulcs thereof, have been
thought to be a great Secret ; and fo according to the flothful manner
of Men, it is referred to a Hidden Proprietj, a Specifical T'ertue, and a Fourth •
Quality , and the like fhifts of Ignorance. The Caufes of Purging, are
divers, All plain andpcrfpicuous, and throughly maintained by experience.
Thcfirftis, That whatfoever cannot be overcome and digcrtcd by the
Stomack, is bv the Stomack, cither put up by Fomit, or putdown to the
Guts i and by that Motion of Expulfion in the Stomack and Guts, other
Parts of the Body (as the Or»j5f« of the Veins, and the like) are moved to ex-
pel by Conibnc : For nothing is more frequent then Motion of Confent in the
Bodjof u^^atl. This Surcharge of the Stomack, is caufed either by the
Quality of the Medicine, or by the Quantity. The Qualities are three,
Extream Bitter, zs, in Aloes, Coloquimida,&c. LoAthfome, and of horrible tafbe,
as in t^itrikj Bl.tck.Hellebore, &c. And oi fecret (Jlfalignitji, and difagree-
mcnt towards C^Lou Body , many times not appearing much in the tafte,
as in Scamnony, (J^facboacham, Antimony, &c. And note well, that if there
be any Medicine that rurgeth , and hath neither of the firft two C^Ianifeft
^julities , istobchfldfufpeded asa kindc of Poyfon ; Forthat it worketh
cither by Corrofton , or by a fecret Malignity , and Enmity to Nature ; and
thcre'orefuch Medicines arc wanly to be prepared an J ufcd. The quantity
of that which is taken, doth alfo caufe Purging , as we fee in a great quan-
tity of new Milk from the Cow, yea, and a great quantity of Meat : For
S'nrfevts
Century I.
?urftits many cimcs turn to 'Furgei . both upwards and downwards. There-
fore we fee generally, that the working of Turging Medicines comcthtwo
or three hours a^tczthcMedimes taken : For that the Jww-tf^firfl: makcth a
proof, whctherit can concoft them. And thelikc happeOeth after Surfeits.
or Milk in too great quantity.
A fecoad caufc is OHordicatioH of the Orifices of the Parts, cfpccially of
the miefeiitery Jems ; as it isfccn, that bait, or any fuch thing that is Hiarp and
biting, put into the Fundament, doth provoke the part to expel, and Mufiurd
provokcthfncczing ; andanyfliarpthingto the eyes provokcth tears. And
therefore \vc ice, that almofl: all Turgers hivc akindcof twitching and vcl-
lication, befidcs the griping which cometh of wind. And if this (Jf'lordi-
catton be in an over-high ilcgree, it is little better than tlic Corofwn of l^ojfon ,
and it cometh to pafs fomctimes in Jmmonj , cfpecially if it be given to
Bodies not replcat with humors ; for where humors abound, the humors
favc the parts.
The third caufc is tv^rrM^iort : For I do not deny, h\it thai Purging Me.
didnes havcin them adircdforcc of ^«r.J(Sw» ,• as Drawing-Plaifters have
inS'urgery. And we fee S'>>ge, or Sittonj bruifed, SneeT^ug'potitder, ^ndothci: Ponh-
ders or Liquors (w.iich thcThyfuUns call Errhines) put into the Nufe , draw
Flcgm and Water from the Head ; and fo it is in ^popblegjitatifms and Gar-
gxnfms that draw the Rhcumc down by the Palat. And by this vcitue, no
doubt, fume TKrjm draw more one humor, and fome another, according to
the opinion received: As T^/it/uMraweth Cholcr, i"f<t» Melancholy, ^g^
r4f/^Flegm,&c. but yet (more or lefs) they draw promiicuoufly. And note
alfo, that befidcs Sympathy between the Purger and thz Humor, there is alfo
another caufc, why fome ./l/f(/;(rj»« draw fome humor more than another;
and it is, forthatfomc C^Iedicines work quicker than others ; and they that
draw quick, draw onely the lighter, and more fluid humors ; t icy rhatdraw
flow, work upon the more tough, and vilcuous humors. And therefore,
men muft beware how they take Rnh.irb, and the like, alone, familiarly •. for
ic taketh onely the lightefl: part of the humor away, and leaveth the Mafs
of Humors more obftinatc. Andthclikcmay bcfaidof/farw-Tiwerf, which
it fo much magnified.
The fourth caufc is F/4ttf»/Ir;: For wind flirted, movcth to expel; and
we findc that (incftcd) all Furgers have in them a raw Spirit or If^md, which
is the principal caufc of Tortion in the Stomack and Belly. And therefore
'PK/;?<rriiccfermoftof them) thevirtue, by dccodion upon the fire j andbr
that caufe are chiefly given inlnfufion, Juycc, or Powder.
The fifth caufc isComprefiion or Crufhtng: Aswhcn Water is cruflied
out of a Spungc : So we fee that taking cold movcth loofncfi by contradion
of the Skin, and outward parts ; and lo doth Cold likc^x■jfe caui'e Rheums
andDefluaions fromtheHcad, and fome oZ-^i^ri^^m /'/.ii/?*ncrufli out pu-
rulent Matter. This kinde of operation is not found inm^ny Mcduines :
CMirthoUnes have it, and it may be the Bxrkio'i Fetches ; for tliis vcrtuc re-
quitcth an Jfinatcn, but fuch inJftncTon, as is notgratetul to the Body
(for apleafing tyljlrul ion doth rather bindc in the humors, than ex-
pel them : ) And therefore fuch Jfinmon is found in things of an laarrifh
talic.
The fixth caufc \% Lnhreftilion and RiUx.uion : As we fee m Meisctts
Emollient, fuch as are C^lilk., Hoiiej , MMIot^s, Lettuce, Menurul, Pc'Mfrjof
the JVaH, and others. There is alfo a fccret vcrtuc of f^eUxMion of Cold ; tor
the ho«t of the Body bindcth the Parts and Humors together, which
Cold
12
41.
43-
44.
j\(atural Hijlory ;
J
45-
Experiments
in Confoitj
touching
Aicati and
Drir.l^t that
art moji nou-
rijhing.
Cold, relaxeth : As it is leen in ferine. Blood, Tottage, or the like ; -vi-liich, if chcy
be cold, break and diirolvc. Andby thiskinde of /?f/.«x4rio», Fcnr loolncth
theBclly; bccaui'ctheheatrctiring inwards towards the Heart, the Guts,
and other parts arc relaxed ; in the fame manner as Fear alio caiifcth trem-
bling in the Sinews. And of this kinde of Turgors arc fomc OMedumfs made
ot Mercurj.
Thefcventhcaufcis K^bjlerfion, which is plainly a /lOHrin^ojf, or 'luifitn'
of the more vifcuoiu humors, and making the Awwar^ more fluid, and cutting'
between them, and the part ; as is found in iV/frow /^ir^r, which fcourcth
Linncn-Cloth (fpecdily) from the foulncfs. But this Inct^on muft be by a;
S/>arpnef,\\Hhont^flrictton; which we findc in ^alt, fVormfi^ood, Oxytnel, and'
the like.
There be Medicines that move S'tools, andnot ferine ; feme other Frine,
and not .Troff/^. Thofe that *P«r^* ij- Jroo/, are fuch as enter not at all, orlittlc
into the C^lefentery Veins ; but cither at the hrft, are not digeftible by the
^tomack, and therefore move immediately downwards to the Guts; or cli'c
arc afterwards rejedcd bv the UWefmterj/ Veins, and fo turn likewifc down-
wards to the Guts ; andofthcfetwokindcs, aremoftPurgcrs. But thofc that
move Vrine, arefuchas are well digcfted of the Stomack, and well received
alfo of the Mefenterj Veins ; fo they corneas far as the Liver, which Ibndcth
Vrine X.0 the Bladder, as the fVhej/ of Blood: And thofc Cj^/f(fu ;;;<•;, being open-
ing and piercing, do fortific the operation of the Liver, in fending down
the Wheycy part oi the Blood to the Rews. Tor Medicines Urinative do not
work by rcjcdion and indigeftion, a Solutire do.
There be divers Medicines, which in greater quantity move Stool, and
in fmaller. Urine ; andfo contrariwife, ibme thatin greater quantity move
Urine, and in fmallcr Stool. Of the former fortisi?«^.