T he Pinakte wed. 
great a perfection, fuch a Mechanical Hand, and fo Philofophical a 
Mind, 
But at laft, being alfured both by Dr. Wilkins,and Dp, Wren Lionel, 7 
that he had given over bis intentions of profecuting it, and not finding that 
there was any elfe defign'd the purfuing of it,1 fet upon this vadertahian and — 
was not a little incourag'd to proceed in it,by the Honour the Royal Society 
was pleas d to favour me with,in approving of thofe draughts (which from — 
time to time as Ihad an opportunity of fring) I prefented to them. And 
particularly by the Incitements of divers of thofe Noble and excellent Per- 
fons of it, which were my more efpecial F rlekd webb were not les urgent math 
me for the publifbing, then for the profecution of them. | 
After I had almoft compleated thee Pittures and Obfervations oa 
ng bad divers of them ingraven,.and was ready to fend them. tothe 
Pref) Iwas informd., that the Ingenious Phyfitian Dr. Henry Power 
had made feveral Microfcopical Obfervations,which had I not afterwards, 
upon our interchangably viewing each others Papers, found that they\were — 
for the moft part differing from mine, either in the SubjeGt it felf, or in the - 
particulars taken notice of ; and that bis defign was only to. print Obfer- — 
vations without Pittures,I bad even then fapprefled what Ihad fo far prow 
ceeded in. But being further excited by feveral of my Friends, in comply 
ance with their opinions, that it would not be unacceptable to feveral\inqui- 
fitive Men, and hoping alo, that I foould thereby difcover fomething 
New tothe World, Ihave at length caft in my Mite; into the vaft Treafa- 
ry of A Philofophical Hiftory. And it is my Lope, as well.as belief, that 
thefe my Labours will be no more comparable to the Productions of, Many 
other Natural Philofophers, who are now every where bufie about. greater 
things ; then my little Objeéts are tobe compar'd to the greater.and more — 
beautiful Works of Nature, A F lea, a ae a Cas to on Hae, Ek- : 
es a awiniio Sloe os: : 
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