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entertainment with them; otherwise if the fathers in 
sciences be of the weakest sort or be ill maintained, 
Et patrum invalidi referent jejunia nati. 
1o. Another defect I note, wherein I shall need some 
alchemist to help me, who call upon men to sell their 
books, and to build furnaces; quitting and forsaking 
Minerva and the Muses as barren virgins, and relying 
upon Vulcan. But certain it is, that unto the deep, 
fruitful, and operative studyof many sciences, specially 
atural philosophy and ‘physic, books ‘be not only the 
instrumentals; wherein also the beneficence of men hath 
not been altogether wanting. For we see spheres, globes, 
astrolabes, maps, and the like, have been provided as 
appurtenances to astronomy and cosmography, as well 
as books. We see likewise that some places instituted for 
physic have annexed the commodity of gardens for 
simples of all sorts, and do likewise command the use 
of dead bodies for anatomies, But these do respect but 
a few things. In general, there will hardly be any main 
proficience in the disclosing of nature, except there be 
some allowance for expenses about experiments; whe- 
ther they be experiments appertaining to Vulcanus or 
Deedalus, furnace or engine, or any other kind. And 
therefore as secretaries and spials of princes and states 
bring in bills for intelligence, so you must allow the 
spials and intelligencers of nature to bring in their bills; 
or else you shall be ill advertised. 
rx. And if Alexander made such a liberal assignation to 
Aristotle of treasure for the allowance of hunters, fowlers, 
fishers, and the like, that he mought compile an history 
of nature, much better do they deserve it that travail in 
arts of nature. 
12. Another defect which I note, is an intermission or 
