530 THE CENTURY, 



circularly or cornerwife, to and fro, 

 ftreight, upright or downright, yet 

 the pretended Operation continueth, 

 and advanceth none of the motions 

 above-mentioned, hindering, much 

 lefs Hopping the other ; but unani- 

 moufly, and with harmony agreeing 

 they all augment and contribute 

 ftrength unto the intended work 

 and operation : And therefore I call 

 this d. Semi-omnipotent Engine, and 

 do intend that a Model thereof be 

 buried with me. 



[ A Semi-omnipotent Engine.~\ The Marquis, previous 

 to the publication of this article, had permitted a written 

 notification of a few of this inventions to be circulated, 

 which is given at length, in Appendix A. In the com 

 mencement of this MS. we recognize an earlier read 

 ing of the foregoing, as follows : &quot; The quintessence 

 of motion, or a collection of all kinds of mouvements, to 

 wit ; circular, to and fro, perpendicular, upwards and 

 downwards ; side-motions, to the right and left ; straight 

 motions, forwards and backwards, with a circular vehi- 

 culum, to which any of these may be applicable, or 

 moveable to all the points of the compass ; at each of 

 which, it will be as powerful as if it were fixed to one 

 place or centre. 



44 All and every of these, by height of Art, Industry, 

 and Experiment, working the same individual and in- 

 trinsical effect, without disturbance one to the other ; and 

 yet by these absolutely contrary motions, so performed, 

 most strange and incredible effects may be brought to 



