

410 NEW ATLANTIS. 



and patterns of experiments of all other parts. 1 These 

 we call Merchants of Light. 



&quot; We have three that collect the experiments which 

 are in all books. These we call Depredators. 



&quot; We have three that collect the experiments of all 

 mechanical arts ; and also of liberal sciences ; and also 

 of practices which are not brought into arts. These 

 we call Mystery-men. 2 



&quot; We have three that try new experiments, such 

 as themselves think good. These we call Pioners or 

 Miners. 



&quot; We have three that draw the experiments of the 

 former four into ^titles and tables, to give the better 

 light for the drawing of observations and axioms out 

 of them. These we call Compilers. 3 



&quot; We have three that bend themselves, looking into 

 the experiments of their fellows, and cast about how 

 to draw out of them things of use and practice for 

 man s life, and knowledge 4 as well for works as for 

 plain demonstration of causes, means of natural divi 

 nations, and the easy and clear discovery of the virtues 

 and parts of bodies. 5 These we call Dowry-men or 

 Benefactors. 6 



&quot; Then after divers meetings and consults of our 



1 qui libros, et materias et exemplaria experimentorum ad nos perferunt. 



2 In the translation they are called Venatores, hunters; a name, how 

 ever, which does not seem to distinguish their peculiar office so accurately 

 as &quot; mystery-men,&quot; that is, men whose business was to inquire after 

 mysteries, i. e. crafts. 



8 These represent the formation of the tables comparentise, absentiae in 

 proximo, and graduum. See Novum Organum, ii. 11 13. R. L. E. 



For &quot; compilers,&quot; the translation has divisores, distributors. 



4 necnon qua, inserviant scientiis, non solitm quoad opera, sed, $c, 



6 quce sint in corporibus sinyulls paries latentes, quce virtutes. 



6 These represent the Vindemiatio prima. See Nov. Org. ii. 20. 

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