Hydriotapbia y 



Nature hath furniihed one part of the 

 Earth, and man another. The treafures 

 of time He high, in Urnes, Coynes, and 

 Monuments, fcarce below the roots of 

 fome vegetables. Time hath endlefle ra 

 rities, and (hows of all varieties ; which 

 reveals old things in heaven, makes new 

 difcoveries in earth, and even earth it 

 felf a difcovery. That great Antiquity 

 America lay buried for a thoufand years ; 

 and a large part of the earth is ftill in the 

 Urne unto us. 



Though if Adam were made out 

 of an extraft of the Earth, all parts 

 might challenge a reftitution, yet few 

 have returned their bones farre lower 

 then they might receive them ; not af- 

 f eft ing the graves of Giants, under billy 

 and heavy coverings, but content with 

 lefie then their o wne depth, have withed 

 their bones might lie fofc, and the earth 

 be light upon them 5 Even fuch as hope 

 to rile again, would not be contenr with 

 central! interrment, or fo defperately to 

 place their reliques as to lie beyond dif 

 covery, and in no way to be feen a- 

 gain* which happy contrivance hath 

 made communication with our forefa 

 thers, 



