SAMUEL HARTLIB'S PUBLICATIONS. Go 



^■Troin myHous at Charing- Cross, over against Angel- 

 Court, the 2nd of Maie, 1651/' He commences—"! 

 am very credibly informed that you are the author of 

 the Discours which I have heretofore published under 

 the name of Brabant Husbandrie/' — and offers him his 

 warm acknowledgments. 



XIY. 



An Invention of Engines of Motion lately brought to 

 perfection. Whereby may be dispatched any 

 work now done in England or elsewhere, (espe- 

 cially Works that require strength and swiftness) 

 either by Wind, Water, Cattel or Man. And that 

 with better accomodation, and more profit then 

 by any thing hitherto known and used. — London, 

 Printed by T. C. for Richard Woodnoth, next 

 door to the Golden heart, In Leaden-Hall-Street. 

 4to. 1651. 



A quarto tract very indifferently printed on coarse 

 paper, consisting of one leaf for the title page, a second 

 leaf with an extract from Bacon^s Novum Organon, 

 followed by two letters having no signature, paged 1 to 

 12, without any comment from Samuel Hartlib, to 

 whom they are addressed. They were, however, 

 written by Cressy Dymock, a writer on agricultural 

 topicSo See a reprint of this singular production at 

 the end of the present volume. 



