The Epijfle Dedicatory. 



nefs of nature hath made credulous^ 



But as to thofe Authors, in whofe relati- 

 ons I found any thing of truth, I have done 

 them this right, Th3t where ever I could re- 

 late an Operation or Experiment in their 

 words D with truth and fitnefs, I fpared to 

 coyn new ( defiring to fnpplant no Author in 

 his credit;, nor to purloyn his reputation) 

 though lhad Seamed the truth of the fame 

 thing from the teftimony of my eyes : Hi- 

 ving indeed fome quarrel at the fafhion of 

 ordinary Writers, who ftudy in nothing to 

 benefit Learning., but by giving new words 

 to old matter. 



I have left out none of the Heads pro- 

 pofed in the Catalogue, which I prefented 

 you with, a year fince, except the laft, 

 which you defired might fhew the methods 

 and ways of keeping ufeful Vegetables 

 without putrefaftion , and the preparing 

 them with their feveral parts and produ&s 

 for humane life. This at prefent I thought 

 necedary to forbear, for I found the matter 

 too much for one Chapter, and my leifure 

 too little to make a Book thereon : nor durft 

 I efleem my Obfervations fuch, as might en- 

 able me to write an adequate Treatife on 

 thatfubje&j which reaches in compafs the 

 largeftj and as T firmly believe ("however the 

 Animal and Mineral Kingdom abound with 



great 



