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as tliofe of the great eft and moft laborious 

 Philofophers and Heroes, who by their Writ- 

 ing and Praftice have defcrv'd fo well of the 

 World. 



But fince they have nbt* been pleafed (or 

 indeed, as their Bufinefs may not yet have 

 permitted them) to anfwer the juft Expeda- 

 tions of the World (b), and fuch as they have 

 given Hopes of thcmfelves, and which may 

 now probably be farther off than before, by 

 the Lofs Gard ning has fuftain'd in the Death 

 of one of the greateft Members of that Un- 

 dertaking 5 it will, I hope, excufe the Pre- 

 fumption of this Defign, and of any other 

 that may tend to the Recording and Impro- 

 ving this truly Innocent, Noble, and Emolu- 

 Biental Employ. 



Every Man is at liberty, or rather he k 

 indifpenfably oblig'd to make what Advances 

 he can in the Art he is brought up to, and 

 in the Age he lives 3 and whoever does not 

 this, anfwers not one End of his Creation, 

 and but little exceeds the Beaft that periflies. 

 And in this refped, as no one's Meannefs of 

 State can excufe him for his Negled, fo it 

 can be no caufe for others in a more flourifh- 

 ing Condition to malign or envy his Labours 

 or Endeavours, much lefs to ufe them with 

 that fcurvy Treatment that too often attends 

 fuch Works. 



(b) Vtd, Prelkce to the Recx'd Gard'ncr. 



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