40 LETTERS ON SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS. 



this imitation. Concerninge the Joveall starres I writte no- 

 thinge of them last, because I had nothinge to writte ; for in- 

 deede, although both I and the yonge philosopher att Han- 

 besbrooke have often and in verie cleare nights (when Pre- 

 sepe was most plaine to bee scene without the cylinder) ; 

 when wee, 1 say, have often diligentlie observed Jupiter, wee 

 could never see anie thinge ; I impute it to .'the dullnesse of 

 my lighte, for onlie with your greate glasse I could se them 

 in London. 



That you have made so manie exellent observations of them 

 I am most glad of, for you have gotten the starte of all in li- 

 mitinge ther periods. 



Ther periods are verie merveilous, especiallie that of Jovi 

 proximus, whos scituation also is no lesse merveilous, beinge 

 not one diameter of Jupiter of from him. Of thes thinges 

 and thos other mirabilia quce indies juvenis, I longe to bee 

 with you to discourse of them. My wiffe is well. Now you 

 know all my comfortes. I have lost my second boy also, and 

 wel neere eighty catle of the murraine, and the die still ; now 

 you know all my discomfortes and losses. Farewell, and lett 

 not the hugenesse of this missive discourage you from reed- 

 in ge of it ; doe it at leisure and by peeces accordinge to your 

 best opportunities, and sometimes use the power you have in 

 me, which is to dispose of mee accordinge to the utmost of 

 all or anie of my abilities. 



Your faithfull frind, 



WILLIAM LOWER. 



By the helpe of your dogs, I will revew all thos workes of 

 anie that exhibite the distance in the ellipses, equal or neer- 

 est to the same distance found before (for the workes uppon 

 the former positions of $ in the eccentricke, which were 

 onlie to find out this, I thinke you care not for) ; and when I 

 have perfected them, I will send them unto you, with all the 

 numbers given and found, whether the quesite consent or no, 

 since you so require it. 



