To the Reader, 



will be apt to fay^ is a haughty Period •■, but whiles I af- 

 firm it of the f^?/?, it juftifies and does honor to the Fre- 

 fent Indu/lry of our Age^ and of which there cannot be 

 a greater and more emulous Injiance, then the Paffion of 

 His Majejiy to encourage His SithjeSis in all that is lauda- 

 ble and truly emolumental of this nature. 



It is not therefore that I here prefume to infiruft Him 

 in the management of that great and auguft Enterprife of 

 refolving to Plant and repair His ample F(?re^j-, and other 

 Magazines of Timber^ for the benefit of His KoyalNa'vy, 

 and the glory of His Kingdoms ; but to prefent to His 

 Sacred Perfon^ and to the Worlds what Ad'vifes I have 

 received Irom others, obferved my felf^ and mojft Indu- 

 ftrioufly ColleSied from a ftudious propcnfity to ferve as 

 one of the leaft Intelligences in the ampler Orb of our Illu- 

 firious Society, and in a fVor1{^ Co Important and Necef* 

 faiy. 



f.E. 



SYLVA: 



