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») We haveaifo Pertume-houfes, wherewith we joyn alfo practices of | 
1 ® Tate ; we multiply Smells, which may feem {tranges we imitare Smells, | 
“making allSmells to breath out cf other mixtures then chole that give chem. 
1“ Wemake divers imitations of Tafte likewile, forhat they will deceive any 
| we makeall Sweet-meats, dry and moift, anddivers pieafint Wines; Milks, 
|<“ Broths, and Sallets, far in greater variety then you have. 
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ry se Mans tafte. And inthis Houfe wecentain aif a Confi:ure-houfe: where | 
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“ Wehavealfo Engine- choufes, where are prepared Ergines and Inttru. 
j**ments for all forts of motions. There we imitate and praétife to make 
| < (wifter motions then any you have, either out of your Muskets or any En- 
| “gine that you haves and tomakethem, and multiply ¢ them more eafily,and 
|< withfmallforce, by wheels and other means; and-to make them ftronger 
| “and more violent then yours are, exceeding your grearcft Cannors and 
<< Bafilisks. We reprefent alo Ordnance andInftruments of War, and En- 
ce gines of all kindes; and likewife new mixtures and compofitions of Gun- 
| * powder, Wildefires burning in Water and unquenchable; alfo Fireworks 
<< of allvariety, both forpleafure andufe. We imitateaifo flightsof Birds ; 
«cwehave fome degtees of flying inthe Air 3 we have Ships and B oats for 
«going under Water, and brooking of Seas ; alfo Swimming-girdles and 
ce Supporters. We have divers curious Clocks, and other like motions of 
‘eReturn, and fome perpetual motions. We imitate alfo motions of Living 
« Creatutes by Images of Men, Beatts, Birds, Fifhes, and Serpents; we have 
« alfoagreat number of other various motions, frange for quality, finencfs 
| <eand fubtilty. 
| < We havealfoa Mathematical. ies where arereprefented all Inftru- 
«ments, as well of Geometry as Aftronomy, exquifitely made. 
< We have alfo Honfes of Deceits of the Senfes, where we reprefent 
<¢allmanner of featsof Jugling, falfe Apparitions, Impofturesand IIlufions, 
and their Fallacies. And furely, you will eafily believe that wethat have fo 
<e particulars deceivethe Senfes, if we would difguife thofe things, and labor 
«to make them more miraculous: But we do hate all Impofluresand Lies 
<< infomuch, as we have feverely forbidden ic to all our Fellows, under pain 
|< of Ignominy and Fines, that they do not fhew any natural work or thing, 
| adorned or fwelling, but onely pure as itis, and without all. affeGtacion of 
<e ftrangenefs. 
“ Thefe are (my Son) the riches of So/omons Houle. 
“ For the feveral employments and officesof our Fellows 3 we have 
| < twelve that fail into Foreign Countreys under the names of other Nations, 
|< (for our Own weconceal) who bring us the Books, and Abftraéts, and Pat. 
| terns of Experiments of all other Parts, Thefe we call CVerchants of 
‘| & Light. 
he We have three that colle€t the Experiments, which are inall Books. 
de « Thefe we call Depredators. 
| “* We have three that collea& the Experiments of all Mechanical Arts, : 
| and alfo of Liberal Sciences, and allo of Praétices which are not brought 
} “into Arts, Thefe wecall Myjtery-men. 
*s We have three that try new Experiments, (uch asi lcnvelics think 
i ie i BOOK. Thee wecall Pioncers or Miners. 
“ We have three that draw the Experiments of the former four into 
4 “Titles and Tables, to give the better light for the drawing of Obfervations 
1" and Axioms out ofthem. Thefe wecall Compilers, 
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