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cc Wehavethree that bend themfelves, looking into the Experiments | 
“of their Fellows, and caft about how todraw our of them things of ufe | 
“and practice for Mans life and know'edge, as well for Works, as for plait | | 
‘ demonftration of Caufes, means of Natural Divinations, and the eafie } 
“and clear difcovery of the Virtues and Parts of Bodies. Thefe we call | 
‘¢ Dowry-men or Benefactors. . 
« Then aftec divers Meetings and Contults of our whole snuilagd to | 
“ confider of the former Labors andl ColleG@ions, we have three that take | 
«care out of them to direé& new Experiments of ahigher Light, more eae 
“trating into Naturethenthe former, Thefewecall Lamps. 
«’VVe have three others that do execute the Experiment fodireéted, 
‘and report them. Thefe we call Inoculators. \ 
“Laftlys VVebave three that raife the former Difcoveries by Experi- | 
‘ ments into greater Obfervations, Axioms, and Aphorifms. Thefe we call 
< Torerpreters of Nature. 
«© VVe have alfo; as you muft think, Novicesand Apprentices, that | 
«the fucecflion of the former employed Men do not fail ; befides ancnr al 
“© number of Servants and Attendants, Menand VVomen. Andthiswedo. 
“alfo, VVe have Confultations whichof the Inventions and Experiences, ' 
éc which we have difcovered fhallbe publifhed, and which not ; and take all 
< ar, Oath of Sccrecy forthe concealing of thofe which we think meet to keep | 
“fecret; though fome of thofe we do rey cal fometime to the State, and 
‘cfome not. 
“For our Ordinanees and nee ; we havetwo very long and fair Gal- | iF 
“Jeries. In one of thefe we place Patterns and Samples of all manner of the | 
“ more rare and excellent Inventions ; in the other we place the Statues of | 
“ all principal Inventors. There we have the Statue of your Colwmbw, that | 
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“ gifcovered the Weft-Indies , alfo the Inventor of Ships » your Monk that : 
ce was the Inventor of Ordnance, and of Gun-powder; the Inventor of | 
«e Muficks the Inventor of Letters; the Inventor of Printing; the Inventor } 
<« of Obfervationsof Aftronomy ; the Inventor of Works in Metal; the | f 
< Inyentor of Glafs ; the Inventor of Silk of the Worm ; the Inventor of | 
«Wine; the Inventor of Corn and Bread; the Inventor of Sugars: And | 
ce all thefe by morecertain Tradition, then you have. Then we have divers | 
cc Inventors of our own of excellent Works, which fince you have notfeen, 
<i were tcolong tomake Defcriptions of them ; and befides, inthe right | 
<c anderflanding of thofe Defcriptions, you might eafily err. For upon every | 
<< Invention of value we ere& a Statue to the Inventor, and give him a libe- 4 
< raland honorable reward. Thefe Statues are fome of Brafs, fome of Marble } 
ccand Touch-ftone, (ome of Cedar, and other {pecial Woods gilt and adorns 
“ed, fome of Iron, fome of Silver, fome of Gold. M 
« Wehave certain Hymns and Services which we fay daily, of Land andi 
« and Thanks to God for his marvellous Works; and Forms of Prayers, im-{/ 
“ ploring his aid and bicfling for the Illumination of our Labors, and | 
<< rurning them into good and holy ufes. i 
.©Laftly, We have Circuits or Vifits of divers principal Cities of ihe \ 
“Kingdom, where, asitcometh to pafs, we do publifh {uch new profitable] _ 
« Inventions, as wethinkgood. And wedo alfodeclare Natural Divinati-' 
“ onsof Difeafes, Plagues, Swarms of hurtful Creatures, Scarcity, Tempeft, ' 
« divers other things; and we givecoun(el woman whatthe People hal 
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