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&quot; We have three that draw the experiments of the former four into 

 titles and tables, to give the better light for the drawing of observations 

 and axioms out of them. These we call compilers. 



&quot; We have three that bend themselves, looking into the experiments 

 of their fellows, and cast about how to draw out of them things of use 

 and practice for man s life and knowledge, as well for works as for plain 

 demonstration of causes, means of natural divinations, and the easy 

 and clear discoveiy of the virtues and parts of bodies. These we call 

 4 dowry men, or benefactors. 



&quot; Then, after diver? meetings and consults of our whole number, to 

 consider of the former labours and collections, we have three that take 

 care out of them to direct new experiments of a higher light, more 

 penetrating into nature than the former. These we call lamps. 



&quot; We have three others that do execute the experiments so directed, 

 and report them. These we call inoculators. 



&quot; Lastly, we have three that raise the former discoveries by experi 

 ments into greater observations, axioms, and aphorisms. These we call 

 interpreters of nature. 



&quot;We have also, as you must think, novices and apprentices, that 

 the succession of the former employed men do not fail ; besides a great 

 number of servants and attendants, men and women. And this we do 

 also; we hive consultations which of the inventions and experiences 

 which we have discovered shall be published, and which not ; and take 

 all an oath of secrecy for the concealing of those which we think meet 

 to keep secret, though some of those we do reveal sometimes to the 

 state, and some not. 



&quot; For our ordinances and rites, we have two very long and fair 

 galleries. In one of these 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 

 Columbus, that discovered the West Indies ; also the inventor of 

 ships ; your monk that was the inventor of ordnance and of gun 

 powder ; the inventor of music ; the inventor of letters ; the inventor 

 of printing ; the inventor of observations of astronomy ; the inventor of 

 works in metal ; the inventor of glass ; the inventor of silk of the 

 worm ; the inventor of wine ; the inventor of corn and bread ; the 

 inventor of sugars : and all these by more certain tradition than you 

 have. Then we have divers inventors of our own, of excellent works, 

 which, since you have not seen, it were too long to make descriptions 

 cf them ; and besides, in the right understanding of those descriptions 

 you might easily err. For upon every invention of value, we erect a 

 statue to the inventor, and give him a liberal and honourable reward. 

 These statues are some of brass ; some of marble and touchstone ; 

 some of cedar, and other special woods gilt and adorned ; some of 

 iron ; some of silver ; some of gold. 



&quot; We have certain hymns and services, which we say daily of laud 

 and thanks to God for his marvellous works ; and forms of prayers 

 imploring his aid and blessing for the illumination of our labours, and 

 the turning them into good and holy rises. 



