3\Tatnrall Hiftorj: 



olivine Decayed, which afterwards,(as is obferved by fome of the Ancients ) 1 

 turneth into a Gnat. It hath been obferved by the Ancients , that there is a. I 

 Worm that breedeth in old Snow,a.nd is of Colour Reddifh, and dull of Mo- 

 tion, and dieth icon after it commeth out of Snow. Which ihould (hew, 

 that Snow hath in it a fecret Warmth For elfe it could hardly Vivifie. And 

 the Reafon of the Dying of the Worm, may be the fudden Exhaling of that 

 little Spirit^ foon as it commeth out of the Co/^which had lliut it in. For 

 as Butter-flies quicken with H^which werebenummed with Cold; So Spi- 

 rits may exhale with/fo#,which were preferved in Cold.lt is affirmed both 

 by the Ancient and Modern Observation, that in Furnaces of Copper and Br of , 

 where Cbalcites is (which is Vitriol jjoften caft in,to mend the working,there 

 rifeth fuddenly a F//>,which fometimes moveth , as if it took hold on the 

 walls of the Furnace ; Sometimes is feen moving in the Fire below - 3 And 

 dieth prefently, as foon as it is out of the Furnace, Which isaNoble/#- 

 ftance,and worthy to be weighedjf or it f^eweth that as well Violent Heat of 

 Fire, as the Gentile Heat of Living Creatures-, will Vivifie, if it have Matter 

 Proportionable.Now the great Axiome of Vivificationis,that there muft be 

 Heat to diia le the Spirit of the Body ; An ABize Spirit to be dilated j Matter ^ 

 Vtfeow or Tenaciom , to hold in the Spirit •, And that Matter ro be put forth, 

 an&Figurrd. Now a Spirit dilated by fo ardent a Fire,as that of the Furnace, 

 as foon as ever it cooleth never fo little , congcaleth prefently. And ( no 

 doubt)this ABion is furthered by theCWw'^which hath a Spirit ,zha.t will 

 put forth and germinate,as we fee in Chymical Trials. Briefly, moft Things 

 Putrifiedbimg forth InfeBa of feveral Names , But we will not take upon 

 us now to Enumerate them all. 



The InfeBa have been noted by the Ancients to feed little : But this hath 

 not been diligently obferved 5 For Grajhoppers eat up the Green of whole 

 Countreys; And Silk-Womes devour Leaves fwiftly ; And Ants make great 

 P rovifion. It is true, that Creatures,xhat{\etp and reft much,Eat little. As 

 Dormice and Bats,Scc. They are all without Bloud: Which may be , for that 

 the juyce of their Bodies,is almoft all one - } Not Bloud, and Flejh,and Skin^and 

 Bone,zs in PerfeB Creatures ; The Integral Parts have Extream Variety , but 

 the Similar Parts little. It is true, that they have, (feme of them,) Dia- 

 phragme , and an Inteftine • And they have all Skins 5 W hich in moft of 

 the InfeBa are caft often. They are not (generally) of long life • Yet Bees 

 have been known to live feven years : And S/^sarethonght the rather 

 for the Casing of their Spoil jo live till they be Old : And Leles,which ma- 

 ny times breed of PutrefaBion,wi\\ live and grow very long; And thofe that 

 Enterchange from Wormes to Flies in the Suminer^ and from Flies to Wormes 

 in the winter,ha.ve been kept in Boxes four ycers at the lcaft. Yet there are 

 certain Flies that are called Ephemera, that live but a day. The Caufe is,the 

 Exilitie of the Spirit; Or perhaps the Abfence of the Sun ; For that if they 

 were brought in,or kept clofe, they might live longer. Many of the InfeBa, 

 (as Butter- flies >and other F//Vs,)revive eafily , when they feem dead, being 

 brought to the Sun ot-Fite. The Caufe whereof is, the Dijfujwn of the Vital! 

 Spirit,and the eafie dilating of it by a little Heat. They ftir a good while 

 after their Heads are off , or that they be cut in Pieces ; which is caufed 

 alio,for that their Vital Spirits are more diffufed thorow-out all their Parts, 

 and leffe confined to Organs,than in PerfeB Creatures. 



The InfeBa have Voluntary Motioned therefore Imagination^ And where- 

 as fome of the Ancients have faid, that their Motion is indeterminate , and 

 their Imagination Indefinite? it is negligently obferved* for Ants goe right 



forwards. 



