.] j\[ev> Mantis . 



Inftruments for all forts of Motions. There we imitate and praBife 

 to make Swifter Mouons^than any you haV/ither out of your Muskets, 

 or any Engine that yon haVe : and to Make them , and Multi- 

 ply them more Eafily f and with Small Force , by Wheeles and o- 

 ther Means : and to make them Stronger and more Violent, than yours 

 are$ Exceeding your greatefl Cannons and Bafilisks. We reprefent 

 al/o Ordinance and Inftrumentso/ War, and Engines of all finds'- 

 and likeVoife new Mixtures and Compofitions of Gun-Powder 3 

 Wild-Fires burning in Water , and Unquenchable: Alfo Fire- 

 works of all Variety, both for Plea lure, aniW'c. We imitate aU 

 \fo Flights of Birds ; We have fume Degrees of Flying in the Ayr. 

 We baV? Ships and Boats for Going under Water, and Brooking 

 of Seas ; Alfo Swimming-Girdles , and Supporters. We have 

 divers curious Clocks ; And other like Motions of Return : And 

 fome perpetual Motions, We imitate aljo Motions of Living Crea< 

 itures, by Images of Men, Beafts, Birds, Fillies, W Serpents; 

 We haVe aljo a great Number of other Various Motions, Grange for 

 Equality, Finenefle, and Subtility, 



We ha>e alfo a Mathematical Houle, w^ere are reprefented all 

 Inftruments , as well of Geometry , as ARronomy , exqwfitely 

 made- 



We have alfo Houfes of Deceits 0/ Senfes ; where we repre- 

 fent d//wa««eyo/Featso/Jugling, Falfe Apparitions, Impoftures, 

 and Illufious- And their Fallacies. And furely you will eafily beleeve 

 that we that haVe fo many Things truly Natural , lohich induce Ad- 

 miration , could in a World of Particulars deceive the Scnfes , if 

 'we would difguife thofe Things , and labour to make thm more Mi- 

 raculous. But Hoe do hate all Impoftures, and Lies • In fomuch as 

 "we have feVerely forbidden it to all our Fellows , under pain of Ignomi* 

 ny and Fines , that they do not [hew any Natural VVork or Thing , 

 Adorned or Swelling^ but only Pure as it is } and without all Affecta- 

 tion of StrangenelTe. 



Thefe are (my Son) the (Riches of Salomons Houfe. 



For the feVtral Fmployments and Offices of our Fellows, We 

 haVe Twelve that Sayl into Fore>n Countries under the Names of 

 other Nations (for our own we conceal) Who bring us the Books, 

 and Abftrads, and Patterns 0/ Experiments of all other Parts. Thefe 

 . we cal Merchants of Light. 



I We have Three that Collect the Experiments vhkb are in all 

 i Books, Thefe we call Deprepators . 



We have Three that Colle6l the Experiments of ^/Mechani- 

 cal 



