Part I. of the Earth; 



There have been, befides thefe re- 

 cited, fome other Cooje£tures propofed 

 about the removal of thefe Bodies to 

 Land : which I choole, rather than 

 trouble the Reader with a detail of 

 them here, to deferr to their proper 

 place, that I may proceed diredly on- 

 wards in my Defign. Now the more 

 efFe6luaIly to fmooth my way, and 

 that this very great diverfity of Opini- 

 ons may not be any longer an Amufe- 

 ment to the World, 'twill be very con- 

 venient that I look into the Reafbns 

 and Pretenfions of each, and fhew up- 

 on what ground 'tis thaft I embrace 

 that of the Deluge, and fet afide all 

 the reft. 



Why I adhere to them who fuppofe 

 thefe Marine Productions brought 

 out by the Univerlal Deluge, will be 

 beft learnM from the fucceeding part 

 of this Effay, which is wholly dedica- 

 ted to that purpofe: and whereunto I 

 fhali prefix, An Hiftorical Account of 

 the Labours of Fab. Columna^ Nic. Sttno^ 

 F. Bocconty Jac. Grandius^ Mr. 'John 

 Raj/y and other Learned Men, on this 

 SubjeQ:: fhe wing what they have al- 

 ready done in it, wherein they failed, 

 and what remains ftill to be done, 



D 4 Why 



