of the Earth 



^' Shell-filh now found upon the Sea- 

 "ihores. 



And that on the contrary, " there 

 were federal Shells found commonly 

 " upon the faid Shores, fuch as the 

 larger Shells of the Buccim of the 

 Concha Veneris ; of Crabs, Lobfters, 

 and others, both of the Cruftaceous 

 and Teftaceous kind, which yet we 

 " never met with at Land, or in our 

 " Quarries. 



Nay there were fbme other Diffi- 

 culties which they have urged, and 

 which (though they be of lefler weight) 

 fhall all of them be recounted and con- 

 fidered more particularly in the Differ- 

 tation it felf. 



Upon the whole therefore ^tis very 

 plain, tbdt thefe Authors did not eP- 

 poufe this Opinion without fome 

 grounds: without fbme countenance 

 of probability : and that they have 

 charged the oppofue with a large crowd! 

 6f Difficulties. Yea, fb far are they 

 from being deftitute of an handfbme 

 Apology, that they very well deferve 

 the Thanks of the world for v?hat they 

 have done* For although they have 

 not fucceeded in their Attempts about 

 the Origin of thefe Bodies, yet they 



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