The Natural Hiflory 



Thefe Obfervations about Stone 

 are fucceeded by others, of like nature, 

 concerning Marble, Cole, and Chalk : 

 their Fiffures : the Situation of their 

 Strata : the Shells, and other heteroge- 

 neous Bodies lodged therein. 



In the next place, thpfe which con- 

 cern Marie, Clay, the feveral kinds of 

 Earth, Sand, Gravel, and fbme other 

 Foffils : the Shells and other like Bo- 

 dies, lodged in their Strata : the Pofi- 

 tion of thole Strata : their Order 5 their 

 Diftinftions from each other, by the 

 difference of the Matter of each, and 

 by its different Confiftence and Co- 

 lour; the Strata of thefe laxer kinds of 

 Matter being not ordinarily divided 

 from each other by interpofition of ho- 

 rizontal FifTures; as thofe of Stone, 

 and fuch other folid Matter, conftant- 

 ly are/ 



And laftly, thofe vi^hich relate to the 

 upper or outmoft Stratum of all : I 

 hiean that blackifti Layer of Earth or 

 Mould which is called by fbme Garden- 

 Earth , by orfiers Vnder-turf Earth > 

 wherewith the Terreftrial Globe is al- 

 moft every where inverted, unlefs it 

 be difturbed, or flung off by rains, dig- 

 ging, plowing, or feme other external 

 ^ force \ > 



