Prefeee. 



Relations) that the marine Bodies afore- 

 fiid are found in all Parts of the kjiown 

 fVorldj as well in Europ, Africa, md^ 

 Ameficaj as in Afia, and this elpen to 

 the Very tops of the highefi Mountains; and 

 tloen 1 think, he cannot reafonahly doubt of 

 the Pro^ofition : but more e^ecially if 

 hereunto he Jhall joyn what I offer concern^ 

 ing the Great Jbyj^y and thence learns that 

 there is at this day refidenty in that huge 

 Conceptaclcy Water enou^ to effe&^ fuch a 

 Deluge^ to drown the whole Globe, and lay 

 all, elpen the highefi Mountains under Wa- 

 ter » But if he fijould'be at a loji to k^ow 

 how 1 got fuch Notice of that fubterranean 

 EeferVatory, as to enable me to mak^ a 

 Computation of the Quantity of Water now 

 conceal d therein, if he carefully perufe the 

 Proportions concerning Earthquakes, and 

 fome others in the "Third Part, he cannot 

 but difcoDer at leafi fome of the ways^ 

 whereby I got light thereintp : and at the 

 fame time find why it is that I am fo par* 



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