Preface, 



fining dmn again^ and. fubfiding from 

 the Water. But whoever /hall duely at- 

 tend io what I elfevphere lay down ^ viz* 

 that there are Daji Multitudes of Shells^ 

 and other Marine Bodies^ found at this 

 day incorporated with and lodged in all 

 forts of Stone J in Marble^ in Chall{^ and 

 to be fhortj in all the other ordinary Mat-- 

 ter of the Globe which is clofe and compa5i 

 e?2ough to preferlpe them : that thefe afe 

 found thus repofited among ft this Terr e fir i-- 

 al Matter from near the Surface of the 

 Earth downwards to the greatefl Depth 

 we elper dig or lay it open^ and this in all 

 Parts of it quite round the Globe ; that 

 the fold terre final Matter is dij^ofed into 

 Strata or Layers^ placed one upon ano- 

 ther^ in like manner as any earthy Sedi-- 

 ment^ fetling down p^om a Fluid in great 

 quantity^ will naimally be : that thefe 

 Marine Bodies are now found lodged in 

 thofe Strata according to the Order of their 

 GraDity^ thoje which are healpiefl lying 



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