Tlje Natural Hiflory Part VL 



remained behind, lodged in a natural 

 and agreeable Soil, all was fafe enough : 

 they would foon vegetate, and fend 

 forth a Sett of Trees there, fo that 

 'twas not n^uch matter what became 

 of the Old ones. But to the Parts 

 whereunto they were thus removed, 

 they are of great advantage. And, 

 which is in truth very remarkable, and 

 an Argument that there was fbmething 

 more than meer Chance in this Affair, 

 there are hardly any Countries that are 

 deftitute of Timber of their own 

 growth, which have not a very large 

 Supply of thefe Stray -Trees, if I may 

 fo call them. But^to proceed. After 

 that the Terreftrial Matter was once 

 funk down into its feveral Beds, and 

 well fettled there, the Mountains were 

 caft up, and the Springs and Rivers 

 burft forth, in fuch Numbers, and at 

 fuch Diftances from one another, in all 

 Parts of the Globe, as beft anfwered the 

 Neceflities and Expences of each : and 

 therefore undoubtedly in much the 

 fame Places that they were before the 

 Deluge. All Things were fo contri- 

 ved and ordered in the re-fitting up 

 the Globe at this time, that they might 

 befl execute and perform each their 



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