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flowbcfs of fak, arc not willing to undertake the prioting of 
thctn. Now that Algebra m^y not have the faine fate, we have 
this to (ay from the Judgement of fober and knowing Mathc- 
niaticianS;that there is not the likeColkftion of Algebra extant 
in Latin or any other Language^thacwe know of^ whence this 
Book hath met wiih the approbation and applaufcof themoft 
Learn d in chat Science.- And if it find a fucable acceptation^fe* 
tisfaftory to our StationcrSjit will eacourage them to haften 
the ihir^ and fourth Partjof which the thrrd is a Diophantusin 
Specieff with many other cxccllcntProblttns of thelike nature^ 
^nd the fmrthcovfilispartljf of Geometrical Tlieorems and 
ProblemsCmany whereof arc praaica[ioMenfuration5)jp^r//j, 
but principa^jof the AnaliticaliSalculatxon and Geometrical 
conftrudions oflP^oblems arifing tfacdcc^demtonft rated after- 
wards out of the ElementSjaccording to the cuftom of tbeAn- 
tientSjConccaling the Method of Invention, (as is aflerted by 
many,) for the magoifying of their Inyeotions, as if there had 
been no fuch thing as Algebra known or ufed* 
Bcfidcsjit will doubtlefs induce the Learned to commuQi* 
cate their Notions and Golleftions of much exceUent know- 
ledg that lyeth ftraogely fcattcr'd in )(^t in the moft abftrufe 
parts of Geometry, as inthcGoDicai Doiftdae, Angular Se^i- 
ons, Solid and Gurvilincar Geomctry,aod Local dctermioati- 
ons J about which we (hall not further trouble the Reader or 
ourfclvcSjtiU we find the fucceft of this, which is now extant. 
An addition to the above -related Experiments made mtk th* 
Blo&d'ftaufJchingUqHor. 
Since the above-recited Experiments were printed ^ the 
Publilher received information, that with the fame liquor 
there have been made twoliiccefsful Operations upon two &^ 
vcral Perfonsja Woman and aMao.by applying it to the placci 
from whence a leg of each of them was^ut off to prevcat a 
gangrene.Of which the particulars not being y er given i% we 
muft refer them to another opportunity 4f they fcall be found 
fo confiderable as to delerve to be defcribed at large. 
Mrrmah thkNmih. Pag , Coiy.liS^n nim^rfo ihiaj.j2.r,#f il^ 
Lmdm^mit^ iot^obm Mtrtin^smm to the £LSmity.U7§^. 
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