Workings of Nature^ almoft in the fame manner, as we do 
thofc that are the produftions of Art ^ and are managed 
by IVheels^ and Engines^ and Springs^ that were devifed by 
Humane wit. To this end , he hath made a very curious 
Survey of all kinds of bodies^ beginning with the Point of 
a Needle^ and proceeding to the Microjcopicalview o£ the 
Edges of Rafors^ Fine Lawn^ tabby ^ Watered Sill^s ^ Glafs- 
canes ^Glafs'drops^Fiery Sparks^ Fantaftical Colours , Metal- 
line Colours^ the Figures of Sand^ Gravel in Vrine^ Diamonds 
in Flints^ Frozen Figures^ the Kettering St one ^ CharcoaljWood 
and other Bodies petrified^ the Pores of Cork^^ and of other 
Jubflances^ Vegetables growing on blighted Leaves^Blevo mould 
and Mujhroms^ Sponges.^ and other Fibrous Bodies^ Sea-weed^ 
the Surfaces of feme Leaves ^ the flinging points of a Nettle^ 
Comage^ the Beard of a wild Oate^ the feed of the Corn-vio- 
let^ as alfo ofTyme^ Poppy and Purjlane. He continues to def- 
cribe Hair^ the fc ales of a Soal^the fling of a Bee^ Feathers in 
generaljand in particular thofe o{ Peacock^ 5 the feet of 
Flies'^*^ other Infe&s'^the IVings and Head of a Fly it he Teeth of 
^ Snailx, the Eggs of silkr'^orms -^the Blue Fly^a water InfeCtx^ 
the Tufted Gnat 5 a White Moth the shepherds fpider the 
Hunting Spider^ the Ant 5 the wandring Mite ^ the Crab-like 
infeU^the Booh^worm^ the Flea^the Loufe^ Mites ^Vine-mites. 
Heconcludeth with taking occafion to difcourfe of two 
or three very confiderable fubjcftsj vh.The inflexion of the: 
Rays of Lights in the Air 5 the Fixt flarrs 5 the Moon. 
In reprefenting thcfe particulars to the Readers view^the 
Author hath not only given proof of his Angular skil in deli- 
neating all forts of Bodics(he having drawn all the Schemts 
of thefe 60 Microfcopical objefts with his own hand ) & of 
his extraordinary care of having them fo curioufly engraven 
by the Matters of that Art^ bathe hath alfo fuggefted in the 
feveral reflcxions^made upon thefe Objefts/uch conjefturSj 
as are likely to excite and quicken the Philofophicall heads 
to very noble contemplations. Here are found inquiries 
concerning the Propagation of Light through differing me- 
diumsj:. 
