ry of Her /as may hereafw fcnre to build a Solid aad Uftful 
Philofophy upon 7 They have from time to time given or- 
der to fc veral of their Members to draw up both Inquiries of 
things Obfervable in forraia Countries , and Vire3ionf 
for the ParticularSjthcy dcfire chiefly to be informed about* 
And confidering with thcmfcivct, how much they may in- 
creafe their phlofophical Rock by the advantage ^ which 
England injoycs cdF making Voyagei iato all parts of the 
World , they formerly appointed that Eminent Mathcma- 
ticianand Philofopher MaftcrH^^i^e, oneoftheir Fellowess> 
Sktid Geometry PiokSot oiOrefiama>lledge ( nowdeccafcd 
to die great detriment of the Common* wealth of Learning) 
to think upon and fct down (bme DireSioms for Sea^men go-* 
ing lntothe B47Z& the better to capacitate them 
for making fucb obfervations abroad , as may be pertinent 
and fuitable for their purpofp h of which the (aid Sea- men 
filould be defircd to keep an exaft Diary ^ delivering at their 
return a fair Copy thereof totheZ.^>r^ High Admiral of E^- 
gland^ his Royal Highncfs the Ouke o^Tork^ ^ and another to 
trinity •houfe to be perufed by the R. Society. Which C^^^- 
logue oioireifiom having been drawn up accordingly by the 
faidMr. Ke^^^Ajaod byhimprefented toihofej who appoin- 
ted him to expedite fuch an one ^ it was thought not t<» bs 
onfeafonable at this tiqae to make it publique, the more con* 
veniently rofurnifli Navigators with Copies thereof. They 
are fuchj as follow 5 
f . To obftrve the Declioation of the Compafs^ot its Va- 
riation from the Meridian of the p!ace,frequently | marking 
Withal, tht Latitude and L#»^7^^(^^ of the place j wherever 
fuch Obfervation is made^ as exaftly as may be^ and fettrng 
down the Method^ by which they made them* 
2. To carry Dipping Needles wuh them j and obferve 
the Inclination of the Needle in like manner. 
3. ^ To remark carefully the Ebbings and Flowing^ of the 
Sea, in as many places as they can^ together with all the Ac 
V a cidents> 
