or particular influence ^ which khaih on moyft.BodieSjOrby fomc 
Magnetic\vertue^ drawing the water towards it^ (which fliould 
therefore make the Water ihtvthigheji, where the Moon is vsr* 
ticaiy or by its gravity and prejliire downwards upon the Ter- 
raqueous Globe (which fliould make it /^rp^/, where the Moon 
isverticdyQthY whatever other iiieaos f according to the fe- 
veral Conjedurfes of inquificive perions, ) hath fo great an in- 
fluenceon , oratleaft aconnexion with, the Sea's Flox and 
Reflux, that it would feera very unreafooable , to feclude the 
confideration of the Moons motion froni that of the Sea; The 
leriods ofTidesQio fay nothing of the greatnefs of them near the 
New-moon and Fullmoon) fo conftantly waiting on the 
Moon's motion, that it may be well prefumed 5 that either the 
one is governed by the other^ or at leaft both from fome com- 
moncaufe. 
But tbe firftthat 1 know of^ who took in the confideration of 
the Earth's motion^ {Omrml and Annmiyvvas GM(29 5 who in 
his Syjlemt of the World y hatli a particular djfcourfe on this fub- 
jed; : Which, from the firfl: time that I ever read leemed to 
me fo very rational 3 that I could never be of other opinion, 
but that the true Account of this ^vmiFh(snQmemn was to.be 
.referred to the Earths motion, as the Principal caufe of it: Yet 
that of the Moon (for the reafons above mentioned) not to be 
excluded, as to the determining the Periods of Tides; ^ud other 
circumftances concerning them. And though it be manifeft 
enough, that Galilteo, as to feme particulars; was miftaken in the 
= account which there he gives of it • yet that may be very weii 
allowed^ without any blemifli to fo defer ving a perfon, or pre- 
judice to the TTiam Hypothecs : For that Difcourfe is to.be loo- 
ked upon onely as an EJ!ay o{ the general Hypothecs § which 
as to /'c'?r/;>?i/^ri was.' :to be afterwards ad jufted 5 from a good 
Ce-nerai Hiflcry ofTidfs which it's manifeft enough that he had 
not; and wh'ch is in a great meafure yet wanting. For were 
!the matter of FacS well agreed on ^ iit is not likely, that feveral 
Flypothefes fliould fo far differ, 2s that one fliould make the 
W^ter then and ^/-^^r^ nt the Highefl, W;^r^ zudwhenihc other 
makes it at the Loweft ; as when the;Moon is Vertical to the 
place. 
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