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with their beft Advantages, and in their faireft Ornaments^ for all 
good occafions : An t whatever we find excellent in old Greece, 
or i?^w,orinmore zncknt Momrchies^ or in any one more happy 
part of the World, That in due feafon to communicate all over 
che Worldpto as many^ as have the Ingenuity to give them a hear-^ 
ty Entertainment. .i^mo^ 
After thus much of Preface (which the Candid Reader will in- 
terpret with the fame affcdion, it was written/ I return to my 
task. Where I think it not amifs. 
Fir (I of all, to take notice of the late Enlargments of our Phi- 
lofofhical Correfpo^dencies in both remote and neerer parts of the 
World concerning which we are Angularly obliged to feveral of 
the Generous and Intelligent Citizens of this Fam.ous Metropolis of 
'England^ efpecially the Eminent Governours of the Eaji-India 
2nd Turky Companies^ befidGS thofe of the fame City, that tra- 
velliag into the Weft- Indies , have been very ready to receive, 
(and CO promife good Accounts upon) fuch Philcfophtcal Inflru^ 
ciions^ as were prelented to them concerning many particulars, 
thought worthy to be further inquired into, mom American Co- 
lonies. To which wefliall add, what we have procured, for this 
ourpui pofe, by our Commerce with ^J/'^/^, Portugal^ and Bar- 
harj'^ as well as by our Navigations into Greenland and Iceland: 
and alfo what occafions we have before us, to enter into a confo- 
ciacionwith Germany ^Bohemia^ Hungary^ Tranftlvaniay Carinthia^ 
Tjroll^ and with all the principal Cities ot Italy : it appearing al- 
ready by our former Papers, what intereft we have^ before now , 
eftabliflitin/'r^/^r^r, and, by the affiftanceof the Eminent Heveli- 
m, in all the Countries upon the Baltick Sea j and in Poland', which 
is therefore related here, that we may thence take occafion to in- 
vite all Ingenious Men, and fuch as confiderthe importance of 
Cementing Philofophical Spiiits, and of aflfembling together In- 
genuities;) Obiervations, Experiments and Inventions, fcattered up 
and down in the World ^ that they would be pleafed partly to re- 
commend themfelves, as they have occafion, thefe Kinds of In- 
quiries to their Ingenious Acquaintance, either living upon^ or 
travelling into fuch places, as are concerned 5 partly to joyn their 
bymhoU\^ and to fend in their Propojals^ and whatever fliall oc- 
cur to them worthy to dcfire information about; ia thofe Coun- 
