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Jupiter 5 J^^^ temple of t)um^ af^d 'other Mommcnts of 
Greece : Of the Roman Theaters a77cl Amphi-theaters^ thrtr 
Affgtifl and FompQUs StruBures^ Arches ^ Aqu<s du[fs'^ their 
Enchroachments into the Seas^ and their Cofifinemejtts of the 
Seas into Saline Lakes by artificial Mountains andd^Jiurbed 
Kockj : Allthefe to bereprefemed in fuch a faithful andpunUu^ 
al manner^ as our EngUjh John Greaves hath done for the Py- 
ramids ^/Egypt and for the Meafure of the Old Roman Foot, ^ 
and for the Weight of their Dmmm^ cempard with other O'd 
Meafures^ Weights, and Coyns of great eft note 5 both from the 
oldeji Records, & from the beji of later Interpreters. And though 
me have not the lil^ Remains of the other famous StrnUures 5 
yet much light may be had by Examining the mofi credible Re- 
lations^ and by viewing the chief of later Atchievements, 
Others indeed have taken great pains ^ and have done excel- 
lently well both for the Illuftration of the Old Mechaniiks^ of 
the Ark^ the Tabernacle^ the Temple.^ and. all the Holy Vtenfils : 
And no lefsfor the Gentil Mdgnifeence -^yet I ought to applaud 
this iate pattern of Englifli dihgence in DoUor Greaves s by 
whom the Pyramidographiaj/Ae Roman Foot Denarius 
are fo wdl traced otit^ that they may reSlifie and af certain the 
JMeafures in otherHifiorians and Antiquaries for t before- men- 
tioned purpofes, Jnd perhaps^ if our Northern Monarchs had 
the fame power andpurpofe that prompt Obedience which was 
the dGVoir of the Old Eaji ; and had To mafiyfree Volar iesfo^ 
WorksofMagnificenC'e^ orforVublick^Good'^ andServices fo 
ch^ap^ and the Touth fo fion initiated, fo well difciplind^ and [o ' 
fedulonfiy obliged Jo attend the Ingenious Arts^ as when the 
Wealth of Grandees did^ ingoodpart^ co?;f/Ji in the Number - 
of Sldvej h then we might yet thinhjt pojfwle in thefe Jimes , 
or in following Ages^ to raife fuch as would emulate a Fcopap^ . 
a Ctefiphon, ^ Phidias^ ^j^i? Archin^edes, a Virruvius^ to 
gratifie a Salomon^ a Cyrus3 or an Auguftus. A'dd.if wefail^ 
it is not ourfiaulty but theirs^ who by their &ffkiouJntfs w.ould . 
O'bfiruU our encouraging [eduiity,. 
But we may not lay ajide the other expedient, which is fo help'> - n 
Wird f^l to explicate the OldWonders of Art<^ and OldHiJia* 
yjQ^ Nature.y namely^ To inquire diligently The 
