To the Right Honourable* 
HENR Y 
Lord Arlington r 
One of the Lords of His Majesties moft 
Honourable Privy C ouncil, and Principal 
Secretary of State. 
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fife particular Relation dnd Bngdgt*- ■ 
ments i have to the R. Society, and 
its Noble Frefident^ did oblige me t a 
prefent to them the Two fir ft Volumes 
ofthefe Philofophical Occurrences, I 
now pre fume to addrefs the Third to 
your Lordjhipfonfidering with my felfo 
That a Per/on fo highly concern d, as 
your Lordjlnp is, for the Honour of 
this Great and Mighty Nation* can- 
not be but mil pleased to fee fomething endeavour d> whereby the Re- 
futation of the fame may beenlargd upon the Accomptof thePr§- 
grefs it maketh in all kinds of Sciences and Arts for the General be- 
nefit of Mankind. 
And as His Sacred Majefty (to Us Immortal Honour) hath been 
graciouflj pleafed to Found and Embody a Society of Generous and 
Intelligent Men for that end^ I mean, for the Search into the Nature 
®f Gods Creatures 5 and the Application of them to HnmaneUfes ♦ fo I 
cannot any ways doubt ^ but your Lot djhip . whoje great zeal for the 
goodfuccefs of all His Majtfties A fairs isfo wellkown^ doth greatly 
applaud^ and will ever encourage Jo laudable a Deftgn 5 having al- 
ready given fuch pregnant Testimonies thereof in ft mot ing upon all 
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