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Jn account: of the reprinting 0/ Johannes Goedartius BE 
INSECTlSj cum Appendice ad HISIOTQAM AMMA- 
L/i;M\^iYGZ/^, /'^ Martin Lifter MD. andF, l{.S, 
JT was defired that Goedartiiis and the Notes I had ^d- 
ded, might be again printed m Latin, which for 
forae ^ealons I fiiftered ; and put it into the hands oi 
one to do it, who had performed it better, but that 
prevented him in the Task. 
Having yielded that, I was willing to print with ita 
fecond Edition of the Appendix to the Hijfory of Englijb 
Animals^ having feme few things with two P/^i^fj^ offi- 
^2^r^/ to add, which are new, befides amendments. 
Alfo not knowing, but I might be prevented my felf 
either with licknefs, or otherwiTe, I did permit the fame 
Stationer to print off 4 Plates more, which I had by 
me, very exquifitly defigned, of the Beetles of England t, 
and having not the leilure to tranfcribe and perfeil the 
TraS to which they belonged, I did neither number^ 
nor explain them, and therefore 1 call th^m Mute Taz 
bles : yet lam defirous thereby to incourage, and re- 
commend even bare and naked ^1?/^«/ of the things of 
Jfature 3 that fuch perions as are wealthy and miich at 
leilure, and are only willing to pleafe themlelves with 
elegancy of Picture, may do good to ppfterity, in feeing 
that part of iV^i^?/r^/ if/y/ofj^ o- 
therwife islcarce in the power of private men ; whofe 
induftry and ftudies are very often at a lafsfor want 
of that neceflary help^ which if well done, might be by 
them referred too. 
In the AppendiXy ht^xdit^thQ additions, the whole 
nuso( Mu/culzfiuviati/es is new defcribed with more ex« 
aftnefs. 
Alfo the Pholas kind (that is, a certain fort of /:/^/-_/f/7:/) 
fait inclofed , and that naturally 3. in iubmarine Rock's 
is 
