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is fo great a Judge of all forts of Undertakings of 
this kind, will favourably accept of the good en- 
deavours of a few Men who fpcnd fome of their 
Time, Thoughts, and Money, only to aim at the 
forwarding ufeful Knowledge, and hoping that 
your Lordfliipwill plcafe topafs by marly Faults 
incident to Human Nature. I need not tell your 
Lordfliip, who knbws fo much, that our Senccs 
are not able to attain to the Knowledge, nor our 
Reafon to Comprehend the Caufes of many things 
Which We diily fee j but there is great Ufefulnels 
and Plcaforc in the Purfuit of Natural InquitieSj 
irriore than equals the Trouble of the Under- 
takingj and the Contempt or Pleafantry of tht 
Malicious and Ignorant. Much ftiould be here 
laid in acknowledgment of your Lordfliips Fi* 
vourS) but I rather choofc to defift, wncre I 
rtiuft corttc far fliort of your Lordfliips defertt, 
and theSence of the Society of them, and thtrfe- 
fore fhall only beg leave to add that [ am 
Xmr Lardfhtfs m$ji Obedient 
mi Mfd Ser^Mntj 
§i4n$ Shane, Sdc. Hcg. Sic* 
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