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whole Work ; and alfo befides his commenting on a good 
part of it, he hath mended and fapplied the Deledts ot the 
Latin Verfion, which was indeed hitherto very lame and 
infufficient. 
Here are in the end fubjoyned Four very necefTary In- 
dexes: For all thefe we are beholden to the Learned 
Mr. John Clerk, The Firft, to mention no more, to far 
exceedeth that in the late Edition, which contained the 
Names of Authors alledged by Laertius, that it may 
well be judged to be totally a new one. 
In a word, this Age hath not feen any Work perfor- 
med with fb great Fidelity, Accuracy, Elegancy and 
Perfection in all Points, as we fee meet here in this Edi- 
tion, Mr. Wetften hath very highly, at his own proper 
Charge, obliged the Publick ; may he find encourage- 
ment for other his worthy Undertakings in future. 
Conftderations on a Booh Entitnledy The The- 
ory of the Earth : PublijJjd fome Tears fince 
by the Learned Dr. Burnet. Written by John 
Beaumont, jun. Gent. 
THO' federal Perfons before had printed fbme Re- 
' flections on this Theory, the Author of thefe Con- 
^derations; arguing generally in a way differing from 
them, thought it might not be a thing ungrateful to the 
Learned, if he publifh'd what his own Thoughts might 
be towards the clearing of the abftrufe matters there 
treated. He proceeds upon each Chapter, as the Author 
of the Theory has writ them, in his Engli(hCopy, firft 
briefly dating the Contents, and then offering what he 
has 
