The Epiftle Dedicatory. 
hsod about Vf, And it hath altvaies had the good fortune t9 he there heft en' 
t er tain'' d^ where the people mre leaft rude^ harharom orjavage. Nor is it the 
leafi glory of France , that by their Hortulan induiiry^ and by all the noblefi 
hinds of Agriculture^ they abound with delicate Fruity acquired from all the 
k^orvn parts of the IVorld^and with therichefi materials for Irade-^or Food and 
Payment s\with Silkj and lP''ines\ for necefiartes^fr ornaments ^atd for delights. 
We have therefore offeid in thefe Papers fome, Iniirulttons M Encourage- 
ments /(7increafe alfn outftore^ and to advance the excellency of our inbred 
Commodities, Here we have begun to lay good and large foundations , ( that 
nothing may be wanting^) to enable M to follow the beji Examples, Here we 
examine^ what our Soyl^ by Culture^ and Mixtures or Compo{\s^can be made^in. 
the k^ndeft manner^ to produce or Jujiain, And we exped. from the fame Wor- 
thy Author^ in goodtime^ to be well in{\ruded to u ^dt-rftand^ what our Climat 
will bear^ either by WaUs^ Appendices^ Solar Ovens ^ Marbled Stoves^ for mnU 
iiplied Infolatians \ or^ what by cooling Confervatories^ Vaults^ Grotts^Kockj^ 
Mounts^ Streams^ Fountains^ Fountain-houfes^ or other refrigeratory Auxi' 
liaries j that fo the difering forts of Vegetables may have the mofl agreeable 
entertainment , and England obtain fome reputation alfo for valuable 
Exotickj', 
Mean while ^ for the general benefit of Mankind , 1 have not omitted to 
record the growth of Ingenuous Arts, according to the heft Intelligence which I 
have received , either from within , or from abroad. And me things , that 
Afrronomy, Gcotnetry, all the Noble Mcch^nkks^and eg^ecially Architediure, 
haflen to the higheft perfedion. 
Anatome vs eijeem'd to have attain'' d more in the lafl Century, than from 
all the foregoing Ages, And now the Anatome of Vegetables within lefl 
ihanfevenyearSj fohw* d clofe to the heels of the bejt Anatomical difcoveries of 
Human and Aninnal Bodies:', and hath brought forth a very large and confide- 
table branch of ufeful Fhilofopby, And the Hiftory of Birds if mofl fairly 
enlarged with very curious and Philofophical remark^. And we have grounds 
to expe& Shortly from the fame Learned hands , a new Hiftory of the reft of 
Animals. I'he/e we may caH Two of the faireft Volums of Natur'/ Book, 
ftext approaching to the Syjiem of Man^s Fabrtck^ 
Ihm^ My Lord> I have adventur'^d to reprefent our Philofophical bufinefi, 
in a brief touchy rather than to offer any line of format Complements ^ that I 
may take thU opportunity to hold f^f Works that are before m in the htii Light, 
tf) receive the more lujlre from Tour Lord/hips Name : Andwi^hal^ I humbly 
conceive thj to be the only acceptable way of giving to Tour Lordjhip fome fuch 
fubjlanttal fatUfadion.^iis you mayjuftly require from an engaged Votary in Pht^ 
hfjphy^ and from 
My Lord, 
London^ Your Lordfhips 
February 2 1 . JJ^75« Very humble and faithful Servant, 
Henrj Oldenburg^S.KS^ 
