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infomoch that I cut a little of the upper end of the branch which 
was very tender, and then indeed I faw a little inoiflure appear 
the end that was in vacuo, but that enough only to form one drop; 
and there appeared no bubble of Air. Then I cut the branch 
yet a little lower, and then there was fonn'd one drop of water 
at the end that was mvacuo, but it fell not* And having cue the 
branch yet a little more, the drop of water fell down in vacuv^ 
This fhews, that they were not the vahes of the plant that hin- 
dred the water from paffing vvhilft the branch was entire ; but ra- 
ther that it was the great ccndernefs of the leaves, fufFering them- 
felves tobeconipreft'dby thepreffijreof the Air, and that fo the 
water could not infinuate it feif between their parts» 
Account of feme Bocks : 
I, JSrancifciWiUughbeude Middleton Armigeri^ e Reg. Societat^, 
ORMTHOLOGIqM Libri tres ; in quibm Aves mnes haae- 
nuscogmt£y in methodumnaturis [hps convenient em reda5f^ , acst^ 
rate defcribuntnr ; Deferiptiones Iconibm elegmtijjimis ^ Viv^» 
rum Avium ftmlllimis, ari incijis , illufirantur ; Tot urn cpm re- 
cognovit^ digefflt, fupplevit ]Qh.KajuSj pariter eSoc.R.Sumptus 
in Chdeographos fecit lllujiriff, D. EMMA mLLUGHBT^ 
vidua. Londini, Impenjis lot). Marty n, Tyfographi See, Regi^^^ 
ad i^Jigne Campan£ in Ccemcterio D. Pauli, 1 6 7 6< infol. 
AS theperfon, that hath reviewed, methodized and fupplied 
this Work, Mujohn K^^, hath given to the worthy and learned 
Author thereof his juft Elogy in the Preface; fo we cannot but 
very thankfully acknowledge not only the Induftry, Gare and Ac- 
curacy of the faid perfon in digeftingand perfefling it,but alfo the 
Bounty of that Excellent Lady^ the Authors Relid Widow , en^ 
riching the fame with fo vaft a Number of Elegant and Coftly Fi- 
gures ; whereby She hath indeed immor'ialifed Herfelf as well as 
her Deferving Gonfort , and manifefted to the World , that in a 
time when many ftain their lives by unw^orthy pleafures, flie knew ^ 
how to adorn hers by the exercife of Ingenuity and Vertue: In 
the doing of which,as flie hath put a luftre upon herfelf, that makes 
her outlhine many of her Sex ; foflie hath raifed in Us very great 
hopes,that flie will continue the fame noblenefs in the -publication 
of the reft of thtHifiorf of Ammah ^v^tmovi'divitht Preface. 
Having 
