chief arid Scarcity from Swarms of devouring hCc&Sf 
fhould from a ftrong Senfe and Fear of Evil to come, 
(the common Principle of Superflition and Idolatry) 
give facred Worlhip to the vifible Authors of thefe their 
Sufferings, in hopes to render them more propitious for 
the Future, 
Thus 'tis aJlovved of all Hands that the fame People 
adored as God?, the ravenous Crocodiles of their River 
N//<? 0nd thus the Romans, though more Polite and Ci- 
vilized in their Idolatry, Fehrem ad tninus nocendum vene* 
ralantur^ eamq^ variis Templis extruiiis colehant ; fays 
Valerius MaximuSi LiLz.Cap. 5'. nor were the barba- 
rous Irijhy though Chriflian^ backward to entertain fe- 
ral fuperftitious Fancies of this Vermin we are difcour- 
fing cf, fome imagining they were the Souls of their 
deceafed Friends, killed in the Battle of Aghrim^ come in 
this manner by way of Tranfmigration, to infeft their 
Enemies, the Heretick Englijh^ becaule they faw they 
were the moft difturbed, and fuffered the greateft LoC 
fts by them : But this was only becaufe their Places of 
abode were moft improved, and fo afforded them beft 
Reception, and greateft Plenty of Provifion for their 
Entertainment. 
Whether thefe Phyfico»TheoIogical Notions may be 
agreable to your Lordlhip's Sentiments, I don't know) 
and therefore I lay them wuh all Deference before your 
great Stock of Learning and moft difcerning Judgment, 
as a certain Tejl to difcover to me, whether there is any 
thing in them or no : and if I am fo happy as to find 
they are approved by you, though they are out of the 
common Rode ; or (hould they run counter to what o- 
thers have (aid, I lhall not fear Genfure, or believe 
my (elf at all the lefs in the Right j for I am fafe and 
pleafed 
