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An Account of fome Books. 
I, <^ IL Memoires four [ervirkl'Hipire Nalurelle des 'JNh 
MA UX: To which u joyned mother Ira^ totally different^ 
entituled, La MESURE de U TERRE. A Paris, 
del'lmprimerie Rojiale, i6yj^mfoL 
AGreac part of thefe two Trcatifes having been already 
given an account of inNt^mk^^), and 1 12. of thefe Trafls, 
asthey there came to our hands; v^^e fliall now only take notice 
of what we could not do formerly , becaufe there were not then 
defcribed fo many Animals^ as there are, now ; and, as to the Ac- 
count of t\\t New Meafure of the Earth ^ we ihen had it at the 
fecond hand in writing un-printed. 
But before I dcfcend to particulars , I think, it will not be 
amifs to acquaint the Readers (who will find it very difficult to 
get any Copies of thefe Books,) with part of the Introduflion , 
premifedby the Iliuftrious Authors to their Obfervations con- 
cerning the Animals examined by them; which examen theyo\^n 
to have made as they are a Royd Audemy and Body, inftituted by 
hisMajeftyof Fr^;^r^for the Itpprovement of Sciences. 
They fay then, that that which they bear themfelves moft upon 
in thefe M^wim, (as they call them) is, the uncontroulableTe- 
(limony they give to a certain and known Truth. For they were 
not the work of one particular man , rpho m^y fufFer himfelf to 
be prevented by his own opinion \ vfiho doth not eafily apprehend 
but what confirms the firft thoughts he hath entertain'd, for which 
he hath as great an indulgence, as a parent hath for his children 5 
vpho is not contradified in the liberty he gives himfelf co deliver 
v/hatever he fhall judge capable to bring luftre to his work ^ and, 
ina word, confiderslefs the truth of matter of faft , than the 
fine drefs, which he adds to ic and forms himfelf, of certain parti- 
cularities, which he fuppofes, or difguifes, to make them ferve his 
turn; infomuch that he would not be well pleafed to learn fuch 
Truths and to make fuch Experiments as fliould mine a fine fpun 
ratiocination. But fuch Inconveniencies, as thefe, they fay , are 
not mcidcnt to thefe Memoires^ which contain nomatier of fafl but 
fuch as hath been verified by a whole Aflrembly,compofed of per- 
fons who have Eyes to fee fuch things as thefe, otherwife than the 
greateft part of the reft of the world , and that have Hands to 
fearch into them with more dexterity and fuccefs ; rvho fee very 
Hhhh well 
