z84 S^tural Hijlory 
out obliging the Learner to carry in his memory all the Predica- 
mental Series of its fellow Species ; fo that names of common ufe 
may be known, paffing by others that are notfo, which to Learn- 
ers is as great an encouragement, as the obtruding things not ne- 
ceffary is a difcouragement to them. According to this Inftitu- 
tion^ he publiflied a Specimen called Ars Signorum^ in the Year 
1660, containing but $00 Radicals^ all the Farticles being brought 
from the Radicals by which they are refolved ; every Radical^ ey.- 
cept the genera intermedia being Monofyllabks , and all things elfe 
being made off from thefe by compofition^ which is allowed here in 
its fulleft latitude, Quidlihet cum quolibetpro re nata^ provided the , 
fimple termsXooit nor change nothing of fignification, by compofi- 
Hon, 
188. But the Reverend and Learned Dr. John Wilkins-, who 
throughly underftood and commended his labors in the former 
part of thtwork-, thinking perhaps that this way of compofition 
would produce too long words, or that the various of 
Men^ muft needs caufe different compofitions and defcriptions of the 
fame tbings , and thence unavoidably bring mifunderftandings 
(which yet Mr. Dalgarno thought might be avoided by ftating of 
notions and a colledion of Formula's^ did not approve of this In- 
Jiirution ; declaring his judgment to be, that all the^ecies of Na- 
tural Bodies (according as he owns, was fuggefted to him by that 
moft learned and excellent perfon Dr. Seth Ward^ the prefent Bi- 
(liop of Sali6hury * ) ought to be provided for as Radicals^ by a 
regular enumeration of them according to the Theories of the 
Schools. 
189. Nor did he approve of his rejeftion of a Charadier^ fince 
a graceful one might be contrived more proper for Brachygraphy^ 
and equally convenient for many Nations^ with the common Al- 
phabet : Nor of his bringing the farticles from the Radicals by 
which they are refolved ; judging perhaps their compofition^ be- 
iide the reducing fome of them handfomly, more troublefom than 
that, of learning a [mall^ yet fufficient number of them difpofed 
regularly in fchemes^ and noted with fmaller Chambers than thofe 
of Integrals. All which may be colleded from the learned Ejfay to- 
wards a real Charadier^ or Philofophical Language^ put forth by that 
highly ingenious perfon then Dean of Rippon, An, 1668. 
f EUay towards a Real Charader, in the Epiftle to the Reader, 
190. In 
