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worthy the Favor of your Royal Prote&ors. A 
Newton, who pruned his infant Wing under your 
Aufpices, when his maturer Flights foared to Worlds 
unmeafurably diftant, ftill thought a Place among 
you an honorable Diftindtion. A Newton’s immortal 
Labors, a Boyle, a Flamstead, a Halley, a Ray, 
and many others, of whom I truft it is needlefs to 
remind you, have made ample Returns for the 
Patronage of former Monarchs. 
But bountiful as the Encouragement ye have 
received from former Patrons has ever been, the 
Favors which Science has, through your Interceffion, 
received from his prefent Majefty (whom God long 
preferve!) have eminently outdone their moll extenhve 
Ideas of Liberality. Ample Funds, by Him provided, 
have enabled you to reward Men of extenfive Know- 
ledge and Ability, for fpending whole Years in the 
Service of Science ; obferving twice the Tranfit of the 
Planet Venus over the Difk of the Sun. At your 
Requeft, the Publick defrayed the Expence of convey- 
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