(4»J 
Concerning the Place of BctJsj the fol« 
lowing particulars may be reckon’d 
among Gertaipties. 
1 . At the time that any Bed was for¬ 
med, there was another Body under the 
lame Bed, which did hinder the farther 
defeent of that dufty matter 5 and con- 
fequently at the time that the loweft Bed 
was formed, there was under it either 
another folid Body, or,if fomc Fluid was 
there, that was both of a different nature 
from the upper fluid, and heavier than 
the folid fediment of the fuperiour 
fluid. 
2. At what time there was form’d 
one of the upper Beds, the lower Bed 
had then already obtained a Solid confi- 
ftency. 
3 f. At the time that any Bed was for¬ 
med, it was either at the fides environ’d 
by another folid Body, or it did cover 
the whole Globe of the Earth. Hence it 
follows, that, where-ever there are feen 
any naked fides of Bcds,therc is either to 
be fought for a continuation of the fame 
Beds, or there muft be found out another 
