. Sylva sylvarum; or, A natural history. In ten centuries; whereunto is newly added the History natural and experimental of life and death, or of the prolongation of life. His Fable my Lord devifed, to theend that he might exhibit thereina 5\4odel or 7)efcription of a C°Uege>infhtuted for the Interpreting ofVSQtturey and the producing ofgreat and marvellous IVor^i for the benefit ofMen, under the name of Solomotis Houfe, or, The£ ollege oftheSixdaysfforks. And even fo far hisLordship hath proceeded as to finish that , the Model is more vaft and high,than can poflibly be imitat

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. Sylva sylvarum; or, A natural history. In ten centuries; whereunto is newly added the History natural and experimental of life and death, or of the prolongation of life. His Fable my Lord devifed, to theend that he might exhibit thereina 5\4odel or 7)efcription of a C°Uege>infhtuted for the Interpreting ofVSQtturey and the producing ofgreat and marvellous IVor^i for the benefit ofMen, under the name of Solomotis Houfe, or, The£ ollege oftheSixdaysfforks. And even fo far hisLordship hath proceeded as to finish that , the Model is more vaft and high,than can poflibly be imitated in all things, not-withstanding moft things therein are withinMens power to effed. His Lordship thoughtalfo in this prefent Fable to have compofed aFrame of Laws, or of thebeft State or Mouldof a CowwtoWeahh; but fore-feeing it would be along Work, his defire of Collecting the 3S0turalHiftory diverted him, which he preferred manydegrees before it. This Work of the ^(evp ^Atlantis (as much asconcerneth the English Edition) his Lordship de-figned for this place, in regard it hath fo nearaffinity (in one part of it) withthe precedingStatural Hi/lory. W. %ftoley.^

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