swnyoroun faesonun, ‘Swaisas SMUOJOUSIN XOUIX MICROFILMED ~ 1980 METALLOGRAPHIA: oR, AN HISTORY METALS Wherein is declared the figns of Ores ‘and Minerals both before and after digging , the ‘anfés and manner of cheir generations, their kinds, foree,and diferences , with the dleription of fundiy new Metals, or Semi Metals, and many other things pestaining to Mineral knowledge. ‘Asalfo , The handling and fhewing of their Vegerabi- Try, andthe difeion ofthe mot fice Qutions belonging to Myfical Chyaitiry, as of the Philtophers Gold theie Mercury, the Liquor alkebe, Avram poteile, and fac like, Gathered forh ofthe mot approved Authors dhathave written in re, tin fh Dah Wien Osea a Dee “By JOHN WEDSTE eat, si pipe sii if es Siriaas SEP set uate daar etic apres ftir, ‘ca guano fern TONDON, Pinel by ic fe Water Kaul a te ‘Nppekid Su? ai Chr, MDCINX. MeTo his Highne’ Paince RUPERT, Count Palatine of the Rhyne, Duxs of BAVARIA ‘And CUMBERLAND, Ean of HOLDERNESS, & Conftable of the Royal Cale and Honor OF WINDSOR, And Kw 10 of the Noble Order” oF THE GARTER May plate your Highnefs, Have not prefumed to prefent thismean and flender Colle- tion of Minerals unto your Highnefs view, forth of confidence Az of ‘ fy}The Epiftle Dedicatory, ofits ownworth, though there may befome things in it noe unfit for ti knowledge of fo High and Nobie a Perfon But rather in refpeét of the tranfcendent worth of the.Su's- ject it tceateth of, being the moft abftrufe and mott excellent part of all NaturalPhilofophy;being hére- unto efpecially moved’ by'tWo rei fons, Cneis, 1 hat your Highne(s beinga Member of the Royal So- ciery. Cone of the happy fruits of His Majefties bleffed and ‘mira- culous Reftauration, and thatwhich will Speak him glorious to atl fuc- ceedingGenerations,beyond all his Royal Progenitors ) ftandsthere- by in fome meafure obliged tobe an encourager, and-ehorithdr of all attempts: (though ‘of: che‘lowett andl meaneft: perfons) that! cenklito ic é the The EpifileDedicatory. the advaricetnent of Experimental Philofophy. ‘This (may. itpleafe your tighnefs ) did heighten my hopes, that £ might receive the fame candor! Cinfome: miedfare') that your ‘HighnefS feemeth to have afforded to all, Another is the propenfion’.jahdrsin¢lination that (as [am informed) your Highne6s béansin’ particular man- ner to this worthy and commen- gable Sciense of Niinerals and Me- tals, “The onely thing (befides the-¢raying ;pardon for my bold- nef) is, that { humbly beg of your ‘Highne’S, that if your fpate houts will allow , you may fometimes makea perufal of it, and if your Highnefs be pleafed to put to your helping hand, that this kind of knowledge may be more