It appears by a Passage in the Epistle Dedicatory, premis’d to the following Treatise, that the Writer of it ignores not, that diverse Learned men expect from him Composures, of a very differing Nature from this. And indeed, it has been freely told by Friends, That if he will not Disappoint, and, perhaps, Disoblige many Ingenious Men, he must also publish those Experimentall Essay’s, and other Physiologicall Writings, which he is known to have, lying by him. Wherefore, to Gratifie insome measure their Curiosity, who are sollicitous to know, what is like to become of his Philosophicall Papers, I shall venture to inform them, That though our Author does not conceive himself, to have made any Engagement to the Publick, to Divulge any thing of this Nature; yet, I suppose, one of the chief things that makes him (yet) confine those Composures to his Closet, is, That, expecting shortly Home, from forrain Travells, a near Relation of his, to Whom most of them are Written, as the Ensuing Treatise is to Lindamor; he thinks, it would be Improper, by Publishing of them, before his hopefull Kinsman’s Return, to let Promiscuous Readers have an earlier sight of them, than the Person to whom they are Particularly written. And as for some of his Essay’s, the Author has been content to Promise some eminent Philosophers, that have sollicited the Publication of them, That when the Party they are Addrest to, has Perus’d them, he will give way to their Disposing of those Papers, as They shall think fit. And though he has promised this, but as to some Few of his Treatises; yet those that know, how great a Lover he is of Experiment all Philosophy, and Ingenious Men, will, I presume, scarce doubt, but that, as far as the Laws of Discretion will permit, he will, in due time, communicate to them such other Things, as he shall think likely, either to Promote Reall Learning, or to Advantage and Gratifie Those, that are Seriously addicted to It.
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