PROPOSALS FOR THE Printing an entire Course or Body of PHILOSOPHY, according to the Principles of the Famous Renate Des Cartes; Wrote in Latin by the Learned Anthony Le Grand; which will now be carefully Translated into English by Good Hands, with large Additions and Alterations by the said Author, and Printed in Folio, with an Illustration of about an Hundred Ornamental Sculptures, suitable to the several Subjects; By Richard Blome, dwelling near Clare-Market in New Weld-street at the House with Green palisado Pails; where Proposals are delivered and Subscriptions taken for the same, and where they may inspect the said Work.  
THe Books of this Learned and much esteemed Anthony Le Grand, now to be published in English, are the Institution of PHILOSOPHY, the History of NATURE, and a Discourse of BRUTES: Which said Books have been so well received by the Learned, that several Impressions have been made and vended here in England, and in Foreign Countries. And now to this Great Work, the said Author for the public Good has made such large Additions, as well as Alterations therein, that nothing material is wanting to make it an entire Body of Philosophy, and is rendered so facile as to be of use and delight to the meanest Capacities. And for the making this Work the more acceptable to the Curious, it shall be Illustrated with about 100 Sculptures dispersed through the Work, to such Chapters as best admit thereof; all designed and drawn Historically by good Artists. And besides the said Ornamental Sculptures, there are great variey of Schemes for the Explanation of the Philosophical Parts that require the same.  
This Work, as aforesaid, is divided into Three Books: The first treats of the Institutions in 10 Sections or Parts; First, Of Logic, divided into 23 Chapters. Secondly, Natural Theology, or Metaphysics, in 16 Chapters. Thirdly, Daemology and Created Spirits, in 11 Chapters. Fourthly, Of Natural Philosophy in general, and of Bodies, in 25 Chapters. Fifthly of Special Natural Philosophy of the World and Heaven, in 23 Chapters. Sixthly, Of the four great Bodies, viz. the Earth, Water, Air and Fire, in 23 Chapters. Seventhly, Of Living Creatures in general, as Fourfooted Beasts, Creeping things, Birds, Fish and Infects, and in particular of Plants, in 23 Chapters. Eighthly, Of Man, as it respects his Body, in 23 Chapters. Ninthly, Of Man, as to his Mind, Affections or Passions of the Soul, in 14 Chapters. And, Tenthly, Of Ethics or Moral Philosophy, treating of the right ordering of a Man's life, etc. in 37 Chapters.  
The second Book, viz. the History of NATURE, in 9 Parts, which illustrates the first Book of the Institutes, and consists of great variety of Experiments, relating to the several Parts thereof, and explained by the same Principles.  
The third Book is the Tract or Discourse of Brutes, giving a Mechanical Account of their Operations.  
The French for some years past have Printed their Books in their own Language, which has been a very great improvement to real Learning and Knowledge, even in the Female Sex, to their great commendation, and much to the Honour of the Nation; which Reasons may be sufficient for the Printing this Work in our Native Tongue.  
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An Account of the said WORK.  
ANd forasmuch as PHILOSOPHY, the Subject of this Work is of so copious an extent, comprehending the Nature, etc. of all Things that the Mind of Man is capable of knowing: Therefore for the better satisfying of such as desire to be Subscribers, 'tis thought convenient to give a short Account of the principal Heads therein Treated of.  
This Work is divided into Three BOOKS; The first, The Institutions of Philosophy: The Second, The History of Nature: And the Third, A Discourse of Brutes. The Institutions is divided into 10 Parts, and those into several Chapters.  
The First Part is of Logic, which the Author calleth the Organ or Instrument of all Philosophy: It is divided into 4 Parts, and those into 23 Chapters, and treats, First, Which are the Obstacles to the attaining of Science, and how to be removed. Rules for attaining Truth. Nothing is admitted for Truth, which includes any Doubt. Not to rely too much on the Senses. Whatsoever we see clearly and distinctly, is true. The various manners of Perception. Of the Five Universals examined, as to their nature, properties and use. Of Substance, and its affectives or modes. Of the common Attributes of Substance. How Substance agrees to God, and the Creatures. The Genealogy of Things and Modes, Causes and Effects, Subjects and Adjuncts, of the distinctions, whence the natures and differences of Ideas are deduced. Secondly, Of Judgement Absolute and Comparative. What a Proposition is, and how many sorts there are. Of Truth and Falsehood. Of Propositions, Definitions, and Division. Thirdly, Of the Ratiocination of the Mind. Of Reasoning or Argumentation. Of simple Syllogisms, and those either complext or incomplext, conjoined or compound. Of Demonstration, Topical syllogisms, and Sophistical. Of Places or Topics whence the Medium Term is fetched. Fourthly, Of Method, or orderly ranking our Thoughts. Of the general and special Method of Knowing. The Method of Composing; and Rules of Definitions and Axioms.  
The Second Part treats of Natural Theology, or Metaphysics, which is divided into 16 Chapters. First, An Introductory Discourse, its definition and certainty. What God is▪ and how known by us, which appears by the inborn Idea we have of him. That Existence doth necessarily belong to God, which is deducible from the contemplation of the Things of this World. Of Fate, and that it puts no force on the Will. Of Divine Attributes; and first of the Unity of God, that he is Eternal, Immense, not circumscribed in any one place, the most simple Being; that he is True, and can't deceive nor be deceived; that he is Supreme and All-knowing; that he is Good and doth Good; is Almighty, the Creator and Governor of all things.  
The Third Part; of Created Spirits, Angels, and Demons; which is divided into 11 Chapters, and treats of the division of Created Being's. The Doctrine of Spirits. What the Nature of Angels is. Whether the Existence of Angels is demonstrable by the light of Nature. The Faculties of Angels, as to their Understanding, Will and Power, to move, produce, or assume Bodies; their Number, Distinction, and Subordination; whether they be in a place, talk together, and of their Care over Mankind and these inferior Being's.  
The Fourth Part: Of Natural Philosophy in General, which is divided into 25 Chapters, and treats of the Essence and Certainty of Natural Philosophy. The Existence of Material Bodies. Of the Nature of Matter or Body. Of the properties of extended Substance; its divisibility and impenetrability. The division of Matter into sensible and insensible Parts. The Threefold kind of Matter, and that there are but three Elements of the World. That there are no material Forms in Bodies. Whether there be any Qualities or real Accidents. What intelligible Forms may be attributed to Natural things. The Nature of Rarefaction. The heaviness and lightness of Bodies. Of Place. The Nature of Motion. Of the Motions assigned to Nature's endeavouring to avoid a Vacuum. Of the simple and compound determination of Motion. Of Reflection, and Refraction. The force of Action and Resistance. The state of Bodies, as those hard and fluid. Their rarity and density, roughness, smoothness, etc. and that there are Pores as well in fluid and thin Bodies, as in hard and consistent. Of Duration, Time and Eternity.  
The Fifth Part; Of Special Natural Philosophy, of the World and Heaven, which is divided into 23 Chapters, and treats of the Unity and Perfection of the World; its Form, etc. That GOD, as he is the efficient and conserving Cause of Matter, so likewise of Motion. The Action of Bodies, and the Communication of Motions. Of the Ptolomaick, Copernican, or Tychonick Systems of the World, and of the true System of the Universe. That the Heavens are fluid Bodies. How the Heavens were ranged at first, and of their different Motions. The Action and Motion of Celestial Matter. Of the Celestial Globe and its Circles. Of the Sun. Of Light and Refulgency, and how Spots come about the Sun, and the reason of their Vanishing. Of Comets. Of the Original and Affections of Planets. The Principal of the Planets motion; and of their station, direction, and retrogradation. Of the Moon's motion, and its various Appearances. Of Eclipses of the Sun and Moon. Of the fixed Stars, and their Influences. And of Judicial Astrology.  
The Sixth Part; Of the Four great Bodies, the Earth, Water, Air and Fire, and what mixed and compound Bodies proceed from them. This Part is divided into 24 Chapters; and first, of the Original of the Earth, and its Figure; that the Earth is moved by the fluid Heaven, which surrounds it. An Answer to Aristotle's, and others Objections against the Motion of the Earth. Of the Visibility of Day and Night, and the Seasons. Of the Zones, and their Inhabitants; and of the Climates. Of things generated in the Earth, as Fountains, Metals, Minerals, etc. The Productions of Stones common and precious, and of their difference. Of the Loadstone, and its virtue whereby it draws Iron. Of the Water, the Flowing and Ebbing of the Sea. Of the Nature of the Air. Of the Elastic force of the Air. Of Meteors, and first of the Wind. Of Rain, Dew and Hoar-frost. Of Snow and Hail. Of Thunder and Lightning. Of the Rainbow. Of Fire, and the Nature of Heat and Cold. Of the various effects of Fire, and amongst them of Earthquakes. Of the Mixtion of Bodies, as also of their Changes, viz. Generation, Corruption, Alteration, Augmentation and Diminution.  
The Seventh Part; of Living Creatures in General, and in Particular of Plants. This Part is divided into 23 Chapters. Of the Division of Living things. How Living Bodies differ from those without Life. That Bodily Life consists in heat and moisture, and that their Death proceeds from the contrary Principles of cold and dryness. Whence the hardness proceeds that is found in the outside of Living things. Of the diversity of Heat in Living Bodies. Of the virtue and nature of Food that abides in the Bodies, that are fed by them. That Living things are changed according to the diversity of Time and Place. Of Plants, as to their Original, Nutrition, Growth, Difference and Propagation, by Grafting; their colour, taste, smell, etc. Of the diseases and death of Plants. Of Animals. Of the Soul of Brute Beasts, and what it is. Of Four footed Beasts and Creeping Things. Of Birds, Fish and Infects; and of the death of Animals.  
The Eighth Part; of Man, with respect to his Body; which is divided into 24 Chapters. The definition of MAN. The outward and inward Parts of Man's Body. The forming of the Birth in the Womb, the configuration of its Parts, and the vivifying or animation of the Compound. How the Body is Nourished. How the Motions of the Heart, Arteries and Muscles in the Body is performed. Of the Circulation of the Blood. Of Respiration. Of the growth and decrease of Man's Body. Of its Temperaments, and different Ages. Of the Senses in general, and in particular of each, viz. Feeling, Tasting, Smelling, Hearing and Seeing; of the Eye, of Colours, and how the Sight is performed. Of Watching and Sleep. Of Hunger and Thirst. Of the common Sense of Imagination and Memory. Of Health and Sickness; of Medicine in general, and of their Operations.  
The Ninth Part; of MAN, considered with respect to his Mind; which is divided into 14 Chapters, and treats of the Nature of the Mind of Man, and that it is more evidently known than the Body. That the Mind is distinct from the Body, and that the same is Spiritual or Immortal. Whether there be any inborn Ideas in the Mind. Of its Faculties, viz. Understanding, Imagination, Will and Memory. Of the Affections or Passions of the Soul. In what part of the Body the Soul feels its Passions. Of the number and order of the Passions. Of Wonder or Admiration; of Love and Hatred; of Desire or Longing; and of Joy and Sorrow. Whence the Natural Inclinations and Aversions of some Men arise. Of the Immortality of Man's Mind, and its state after Death.  
The Tenth Part, treating of the ●ight Ordering of Man's Life; which is divided into 37 Chapters. It gins with an Introduction of the worth and use of Ethics, or Moral Philosophy, the Subject of this Part. Of the nature and principal Parts thereof. What Good is, and how and why it is desired. That the good things of the Body do not conduce to the Happiness of Man. That outward Good things are not for his Good. What is the highest Good in this Life, and his ultimate End. Of Virtue in general. Of the Law of Nature and right Reason, and the Practical dictates thereof; of Prudence, Temperance, Fortitude and Justice. Of the usefulness of the Passions of the Soul; and of Admiration. Of the end of Love and Hatred, and their Interpretations. Of the use of Desire, Joy and Sorrow. Of the government of the Passions, and their Remedies. Of Man's Liberty; how they continue Free notwithstanding God's Power; and whether the Liberty of his Will can be hindered. Of Human Actions, and the goodness and pravity of them. Of the Duties of Man in general, and of a good Citizen in particular. Of the Rule of Human Actions. Of Man's Duty towards God, and towards himself. Laws to be observed with respect to other Men, as to Bargains, Contracts, or the like; and by what means Obligations may be broken. Laws that respect Speaking and Swearing. Of Dominion, and the Duties or Offices thence arising. Of the Duty of Married People; the like of Parents and Children, Masters and Servants. Of the Right of Dominion, and its different Forms, viz. Monarchy, Aristocracy and Democracy. Of the Duties of Sovereign Lords, and the Duties of Citizens.  
The Second BOOK, viz. the History of Nature, which Illustrates the First Book of the Institutions, and consists of great variety of Experiments relating to the several Parts thereof, and explained by the same Principles. This Book is divided into Nine Parts, and subdivided into several Articles or Heads. The First Part treats of Bodies, viz. an extended Body in general. Of Epicurus his Reasons for Vacuities, etc. The Experiments by which Cassendus asserted Vacuities, discussed. Of Bodies divisible, rarified and dense; hard and fluid, rough and smooth, transparent and opaque, bend and compressed. The Second Part treats of Qualities, viz. of Qualities in general; of Heat, Cold, Gravity and Lightness; of Taste, of Smelling, of Sound, of Light, of Heat, and of hidden Qualities. The Third Part treats of the Earth and Heaven, viz. concerning the Beginning of the World; of the generation of Things, and the disposure of all its Parts; of the generation and corruption of Things; of Heaven, of the Sun, of fixed Stars, of the Moon; of Spots in the Sun, Moon, and fixed Stars; of Comets; of the production of Stars, and of Astrological Predictions. The Fourth Part treats of Earth, Water, Fire and Air; viz. of the Terrestrial Globe; of the Waters, and the properties of certain Waters; of Fountains and Rivers; of the Sea, its Flux and Reflux; of Fire, of Earthquakes and subterranean Fires; of Glass, of Ashes and Coals; and of the Air. The Fifth Part treats of Minerals and Metals, viz. of Metals in general; of Mercury and Sulphur; of Salt, of Gold, Silver, Tin, Led, Brass and Iron; of the various generations of Stones; of Gems; and of the Loadstone. The Sixth Part treats of Meteors, viz. of Vapours and Exhalations; of the Wind, of Clouds, Rain, Hail and Snow, Dew and Hony; of Tempest and Thunder; of Lightning, of the Rainbow, of Fire and Air kindled; of Circles about the Moon, and of counterfeit or Mock-Suns. The Seventh Part treats of Plants, viz. their production and strength; their obvious and occult Qualities; their Sympathy and Antipathy; their Birth, Nourishment, Generation and Death. The Eighth Part treats of Animals, viz. of Animals begot; of Living Creatures produced from Seed; of Monsters; of the Birth of Animals; of Hunger and Thirst; of the Motion of the Heart, and Circulation of the Blood; of the Actions of Animals; of the aversion and agreement of Animals; of Sleep and Watchfulness; and of Diseases of Animals. The Ninth Part, which treats of Man, viz. of the Senses of Feeling, Tasting, Smelling, Hearing and Seeing; of Imagination, and Memory; of Dreams; of external Passions; and of the natural Inclinations and Aversions.  
The Third BOOK, is a Tract or Discourse of Brutes; giving a Mechanical Account of their Operations, etc.   

An Account of some Volumes which the Nobility and Gentry may be accommodated with, that were Printed for the said Richard Blome, dwelling in New Weldstreet, as aforesaid; as also by the aforementioned Booksellers: Viz.  
THe Gentleman's Recreation, in Two Parts, in large Folio. The first, of the Liberal and Mathematical Sciences; which in a brief and clear Method treats of the Doctrine and general Parts of each Art, with Eliptical Tables engraven on Copper Plates, for the better comprehending the same. The Second Part at large treats of Horsemanship, Hawking, Hunting, Fowling, Fishing and Agriculture; all being Collected from the most Authentic Authors, and the many gross Errors therein Corrected, with great Enlargements made by those well Experienced therein. And for the better Explanation thereof great variety of useful Sculptures, as Nets, Engines, Traps, etc. are added for the taking of Beasts, Fowl and Fish, not Published by any: Nothing material being omitted for the rendering them complete. The whole Illustrated with about 86 Ornamental Copper Plates, in Folio.  
The History of the Old and New Testament, treating of the most remarkable Transactions therein, with good and useful Morals for the better government of our Actions in all Conditions. To which is added, the Travels, Voyages and Lives of the Apostles; with a large Historical Chronology of such Matters of Note that are related in the Bible. Collected and Translated by Good Hands, from Authentic Authors. The whole Illustrated with about 240 Sculptures, of the most remarkable Passages, performed by good Artists, far surpassing any Collection hitherto done, to the end it may be the more Acceptable to the Curious. This Work is Printed in Two Volumes in large Folio, of a fair Print, and chief designed for the Curious.  
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The said Richard Blome is now Reprinting a useful Volume of Cosmography and Geography, in Two Parts in Folio The First, of the Arts of Cosmography and Geography, being a Translation of the much Esteemed VARENIUS. The Second Part is a Geographical Description of the World, from the Works of the Famous Monsieur SANSON; with about 100 Geographical Tables of the Kingdoms and Isles in the World, with their Chief Places, drawn from the Maps of the several Kingdoms, which Illustrates this Work. And to this Impression are added the County Maps of England, drawn from those of Speed's, in a smaller Scale. For this Work the said Richard Blome takes Subscriptions, Proposals being delivered to those that desire the same, by the said Richard Blome, or Mr. Richard's his Book-Binder, at the Bible at the Corner of Essex-Street, as aforesaid; where they may have a perusal thereof.