Legends no histories, or, A specimen of some animadversions upon The history of the Royal Society : wherein, besides the several errors against common literature, sundry mistakes about the making of salt-petre and gun-powder are detected, and rectified: whereunto are added two discourses, one of Pietro Sardi, and another of Nicolas Tartaglia relating to that subject. Translated out of Italian. With a brief account of those passages of the authors life, which the virtuosi intended most to censure, and expatiate upon ... Together with the Plus ultra of Mr. Joseph Glanvill reduced to a non-plus, &c / By Henry Stubbe.

  • Henry Stubbe
Date:
1670
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Credit: Legends no histories, or, A specimen of some animadversions upon The history of the Royal Society : wherein, besides the several errors against common literature, sundry mistakes about the making of salt-petre and gun-powder are detected, and rectified: whereunto are added two discourses, one of Pietro Sardi, and another of Nicolas Tartaglia relating to that subject. Translated out of Italian. With a brief account of those passages of the authors life, which the virtuosi intended most to censure, and expatiate upon ... Together with the Plus ultra of Mr. Joseph Glanvill reduced to a non-plus, &c / By Henry Stubbe. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    te ajjault what I novo abandon 5 and to revive the mention] my9 perhaps to contrive any anfwer ( after fo many years omitting it ) isfcarceprudential* /have been confirmed by the Right Re¬ verend father in God the Lord Bijhop of winchefter , and they that would wrke my life well, mud confult that excellent Prelate, and a Letter which He hath of mine : / have jived in Communion with the Church of England hitherto , as (landing up¬ on the foundations laid by Qu. Elizabeth 5 and my neighboring Djocefam of tvorcefler and Lichfielacan certifie with how much refpedtlhave demeaned my felf to them upon occafion 5 and 1 abhor all thoughts but fuch as (hall contribute to thcfupport of the Monarchy, the Protefant Religiony the Honor and welfare of thefe Kingdoms* Having made this Declaration, let them for more able men than they ) write againft any piece .of mine which hath been published lìnee his Majeflies reftoration3 and confider the mannner of my affertions 5 and let them write the life of a man who hath fomeveriues of the mod celebrated times* and hath referved himfelf free from thcVices of thefe9 / fhall not regard their malice, nor value the indulgence■- of a fort of people whofe credit (fincethe Anfwer to Mr. Sorbier^ the Hifioryof the R. S. the Calumnies againft Arifotle, and the Plus Ultra of Mr. Glanvill ) cannot equal that of Amadif de Gaule, King Arthur5 Tim&u&i or Schioppiits. All that they fhall fay of this nature will be notorious 9 and illiterate malice $ and my Reply fhall be a/'cornfulfilence* 1 fhall add now’* that in fuch times as I thought it our interefl to fubvert the Monarchy of England, and the repute of the Clergy , I was paflionately addicted to the new Philofophyy and motioned feveral ways for the introducing it amongft the Gentry and youth in this Nation 51 was confident that it would render all the Clergy contemptible , and take from their efleem and reverence in the C WrZ>,whilft they muft feem egregiomfools in matters of common difeourfe^no? did / queftion but the Autho¬ rity of all Antiquity in fpiritual affairs would vani fh when it appeared how much they were miftaken in the common occur¬ rences and Hi (lories of Nature. How rational this opinion of mine was, and how it is verified in thefe days, let the Hierar- <fhy and Uahcrfitfes judge, . To