Memoirs for the ingenious. : Containing several curious observations in philosophy, mathematicks, physick, philology, and other arts and sciences. In miscellaneous letters. / By J. De La Crose, E. A. P. January, 1693. To be continued monthly. Vol. I.

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1693
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Credit: Memoirs for the ingenious. : Containing several curious observations in philosophy, mathematicks, physick, philology, and other arts and sciences. In miscellaneous letters. / By J. De La Crose, E. A. P. January, 1693. To be continued monthly. Vol. I. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    January, 16?]. 5 leifure, ever to inlarge into a Book. Befides I have the Journal of Paris, and the Phjflcal and Aiathematical Memoirs of their Royal Aca¬ demy, of the lait year, and lam promifed that thofe of the prefent year (hall be conftantly fenc to me every fortnight by the Poft •, fo thatunlefs fome unforefeen accident (bould hinder the Effed of my good will, you may be fure to receive from me every month at lead, if not oftner, a Book of this bignefs. Bat I hope our ingenious Englifh Men will not put me to fuch ftraighrs, as continually to borrow from our Enemies the matter of a Pfulofophical Entertainment. For tho the Lovers of Wifdom can never be at real feuds, yet there may be a noble emulation, and lawful drift,between two neighboring Nations, which of them (hall contribute more to the difcovery of the Truth, and the perfection of Arts and Sciences. Let then our Englifh men (how themfelves as brave at the Pen. as at the Sword $ and we may be fare of getting the Victory in this kind of fpiritual fight. As long as the Philosophical Tran factions have been conftantly continued,they have been efteemed the beft collection that, ever appeared in the world *, moft of the Per¬ sons who have contributed to that excellent performance are yet liv¬ ing,or have been fucceeced by others who may equal the Reputation of their Predeceftors,fo that I do not doubt,but if our Royal Society and other Learned men will help on the writing of thefe Memoirs, they may come in time to yield neither in curiofity, nor ufefulnefs to thofe of the French Academy. For tho I have mentioned thefe laft Memoirs, the Journal of Paris, and feveral of my Papers, do not believe, Sir, that I will obtrude to the world, either Tranflations, AbftraCts, or my own Compofures 5 I look upon them only as a Forlorn Hope to begin the Fight, toraifeup the Spirits of the Learned, or as a Body of Re- ferve to maintain it, and hinder this defignfrom falling on a fudden. For this reafon it is, that I have not inferred Divinity in the Title, being afraid that, as it is known, this is the part I am beft conver- fant ih; fome men would be apt to believe , I defigned to put upon them a Book of my own making, Notwithftanding as Chriftianity, excepting matters of faCt, the moral part and the revealed truths, is the beft Philofophy and pureft Metaphyfics, ft), any Papers that (hall relate to the reconciling of our Myfteries with found Reafon, or the differences among Ghriftians, explaining an important paffige of the H. Scripture, or of any prophane Author *, in a word, all what is new, (hort and rare, and may make men more learned and good, Noftri efi farrago Ubellf ftems to me fit Memoirs for the Inge¬ nious* B 2 But
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