FIrst of all, The Author proposes to take into Consideration the disposition of the Heavens, and Temperatu [...]e of the Air in respect to the various Changes and Alterations therein; and first the Longitude and Latitude of the Country shall be reckoned in respect of London: likewise the usual salubrity or in­salubrity of the Air, and with what constitutions it agrees better or worse than others.

2dly. The water will be considered, as First Rivers with their Big­ness, Course and Inundasions, with all the different species of Plants, Insects and Fishes, that are to be found in them: Likewise Lakes, Ponds, Springs; and especially Mineral-waters, as of what Medi­cinal use they are of, what sorts of Earth they run through; their Kinds, Qualities and Vertues, and how examined.

3dly, The Earth shall be observed, and first in its self, as to its Dimentions, Situation, Figure, or the like, its plain Hills or Val­leys, with the several kind of Soyls, that are there; as of Clay, Sand, Gravel, &c. what are its Products as to Minerals, Vegetables, or Animals; Moreover, how all or any of these are, or may be further improved for the benefit of Man. Then 2dly, The Inhabitants themselves will be consider'd, that have been long setlled there, par­ticularly as to their Ingenuity, Diet, Inclinations, &c. whith what Improvements of Arts have been made in those parts of late years: And further, the Products of the Earth will be more nicely examin­ed, with all the Pecularities observable therein; as Plants, Trees, [Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page 2] Fruits, Animals, and Insects of all sorts; with Clays, Marles, Boles, Earths, Axungiae, Coals, Salts, Aloms, Vitriols, Sulphers, and all other Minerals of what kind soever that the earth yields; and to what use they are, or may be apply'd, either to Meat, Physick or any other kind.

4thly, All Gentlemen of the same County, that Contribute to this Work, shall have the Summ contributed specified, with their Names, Armes, and Titles inserted, and more particular Descri­ptions given of their several Houses and Families, and exact Prospects taken of every Gentleman's Seat that are Contributors.

5thly, All Burough, Towns, Towns-Corporate, and other Market Towns, shall have Prospects and particular Observations tak­en with their several Towns and respective Constitutions faithfully de­scribed, if they be Contributors hereto; for the design is not in­tended a Geographical, but Natural History.

6thly, The Author Proposes to make Exact Maps of every Wapon-take, or Hundred; which, with the several other Cuts necessary to be Inserted, will take above 150 Copper Plates; for that he has, and further designs to take an Impartial Survey of all Towns and Places, so that he may Impose nothing credulously upon the World from the unexamined Traditions of the Antients, but true and just Observations, taken from the Natural State of things, faithfully re­presented; so that by this Means, he cannot Perfect such a vast Work without great Time and Expences.

7thly, Contributions will be receiv'd by Mr. Smith and Mr. Wal­ford, at the Princes Arms in Pauls Church-yard, Mr. Bentley, in Covent-Garden, Mr. Bosvile, at the Dial over-against St. Dunstans Church in Fleet-street, London, by Mr. Clark Bookseller, and the Author in York, who will give Receipts to all Contributors that their Money shall be returned to them again, if the Undertaking be not finished within [...] years.

☞ Note, The Design has already received very good Encourage­ment from several Persons of Quality.