Bacon, Francis, Sylva sylvarum : or, a natural history in ten centuries

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            “and Letter, as if they had been written in his own Language. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s12653" xml:space="preserve">And thus
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            “was this Land ſaved from Infidelity (as the Remain of the old World
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            “was from Water) by an Ark, through the Apoſtolical and Miraculous
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            “Evangeliſm of S Bartholomevv. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s12654" xml:space="preserve">And here he pauſed, and a Meſſenger
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            came and called him forth ſrom us. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s12655" xml:space="preserve">So this was all that paſſed in that
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            Conference.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s12657" xml:space="preserve">The next day the ſame Governor came again to us immediately aſter Din-
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            ner, and excuſed himſelf, ſaying, “That the day beſore he was called from us
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            “ſome what abruptly, but now he would make us amends, and ſpend time
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            “with us, if we held his Company and Conference agreeable. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s12658" xml:space="preserve">We anſwered,
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            “That we held it ſo agreeable and pleaſing to us, as we forgot both dangers
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            “paſt and fears to come, for the time we heard him ſpeak, and that we
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            “thought an hour ſpent with him, was worth years of our former life. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s12659" xml:space="preserve">He
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            bo vved himſelf alittle to us, and after vve vvere ſet again, heſaid, “Well, the Queſti-
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            “ons are on your part. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s12660" xml:space="preserve">One of our number ſaid, after a little pauſe, “That there
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            “was a matter we were no leſs deſirous to know then fearful to ask, leſt we
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            “might preſume too far; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s12661" xml:space="preserve">but encouraged by his rare Humanity to wards us,
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            “(that could ſcarce think our ſelves ſtrangers, being his vowed and profeſſed
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            “Servants) we would take the hardineſs to propound it: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s12662" xml:space="preserve">Humbly beſeech-
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            “ing him, if he thought it not fit
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            to be anſwered, that he would pardon it,
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            “though he rejected it. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s12663" xml:space="preserve">VVe ſaid, We well obſerved thoſe his words
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            “which he formerly ſpake, That this happy Iſland where we now ſtood
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            “vvas knovvn to fevv, and yet knevv moſt of the Nations of the World;
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            </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s12664" xml:space="preserve">“vvhich vve found to be true, conſidering they had the Languages of
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            “Europe, and knevv much of our ſtate and buſineſs; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s12665" xml:space="preserve">and yet vve in Europe
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            “(notvvithſtanding all the remote Diſcoveries and Navigations of this laſt
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            “Age) never heard any of the leaſt inkling or glimpſe of this Iſland. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s12666" xml:space="preserve">This
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            “vve found vvonderful ſtrange, for that all Nations have interknovvledge
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            “one of another, either by Voyage into Forein Parts, or by Strangers
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            “that come to them: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s12667" xml:space="preserve">And though the Traveller into a Forein Countrey,
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            “doth commonly know more by the Eye, then he that ſtaid at home can
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            “by relation of the Traveller; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s12668" xml:space="preserve">yet both ways ſuffice to make a mutual
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            “knowledge in ſome degree on both parts: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s12669" xml:space="preserve">But for this Iſland, we never
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            “heard tell of any Ship of theirs that had been ſeen to arrive upon any
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            “ſhore of Europe, no nor of either the Eaſt or VVeſt-Indies, nor yet of any
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            “Ship of any other part of the World that had made return for them. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s12670" xml:space="preserve">And
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            “yet the marvel reſted not in this; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s12671" xml:space="preserve">for the ſituation of it (as his Lordſhip
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            “ſaid) in the ſecret Conclave of ſuch a vaſt Sea might cauſe it: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s12672" xml:space="preserve">But then,
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            “that they ſhould have knowledge of the Languages, Books, Affairs of
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            “thoſe that lie ſuch a diſtance from them, it was a thing we could not tell
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            “what to make of; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s12673" xml:space="preserve">for that it ſeemed to us a condition and propriety of
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            “Divine Powers and Beings, to be hidden and unſeen to others, and yet
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            “to have others open, and as in a light to them. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s12674" xml:space="preserve">At this Speech the Go-
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            vernor gave a gracious ſmile, and ſaid, “That we did well to ask pardon
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            “for this Queſtion we now asked, for that it imported as if we thought
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            “this Land, a Land of Magicians, that ſent forth Spirits of the Air into all
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            “parts to bring them news, and intelligence of other Countreys. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s12675" xml:space="preserve">It was
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            anſwered by us all, in all poſſible humbleneſs, but yet with a countenance
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            taking knowledge, that we knew, that he ſpake it but merrily, “That we
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            “were apt enough to think, there was ſomewhat ſupernatural in this
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            “Iſland, but yet rather as Angelical then Magical. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s12676" xml:space="preserve">But to let his Lord-
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            “ſhip know truly what it was that made us tender and doubtful to ask </s>
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