them the rules of Arithmetick, and foon after the elements of geometry even playing, as the old manner was. After evening repaft, till bed time their thoughts will be beft taken up in the eafic grounds of religion, and the ftory of feripture. The next step would be to the Authors of Agriculture, Cato, Varro, and Colummella, for the matter is moft eafie, and if the language be difficult, fo much the better, it is not a difficultie above their veers. And here will be an occafion of inciting and inabling them hereafter to improve the tillage of their country, to recover the bad foil, and to remedy the waft that is made of good; for this was one of Hercules praifes. Ere halfe thefe Authors be read, which will foon be with plying N 2 plying hard, and dayly, they cannot choofe but be mafters of any ordinary profe. So that it will be then feasonable for them to learn in any modern Author, the use of the globes, and all the maps firft with the old names; and then with the new or they might be then capable to read any compendious method of naturall philofophy. And at the fame time might be entring into the Greek tongue, after the fame manner as was before prescrib'd in the Latin; whereby the difficulties of grammar being foon overcome, all the Hiftoricall Phyfiology of Ariftotle and Theophraftus are open before them, and as I may fay, under contribution. The like acceffe will be to Vitruvius, to Senecas naturall quef tions, to Mela, Celfus, Pliny, or Solinus. And having thus paft the principles of Arithmetic, Geometry, Aftronomy, and Geography, with a general compact of Phyficks, they may defcend in Mathematicks to the inftrumentall fcience of Trigonometry, and fr m thence to Fortification, Architecture, Enginry, or Navigation. And in naturall Philofophy they may proceed leifurly from the Hiftory of Meteors, minerals, plants, and living creatures as farre as anatomy. Then alfo in courfe might be read to them out of fome not tedious writer the inftitution of Phyfick; that they may know the tempers, the humers, the feafors, and how to manage a crudity: which he who can wifely and timely doe, is not only N 3 only a great Physician to himselfe, and to his friends, but alfo may at fome time or other, fave an Army by this frugall, and expenceleffe meanes only; and not let the healthy and ftout bodies of young men rot away under him for want of this difcipline, which is a great pitty, and no leffe a fhame to the commander. To fet forward all thefe proccedings in nature and mathematicks, what hinders, but that they may procure, as oft as fhall be needfull, the helpfull experi-. ences of Hunters, fowlers, Fishermen,. Shepherds, Gardeners, Apothecaries; and in the other sciences, Archite&s, Engineers, Mariners, Anatomists; who doubtleffe would be ready fome for reward, and fome to favour fuch a hopefull fe minary. minary. And this will give them fuch a reall tincture of naturall knowledge, as they fhall never forget, but dayly augment with delight. Then alfo those poets which are now counted most hard, will be both facil and pleasant, Orpheus, Hefiod, Theocritus, Aratus, Nicander, Oppian, Dionyfius, and in Latin Lucretius, Manilius, and the rural part of Virgil. By this time, yeers and good general precepts will have furnifht them more diftinctly with that act of reafon which in Ethics is called Proairefis; that they may with fome judgement contemplat upon morall good and evill. Then will be requir'd a fpeciall reinforcement of conftant and found endoctrinating to fet |