were) fly about by the gestes, at the
table, and at length, as though it were weary, retourne to his masters
hand agayne. Moreouer, an Artificiall Egle, was ordred, to fly out of
the same Towne, a mighty way, and that a loft in the Ayre, toward the
Emperour comming thether: and followed hym, beyng come to the gate of
the towne. *

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Thus, you see, what, Arte Mathematicall can performe, when Skill, will,
Industry, and Hability, are duely applyed to profe.

[A Digression.]

And for these, and such like marueilous Actes and Feates, Naturally,
Mathematically, and Mechanically, wrought and contriued:

[Apologeticall.]

ought any honest Student, and Modest Christian Philosopher, be counted,
& called a +Coniurer+? Shall the folly of Idiotes, and the Mallice of
the Scornfull, so much preuaile, that He, who seeketh no worldly gaine
or glory at their handes: But onely, of God, the threasor of heauenly
wisedome, & knowledge of pure veritie: Shall he (I say) in the meane
space, be robbed and spoiled of his honest name and fame? He that seketh
(by S. Paules aduertisement) in the Creatures Properties, and wonderfull
vertues, to finde iuste cause, to glorifie the Aeternall, and Almightie
Creator by: Shall that man, be (in hugger mugger) condemned, as a
Companion of the Helhoundes, and a Caller, and Coniurer of wicked and
damned Spirites? He that bewaileth his great want of time, sufficient
(to his contentation) for learning of Godly wisdome, and Godly Verities
in: and onely therin setteth all his delight: Will that man leese and
abuse his time, in dealing with the Chiefe enemie of Christ our Redemer:
the deadly foe of all mankinde: the subtile and impudent peruerter of
Godly Veritie: the Hypocriticall Crocodile: the Enuious Basiliske,
continually desirous, in the twinke of an eye, to destroy all Mankinde,
both in Body and Soule, aeternally? Surely (for my part, somewhat to say
herein) I haue not learned to make so brutish, and so wicked a Bargaine.
Should I, for my xx. or xxv. yeares Studie: for two or three thousand
Markes spending: seuen or eight thousand Miles going and trauailing,
onely for good learninges sake: And that, in all maner of wethers: in
all maner of waies and passages: both early and late: in daunger of
violence by man: in daunger of destruction by wilde beastes: in hunger:
in thirst: in perilous heates by day, with toyle on foote: in daungerous
dampes of colde, by night, almost bereuing li