THE
DESCRIPTION
OF
A
NEW
WORLD
,
CALLED
The
Blazing
World
.
A
Merchant
travelling
into
a
forreign
Country
,
fell
extreamly
in
Love
with
a
young
Lady
;
but
being
a
stranger
in
that
Nation
,
and
beneath
her
both
in
Birth
and
Wealth
,
he
could
have
but
little
hopes
of
obtaining
his
desire
;
however
his
love
growing
more
and
more
vehement
upon
him
,
even
to
the
slighting
of
all
difficulties
,
he
resolved
at
last
to
steal
her
away
;
which
he
had
the
better
opportunity
to
do
,
because
her
Fathers
house
was
not
far
from
the
Sea
,
and
she
often
using
to
gather
shells
upon
the
shore
,
accompanied
not
with
above
two
or
three
of
her
servants
,
it
encouraged
him
the
more
to
execute
his
design
.
Thus
coming
one
time
with
a
little
light
Vessel
,
not
unlike
a
Packet-boat
,
mann'd
with
some
few
Sea-men
,
and
well
victualled
,
for
fear
of
some
accidents
,
which
might
perhaps
retard
their
journey
,
to
the
place
where
she
used
to
repair
,
he
forced
her
away
:
But
when
he
fancied
himself
the
happiest
man
of
the
World
,
he
proved
to
be
the
most
unfortunate
;
for
Heaven
frowning
at
his
theft
,
raised
such
a
Tempest
,
as
they
knew
not
what
to
do
,
or
whither
to
steer
their
course
;
so
that
the
Vessel
,
both
by
its
own
lightness
,
and
the
violent
motion
of
the
Wind
,
was
carried
as
swift
as
an
Arrow
out
of
a
Bow
,
towards
the
North-pole
,
and
in
a
short
time
reached
the
Icy
Sea
,
where
the
wind
forced
it
amongst
huge
pieces
of
Ice
;
but
being
little
,
and
light
,
it
did
by
assistance
and
favour
of
the
Gods
to
this
virtuous
Lady
,
so
turn
and
wind
through
those
precipices
,
as
if
it
had
been
guided
by
some
Experienced
Pilot
,
and
skilful
Mariner
:
But
alas
!
those
few
men
which
were
in
it
,
not
knowing
whither
they
went
,
nor
what
was
to
be
done
in
so
strange
an
adventure
,
and
not
being
provided
for
so
cold
a
Voyage
,
were
all
frozen
to
death
,
the
young
Lady
onely
,
by
the
light
of
her
Beauty
,
the
heat
of
her
Youth
,
and
Protection
of
the
Gods
,
remaining
alive
:
Neither
was
it
a
wonder
that
the
men
did
freeze
to
death
;
for
they
were
not
onely
driven
to
the
very
end
or
point
of
the
Pole
of
that
World
,
but
even
to
another
Pole
of
another
World
,
which
joined
close
to
it
;
so
that
the
cold
having
a
double
strength
at
the
conjunction
of
those
two
Poles
,
was
insupportable
:
At
last
,
the
Boat
still
passing
on
,
was
forced
into
another
World
;
for
it
is
impossible
to
round
this
Worlds
Globe
from
Pole
to
Pole
,
so
as
we
do
from
East
to
West
;
because
the
Poles
of
the
other
World
,
joining
to
the
Poles
of
this
,
do
not
allow
any
further
passage
to
surround
the
World
that
way
;
but
if
any
one
arrives
to
either
of
these
Poles
,
he
is
either
forced
to
return
,
or
to
enter
into
another
World
;
and
least
you
should
scruple
at
it
,
and
think
,
if
it
were
thus
,
those
that
live
at
the
Poles
would
either
see
two
Suns
at
one
time
,
or
else
they
would
never
want
the
Suns
light
for
six
months
together
,
as
it
is
commonly
believed
;
You
must
know
,
that
each
of
these
Worlds
having
its
own
Sun
to
enlighten
it
,
they
move
each
one
in
their
peculiar
circles
;
which
motion
is
so
just
and
exact
,
that
neither
can
hinder
or
obstruct
the
other
;
for
they
do
not
exceed
their
Tropicks
,
and
although
they
should
meet
,
yet
we
in
this
world
cannot
so
well
perceive
them
,
by
reason
of
the
brightness
of
our
Sun
,
which
being
nearer
to
us
,
obstructs
the
splendor
of
the
Suns
of
the
other
Worlds
,
they
being
too
far
off
to
be
discerned
by
our
optick
perception
,
except
we
use
very
good
Telescopes
,
by
which
skilful
Astronomers
have
often
observed
two
or
three
Suns
at
once
.
But
to
return
to
the
wandering
Boat
,
and
the
distresed
Lady
,
she
seeing
all
the
Men
dead
,
found
small
comfort
in
life
;
their
bodies
which
were
preserved
all
that
while
from
putrefaction
and
stench
,
by
the
extremity
of
cold
,
began
now
to
thaw
,
and
corrupt
;
whereupon
she
having
not
strength
enough
to
fling
them
over-board
,
was
forced
to
remove
out
of
her
small
Cabine
,
upon
the
deck
,
to
avoid
that
nauseous
smell
;
and
finding
the
Boat
swim
between
two
plains
of
Ice
,
as
a
stream
that
runs
betwixt
two
shores
,
at
last
perceived
land
,
but
covered
all
with
snow
:
from
which
came
walking
upon
the
Ice
strange
Creatures
,
in
shape
like
Bears
,
onely
they
went
upright
as
men
;
those
Creatures
coming
near
the
Boat
,
catched
hold
of
it
with
their
Paws
,
that
served
them
instead
of
hands
;
some
two
or
three
of
them
entred
first
;
and
when
they
came
out
,
the
rest
went
in
one
after
another
;
at
last
having
viewed
and
observed
all
that
was
in
the
Boat
,
they
spake
to
each
other
in
a
language
which
the
Lady
did
not
understand
,
and
having
carried
her
out
of
the
Boat
,
sunk
it
,
together
with
the
dead
men
.
The
Lady
now
finding
her self
in
so
strange
a
place
,
and
amongst
such
a
wonderful
kind
of
Creatures
,
was
extreamly
strucken
with
fear
,
and
could
entertain
no
other
Thoughts
,
but
that
every
moment
her
life
was
to
be
a
sacrifice
to
their
cruelty
;
but
those
Bear-like
Creatures
,
how
terrible
soever
they
appear'd
to
her
sight
,
yet
were
they
so
far
from
exercising
any
cruelty
upon
her
,
that
rather
they
shewed
her
all
civility
and
kindness
imaginable
;
for
she
being
not
able
to
go
upon
the
ice
,
by
reason
of
its
slipperiness
,
they
took
her
up
in
their
rough
armes
,
and
carried
her
into
their
City
,
where
instead
of
houses
,
they
had
Caves
under
ground
;
and
as
soon
as
they
enter'd
the
City
,
both
Males
and
Females
,
young
and
old
,
flockt
together
to
see
this
Lady
,
holding
up
their
paws
in
admiration
;
at
last
having
brought
her
into
a
certain
large
and
spacious
Cave
,
which
they
intended
for
her
reception
,
they
left
her
to
the
custody
of
the
Females
,
who
entertained
her
with
all
kindness
and
respect
,
and
gave
her
such
victuals
as
they
were
used
to
eat
;
but
seeing
her
constitution
neither
agreed
with
the
temper
of
that
Climate
,
nor
their
Diet
,
they
were
resolved
to
carry
her
into
another
Island
of
a
warmer
temper
;
in
which
were
men
like
Foxes
,
onely
walking
in
an
upright
shape
,
who
received
their
neighbours
the
Bear-men
with
great
civility
and
courtship
,
very
much
admiring
this
beauteous
Lady
,
and
having
discoursed
some
while
together
,
agreed
at
last
to
make
her
a
present
to
the
Emperour
of
their
world
;
to
which
end
,
after
she
had
made
some
short
stay
in
the
same
place
,
they
brought
her
cross
that
Island
to
a
large
River
,
whose
stream
run
smooth
and
clear
,
like
Chrystal
;
in
which
were
numerous
Boats
,
much
like
our
Fox-traps
;
in
one
whereof
she
was
carried
,
some
of
the
Bearand
Fox-men
waiting
on
her
;
and
as
soon
as
they
had
crossed
the
River
,
they
came
into
an
Island
where
there
were
Men
which
had
heads
,
beaks
,
and
feathers
,
like
Wild-geese
,
onely
they
went
in
an
upright
shape
,
like
the
Bear-men
and
Fox-men
;
their
rumps
they
carried
between
their
legs
,
their
wings
were
of
the
same
length
with
their
bodies
,
and
their
tails
of
an
indifferent
size
,
trailing
after
them
like
a
Ladies
Garment
;
and
after
the
Bear
-
and
Fox-men
had
declared
their
intention
and
design
to
their
neighbours
,
the
Geese
-
or
Bird-men
,
some
of
them
joined
to
the
rest
,
and
attended
the
Lady
through
that
Island
,
till
they
came
to
another
great
and
large
River
,
where
there
was
a
preparation
made
of
many
Boats
,
much
like
Birds
nests
,
onely
of
a
bigger
size
;
and
having
crost
that
River
,
they
arrived
into
another
Island
,
which
was
of
a
pleasant
and
mild
temper
,
full
of
Woods
,
and
the
inhabitants
thereof
were
Satyrs
,
who
received
both
the
Bear
-
Fox
-
and
Bird-men
,
with
all
respect
and
civility
;
and
after
some
conferences
(
for
they
all
understood
each
others
language
)
some
chief
of
the
Satyrs
joining
to
them
,
accompanied
the
Lady
out
of
that
Island
to
another
River
,
wherein
were
very
handsome
and
commodious
Barges
;
and
having
crost
that
River
,
they
entered
into
a
large
and
spacious
Kingdom
,
the
men
whereof
were
of
a
Grass-green
complexion
,
who
entertained
them
very
kindly
,
and
provided
all
conveniences
for
their
further
voyage
:
hitherto
they
had
onely
crost
Rivers
,
but
now
they
could
not
avoid
the
open
Seas
any
longer
;
wherefore
they
made
their
Ships
and
tacklings
ready
to
sail
over
into
the
Island
,
where
the
Emperor
of
their
Blazing-world
(
for
so
it
was
call'd
)
kept
his
residence
;
very
good
Navigators
they
were
;
and
though
they
had
no
knowledg
of
the
Load-stone
,
or
Needle
,
or
pendulous
Watches
,
yet
(
which
was
as
serviceable
to
them
)
they
had
subtile
observations
,
and
great
practice
;
in
so
much
that
they
could
not
onely
tell
the
depth
of
the
Sea
in
every
place
,
but
where
there
were
shelves
of
Sand
,
Rocks
,
and
other
obstructions
to
be
avoided
by
skilfull
and
experienced
Sea-men
:
Besides
,
they
were
excellent
Augurers
,
which
skill
they
counted
more
necessary
and
beneficial
then
the
use
of
Compasses
,
Cards
,
Watches
,
and
the
like
;
but
above
the
rest
,
they
had
an
extraordinary
Art
,
much
to
be
taken
notice
of
by
experimental
Philosophers
,
and
that
was
a
certain
Engine
,
which
would
draw
in
a
great
quanty
of
air
,
and
shoot
forth
wind
with
a
great
force
;
this
Engine
in
a
calm
,
they
placed
behind
their
ships
,
and
in
a
storm
,
before
;
for
it
served
against
the
raging
waves
,
like
Canons
against
an
hostile
Army
,
or
besieged
Town
,
it
would
batter
and
beat
the
waves
in
pieces
,
were
they
as
high
as
steeples
;
and
as
soon
as
a
breach
was
made
,
they
forced
their
passage
through
,
in
spight
even
of
the
most
furious
wind
,
using
two
of
those
Engins
at
every
Ship
,
one
before
,
to
beat
off
the
waves
,
and
another
behind
to
drive
it
on
;
so
that
the
artificial
wind
had
the
better
of
the
natural
;
for
it
had
a
greater
advantage
of
the
waves
then
the
natural
of
the
ships
;
the
natural
being
above
the
face
of
the
water
,
could
not
without
a
down-right
motion
enter
or
press
into
the
ships
;
whereas
the
artificial
with
a
sideward
motion
did
pierce
into
the
bowels
of
the
waves
:
Moreover
,
it
is
to
be
observed
,
that
in
a
great
tempest
they
would
join
their
ships
in
battle
array
,
and
when
they
feared
wind
and
waves
would
be
too
strong
for
them
,
if
they
divided
their
ships
,
they
joined
as
many
together
as
the
compass
or
advantage
of
the
places
of
the
liquid
Element
would
give
them
leave
;
for
their
ships
were
so
ingeniously
contrived
,
that
they
could
fasten
them
together
as
close
as
a
honey-comb
without
waste
of
place
;
and
being
thus
united
,
no
wind
nor
waves
were
able
to
separate
them
.
The
Emperors
ships
were
all
of
Gold
,
but
the
Merchants
and
Skippers
of
Leather
;
the
Golden
ships
were
not
much
heavier
then
ours
of
Wood
,
by
reason
they
were
neatly
made
,
and
required
not
such
thickness
,
neither
were
they
troubled
with
Pitch
,
Tar
,
Pumps
,
Guns
,
and
the
like
,
which
make
our
Wooden-ships
very
heavy
;
for
though
they
were
not
all
of
a
piece
,
yet
they
were
so
well
sodder'd
,
that
there
was
no
fear
of
leaks
,
chinks
,
or
clefts
;
and
as
for
Guns
,
there
was
no
use
of
them
,
because
they
had
no
other
enemies
but
the
winds
;
but
the
Leather
ships
were
not
altogether
so
sure
,
although
much
lighter
;
besides
,
they
were
pitched
to
keep
out
water
.
Having
thus
prepared
and
order'd
their
Navy
,
they
went
on
in
despight
of
Calm
or
Storm
,
and
though
the
Lady
at
first
fancied
her self
in
a
very
sad
condition
,
and
her
mind
was
much
tormented
with
doubts
and
fears
,
not
knowing
whether
this
strange
adventure
would
tend
to
her
safety
or
destruction
;
yet
she
being
withal
of
a
generous
spirit
,
and
ready
wit
,
considering
what
dangers
she
had
past
,
and
finding
those
sorts
of
men
civil
and
diligent
attendants
to
her
,
took
courage
,
and
endeavoured
to
learn
their
language
;
which
after
she
had
obtained
so
far
,
that
partly
by
some
words
and
signs
she
was
able
to
apprehend
their
meaning
,
she
was
so
far
from
being
afraid
of
them
,
that
she
thought
her self
not
onely
safe
,
but
very
happy
in
their
company
:
By
which
we
may
see
,
that
Novelty
discomposes
the
mind
,
but
acquaintance
settles
it
in
peace
and
tranquillity
.
At
last
,
having
passed
by
several
rich
Islands
and
Kingdoms
,
they
went
towards
Paradise
,
which
was
the
seat
of
the
Emperor
;
and
coming
in
sight
of
it
,
rejoyced
very
much
;
the
Lady
at
first
could
perceive
nothing
but
high
Rocks
,
which
seemed
to
touch
the
Skies
;
and
although
they
appear'd
not
of
an
equal
heigth
,
yet
they
seemed
to
be
all
one
piece
,
without
partitions
;
but
at
last
drawing
nearer
,
she
perceived
a
clift
,
which
was
a
part
of
those
Rocks
,
out
of
which
she
spied
coming
forth
a
great
number
of
Boats
,
which
afar
off
shewed
like
a
company
of
Ants
,
marching
one
after
another
;
the
Boats
appeared
like
the
holes
or
partitions
in
a
Honey-comb
,
and
when
joined
together
,
stood
as
close
;
the
men
were
of
several
complexions
,
but
none
like
any
of
our
World
;
and
when
both
the
Boats
and
Ships
met
,
they
saluted
and
spake
to
each
other
very
courteously
;
for
there
was
but
one
language
in
all
that
world
,
nor
no
more
but
one
Emperor
,
to
whom
they
all
submitted
with
the
greatest
duty
and
obedience
,
which
made
them
live
in
a
continued
peace
and
happiness
,
not
acquainted
with
other
forreign
wars
,
or
home-bred
insurrections
.
The
Lady
now
being
arrived
at
this
place
,
was
carried
out
of
her
Ship
into
one
of
those
Boats
,
and
conveighed
through
the
same
passage
(
for
there
was
no
other
)
into
that
part
of
the
world
where
the
Emperor
did
reside
;
which
part
was
very
pleasant
,
and
of
a
mild
temper
:
within
it self
it
was
divided
by
a
great
number
of
vast
and
large
Rivers
,
all
ebbing
and
flowing
,
into
several
Islands
of
unequal
distance
from
each
other
,
which
in
most
parts
were
as
pleasant
,
healthful
,
rich
,
and
fruitful
,
as
Nature
could
make
them
;
and
,
as
I
mentioned
before
,
secure
from
all
forreign
invasions
,
by
reason
there
was
but
one
way
to
enter
,
and
that
like
a
Labyrinth
,
so
winding
and
turning
among
the
rocks
,
that
no
other
Vessels
but
small
Boats
,
could
pass
,
carrying
not
above
three
passengers
at
a
time
:
On
each
side
all
along
this
narrow
and
winding
River
,
there
were
several
Cities
,
some
of
Marble
,
some
of
Alabaster
,
some
of
Agat
,
some
of
Amber
,
some
of
Coral
,
and
some
of
other
precious
materials
not
known
in
our
world
;
all
which
after
the
Lady
had
passed
,
she
came
to
the
Imperial
City
,
named
Paradise
,
which
appeared
in
form
like
several
Islands
;
for
Rivers
did
run
betwixt
every
street
,
which
together
with
the
Bridges
,
whereof
there
was
a
great
number
,
were
all
paved
;
the
City
it self
was
built
of
Gold
,
and
their
Architectures
were
noble
,
stately
,
and
magnificent
,
not
like
our
Modern
,
but
like
those
in
the
Romans
time
;
for
our
Modern
Buildings
are
like
those
houses
which
Children
use
to
make
of
Cards
,
one
story
above
another
,
fitter
for
Birds
,
then
Men
;
but
theirs
were
more
large
,
and
broad
,
then
high
;
the
highest
of
them
did
not
exceed
two
stories
,
besides
those
rooms
that
were
under-ground
,
as
Cellars
,
and
other
offices
.
The
Emperors
Palace
stood
upon
an
indifferent
ascent
from
the
Imperial
City
;
at
the
top
of
which
ascent
was
a
broad
Arch
,
supported
by
several
Pillars
,
which
went
round
the
Palace
,
and
contained
four
of
our
English
miles
in
compass
:
upon
the
top
of
the
Arch
stood
the
Emperors
Guard
,
which
consisted
of
several
sorts
of
men
;
at
every
half
mile
was
a
Gate
to
enter
,
and
every
Gate
was
of
a
different
fashion
;
the
first
,
which
allowed
a
passage
from
the
Imperial
City
into
the
Palace
,
had
on
either
hand
a
Cloyster
,
the
outward
part
whereof
stood
upon
Arches
sustained
by
Pillars
,
but
the
inner
part
was
close
:
Being
entred
through
the
Gate
,
the
Palace
it self
appear'd
in
its
middle
like
the
Isle
of
a
Church
,
a
mile
and
a
half
long
,
and
half
a
mile
broad
;
the
roof
of
it
was
all
arched
,
and
rested
upon
Pillars
,
so
artificially
placed
,
that
a
stranger
would
lose
himself
therein
without
a
Guide
;
at
the
extream
sides
,
that
is
,
between
the
outward
and
inward
part
of
the
Cloyster
,
were
Lodgings
for
Attendants
,
and
in
the
midst
of
the
Palace
,
the
Emperors
own
rooms
;
whose
lights
were
placed
at
the
top
of
every
one
,
because
of
the
heat
of
the
Sun
:
the
Emperors
appartement
for
State
was
no
more
inclosed
then
the
rest
;
onely
an
Imperial
Throne
was
in
every
appartement
,
of
which
the
several
adornments
could
not
be
perceived
until
one
enter'd
,
because
the
Pillars
were
so
just
opposite
to
one
another
,
that
all
the
adornments
could
not
be
seen
at
once
.
The
first
part
of
the
Palace
was
,
as
the
Imperial
City
,
all
of
Gold
,
and
when
it
came
to
the
Emperors
appartement
,
it
was
so
rich
with
Diamonds
,
Pearls
,
Rubies
,
and
the
like
precious
stones
,
that
it
surpasses
my
skill
to
enumerate
them
all
.
Amongst
the
rest
,
the
Imperial
Room
of
State
appear'd
most
magnificent
;
it
was
paved
with
green
Diamonds
(
for
in
that
World
are
Diamonds
of
all
colours
)
so
artificially
,
as
it
seemed
but
of
one
piece
;
the
Pillars
were
set
with
Diamonds
so
close
,
and
in
such
a
manner
,
that
they
appear'd
most
Glorious
to
the
sight
;
between
every
Pillar
was
a
bow
or
arch
of
a
certain
sort
of
Diamonds
,
the
like
whereof
our
World
does
not
afford
;
which
being
placed
in
every
one
of
the
arches
in
several
rows
,
seemed
just
like
so
many
Rainbows
of
several
different
colours
.
The
roof
of
the
Arches
was
of
blew
Diamonds
,
and
in
the
midst
thereof
was
a
Carbuncle
,
which
represented
the
Sun
;
the
rising
and
setting
Sun
at
the
East
and
West
side
of
the
room
were
made
of
Rubies
.
Out
of
this
room
there
was
a
passage
into
the
Emperors
Bed-chamber
,
the
walls
whereof
were
of
Jet
,
and
the
floor
of
black
Marble
;
the
roof
was
of
mother
of
Pearl
,
where
the
Moon
and
Blazing-stars
were
represented
by
white
Diamonds
,
and
his
Bed
was
made
of
Diamonds
and
Carbuncles
.
No
sooner
was
the
Lady
brought
before
the
Emperor
,
but
he
conceived
her
to
be
some
Goddess
,
and
offered
to
worship
her
;
which
she
refused
,
telling
him
,
(
for
by
that
time
she
had
pretty
well
learned
their
language
)
that
although
she
came
out
of
another
world
,
yet
was
she
but
a
mortal
;
at
which
the
Emperor
rejoycing
,
made
her
his
Wife
,
and
gave
her
an
absolute
power
to
rule
and
govern
all
that
World
as
she
pleased
.
But
her
subjects
,
who
could
hardly
be
perswaded
to
believe
her
mortal
,
tender'd
her
all
the
veneration
and
worship
due
to
a
Deity
.
Her
accoustrement
after
she
was
made
Empress
,
was
as
followeth
:
On
her
head
she
wore
a
Cap
of
Pearl
,
and
a
Half-moon
of
Diamonds
just
before
it
;
on
the
top
of
her
Crown
came
spreading
over
a
broad
Carbuncle
,
cut
in
the
form
of
the
Sun
;
her
Coat
was
of
Pearl
,
mixt
with
blew
Diamonds
,
and
fringed
with
red
ones
;
her
Buskins
and
Sandals
were
of
green
Diamonds
:
In
her
left
hand
she
held
a
Buckler
,
to
signifie
the
Defence
of
her
Dominions
;
which
Buckler
was
made
of
that
sort
of
Diamond
as
has
several
different
Colours
;
and
being
cut
and
made
in
the
form
of
an
arch
,
shewed
like
a
Rain-bow
;
In
her
right
hand
she
carried
a
Spear
made
of
a
white
Diamond
,
cut
like
the
tail
of
a
Blazing-star
,
which
signified
that
she
was
ready
to
assault
those
that
proved
her
Enemies
.
None
was
allowed
to
use
or
wear
Gold
but
those
of
the
Imperial
race
,
which
were
the
onely
Nobles
of
the
State
;
nor
durst
any
one
wear
Jewels
but
the
Emperor
,
the
Empress
,
and
their
Eldest
Son
;
notwithstanding
that
they
had
an
infinite
quantity
both
of
Gold
and
precious
Stones
in
that
World
;
for
they
had
larger
extents
of
Gold
,
then
our
Arabian
Sands
;
their
pretious
Stones
were
Rocks
,
and
their
Diamonds
of
several
Colours
;
they
used
no
coyn
,
but
all
their
Traffick
was
by
exchange
of
several
Commodities
.
Their
Priests
and
Governours
were
Princes
of
the
Imperial
Blood
,
and
made
Eunuches
for
that
purpose
;
and
as
for
the
ordinary
sort
of
men
in
that
part
of
the
World
where
the
Emperor
resided
,
they
were
of
several
Complexions
;
not
white
,
black
,
tawny
,
oliveor
ash-coloured
;
but
some
appear'd
of
an
Azure
,
some
of
a
deep
Purple
,
some
of
a
Grass-green
,
some
of
a
Scarlet
,
some
of
an
Orange-colour
,
&c.
Which
Colours
and
Complexions
,
whether
they
were
made
by
the
bare
reflection
of
light
,
without
the
assistance
of
small
particles
,
or
by
the
help
of
well-ranged
and
order'd
Atomes
;
or
by
a
continual
agitation
of
little
Globules
;
or
by
some
pressing
and
reacting
motion
,
I
am
not
able
to
determine
.
The
rest
of
the
Inhabitants
of
that
World
,
were
men
of
several
different
sorts
,
shapes
,
figures
,
dispositions
,
and
humors
,
as
I
have
already
made
mention
heretofore
;
some
were
Bear-men
,
some
Worm-men
,
some
Fish
-
or
Mear-men
,
otherwise
called
Syrenes
;
some
Bird-men
,
some
Fly-men
,
some
Ant-men
,
some
Geese-men
,
some
Spider-men
,
some
Lice-men
,
some
Fox-men
,
some
Ape-men
,
some
Jack-daw-men
,
some
Magpie-men
,
some
Parrot-men
,
some
Satyrs
,
some
Gyants
,
and
many
more
,
which
I
cannot
all
remember
;
and
of
these
several
sorts
of
men
,
each
followed
such
a
profession
as
was
most
proper
for
the
nature
of
their
species
,
which
the
Empress
encouraged
them
in
,
especially
those
that
had
applied
themselves
to
the
study
of
several
Arts
and
Sciences
;
for
they
were
as
ingenious
and
witty
in
the
invention
of
profitable
and
useful
Arts
,
as
we
are
in
our
world
,
nay
,
more
;
and
to
that
end
she
erected
Schools
,
and
founded
several
Societies
.
The
Bear-men
were
to
be
her
Experimental
Philosophers
,
the
Bird-men
her
Astronomers
,
the
FlyWorm-and
Fish-men
her
Natural
Philosophers
,
the
Ape-men
her
Chymists
,
the
Satyrs
her
Galenick
Physicians
,
the
Fox-men
her
Polititians
,
the
Spider
-
and
Lice-men
her
Mathematicians
,
the
Jackdaw-Magpieand
Parrot-men
her
Orators
and
Logicians
,
the
Gyants
her
Architects
,
&c.
But
before
all
things
,
she
having
got
a
soveraign
power
from
the
Emperor
over
all
the
World
,
desired
to
be
informed
both
of
the
manner
of
their
Religion
and
Government
,
and
to
that
end
she
called
the
Priests
and
States-men
,
to
give
her
an
account
of
either
.
Of
the
States-men
she
enquired
,
first
,
Why
they
had
so
few
Laws
?
To
which
they
answered
,
That
many
Laws
made
many
Divisions
,
which
most
commonly
did
breed
factions
,
and
at
last
brake
out
into
open
wars
.
Next
,
she
asked
,
Why
they
preferred
the
Monarchical
form
of
Government
before
any
other
?
They
answered
,
That
as
it
was
natural
for
one
body
to
have
but
one
head
,
so
it
was
also
natural
for
a
Politick
body
to
have
but
one
Governor
;
and
that
a
Common-wealth
,
which
had
many
Governors
was
like
a
Monster
of
many
heads
:
besides
,
said
they
,
a
Monarchy
is
a
divine
form
of
Government
,
and
agrees
most
with
our
Religion
;
for
as
there
is
but
one
God
,
whom
we
all
unanimously
worship
and
adore
with
one
Faith
,
so
we
are
resolved
to
have
but
one
Emperor
,
to
whom
we
all
submit
with
one
obedience
.
Then
the
Empress
seeing
that
the
several
sorts
of
her
Subjects
had
each
their
Churches
apart
,
asked
the
Priests
whether
they
were
of
several
Religions
?
They
answered
her
Majesty
,
That
there
was
no
more
but
one
Religion
in
all
that
World
,
nor
no
diversity
of
opinions
in
that
same
Religion
;
for
though
there
were
several
sorts
of
men
,
yet
had
they
all
but
one
opinion
concerning
the
Worship
and
Adoration
of
God
.
The
Empress
asked
them
,
Whether
they
were
Jews
,
Turks
,
or
Christians
?
We
do
not
know
,
said
they
,
what
Religions
those
are
;
but
we
do
all
unanimously
acknowledg
,
worship
and
adore
the
Onely
,
Omnipotent
,
and
Eternal
God
,
with
all
reverence
,
submission
,
and
duty
.
Again
,
the
Empress
enquired
,
Whether
they
had
several
Forms
of
Worship
?
They
answered
,
No
:
For
our
Devotion
and
Worship
consists
onely
in
Prayers
,
which
we
frame
according
to
our
several
necessities
,
in
Petitions
,
Humiliations
,
Thanksgiving
,
&
c
,
Truly
,
replied
the
Empress
,
I
thought
you
had
been
either
Jews
,
or
Turks
,
because
I
never
perceived
any
Women
in
your
Congregations
;
But
what
is
the
reason
,
you
bar
them
from
your
religious
Assemblies
?
It
is
not
fit
,
said
they
,
that
Men
and
Women
should
be
promiscuously
together
in
time
of
Religious
Worship
;
for
their
company
hinders
Devotion
,
and
makes
many
,
instead
of
praying
to
God
,
direct
their
devotion
to
their
Mistresses
.
But
,
asked
the
Empress
,
Have
they
no
Congregation
of
their
own
,
to
perform
the
duties
of
Divine
Worship
,
as
well
as
Men
?
No
,
answered
they
:
but
they
stay
at
home
,
and
say
their
Prayers
by
themselves
in
their
Closets
.
Then
the
Empress
desir'd
to
know
the
reason
why
the
Priests
and
Governors
of
their
World
were
made
Eunuchs
?
They
answer'd
,
To
keep
them
from
Marriage
:
For
Women
and
Children
most
commonly
make
disturbance
both
in
Church
and
State
.
But
,
said
she
,
Women
and
Children
have
no
employment
in
Church
or
State
.
'T
is
true
,
answer'd
they
;
but
although
they
are
not
admitted
to
publick
employments
,
yet
are
they
so
prevalent
with
their
Husbands
and
Parents
,
that
many
times
by
their
importunate
perswasions
,
they
cause
as
much
,
nay
,
more
mischief
secretly
,
then
if
they
had
the
management
of
publick
affairs
.
The
Empress
having
received
an
information
of
what
concerned
both
Church
and
State
,
passed
some
time
in
viewing
the
Imperial
Palace
,
where
she
admired
much
the
skil
and
ingenuity
of
the
Architects
,
and
enquired
of
them
,
first
,
why
they
built
their
Houses
no
higher
then
two
stories
from
the
Ground
?
They
answered
her
Majesty
,
That
the
lower
their
buildings
were
,
the
less
were
they
subject
either
to
the
heat
of
the
Sun
,
to
Wind
,
Tempest
,
Decay
,
&c.
Then
she
desired
to
know
the
reason
,
why
they
made
them
so
thick
?
They
answered
,
That
the
thicker
the
Walls
were
,
the
warmer
were
they
in
Winter
,
and
cooler
in
Summer
,
for
their
thickness
kept
out
both
cold
and
heat
.
Lastly
,
she
asked
,
why
they
arched
their
roofs
,
and
made
so
many
Pillars
?
They
replied
,
That
Arches
and
Pillars
,
did
not
onely
grace
a
building
very
much
,
and
caused
it
to
appear
Magnificent
,
but
made
it
also
firm
and
lasting
.
The
Empress
was
very
well
satisfied
with
their
answers
;
and
after
some
time
,
when
she
thought
that
her
new
founded
societies
of
the
Vertuoso's
had
made
a
good
progress
in
their
several
employments
,
which
she
had
put
them
upon
,
she
caused
a
Convocation
first
of
the
Bird-men
,
and
commanded
them
to
give
her
a
true
relation
of
the
two
Celestial
bodies
,
viz.
the
Sun
and
Moon
,
which
they
did
with
all
the
obedience
and
faithfulness
befitting
their
duty
.
The
Sun
,
as
much
as
they
could
observe
,
they
related
to
be
a
firm
or
solid
Stone
,
of
a
vast
bigness
,
of
colour
yellowish
,
and
of
an
extraordinary
splendor
;
but
the
Moon
,
they
said
,
was
of
a
whitish
colour
;
and
although
she
looked
dim
in
the
presence
of
the
Sun
,
yet
had
she
her
own
light
,
and
was
a
shining
body
of
her
felf
,
as
might
be
perceived
by
her
vigorous
appearance
in
Moon-shiny
nights
;
the
difference
onely
betwixt
her
own
and
the
Suns
light
was
,
that
the
Sun
did
strike
his
beams
in
a
direct
line
;
but
the
Moon
never
respected
the
Centre
of
their
World
in
a
right
line
,
but
her
Centre
was
always
excentrical
.
The
spots
both
in
the
Sun
and
Moon
,
as
far
as
they
were
able
to
perceive
,
they
affirmed
to
be
nothing
else
but
flaws
and
stains
of
their
stony
bodies
.
Concerning
the
heat
of
the
Sun
,
they
were
not
of
one
opinion
;
some
would
have
the
Sun
hot
in
it self
,
alledging
an
old
Tradition
,
that
it
should
at
some
time
break
asunder
,
and
burn
the
Heavens
,
and
consume
this
world
into
hot
embers
,
which
,
said
they
,
could
not
be
done
,
if
the
Sun
were
not
fiery
of
it self
.
Others
again
said
,
This
opinion
could
not
stand
with
reason
;
for
Fire
being
a
destroyer
of
all
things
,
the
Sun-stone
after
this
manner
would
burn
up
all
the
near
adjoining
bodies
:
besides
,
said
they
,
Fire
cannot
subsist
withoutfuel
;
and
the
Sun-stone
having
nothing
to
feed
on
,
would
in
a
short
time
consume
it self
;
wherefore
they
thought
it
more
probable
that
the
Sun
was
not
actually
hot
,
but
onely
by
the
reflection
of
its
light
;
so
that
its
heat
was
an
effect
of
its
light
,
both
being
immaterial
:
But
this
opinion
again
was
laught
at
by
others
,
and
rejected
as
ridiculous
,
who
thought
it
impossible
that
one
immaterial
should
produce
another
;
and
believed
that
both
the
light
and
heat
of
the
Sun
proceeded
from
a
swift
Circular
motion
of
the
aethereal
Globules
,
which
by
their
striking
upon
the
optick
nerve
,
caused
light
,
and
their
motion
produced
heat
:
But
neither
would
this
opinion
hold
;
for
,
said
some
,
then
it
would
follow
,
that
the
sight
of
Animals
is
the
cause
of
light
,
and
that
,
were
there
no
eyes
,
there
would
be
no
light
;
which
was
against
all
sense
and
reason
.
Thus
they
argued
concerning
the
heat
and
light
of
the
Sun
;
but
which
is
remarkable
,
none
did
say
,
that
the
Sun
was
a
globous
fluid
body
,
and
had
a
swift
circular
motion
;
but
all
agreed
it
was
fixt
and
firm
like
a
centre
,
and
therefore
they
generally
called
it
the
Sun-stone
.
Then
the
Emperess
asked
them
the
reason
,
Why
the
Sun
and
Moon
did
often
appear
in
different
postures
or
shapes
,
as
sometimes
magnified
,
sometimes
diminished
,
sometimes
elevated
,
otherwhiles
depressed
,
now
thrown
to
the
right
,
and
then
to
the
left
?
To
which
some
of
the
Bird-men
answered
,
That
it
proceeded
from
the
various
degrees
of
heat
and
cold
,
which
are
found
in
the
air
,
from
whence
did
follow
a
differing
density
and
rarity
;
and
likewise
from
the
vapours
that
are
interposed
,
whereof
those
that
ascend
are
higher
and
less
dense
then
the
ambient
air
,
but
those
which
descend
are
heavier
,
and
more
dense
.
But
others
did
with
more
probability
affirm
,
that
it
was
nothing
else
but
the
various
patterns
of
the
Air
;
for
like
as
Painters
do
not
copy
out
one
and
the
same
original
just
alike
at
all
times
,
so
,
said
they
,
do
several
parts
of
the
Air
make
different
patterns
of
the
luminous
bodies
of
the
Sun
and
Moon
,
which
patterns
,
as
several
copies
,
the
sensitive
motions
do
figure
out
in
the
substance
of
our
eyes
.
This
answer
the
Emperess
liked
much
better
then
the
former
,
and
enquired
further
,
what
opinion
they
had
of
those
Creatures
that
are
called
the
motes
of
the
Sun
?
To
which
they
answered
,
That
they
were
nothing
else
but
streams
of
very
small
,
rare
and
transparent
particles
,
through
which
the
Sun
was
represented
as
through
a
glass
;
for
if
they
were
not
transparent
,
said
they
,
they
would
eclipse
the
light
of
the
Sun
;
and
if
not
rare
and
of
an
airy
substance
,
they
would
hinder
Flies
from
flying
in
the
air
,
at
least
retard
their
flying
motion
:
Nevertheless
,
although
they
were
thinner
then
the
thinnest
vapour
,
yet
were
they
not
so
thin
as
the
body
of
air
,
or
else
they
would
not
be
perceptible
by
animal
sight
.
Then
the
Emperess
asked
,
Whether
they
were
living
Creatures
?
They
answered
,
Yes
:
Because
they
did
encrease
and
decrease
,
and
were
nourished
by
the
presence
,
and
starved
by
the
absence
of
the
Sun
.
Having
thus
finished
their
discourse
of
the
Sun
and
Moon
,
the
Emperess
desired
to
know
what
Stars
there
were
besides
?
But
they
answer'd
,
that
they
could
perceive
in
that
World
none
other
but
Blazing-stars
,
and
from
thence
it
had
the
name
that
it
was
called
the
Blazing-world
;
and
these
Blazing-stars
,
said
they
,
were
such
solid
,
firm
and
shining
bodies
as
the
Sun
and
Moon
,
not
of
a
Globular
,
but
of
several
sorts
of
figures
,
some
had
tails
,
and
some
other
kinds
of
shapes
.
After
this
,
The
Emperess
asked
them
,
What
kind
of
substance
or
creature
the
Air
was
?
The
Bird-men
answered
,
That
they
could
have
no
other
perception
of
the
air
,
but
by
their
own
respiration
:
For
,
said
they
,
some
bodies
are
onely
subject
to
touch
,
others
onely
to
sight
,
and
others
onely
to
smell
;
but
some
are
subject
to
none
of
our
exterior
senses
:
For
Nature
is
so
full
of
variety
,
that
our
weak
senses
cannot
perceive
all
the
various
sorts
of
her
Creatures
;
neither
is
there
any
one
object
perceptible
by
all
our
senses
,
no
more
then
several
objects
are
by
one
sense
.
I
believe
you
,
replied
the
Empress
;
but
if
you
can
give
no
account
of
the
Air
,
said
she
,
you
will
hardly
be
able
to
inform
me
how
Wind
is
made
;
for
they
say
that
Wind
is
nothing
but
motion
of
the
Air.
The
Bird-men
answer'd
,
That
they
observed
Wind
to
be
more
dense
then
Air
,
and
therefore
subject
to
the
sense
of
Touch
;
but
what
properly
Wind
was
,
and
the
manner
how
it
was
made
,
they
could
not
exactly
tell
;
some
said
,
it
was
caused
by
the
Clouds
falling
on
each
other
,
and
others
,
that
it
was
produced
of
a
hot
and
dry
exhalation
,
which
ascending
,
was
driven
down
again
by
the
coldness
of
the
air
that
is
in
the
middle
Region
,
and
by
reason
of
its
lightness
,
could
not
go
directly
to
the
bottom
,
but
was
carried
by
the
Air
up
and
down
:
Some
would
have
it
a
flowing
water
of
the
Air
;
and
others
again
a
flowing
Air
moved
by
the
blas
of
the
Stars
.
But
the
Emperess
seeing
they
could
not
agree
concerning
the
cause
of
Wind
,
asked
,
whether
they
could
tell
how
Snow
was
made
?
To
which
they
answered
,
That
according
to
their
observation
,
Snow
was
made
by
a
commixture
of
Water
,
and
some
certain
extract
of
the
element
of
Fire
that
is
under
the
Moon
;
a
small
portion
of
which
extract
being
mixed
with
Water
,
and
beaten
by
Air
or
Wind
,
made
a
white
froth
called
Snow
,
which
being
after
some
while
dissolved
by
the
heat
of
the
same
spirit
,
turned
to
Water
again
.
This
observation
amazed
the
Emperess
very
much
;
for
she
had
hitherto
believed
,
That
Snow
was
made
by
cold
motions
,
and
not
by
such
an
agitation
or
beating
of
a
fiery
extract
upon
water
:
Nor
could
she
be
perswaded
to
believe
it
until
the
Fish-or
Mear-men
had
delivered
their
observation
upon
the
making
of
Ice
,
which
,
they
said
,
was
not
produced
,
as
some
had
hitherto
conceived
,
by
the
motion
of
the
Air
,
raking
the
Superficies
of
the
Earth
,
but
by
some
strong
saline
vapour
arising
out
of
the
Seas
,
which
condensed
Water
into
Ice
;
and
the
more
quantity
there
was
of
that
vapour
,
the
greater
were
the
Mountains
or
Precipices
of
Ice
;
but
the
reason
that
it
did
not
so
much
freeze
in
the
Torrid
Zone
,
or
under
the
Ecliptick
,
as
near
or
under
the
Poles
,
was
,
that
this
vapour
in
those
places
being
drawn
up
by
the
Sun-beams
into
the
middle
Region
of
the
Air
,
was
onely
condensed
into
water
,
and
fell
down
in
showres
of
rain
;
when
as
,
under
the
Poles
,
the
heat
of
the
Sun
being
not
so
vehement
,
the
same
vapour
had
no
force
or
power
to
rise
so
high
,
and
therefore
caused
so
much
Ice
,
by
ascending
and
acting
onely
upon
the
surface
of
water
.
This
Relation
confirmed
partly
the
observation
of
the
Bird-men
concerning
the
cause
of
Snow
;
but
since
they
had
made
mention
that
that
same
extract
,
which
by
its
commixture
with
Water
made
Snow
,
proceeded
from
the
Element
of
Fire
,
that
is
under
the
Moon
;
The
Emperess
asked
them
of
what
nature
that
Elementary
Fire
was
;
whether
it
was
like
ordinary
fire
here
upon
Earth
,
or
such
a
fire
as
is
within
the
bowels
of
the
Earth
,
and
as
the
famous
mountains
Vesuvius
and
AEtna
do
burn
withal
,
or
whether
it
was
such
a
sort
of
fire
as
is
found
in
flints
,
&c.
They
answered
,
That
the
Elementary
Fire
,
which
is
underneath
the
Sun
,
was
not
so
solid
as
any
of
those
mentioned
fires
;
because
it
had
no
solid
fuel
to
feed
on
;
but
yet
it
was
much
like
the
flame
of
ordinary
fire
,
onely
somewhat
more
thin
and
fluid
;
for
flame
,
said
they
,
is
nothing
else
but
the
airy
part
of
a
fired
body
.
Lastly
,
the
Emperess
asked
the
Bird-men
of
the
nature
of
Thunder
and
Lightning
?
and
whether
it
was
not
caused
by
roves
of
Ice
falling
upon
each
other
?
To
which
they
answered
,
That
it
was
not
made
that
way
,
but
by
an
encounter
of
cold
and
heat
;
so
that
an
exhalation
being
kindled
in
the
Clouds
,
did
dash
forth
Lightning
,
and
that
there
were
so
many
rentings
of
Clouds
as
there
were
founds
and
Cracking
noises
:
But
this
opinion
was
contradicted
by
others
,
who
affirmed
that
Thunder
was
a
sudden
and
monstrous
blas
,
stirred
up
in
the
Air
,
and
did
not
always
require
a
Cloud
;
but
the
Emperess
not
knowing
what
they
meant
by
blas
(
for
even
they
themselves
were
not
able
to
explain
the
sense
of
this
word
)
liked
the
former
better
;
and
to
avoid
hereafter
tedious
disputes
,
and
have
the
truth
of
the
Phaenomena's
of
Celestial
bodies
more
exactly
known
,
commanded
the
Bear-men
;
and
will
never
lead
you
to
the
knowledg
of
Truth
;
Wherefore
I
command
you
again
to
break
them
;
for
you
may
observe
the
progressive
motions
of
Celestial
bodies
with
your
natural
eyes
better
then
through
Artificial
Glasses
.
The
Bear-men
being
exceedingly
troubled
at
her
Majesties
displeasure
concerning
their
Telescopes
,
kneel'd
down
,
and
in
the
humblest
manner
petitioned
that
they
might
not
be
broken
;
for
,
said
they
,
we
take
more
delight
in
Artificial
delusions
,
then
in
natural
truths
.
Besides
,
we
shall
want
imployments
for
our
senses
,
and
subjects
for
arguments
;
for
were
there
nothing
but
truth
,
and
no
falshood
,
there
would
be
no
occasion
for
to
dispute
,
and
by
this
means
we
should
want
the
aim
and
pleasure
of
our
endeavours
in
consuting
and
contradicting
each
other
;
neither
would
one
man
be
thought
wiser
then
another
,
but
all
would
either
be
alike
knowing
and
wise
,
or
all
would
be
fools
;
wherefore
we
most
humbly
beseech
your
Imperial
Majesty
to
spare
our
Glasses
,
which
are
our
onely
delight
,
and
as
dear
to
us
as
our
lives
.
The
Emperess
at
last
consented
to
their
request
,
but
upon
condition
,
that
their
disputes
and
quarrels
should
remain
within
their
Schools
,
and
cause
no
factions
or
disturbances
in
State
,
or
Government
.
The
Bear-men
,
full
of
joy
,
returned
their
most
humble
thanks
to
the
Emperess
;
and
to
make
her
amends
for
the
displeasure
which
their
Telescopes
had
occasioned
,
told
her
Majesty
,
that
they
had
several
other
artificial
Optick-glasses
,
which
they
were
sure
would
give
her
Majesty
a
great
deal
more
satisfaction
.
Amongst
the
rest
they
brought
forth
several
Microscopes
,
by
the
means
of
which
they
could
enlarge
the
shapes
of
little
bodies
,
and
make
a
Lowse
appear
as
big
as
an
Elephant
,
and
a
Mite
as
big
as
a
Whale
.
First
of
all
they
shewed
the
Emperess
a
gray
Drone-flye
,
wherein
they
observed
that
the
greatest
part
of
her
face
,
nay
,
of
her
head
,
consisted
of
two
large
bunches
all
cover'd
over
with
a
multitude
of
small
Pearls
or
Hemispheres
in
a
Trigonal
order
,
which
Pearls
were
of
two
degrees
,
smaller
and
bigger
;
the
smaller
degree
was
lowermost
,
and
looked
towards
the
ground
;
the
other
was
upward
,
and
looked
sideward
,
forward
and
and
backward
:
They
were
all
so
smooth
and
polished
,
that
they
were
able
to
represent
the
image
of
any
object
,
the
number
of
them
was
in
all
14000.
After
the
view
of
this
strange
and
miraculous
Creature
,
and
their
several
observations
upon
it
,
the
Emperess
asked
them
what
they
judged
those
little
Hemispheres
might
be
?
They
answered
,
That
each
of
them
was
a
perfect
eye
,
by
reason
they
perceived
that
each
was
covered
with
a
Transparent
Cornea
,
containing
a
liquor
within
them
,
which
resembled
the
watery
or
glassie
humor
of
the
Eye
.
To
which
the
Emperess
replied
,
That
they
might
be
glassie
Pearls
,
and
yet
not
eyes
,
and
that
perhaps
their
Microscopes
did
not
truly
inform
them
:
But
they
smilingly
answered
her
Majesty
,
That
she
did
not
know
the
vertue
of
those
Microscopes
;
for
they
did
never
delude
,
but
rectifie
and
inform
their
senses
;
nay
,
the
World
,
said
they
,
would
be
but
blind
without
them
,
as
it
has
been
in
former
ages
before
those
Microscopes
were
invented
.
After
this
,
they
took
a
Charcoal
,
and
viewing
it
with
one
of
their
best
Microscopes
,
discovered
in
it
an
infinite
multitude
of
pores
,
some
bigger
,
some
less
;
so
close
and
thick
,
that
they
left
but
very
little
space
betwixt
them
to
be
filled
with
a
solid
body
;
and
to
give
her
Imperial
Majesty
a
better
assurance
thereof
,
they
counted
in
a
line
of
them
an
inch
long
,
no
less
then
2700
pores
;
from
which
observation
they
drew
this
following
conclusion
,
to
wit
,
that
this
multitude
of
pores
was
the
cause
of
the
blackness
of
the
Coal
;
for
,
said
they
,
a
body
that
has
so
many
pores
,
from
each
of
which
no
light
is
reflected
,
must
necessarily
look
black
,
since
black
is
nothing
else
but
a
privation
of
light
,
or
a
want
of
reflection
.
But
the
Emperess
replied
,
That
if
all
colours
were
made
by
reflection
of
light
,
and
that
black
was
as
much
a
colour
as
any
other
colour
;
then
certainly
they
contradicted
themselves
in
saying
,
that
black
was
made
by
want
of
reflection
.
However
,
not
to
interrupt
your
Microscopical
inspections
,
said
she
,
let
us
see
how
Vegetables
appear
through
your
Glasses
;
whereupon
they
took
a
Nettle
,
and
by
the
vertue
of
the
Microscope
,
discovered
that
underneath
the
points
of
the
Nettle
there
were
certain
little
bags
or
bladders
,
containing
a
poysonous
liquor
,
and
when
the
points
had
made
way
into
the
interior
parts
of
the
skin
,
they
like
Syringe-pipes
served
to
conveigh
that
same
liquor
into
them
.
To
which
observation
the
Emperess
replied
,
That
if
there
were
such
poyson
in
Nettles
,
then
certainly
in
eating
of
them
,
they
would
hurt
us
inwardly
,
as
much
as
they
do
outwardly
?
But
they
answered
,
That
it
belonged
to
Physicians
more
then
to
Experimental
Philosophers
,
to
give
reasons
hereof
;
for
they
onely
made
Microscopial
inspections
,
and
related
the
figures
of
the
natural
parts
of
Creatures
according
to
the
presentation
of
their
glasses
.
Lastly
,
They
shewed
the
Emperess
a
Flea
,
and
a
Lowse
;
which
Creatures
through
the
Microscope
appear'd
so
terrible
to
her
sight
,
that
they
had
almost
put
her
into
a
swoon
;
the
description
of
all
their
parts
would
be
very
tedious
to
relate
,
and
therefore
I
'le
forbear
it
at
this
present
.
The
Emperess
after
the
view
of
those
strangely-shaped
Creatures
,
pitied
much
those
that
are
molested
with
them
,
especially
poor
Beggars
,
which
although
they
have
nothing
to
live
on
themselves
,
are
yet
necessitated
to
maintain
and
feed
of
their
own
flesh
and
blood
,
a
company
of
such
terrible
Creatures
called
Lice
,
who
instead
of
thanks
,
do
reward
them
with
pains
,
and
torment
them
for
giving
them
nourishment
and
food
.
But
after
the
Emperess
had
seen
the
shapes
of
these
monstrous
Creatures
,
she
desir'd
to
know
whether
their
Microscopes
could
hinder
their
biting
,
or
at
least
shew
some
means
how
to
avoid
them
?
To
which
they
answered
,
That
such
Arts
were
mechanical
and
below
that
noble
study
of
Microscopical
observations
.
Then
the
Emperess
asked
them
whether
they
had
not
such
sorts
of
Glasses
that
could
enlarge
and
magnifie
the
shapes
of
great
bodies
,
as
well
as
they
had
done
of
little
ones
?
Whereupon
they
took
one
of
their
best
and
largest
Microscopes
,
and
endeavoured
to
view
a
Whale
thorow
it
;
but
alas
!
the
shape
of
the
Whale
was
so
big
,
that
its
circumference
went
beyond
the
magnifying
quality
of
the
Glass
;
whether
the
error
proceeded
from
the
Glass
,
or
from
a
wrong
position
of
the
Whale
against
the
reflection
of
light
,
I
cannot
certainly
tell
.
The
Emperess
seeing
the
insufficiency
of
those
Magnifying-glasses
,
that
they
were
not
able
to
enlarge
all
sorts
of
objects
,
asked
the
Bear-men
whether
they
could
not
make
glasses
of
a
contrary
nature
to
those
they
had
shewed
her
,
to
wit
,
such
as
instead
of
enlarging
or
magnifying
the
shape
or
figure
of
an
object
,
could
contract
it
beneath
its
natural
proportion
:
Which
,
in
obedience
to
her
Majesties
Commands
,
they
did
;
and
viewing
through
one
of
the
best
of
them
,
a
huge
and
mighty
Whale
appear'd
no
bigger
then
a
Sprat
;
nay
,
through
some
no
bigger
then
a
Vinegar-Eele
;
and
through
their
ordinary
ones
,
an
Elephant
seemed
no
bigger
then
a
Flea
;
a
Camel
no
bigger
then
a
Lowse
;
and
an
Ostrich
no
bigger
then
a
Mite
.
To
relate
all
their
optick
observations
through
the
several
sorts
of
their
Glasses
,
would
be
a
tedious
work
,
and
tire
even
the
most
patient
Reader
,
wherefore
I
'le
pass
them
by
;
onely
this
was
very
remarkable
and
worthy
to
be
taken
notice
of
,
that
notwithstanding
their
great
skil
,
industry
and
ingenuity
in
Experimental
Philosophy
,
they
could
yet
by
no
means
contrive
such
Glasses
,
by
the
help
of
which
they
could
spy
out
a
Vacuum
,
with
all
its
dimensions
,
nor
Immaterial
substances
,
Non-beings
,
and
Mixt-beings
,
or
such
as
are
between
something
and
nothing
;
which
they
were
very
much
troubled
at
,
hoping
that
yet
,
in
time
,
by
long
study
and
practice
,
they
might
perhaps
attain
to
it
.
The
Bird-and
Bear-men
being
dismissed
,
the
Emperess
called
both
the
Syrenes
,
or
Fish-men
,
and
the
Worm-men
,
to
deliver
their
observations
which
they
had
made
,
both
within
the
Seas
,
and
the
Earth
.
First
she
enquired
of
the
Fish-men
whence
the
saltness
of
the
Sea
did
proceed
?
To
which
they
answered
,
That
there
was
a
volatile
salt
in
those
parts
of
the
Earth
,
which
as
a
bosom
contain
the
Waters
of
the
Sea
,
which
salt
being
imbibed
by
the
Sea
,
became
fixt
;
and
this
imbibing
motion
was
that
they
call'd
the
Ebbing
and
Flowing
of
the
Sea
;
for
,
said
they
,
the
rising
and
swelling
of
the
water
,
is
caused
by
those
parts
of
the
volatile
salt
as
are
not
so
easily
imbibed
,
which
striving
to
ascend
above
the
water
,
bear
it
up
with
such
a
motion
,
as
Man
,
or
some
other
animal
Creature
,
in
a
violent
certainly
those
may
be
said
to
be
of
such
a
mixt
nature
,
that
is
,
partly
flesh
,
and
partly
fish
:
But
how
is
it
possible
,
replied
the
Emperess
,
that
they
should
live
both
in
Water
,
and
on
the
Earth
,
since
those
Animals
that
live
by
the
respiration
of
air
,
cannot
live
within
Water
,
and
those
that
live
in
Water
,
cannot
live
by
the
respiration
of
Air
,
as
experience
doth
sufficiently
witness
.
They
answered
her
Majesty
,
That
as
there
were
different
sorts
of
Creatures
,
so
they
had
also
different
ways
of
respirations
;
for
respiration
,
said
they
,
was
nothing
else
but
a
composition
and
division
of
parts
,
and
the
motions
of
nature
being
infinitely
various
,
it
was
impossible
that
all
Creatures
should
have
the
like
motions
;
wherefore
it
was
not
necessary
,
that
all
animal
Creatures
should
be
bound
to
live
either
by
the
air
,
or
by
water
onely
,
but
according
as
Nature
had
ordered
it
convenient
to
their
species
.
The
Emperess
seem'd
very
well
satisfied
with
their
answer
,
and
desired
to
be
further
informed
,
Whether
all
animal
Creatures
did
continue
their
species
by
a
successive
propagation
of
particulars
,
and
whether
in
every
species
the
off-spring
did
always
resemble
their
Generator
or
Producer
,
both
in
their
interior
and
exterior
figures
?
They
answered
her
Majesty
,
That
some
species
or
sorts
of
Creatures
,
were
kept
up
by
a
successive
propagation
of
an
off-spring
that
was
like
the
producer
,
but
some
were
not
;
of
the
first
rank
,
said
they
,
are
all
those
animals
that
are
of
different
sexes
,
besides
several
others
;
but
of
the
second
rank
are
for
the
most
part
those
we
call
insects
,
whose
production
proceds
from
such
causes
as
have
no
conformity
or
likeness
with
their
produced
effects
;
as
for
example
,
Maggots
bred
out
of
Cheese
,
and
several
others
generated
out
of
Earth
,
Water
,
and
the
like
.
But
said
the
Emperess
,
there
is
some
likeness
between
Maggots
and
Cheese
,
for
Cheese
has
no
blood
,
and
so
neither
have
Maggots
;
besides
,
they
have
almost
the
same
taste
which
Cheese
has
.
This
proves
nothing
,
answered
they
;
for
Maggots
have
a
visible
,
local
,
progressive
motion
,
which
Cheese
hath
not
.
The
Emperess
replied
,
That
when
all
the
Cheese
was
turned
into
Maggots
,
it
might
be
said
to
have
local
,
progressive
motion
.
They
answered
,
That
when
the
Cheese
by
its
own
figurative
motions
was
changed
into
Maggots
,
it
was
no
more
Cheese
.
The
Emperess
confessed
that
she
observed
Nature
was
infinitely
various
in
her
works
,
and
that
though
the
species
of
Creatures
did
continue
,
yet
their
particulars
were
subject
to
infinite
changes
.
But
since
you
have
informed
me
,
said
she
,
of
the
various
sorts
and
productions
of
animal
Creatures
,
I
desire
you
to
tell
me
what
you
have
observed
of
their
sensitive
perceptions
?
Truly
,
answered
they
,
Your
Majesty
puts
a
very
hard
question
to
us
,
and
we
shall
hardly
be
able
to
give
a
satisfactory
answer
to
it
;
for
there
are
many
different
sorts
of
Creatures
,
which
as
they
have
all
different
perceptions
,
so
they
have
also
different
organs
,
which
our
senses
are
not
able
to
discover
,
onely
in
an
Oyster-shell
we
have
with
admiration
observed
,
that
the
common
sensorium
of
the
Oyster
lies
just
at
the
closing
of
the
shells
,
where
the
pressure
and
reaction
may
be
perceived
by
the
opening
and
shutting
of
the
shells
every
tide
.
After
all
this
,
the
Emperess
desired
the
Worm-men
to
give
her
a
true
Relation
how
frost
was
made
upon
the
Earth
?
To
which
they
answered
,
That
it
was
made
much
after
the
manner
and
description
of
the
Fish
-
and
Bird-men
,
concerning
the
Congelation
of
Water
into
Ice
and
Snow
,
by
a
commixture
of
saline
and
acid
particles
;
which
relation
added
a
great
light
to
the
Ape-men
,
who
were
the
Chymists
,
concerning
their
Chymical
principles
,
Salt
,
Sulphur
and
Mercury
.
But
,
said
the
Emperess
,
if
it
be
so
,
it
will
require
an
infinite
multitude
of
saline
particles
to
produce
such
a
great
quantity
of
Ice
,
Frost
and
Snow
:
besides
,
said
she
,
when
Snow
,
Ice
and
Frost
,
turn
again
into
their
former
principle
,
I
would
fain
know
what
becomes
of
those
saline
particles
?
But
neither
the
Wor-men
,
nor
the
Fish-and
Bird-men
,
could
give
her
an
answer
to
it
.
Then
the
Emperess
enquired
of
them
the
reason
,
Why
Springs
were
not
as
salt
as
the
Sea
is
?
also
,
why
Springs
did
ebb
and
flow
?
To
which
some
answered
,
That
the
ebbing
and
flowing
of
some
Springs
was
caused
by
hollow
Caverns
within
the
Earth
,
where
the
Sea-water
crowding
thorow
,
did
thrust
forward
,
and
draw
back-ward
the
Spring-water
,
according
to
its
own
way
of
ebbing
and
flowing
;
but
others
said
,
That
it
proceeded
from
a
small
proportion
of
saline
and
acid
particles
,
which
the
Spring-water
imbibed
from
the
Earth
;
and
although
it
was
not
so
much
as
to
be
perceived
by
the
sense
of
Taste
,
yet
was
it
enough
to
cause
an
ebbing
and
flowing
motion
.
And
as
for
the
Spring-water
being
fresh
,
they
gave
,
according
to
their
observation
,
this
following
reason
:
There
is
,
said
they
,
a
certain
heat
within
the
bowels
of
the
Earth
,
proceeding
from
its
swift
circular
motion
upon
its
own
axe
,
which
heat
distills
the
rarest
parts
of
the
Earth
into
a
fresh
and
insipid
water
,
which
water
being
through
the
pores
of
the
Earth
,
conveighed
into
a
place
where
it
may
break
forth
without
resistance
or
obstruction
,
causes
Springs
and
Fountains
;
and
these
distilled
waters
within
the
Earth
do
nourish
and
refresh
the
grosser
and
dryer
parts
thereof
.
This
Relation
confirmed
the
Emperess
in
the
opinion
concerning
the
motion
of
the
Earth
,
and
the
fixedness
of
the
Sun
,
as
the
Bird-men
had
informed
her
;
and
then
she
asked
the
Worm-men
,
whether
Minerals
and
Vegetables
were
generated
by
the
same
heat
that
is
within
the
bowels
of
the
Earth
?
To
which
they
could
give
her
no
positive
answer
;
onely
,
this
they
affirmed
,
That
heat
and
cold
were
not
the
primary
producing
causes
of
either
Vegetables
or
Minerals
,
or
other
sorts
of
Creatures
,
but
onely
effects
;
and
to
prove
this
our
assertion
,
said
they
,
we
have
observed
,
that
by
change
of
some
sorts
of
corporeal
motions
,
that
which
is
now
hot
,
will
become
cold
;
and
what
is
now
cold
,
will
grow
hot
;
but
the
hottest
place
of
all
,
we
find
to
be
the
Center
of
the
Earth
:
Neither
do
we
observe
,
that
the
torrid
Zone
does
contain
so
much
Gold
and
Silver
as
the
Temperate
;
nor
is
there
great
store
of
Iron
and
Lead
wheresoever
there
is
Gold
;
for
these
metals
are
most
found
in
colder
climates
towards
either
of
the
Poles
.
This
observation
,
the
Emperess
commanded
them
to
confer
with
her
Chymists
,
the
Ape-men
,
to
let
them
know
that
Gold
was
not
produced
by
a
violent
,
but
a
temperate
degree
of
heat
.
She
asked
further
,
Whether
Gold
could
not
be
made
by
Art
?
They
answered
,
That
they
could
not
certainly
tell
her
Majesty
,
but
if
it
was
possible
to
be
done
,
they
thought
Tin
,
Lead
,
Brass
,
Iron
and
Silver
,
to
be
the
fittest
metals
for
such
an
Artificial
transmutation
.
Then
she
asked
them
,
Whether
Art
could
produce
Iron
,
Tin
,
Lead
,
or
Silver
?
They
answered
,
not
,
in
their
opinion
.
Then
I
perceive
,
replied
the
Emperess
,
that
your
judgments
are
very
irregular
,
since
you
believe
that
Gold
,
which
is
so
fixt
a
metal
,
that
nothing
has
been
found
as
yet
which
could
occasion
a
dissolution
of
its
interior
figure
,
may
be
made
by
Art
,
and
not
Tin
,
Lead
,
Iron
,
Copper
or
Silver
,
which
yet
are
so
far
weaker
,
and
meaner
metals
then
Gold
is
.
But
the
Worm-men
excused
themselves
,
that
they
were
ignorant
in
that
Art
,
and
that
such
questions
belonged
more
properly
to
the
Ape-men
,
which
were
Her
Majesties
Chymists
.
Then
the
Emperess
asked
them
,
Whether
by
their
sensitive
perceptions
they
could
observe
the
interior
corporeal
,
figurative
motions
both
of
Vegetables
and
Minerals
?
They
answer'd
,
That
their
senses
could
perceive
them
after
they
were
produced
,
but
not
before
;
Nevertheless
,
said
they
,
although
the
interior
,
figurative
motions
of
natural
Creatures
are
not
subject
to
the
exterior
,
animal
,
sensitive
perceptions
,
yet
by
their
rational
perception
they
may
judg
of
them
,
and
of
their
productions
if
they
be
regular
:
Whereupon
the
Emperess
commanded
the
Bear-men
to
lend
them
some
of
their
best
Microscopes
;
at
which
the
Bear-men
smilingly
answered
her
Majesty
,
that
their
Glasses
would
do
them
but
little
service
in
the
bowels
of
the
Earth
,
because
there
was
no
light
;
for
,
said
they
,
our
Glasses
do
onely
represent
exterior
objects
,
according
to
the
various
reflections
and
positions
of
light
;
and
wheresoever
light
is
wanting
,
the
glasses
wil
do
no
good
.
To
which
the
Worm-men
replied
,
that
although
they
could
not
say
much
of
refractions
,
reflections
,
inflections
,
and
the
like
;
yet
were
they
not
blind
,
even
in
the
bowels
of
the
Earth
;
for
they
could
see
the
several
sorts
of
Minerals
,
as
also
minute
Animals
,
that
lived
there
,
which
minute
animal
Creatures
were
not
blind
neither
,
but
had
some
kind
of
sensitive
perception
that
was
as
serviceable
to
them
,
as
sight
,
taste
,
smell
,
touch
,
hearing
,
&
c.
was
to
other
animal
Creatures
:
By
which
it
is
evident
,
That
Nature
has
been
as
bountiful
to
those
Creatures
that
live
under
ground
,
or
in
the
bowels
of
the
Earth
,
as
to
those
that
live
upon
the
surface
of
the
Earth
,
or
in
the
Air
,
or
in
Water
.
But
howsoever
,
proceeded
the
Worm-men
,
although
there
is
light
in
the
bowels
of
the
Earth
,
yet
your
Microscopes
will
do
but
little
good
there
,
by
reason
those
Creatures
that
live
under
ground
have
not
such
an
optick
sense
as
those
that
live
on
the
surface
of
the
Earth
:
wherefore
,
unless
you
had
such
glasses
as
are
proper
for
their
perception
,
your
Microscopes
will
not
be
any
ways
advantagious
to
them
.
The
Emperess
seem'd
well
pleased
with
this
answer
of
the
Worm-men
;
and
asked
them
further
,
whether
Minerals
and
all
other
Creatures
within
the
Earth
,
were
colourless
?
At
which
question
they
could
not
forbear
laughing
;
and
when
the
Emperess
asked
the
reason
why
they
laught
;
We
most
humbly
beg
your
Majesties
pardon
,
replied
they
;
for
we
could
not
chuse
but
laugh
,
when
we
heard
of
a
colourless
body
.
Why
,
said
the
Emperess
,
colour
is
onely
an
accident
,
which
is
an
immaterial
thing
,
and
has
no
being
of
it self
,
but
in
an
other
body
.
Those
,
replied
they
,
that
informed
your
Majesty
thus
,
surely
their
rational
motions
were
very
irregular
;
For
how
is
it
possible
,
that
a
natural
nothing
can
have
a
being
in
Nature
?
If
it
be
no
substance
,
it
cannot
have
a
being
,
and
if
no
being
,
it
is
nothing
;
Wherefore
the
distinction
between
subsisting
of
it self
,
and
subsisting
in
another
body
,
is
a
meer
nicety
,
and
non-sense
;
for
there
is
nothing
in
Nature
that
can
subsist
of
,
or
by
it self
,
(
I
mean
singly
)
by
reason
all
parts
of
Nature
are
composed
in
one
body
,
and
though
they
may
be
infinitely
divided
,
commixed
and
changed
in
their
particulars
,
yet
in
general
,
parts
cannot
be
separated
from
parts
as
long
as
Nature
lasts
;
nay
,
we
might
as
probably
affirm
,
that
Infinite
Nature
would
be
as
soon
destroyed
,
as
that
one
Atome
could
perish
;
and
therefore
your
Majesty
may
firmly
believe
,
that
there
is
no
body
without
colour
,
nor
no
colour
without
body
;
for
colour
,
figure
,
place
,
magnitude
and
body
,
are
all
but
one
thing
,
without
any
separation
or
abstraction
from
each
other
.
The
Emperess
was
so
wonderfully
taken
with
this
discourse
of
the
Worm-men
,
that
she
not
onely
pardoned
the
rudeness
they
committed
in
laughing
at
first
at
her
question
,
but
yielded
a
full
assent
to
their
opinion
,
which
she
thought
the
most
rational
that
ever
she
had
heard
yet
;
and
then
proceeding
in
her
questions
,
enquired
further
,
whether
they
had
observed
any
seminal
principles
within
the
Earth
free
from
all
dimensions
and
qualities
,
which
produced
Vegetables
,
Minerals
,
and
the
like
?
To
which
they
answered
,
That
concerning
the
seeds
of
Minerals
,
their
sensitive
perceptions
had
never
observed
any
;
but
Vegetables
had
certain
seeds
out
of
which
they
were
produced
.
Then
she
asked
,
whether
those
seeds
of
Vegetables
lost
their
species
;
that
is
,
were
annihilated
in
the
production
of
their
off-spring
?
To
which
they
answered
,
That
by
an
annihilation
,
nothing
could
be
produced
,
and
that
the
seeds
of
Vegetables
were
so
far
from
being
annihilated
in
their
productions
,
that
they
did
rather
numerously
increase
and
multiply
;
for
the
division
of
one
seed
,
said
they
,
does
produce
numbers
of
seeds
out
of
it self
.
But
replied
the
Empress
,
A
particular
part
cannot
increase
of
it self
.
'T
is
true
,
answer'd
they
:
but
they
increase
not
barely
of
themselves
,
but
by
joining
and
commixing
with
other
parts
,
which
do
assist
them
in
their
productions
,
and
by
way
of
imitation
form
or
figure
their
own
parts
into
such
or
such
particulars
.
Then
,
I
pray
inform
me
,
said
the
Emperess
,
what
disguise
those
seeds
put
on
,
and
how
they
do
conceal
themselves
in
their
transmutations
?
They
answered
,
That
seeds
did
no
ways
disguise
or
conceal
,
but
rather
divulge
themselves
in
the
multiplication
of
their
off-spring
;
onely
they
did
hide
and
conceal
themselves
from
their
sensitive
perceptions
so
,
that
their
figurative
and
productive
motions
were
not
perceptible
by
animal
Creatures
.
Again
,
the
Emperess
asked
them
,
whether
there
were
any
Non-beings
within
the
Earth
?
To
which
they
answered
,
That
they
never
heard
of
any
such
thing
;
and
that
,
if
her
Majesty
would
know
the
truth
thereof
,
she
must
ask
those
Creatures
that
are
called
Immaterial
Spirits
,
which
had
a
great
affinity
with
Non-beings
,
and
perhaps
could
give
her
a
satisfactory
answer
to
this
question
.
Then
she
desired
to
be
informed
,
what
opinion
they
had
of
the
beginning
of
forms
?
They
told
her
Majesty
,
That
they
did
not
understand
what
she
meant
by
this
expression
;
For
,
said
they
,
there
is
no
beginning
in
Nature
,
no
not
of
Particulars
,
by
reason
Nature
is
Eternal
and
Infinite
,
and
her
particulars
are
subject
to
infinite
changes
and
transmutations
by
vertue
of
their
own
corporeal
,
figurative
self-motions
;
so
that
there
's
nothing
new
in
Nature
,
nor
properly
a
beginning
of
any
thing
.
The
Emperess
seem'd
well
satisfied
with
all
those
answers
,
and
inquired
further
,
whether
there
was
no
Art
used
by
those
Creatures
that
live
within
the
Earth
?
Yes
,
answered
they
:
for
the
several
parts
of
the
Earth
do
join
and
assist
each
other
in
composition
or
framing
of
such
or
such
particulars
;
and
many
times
,
there
are
factions
and
divisions
,
which
cause
productions
of
mixt
species's
;
as
for
example
,
weeds
,
instead
of
sweet
flowers
and
useful
fruits
;
but
Gardeners
and
Husbandmen
use
often
to
decide
their
quarrels
,
and
cause
them
to
agree
;
which
though
it
shews
a
kindness
to
the
differing
parties
,
yet
't
is
a
great
prejudice
to
the
Worms
,
and
other
animal
Creatures
that
live
under
ground
;
for
it
most
commonly
causes
their
dissolution
and
ruine
,
at
best
they
are
driven
out
of
their
habitations
.
What
,
said
the
Emperess
,
are
not
Worms
produced
out
of
the
Earth
?
Their
production
in
general
,
answered
they
,
is
like
the
production
of
all
other
natural
Creatures
,
proceeding
from
the
corporeal
figurative
motions
of
Nature
;
but
as
for
their
particular
productions
,
they
are
according
to
the
nature
of
their
species
;
some
are
produced
out
of
flowers
,
some
out
of
roots
,
some
out
of
fruits
,
some
out
of
ordinary
Earth
.
Then
they
are
very
ungrateful
Children
,
replied
the
Emperess
,
that
they
feed
on
their
own
Parents
which
gave
them
life
.
Their
life
,
answered
they
,
is
their
own
,
and
not
their
Parents
;
for
no
part
or
creature
of
Nature
can
either
give
or
take
away
life
,
but
parts
do
onely
assist
and
join
with
parts
,
either
in
the
dissolution
or
production
of
other
parts
and
Creatures
.
After
this
,
and
several
other
Conferences
,
which
the
Emperess
held
with
the
Worm-men
,
she
dismissed
them
;
and
having
taken
much
satisfaction
in
several
of
their
answers
,
encouraged
them
in
their
studies
and
observations
.
Then
she
made
a
convocation
of
her
Chymists
,
the
Ape-men
,
and
commanded
them
to
give
her
an
account
of
the
several
Transmutations
which
their
Art
was
able
to
produce
.
They
begun
first
with
a
long
and
tedious
discourse
concerning
the
Primitive
Ingredients
of
Natural
bodies
,
and
how
,
by
their
Art
,
they
had
found
out
the
principles
out
of
which
they
consist
.
But
they
did
not
all
agree
in
their
opinions
;
for
some
said
,
That
the
Principles
of
all
natural
bodies
were
the
four
Elements
,
Fire
,
Air
,
Water
,
Earth
,
out
of
which
they
were
composed
:
Others
rejected
this
Elementary
commixture
,
and
said
,
There
were
many
bodies
out
of
which
none
of
the
four
Elements
could
be
extracted
by
any
degree
of
Fire
whatsoever
;
and
that
,
on
the
other
side
,
there
were
divers
bodies
,
whose
resolution
by
fire
reduced
them
into
more
then
four
different
ingredients
;
and
these
affirmed
,
that
the
onely
principles
of
natural
bodies
were
Salt
,
Sulphur
,
and
Mercury
:
Others
again
declared
,
That
none
of
the
forementioned
could
be
called
the
True
principles
of
natural
bodies
,
but
that
by
their
industry
and
pains
which
they
had
taken
in
the
Art
of
Chymistry
,
they
had
discovered
,
that
all
natural
bodies
were
produced
but
from
one
Principle
,
which
was
Water
;
for
all
Vegetables
,
Minerals
and
Animals
,
said
they
,
are
nothing
else
,
but
simple
water
distinguished
into
various
figures
by
the
vertue
of
their
seeds
.
But
after
a
great
many
debates
and
contentions
about
this
subject
,
the
Emperess
being
so
much
tired
that
she
was
not
able
to
hear
them
any
longer
,
imposed
a
general
silence
upon
them
,
and
then
declared
her self
in
this
following
discourse
:
I
am
too
sensible
of
the
pains
you
have
taken
in
the
Art
of
Chymistry
,
to
discover
the
principles
of
natural
bodies
,
and
wish
they
had
been
more
profitably
bestowed
upon
some
other
,
then
such
experiments
;
for
both
by
my
own
contemplation
,
and
the
observations
which
I
have
made
by
my
rational
and
sensitive
perception
upon
Nature
,
and
her
works
,
I
find
,
that
Nature
is
but
one
Infinite
self-moving
body
,
which
by
the
vertue
of
its
self-motion
,
is
divided
into
infinite
parts
,
which
parts
being
restless
,
undergo
perpetual
changes
and
transmutations
by
their
infinite
compositions
and
divisions
.
Now
,
if
this
be
so
,
as
surely
,
according
to
regular
sense
and
reason
,
it
appears
no
otherwise
;
it
is
in
vain
to
look
for
primary
ingredients
,
or
constitutive
principles
of
natural
bodies
,
since
there
is
no
more
but
one
Universal
principle
of
Nature
,
to
wit
,
self-moving
Matter
,
which
is
the
onely
cause
of
all
natural
effects
.
Next
,
I
desire
you
to
consider
,
that
Fire
is
but
a
particular
Creature
,
or
effect
of
Nature
,
and
occasions
not
onely
different
effects
in
several
bodies
,
but
on
some
bodies
has
no
power
at
all
;
witness
Gold
,
which
never
could
be
brought
yet
to
change
its
interior
figure
by
the
art
of
Fire
;
and
if
this
be
so
,
Why
should
you
be
so
simple
as
to
believe
that
fire
can
shew
you
the
principles
of
Nature
?
and
that
either
the
four
Elements
,
or
Water
onely
,
or
Salt
,
Sulphur
and
Mercury
,
all
which
are
no
more
but
particular
effects
and
Creatures
of
Nature
,
should
be
the
Primitive
ingredients
or
Principles
of
all
natural
bodies
?
Wherefore
,
I
will
not
have
you
to
take
more
pains
,
and
waste
your
time
in
such
fruitless
attempts
,
but
be
wiser
hereafter
;
and
busie
your selves
with
such
Experiments
as
may
be
beneficial
to
the
publick
.
The
Emperess
having
thus
declared
her
mind
to
the
Ape-men
,
and
given
them
better
Instructions
then
perhaps
they
expected
,
not
knowing
that
her
Majesty
had
such
great
and
able
judgment
in
Natural
Philosophv
,
had
several
conferences
with
them
concerning
Chymical
Preparations
,
which
for
brevities
sake
,
I
'le
forbear
to
rehearse
:
Amongst
the
rest
,
she
asked
,
how
it
came
,
that
the
Imperial
Race
appear'd
so
young
,
and
yet
was
reported
to
have
lived
so
long
;
some
of
them
two
,
some
three
,
and
some
four
hundred
years
?
and
whether
it
was
by
Nature
,
or
a
special
Divine
blessing
?
To
which
they
answered
,
That
there
was
a
certain
Rock
in
the
parts
of
that
World
,
which
contained
the
Golden
Sands
,
which
Rock
was
hollow
within
,
and
did
produce
a
Gum
that
was
a
hundred
years
before
it
came
to
its
full
strength
and
perfection
;
this
Gum
,
said
they
,
if
it
be
held
in
a
warm
hand
,
will
dissolve
into
an
Oyl
,
the
effects
whereof
are
following
:
It
being
given
every
day
for
some
certain
time
to
an
old
decayed
man
,
in
the
bigness
of
a
little
Pea
,
will
first
make
him
spit
for
a
week
,
or
more
;
after
this
,
it
will
cause
Vomits
of
Flegm
,
and
after
that
it
will
bring
forth
by
vomits
,
humors
of
several
colours
;
first
of
a
pale
yellow
,
then
of
a
deep
yellow
,
then
of
a
green
,
and
lastly
of
a
black
colour
;
and
each
of
these
humors
have
a
several
taste
,
some
are
fresh
,
some
salt
,
some
sower
,
some
bitter
,
and
so
forth
;
neither
do
all
these
Vomits
make
them
sick
,
but
they
come
out
on
a
sudden
and
unawares
,
without
any
pain
or
trouble
to
the
patient
:
And
after
it
hath
done
all
these
mentioned
effects
,
and
clear'd
both
the
stomack
and
several
other
parts
of
the
body
,
then
.
it
works
upon
the
brain
,
and
brings
forth
of
the
nose
such
kind
of
humors
as
it
did
out
of
the
mouth
,
and
much
after
the
same
manner
;
then
it
will
purge
by
stool
,
then
by
urine
,
then
by
sweat
,
and
lastly
by
bleeding
at
the
nose
,
and
the
Emerodes
;
all
which
effects
it
will
perform
within
the
space
of
six
weeks
,
or
a
little
more
;
for
it
does
not
work
very
strongly
,
but
gently
,
and
by
degrees
:
Lastly
,
when
it
has
done
all
this
,
it
will
make
the
body
break
out
into
a
thick
scab
,
and
cause
both
Hair
,
Teeth
and
Nails
to
come
off
;
which
scab
being
arrived
to
its
full
maturity
,
opens
first
along
the
back
,
and
comes
off
all
in
a
piece
like
an
armour
,
and
all
this
is
done
within
the
space
of
four
months
.
After
this
the
Patient
is
wrapt
into
a
sear-cloth
,
prepared
of
certain
Gums
and
Juices
,
wherein
he
continues
until
the
time
of
nine
Months
be
expired
from
the
first
beginning
of
the
cure
,
which
is
the
time
of
a
Childs
formation
in
the
womb
.
In
the
mean
while
his
diet
is
nothing
else
but
Eagles-eggs
,
and
Hinds-milk
;
and
after
the
Sear-cloth
is
taken
away
,
he
will
appear
of
the
age
of
Twenty
,
both
in
shape
,
and
strength
.
The
weaker
sort
of
this
Gum
is
soveraign
in
healing
of
wounds
,
and
curing
of
slight
distempers
.
But
this
is
also
to
be
observed
,
that
none
of
the
Imperial
race
does
use
any
other
drink
but
Lime-water
,
or
water
in
which
Lime-stone
is
immerged
;
their
meat
is
nothing
else
but
Fowl
of
several
sorts
,
their
recreations
are
many
,
but
chiefly
Hunting
.
This
Relation
amazed
the
Emperess
very
much
;
for
though
in
the
world
she
came
from
,
she
had
heard
great
reports
of
the
Philosophers-stone
,
yet
had
she
not
heard
of
any
that
had
ever
found
it
out
,
which
made
her
believe
that
it
was
but
a
Chymera
;
she
called
also
to
mind
,
that
there
had
been
in
the
same
world
a
man
who
had
a
little
Stone
which
cured
all
kinds
of
Diseases
outward
and
inward
,
according
as
it
was
applied
;
and
that
a
famous
Chymist
had
found
out
a
certain
liquor
called
Alkahest
,
which
by
the
vertue
of
its
own
fire
,
consumed
all
diseases
;
but
she
had
never
heard
of
a
Medicine
that
could
renew
old
Age
,
and
render
it
beautiful
,
vigorous
and
strong
:
Nor
would
she
have
so
easily
believed
it
,
had
it
been
a
medicine
prepared
by
Art
;
for
she
knew
that
Art
,
being
Natures
Changeling
,
was
not
able
to
produce
such
a
powerful
effect
,
but
being
that
the
Gum
did
grow
naturally
,
she
did
not
so
much
scruple
at
it
;
for
she
knew
that
Natures
Works
are
so
various
and
wonderful
,
that
no
particular
Creature
is
able
to
trace
her
ways
.
The
Conferences
of
the
Chymists
being
finished
,
the
Emperess
made
an
Assembly
of
her
Galenical
Physicians
,
her
Herbalists
and
Anatomists
;
and
first
she
enquired
of
her
Herbalists
the
particular
effects
of
several
Herbs
and
Drugs
,
and
whence
they
proceeded
?
To
which
they
answered
,
that
they
could
,
for
the
most
part
,
tell
her
Majesty
the
vertues
and
operations
of
them
,
but
the
particular
causes
of
their
effects
were
unknown
;
onely
thus
much
they
could
say
,
that
their
operations
and
vertues
were
generally
caused
by
their
proper
inherent
,
corporeal
,
figurative
motions
,
which
being
infinitely
various
in
Infinite
Nature
,
did
produce
infinite
several
effects
.
And
it
is
observed
,
said
they
,
that
Herbs
and
Drugs
are
as
wise
in
their
operations
,
as
Men
in
their
words
and
actions
;
nay
,
wiser
;
and
their
effects
are
more
certain
then
Men
in
their
opinions
;
for
though
they
cannot
discourse
like
Men
,
yet
have
they
sense
and
reason
,
as
well
as
Men
;
for
the
discursive
faculty
is
but
a
particular
effect
of
sense
and
reason
in
some
particular
Creatures
,
to
wit
,
Men
,
and
not
a
principle
of
Nature
,
and
argues
often
more
folly
then
wisdom
.
The
Emperess
asked
,
Whether
they
could
not
by
a
composition
and
commixture
of
other
Drugs
,
make
them
work
other
effects
then
they
did
,
used
by
themselves
?
They
answered
,
That
they
could
make
them
produce
artificial
effects
,
but
not
alter
their
inherent
,
proper
and
particular
natures
.
Then
the
Emperess
commanded
her
Anatomists
to
dissect
such
kinds
of
Creatures
as
are
called
Monsters
.
But
they
answered
her
Majesty
,
That
it
would
be
but
an
unprofitable
and
useless
work
,
and
hinder
their
better
imployments
;
for
when
we
dissect
dead
Animals
,
said
they
,
it
is
for
no
other
end
,
but
to
observe
what
defects
or
distempers
they
had
,
that
we
may
cure
the
like
in
living
ones
,
so
that
all
our
care
and
industry
concerns
onely
the
preservation
of
Mankind
;
but
we
hope
your
Majesty
will
not
preserve
Monsters
,
which
are
most
commonly
destroyed
,
except
it
be
for
novelty
;
neither
will
the
dissection
of
Monsters
prevent
the
errors
of
Natures
irregular
actions
;
for
by
dissecting
some
,
we
cannot
prevent
the
production
of
others
;
so
that
our
pains
and
labour
will
be
to
no
purpose
,
unless
to
satisfie
the
vain
curiosities
of
inquisitive
men
.
The
Emperess
replied
,
That
such
dissections
would
be
very
beneficial
to
Experimental
Philosophers
.
If
Experimental
Philosophers
,
answer'd
they
,
do
spend
their
time
in
such
useless
inspections
,
they
waste
it
in
vain
,
and
have
nothing
but
their
labour
for
their
pains
.
Lastly
,
her
Majesty
had
some
Conferences
with
the
Galenick
Physicians
about
several
Diseases
,
and
amongst
the
rest
,
desired
to
know
the
cause
and
nature
of
Apoplexy
,
and
the
spotted
Plague
.
They
answered
,
That
a
deadly
Apoplexy
was
a
dead
palsie
of
the
brain
,
and
the
spotted
Plague
was
a
Gangrene
of
the
Vital
parts
,
and
as
the
Gangrene
of
outward
parts
did
strike
inwardly
;
so
the
Gangrene
of
inward
parts
,
did
break
forth
outwardly
;
which
is
the
cause
,
said
they
,
that
as
soon
as
the
spots
appear
,
death
follows
;
for
then
it
is
an
infallible
sign
,
that
the
body
is
throughout
infected
with
a
Gangrene
,
which
is
a
spreading
evil
;
but
some
Gangrenes
do
spread
more
suddenly
then
others
,
and
of
all
sorts
of
Gangrenes
,
the
Plaguygangrene
is
the
most
infectious
;
for
other
Gangrenes
infect
but
the
next
adjoining
parts
of
one
particular
body
,
and
having
killed
that
same
Creature
,
go
no
further
,
but
cease
;
when
as
,
the
Gangrene
of
the
Plague
,
infects
not
onely
the
adjoining
parts
of
one
particular
Creature
,
but
also
those
that
are
distant
;
that
is
,
one
particular
body
infects
another
,
and
so
breeds
a
Universal
Contagion
.
But
the
Emperess
being
very
desirous
to
know
in
what
manner
the
Plague
was
propagated
and
became
so
contagious
,
asked
,
Whether
it
went
actually
out
of
one
body
into
another
?
To
which
they
answered
,
That
it
was
a
great
dispute
amongst
the
Learned
of
their
profession
,
whether
it
came
by
a
division
and
composition
of
parts
;
that
is
,
by
expiration
and
inspiration
;
or
whether
it
was
caused
by
imitation
:
Some
Experimental
Philosophers
,
said
they
,
will
make
us
believe
,
that
by
the
help
of
their
Microscopes
,
they
have
observed
the
Plague
to
be
a
body
of
little
Flyes
like
Atomes
,
which
go
out
of
one
body
into
another
,
through
the
sensitive
passages
;
but
the
most
experienced
and
wisest
of
our
society
,
have
rejected
this
opinion
as
a
ridiculous
fancy
,
and
do
for
the
most
part
believe
,
that
it
is
caused
by
an
imitation
of
Parts
,
so
that
the
motions
of
some
parts
which
are
sound
,
do
imitate
the
motions
of
those
that
are
infected
,
and
that
by
this
means
,
the
Plague
becomes
contagious
and
spreading
.
The
Emperess
having
hitherto
spent
her
time
in
the
Examination
of
the
Bird
-
Fish
-
Worm
-
and
Ape-men
,
&c.
and
received
several
Intelligences
from
their
several
imployments
;
at
last
had
a
mind
to
divert
her self
after
her
serious
discourses
,
and
therefore
she
sent
for
the
Spider-men
,
which
were
her
Mathematicians
,
the
Lice-men
which
were
her
Geometricians
,
and
the
Magpie
-
Parrot
-
and
Jackdaw-men
,
which
were
her
Orators
and
Logicians
.
The
Spider-men
came
first
,
and
presented
her
Majesty
with
a
table
full
of
Mathetical
points
,
lines
and
figures
of
all
sorts
of
squares
,
circles
,
triangles
,
and
the
like
;
which
the
Emperess
,
notwithstanding
that
she
had
a
very
ready
wit
,
and
quick
apprehension
,
could
not
understand
;
but
the
more
she
endeavoured
to
learn
,
the
more
was
she
confounded
:
Whether
they
did
ever
square
the
circle
,
I
cannot
exactly
tell
,
nor
whether
they
could
make
imaginary
points
and
lines
;
but
this
I
dare
say
,
That
their
points
and
lines
were
so
slender
,
small
and
thin
,
that
they
seem'd
next
to
Imaginary
.
The
Mathematicians
were
in
great
esteem
with
the
Emperess
,
as
being
not
onely
the
chief
Tutors
and
Instructors
in
many
Arts
,
but
some
of
them
excellent
Magicians
and
Informers
of
Spirits
,
which
was
the
reason
their
Characters
were
so
abstruse
and
intricate
,
that
the
Emperess
knew
not
what
to
make
of
them
.
There
is
so
much
to
learn
in
your
Art
,
said
she
,
that
I
can
neither
spare
time
from
other
affairs
to
busie
my self
in
your
profession
;
nor
,
if
I
could
,
do
I
think
I
should
ever
be
able
to
understand
your
Imaginary
points
,
lines
and
figures
,
because
they
are
Non-beings
.
Then
came
the
Lice-men
,
and
endeavoured
to
measure
all
things
to
a
hairs
breadth
,
and
weigh
them
to
an
Atome
;
but
their
weights
would
seldom
agree
,
especially
in
the
weighing
of
Air
,
which
they
found
a
task
impossible
to
be
done
;
at
which
the
Emperess
began
to
be
displeased
,
and
told
them
,
that
there
was
neither
Truth
nor
Justice
in
their
Profession
;
and
so
dissolved
their
society
.
After
this
the
Emperess
was
resolved
to
hear
the
Magpie
-
Parrot
-
and
Jackdaw-men
,
which
were
her
professed
Orators
and
Logicians
;
whereupon
one
of
the
Parrot-men
rose
with
great
formality
,
and
endeavoured
to
make
an
Eloquent
Speech
before
her
Majesty
;
but
before
he
had
half
ended
,
his
arguments
and
divisions
being
so
many
,
that
they
caused
a
great
confusion
in
his
brain
,
he
could
not
go
forward
,
but
was
forced
to
retire
backward
,
with
the
greatest
disgrace
both
to
himself
,
and
the
whole
society
;
and
although
one
of
his
brethen
endeavoured
to
second
him
by
another
speech
,
yet
was
he
as
far
to
seek
as
the
former
.
At
which
the
Emperess
appear'd
not
a
little
troubled
,
and
told
them
,
That
they
followed
too
much
the
Rules
of
Art
,
and
confunded
themselves
with
too
nice
formalities
and
distinctions
;
but
since
I
know
,
said
she
,
that
you
are
a
people
who
have
naturally
voluble
tongues
,
and
good
memories
;
I
desire
you
to
consider
more
the
subject
you
speak
of
,
then
your
artificial
periods
,
connexions
and
parts
of
speech
,
and
leave
the
rest
to
your
natural
Eloquence
;
which
they
did
,
and
so
became
very
eminent
Orators
.
Lastly
,
her
Imperial
Majesty
being
desirous
to
know
,
what
progress
her
Logicians
had
made
in
the
Art
of
disputing
,
Commanded
them
to
argue
upon
several
Themes
or
sujects
;
which
they
did
;
and
having
made
a
very
nice
discourse
of
Logistical
terms
and
propositions
,
entered
into
a
dispute
by
way
of
Syllogistical
Arguments
,
through
all
the
Figures
and
Modes
:
One
began
with
an
argment
of
the
first
mode
of
the
first
figure
,
thus
:
Every
Politician
is
wise
:
Every
Knave
is
a
Politician
,
Therefore
every
Knave
is
wise
.
Another
contradicted
him
with
a
Syllogism
of
the
second
mode
of
the
same
figure
,
thus
:
No
Politician
is
wise
:
Every
Knave
is
a
Politician
,
Therefore
no
Knave
is
wise
.
The
third
made
an
Argument
in
the
third
Mode
of
the
same
figure
,
after
this
manner
:
Every
Politician
is
wise
:
Some
Knaves
are
Politicians
,
Therefore
some
Knaves
are
wise
.
The
Fourth
concluded
with
a
Syllogism
in
the
fourth
Mode
of
the
same
figure
,
thus
:
No
Politician
is
wise
:
Some
Knaves
are
Polticians
,
Therefore
some
Knaves
are
not
wise
.
After
this
they
took
another
subject
,
and
one
propounded
this
Syllogism
:
Every
Philosopher
is
wise
:
Every
Beast
is
wise
,
Therefore
every
Beast
is
a
Philosopher
.
But
another
said
that
this
Argument
was
false
,
therefore
he
contradicted
him
with
a
Syllogism
of
the
second
figure
of
the
fourth
Mode
,
thus
:
Every
Philosopher
is
wise
:
Some
Beasts
are
not
wise
,
Therefore
some
Beasts
are
not
Philosophers
.
Thus
they
argued
,
and
intended
to
go
on
,
but
the
Emperess
interrupted
them
:
I
have
enough
,
said
she
,
of
your
chopt
Logick
,
and
will
hear
no
more
of
your
Syllogismes
;
for
it
disorders
my
reason
,
and
puts
my
brain
on
the
rack
;
your
formal
argumentations
are
able
to
spoil
all
natural
wit
;
and
I
'le
have
you
to
consider
,
that
Art
does
not
make
Reason
,
but
Reason
makes
Art
;
and
therefore
as
much
as
Reason
is
above
Art
,
so
much
is
a
natural
rational
discourse
to
be
preferred
before
an
artificial
:
For
Art
is
,
for
the
most
part
,
irregular
,
and
disorders
mens
understandings
more
then
it
rectifies
them
,
and
leads
them
into
a
Labyrinth
whence
they
'l
never
get
out
,
and
makes
them
dull
and
unfit
for
useful
imployments
;
especially
your
Art
of
Logick
,
which
confists
onely
contradicting
each
other
,
in
making
sophismes
,
and
obscuring
Truth
,
instead
of
clearing
it
.
But
they
replied
her
Majesty
,
That
the
knowledg
of
Nature
,
that
is
,
Natural
Philosophy
,
would
be
imperfect
without
the
Art
of
Logick
,
and
that
there
was
an
improbable
Truth
which
could
no
otherwise
be
found
out
then
by
the
Art
of
disputing
.
Truly
,
said
the
Emperess
,
I
do
believe
that
it
is
with
Natural
Philosophy
,
as
it
is
with
all
other
effects
of
Nature
;
for
no
particular
knowledg
can
be
perfect
,
by
reason
knowledg
is
dividable
,
as
well
as
composable
;
nay
,
to
speak
properly
,
Nature
her self
cannot
boast
of
any
perfection
,
but
God
himself
;
because
there
are
so
many
irregular
motions
in
Nature
,
and
't
is
but
a
folly
to
think
that
Art
should
be
able
to
regulate
them
,
since
Art
it self
is
,
for
the
most
part
,
irregular
.
But
as
for
Improbable
Truth
,
I
know
not
what
your
meaning
is
;
for
Truth
is
more
then
Improbability
;
nay
,
there
there
is
so
much
difference
between
Truth
and
Improbability
,
that
I
cannot
conceive
it
possible
how
they
can
be
joined
together
.
In
short
,
said
she
,
I
do
no
ways
approve
of
your
profession
;
and
though
I
will
not
dissolve
your
society
,
yet
I
shall
never
take
delight
in
hearing
you
any
more
;
wherefore
confine
your
disputations
to
your
Schools
,
lest
besides
the
Commonwealth
of
Learning
,
they
disturb
also
Divinity
and
Policy
,
Religion
and
Laws
,
and
by
that
means
draw
an
utter
ruine
and
destruction
both
upon
Church
and
State
.
After
the
Emperess
had
thus
finish'd
the
Discourses
and
Conferences
with
the
mentioned
Societies
of
her
Vertuoso's
,
she
considered
by
her self
the
manner
of
their
Religion
,
and
finding
it
very
defective
,
was
troubled
,
that
so
wise
and
knowing
a
people
should
have
no
more
knowledg
of
the
Divine
Truth
;
Wherefore
she
consulted
with
her
own
thoughts
,
whether
it
was
possible
to
convert
them
all
to
her
own
Religion
,
and
to
that
end
she
resolved
to
build
Churches
,
and
make
also
up
a
Congregation
of
Women
,
whereof
she
intended
to
be
the
head
her self
,
and
to
instruct
them
in
the
several
points
of
her
Religion
.
This
she
had
no
sooner
begun
,
but
the
Women
,
which
generally
had
quick
wits
,
subtile
conceptions
,
clear
understandings
,
and
solid
judgments
,
became
,
in
a
short
time
,
very
devout
and
zealous
Sisters
;
for
the
Emperess
had
an
excellent
gift
of
Preaching
,
and
instructing
them
in
the
Articles
of
Faith
;
and
by
that
means
,
she
converted
them
not
onely
soon
,
but
gained
an
extraordinary
love
of
all
her
subjects
throughout
that
World
.
But
at
last
,
pondering
with
her self
the
inconstant
nature
of
Mankind
,
and
fearing
that
in
time
they
would
grow
weary
,
and
desert
the
divine
Truth
,
following
their
own
fancies
,
and
living
according
to
their
own
desires
,
she
began
to
be
troubled
that
her
labours
and
pains
should
prove
of
so
little
effect
,
and
therefore
studied
all
manner
of
ways
to
prevent
it
.
Amongst
the
rest
,
she
call'd
to
mind
a
Relation
which
the
Bird-men
made
her
once
,
of
a
Mountain
that
did
burn
in
flames
of
fire
;
and
thereupon
did
immediately
send
for
the
wisest
and
subtilest
of
her
Worm-men
,
commanding
them
to
discover
the
cause
of
the
Eruption
of
that
same
fire
;
which
they
did
;
and
having
dived
to
the
very
bottom
of
the
Mountain
,
informed
her
Majesty
,
That
there
was
a
certain
sort
of
Stone
,
whose
nature
was
such
,
that
being
wetted
,
it
would
grow
excessively
hot
,
and
break
forth
into
a
flaming-fire
,
until
it
became
dry
,
and
then
it
ceased
from
burning
.
The
Emperess
was
glad
to
hear
this
news
,
and
forthwith
desired
the
Worm-men
to
bring
her
some
of
that
stone
,
but
be
sure
to
keep
it
secret
:
She
sent
also
for
the
Bird-men
,
and
asked
them
whether
they
could
not
get
her
a
piece
of
the
Sun-stone
?
They
answered
,
That
it
was
impossible
,
unless
they
did
spoil
or
lessen
the
light
of
the
World
:
but
,
said
they
,
if
it
please
your
Majesty
,
we
can
demolish
one
of
the
numerous
Stars
of
the
Sky
,
which
the
World
will
never
miss
.
The
Emperess
was
very
well
satisfied
with
this
proposal
,
and
having
thus
imployed
these
two
sorts
of
men
,
in
the
mean
while
builded
two
Chappels
one
above
another
;
the
one
she
lined
throughout
with
Diamonds
,
both
Roof
,
Walls
and
Pillars
;
but
the
other
be
done
by
any
other
means
,
then
by
the
help
of
Immaterial
Spirits
;
wherefore
she
made
a
Convocation
of
the
most
learned
,
witty
and
ingenious
of
all
the
forementioned
sorts
of
men
,
and
desired
to
know
of
them
,
whether
there
were
any
Immaterial
Spirits
in
their
World
.
First
,
she
enquired
of
the
Worm-men
,
whether
they
had
perceived
some
within
the
Earth
?
They
answered
her
Majesty
,
That
they
never
knew
of
any
such
Creatures
;
for
whatsoever
did
dwell
within
the
Earth
,
said
they
,
was
imbodied
and
material
.
Then
she
asked
the
Flye-men
,
whether
they
had
observed
any
in
the
Air
?
for
you
having
numerous
eyes
,
said
she
,
will
be
more
able
to
perceive
them
,
then
any
other
Creatures
.
To
which
they
answered
her
Majesty
,
That
although
Spirits
,
being
immaterial
,
could
not
be
perceived
by
the
Worm-men
in
the
Earth
,
yet
they
perceived
that
such
Creatures
did
lodg
in
the
vehicles
of
the
Air.
Then
the
Emperess
asked
,
Whether
they
could
speak
to
them
,
and
whether
they
did
understand
each
other
?
The
Fly-men
answered
,
That
those
Spirits
were
always
cloath'd
in
some
sort
or
other
of
Mateterial
Garments
;
which
Garments
were
their
Bodies
,
made
,
for
the
most
part
,
of
Air
;
and
when
occasion
served
,
they
could
put
on
any
other
sort
of
substances
;
but
yet
they
could
not
put
these
substances
into
any
form
or
shape
,
as
they
pleased
.
The
Emperess
asked
the
Fly-men
,
whether
it
was
possible
that
she
could
be
acquainted
,
and
have
some
conferences
with
them
?
They
answered
,
They
did
verily
believe
she
might
.
Hereupon
the
Emperess
commanded
the
Fly-men
to
ask
some
of
the
Spirits
,
whether
they
would
be
pleased
to
give
her
a
visit
?
This
they
did
;
and
after
the
Spirits
had
presented
themselves
to
the
Emperess
,
(
in
what
shapes
or
forms
,
I
cannot
exactly
tell
)
after
some
few
complements
that
passed
between
them
,
the
Emperess
told
the
Spirits
that
she
questioned
not
,
but
they
did
know
how
she
was
a
stranger
in
that
World
,
and
by
what
miraculous
means
she
was
arrived
there
;
and
since
she
had
a
great
desire
to
know
the
condition
of
the
World
she
came
from
,
her
request
to
the
Spirits
was
,
to
give
her
some
information
thereof
,
especially
of
those
parts
of
the
world
where
she
was
born
,
bred
,
and
educated
,
as
also
of
her
particular
friends
and
acquaintance
;
all
which
,
the
Spirits
did
according
to
her
desire
;
at
last
,
after
a
great
many
conferences
and
particular
intelligences
,
which
the
Spirits
gave
the
Emperess
,
to
her
great
satisfaction
and
content
,
she
enquired
after
the
most
famous
Students
,
Writers
,
and
Experimental
Philosophers
in
that
World
,
which
they
gave
her
a
full
relation
of
;
amongst
the
rest
she
enquired
,
whether
there
were
none
that
had
found
out
yet
the
Jews
Cabbala
?
Several
have
endeavoured
it
,
answered
the
Spirits
,
but
those
that
came
nearest
(
although
themselves
denied
it
)
were
one
Dr.
Dee
,
and
one
Edward
Kelly
,
the
one
representing
Moses
,
and
the
other
Aaron
;
for
Kelly
was
to
Dr.
Dee
,
as
Aaron
to
Moses
;
Is
there
not
Divine
Reason
,
as
well
as
there
is
Natural
?
No
,
answered
they
:
for
there
is
but
a
Divine
Faith
,
and
as
for
Reason
it
is
onely
natural
;
but
you
Mortals
are
so
puzled
about
this
divine
Faith
,
and
natural
Reason
,
that
you
do
not
know
well
how
to
distinguish
them
,
but
confound
them
both
,
which
is
the
cause
you
have
so
many
divine
Philosophers
who
make
a
Gallimafry
both
of
Reason
and
Faith
.
Then
she
asked
,
Whether
pure
natural
Philosophers
were
Cabbalists
?
They
answered
,
No
;
but
onely
your
Mystical
or
Divine
Philosophers
,
such
as
study
beyond
sense
and
reason
.
She
enquired
further
,
Whether
there
was
any
Cabbala
in
god
,
or
whether
God
was
full
of
Ideas
?
They
answered
,
There
could
be
nothing
in
God
,
nor
could
God
be
full
of
any
thing
,
either
forms
or
figures
,
but
of
himself
;
for
God
is
the
Perfection
of
all
things
,
and
an
Unexpressible
Being
,
beyond
the
conception
of
any
Creature
,
either
Natural
or
Supernatural
.
Then
I
pray
inform
me
,
said
the
Emperess
,
Whether
the
Jews
,
or
any
other
Cabbala
,
consist
in
numbers
?
The
Spirits
answered
,
No
:
for
numbers
are
odd
,
and
different
,
and
would
make
a
disagreement
in
the
Cabbala
.
But
said
she
again
,
Is
it
a
sin
then
not
to
know
or
understand
the
Cabbala
?
God
is
so
merciful
,
answered
they
,
and
so
just
,
that
he
will
never
damn
the
ignorant
,
and
save
onely
those
that
pretend
to
know
him
and
his
secret
Counsels
by
their
Cabbala's
,
but
he
loves
those
that
adore
and
worship
him
with
fear
and
reverence
,
and
with
a
pure
heart
.
She
asked
further
,
which
of
these
two
Cabbala's
was
most
approved
,
the
Natural
,
or
Theological
?
The
Theological
,
answered
they
,
is
mystical
,
and
belongs
onely
to
Faith
;
but
the
Natural
belongs
to
Reason
.
Then
she
asked
them
,
Whether
Divine
Faith
was
made
out
of
Reason
?
No
,
answered
they
,
for
Faith
proceeds
onely
from
a
Divine
saving
Grace
,
which
is
a
peculiar
Gift
of
God
.
How
comes
it
then
,
replied
she
,
that
Men
,
even
those
that
are
of
several
opinions
,
have
Faith
more
or
less
?
A
natural
belief
,
answered
they
,
is
not
a
Divine
Faith
.
But
,
proceeded
the
Emperess
,
How
are
you
sure
that
God
cannot
be
known
?
The
several
opinions
you
Mortals
have
of
God
,
answered
they
,
are
sufficient
witnesses
thereof
.
Well
then
,
replied
the
Emperess
,
leaving
this
inquisitive
knowledg
of
God
,
I
pray
inform
me
,
whether
you
Spirits
give
motion
to
natural
bodies
?
No
,
answered
they
;
but
,
on
the
contrary
,
natural
material
bodies
give
Spirits
motion
;
for
we
Spirits
,
being
incorporeal
,
have
no
motion
but
from
our
corporeal
vehicles
,
so
that
we
move
by
the
help
of
our
bodies
,
and
not
the
bodies
by
the
help
of
us
;
for
pure
Spirits
are
immovable
.
If
this
be
so
,
replied
the
Emperess
,
How
comes
it
then
that
you
can
move
so
suddenly
at
a
vast
distance
?
They
answered
,
That
some
sorts
of
matter
were
more
pure
,
rare
,
and
consequently
more
light
and
agil
then
others
;
and
this
was
the
reason
many
in
this
age
do
think
their
Fore-fathers
have
been
Fools
,
by
which
they
prove
themselves
to
be
such
.
The
Emperess
asked
further
,
whether
there
was
any
Plastick
power
in
Nature
?
Truly
,
said
the
Spirits
,
Plastick
power
in
a
hard
word
,
signifies
no
more
then
the
power
of
the
corporeal
,
figurative
motions
of
Nature
.
After
this
,
the
Emperess
desired
the
Spirits
to
inform
her
where
the
Paradise
was
,
whether
it
was
in
the
midst
of
the
World
as
a
Centre
of
pleasure
?
or
whether
it
was
the
whole
world
,
or
a
peculiar
world
by
it self
,
as
a
world
of
life
,
and
not
of
matter
;
or
whether
it
was
mixt
,
as
a
world
of
living
animal
Creatures
?
They
answered
,
That
Paradise
was
not
in
the
world
she
came
from
,
but
in
that
world
she
lived
in
at
present
;
and
that
it
was
the
very
same
place
where
she
kept
her
Court
,
and
where
her
Palace
stood
,
in
the
midst
of
the
Imperial
City
.
The
Emperess
asked
further
,
whether
in
the
beginning
and
Creation
of
the
World
,
all
Beasts
could
speak
?
They
answered
,
That
no
Beasts
could
speak
,
but
onely
those
sorts
of
Creatures
which
were
Fish-men
,
Bear-men
,
Worm-men
,
and
the
like
,
which
could
speak
in
the
first
Age
,
as
well
as
they
do
now
.
She
asked
again
,
whether
they
were
none
of
those
Spirits
that
frighted
Adam
out
of
the
Paradise
,
at
least
caused
him
not
to
return
thither
again
.
They
answered
they
were
not
.
Then
she
desired
to
be
informed
,
whither
Adam
fled
when
he
was
driven
out
of
the
Paradise
?
Out
of
this
World
,
said
they
,
you
are
now
Emperess
of
,
into
the
world
you
came
from
.
If
this
be
so
,
replied
the
Emperess
,
then
surely
those
Cabbalists
are
much
out
of
their
story
,
who
believe
the
Paradise
to
be
a
world
of
Life
onely
,
without
Matter
;
for
this
world
,
though
it
be
most
pleasant
and
fruitful
,
yet
it
is
not
a
world
of
meer
immaterial
life
,
but
a
world
of
living
,
material
Creatures
.
Without
question
,
they
are
,
answered
the
Spirits
;
for
not
all
Cabbalas
are
true
.
Then
the
Emperess
asked
,
That
since
it
is
mentioned
in
the
story
of
the
Creation
of
the
World
,
that
Eve
was
tempted
by
the
Serpent
,
whether
the
Devil
was
within
the
Serpent
,
or
whether
the
Serpent
tempted
her
without
the
Devil
?
They
answered
,
That
the
Devil
was
within
the
Serpent
.
But
how
came
it
then
,
replied
she
,
that
the
Serpent
was
cursed
?
They
answered
,
because
the
Devil
was
in
him
:
for
are
not
those
men
in
danger
of
damnation
which
have
the
Devil
within
them
,
who
perswades
them
to
believe
and
act
wickedly
?
The
Emperess
asked
further
,
whether
Light
and
the
Heavens
were
all
one
.
They
answered
,
That
that
Region
which
contains
the
Lucid
natural
Orbs
,
was
by
mortals
named
Heaven
;
but
the
beatifical
Heaven
,
which
is
the
Habitation
of
the
blessed
Angels
and
Souls
,
was
so
far
beyond
it
,
that
it
could
not
be
compared
to
any
natural
Creature
.
Then
the
Emperess
asked
them
,
whether
all
Matter
was
fluid
at
first
?
They
answered
,
That
Matter
was
always
as
it
is
;
and
that
some
parts
of
Matter
were
rare
,
some
dense
,
some
fluid
,
some
solid
,
&c.
Neither
was
God
bound
to
make
all
matter
fluid
at
first
.
She
asked
further
,
whether
Matter
was
immovable
init
self
?
We
have
answered
you
before
,
said
they
,
That
there
is
no
motion
but
in
Matter
;
and
were
it
not
for
the
motion
of
Matter
,
we
Spirits
,
could
not
move
,
nor
give
you
any
answer
to
your
several
questions
.
After
this
,
the
Emperess
asked
the
Spirits
,
whether
the
Universe
was
made
within
the
space
of
six
days
,
or
whether
by
those
six
days
,
were
ment
so
many
Decrees
or
Commands
of
God
?
They
answered
her
,
that
the
World
was
made
by
the
All-powerful
Decree
and
Command
of
God
;
but
whether
there
were
six
Decrees
or
Commands
,
or
fewer
,
or
more
,
no
creature
was
able
to
tell
.
Then
she
inquired
,
whether
there
was
no
mystery
in
numbers
?
No
other
mystery
,
answered
the
Spirits
,
but
reckoning
or
counting
,
for
numbers
are
onely
marks
of
remembrance
.
But
what
do
you
think
of
the
number
of
Four
,
said
she
,
which
Cabbalists
make
such
ado
withal
,
and
of
the
number
of
Ten
,
when
they
say
that
Ten
is
all
,
and
that
all
numbers
are
virtually
comprehended
in
four
?
We
think
,
answered
they
,
that
Cabbalists
have
nothing
else
to
do
but
to
trouble
their
heads
with
such
useless
fancies
;
for
naturally
there
is
no
such
thing
as
prime
or
all
in
numbers
;
nor
is
there
any
other
mystery
in
numbers
,
but
what
man's
fancy
makes
;
but
what
men
call
Prime
,
or
All
,
we
do
not
know
,
because
they
do
not
agree
in
the
number
of
their
opinion
.
Then
the
Emperess
asked
,
whether
the
number
of
six
was
a
symbole
of
Matrimony
,
as
being
made
up
of
Male
and
Female
,
for
two
into
three
is
six
.
If
any
number
can
be
a
symbole
of
Matrimony
,
answered
the
Spirits
,
it
is
not
Six
,
but
Two
;
if
two
may
be
allowed
to
be
a
number
:
for
the
act
of
Matrimony
is
made
up
of
two
joined
in
one
.
She
asked
again
,
what
they
said
to
the
number
of
Seven
?
whether
it
was
not
an
Embleme
of
God
,
because
Cabbalists
say
,
that
it
is
neither
begotten
,
nor
begets
any
other
number
,
There
can
be
no
Embleme
of
God
,
answered
the
Spirits
;
for
if
we
do
not
know
what
God
is
,
how
can
we
make
an
Embleme
of
him
?
Nor
is
there
any
number
in
God
,
for
God
is
the
perfection
himself
,
but
numbers
are
imperfect
;
and
as
for
the
begetting
of
numbers
it
is
done
by
Multiplication
and
Addition
;
but
Substraction
is
as
a
kind
of
death
to
numbers
.
If
there
be
no
mystery
in
numbers
,
replied
the
Emperess
,
then
it
is
in
vain
to
refer
the
Creation
of
the
World
to
certain
numbers
,
as
Cabbalists
do
.
The
onely
mystery
of
numbers
,
answered
they
,
concerning
the
Creation
of
the
World
is
,
that
as
numbers
do
multiply
,
so
does
the
world
.
The
Emperess
asked
,
how
far
numbers
did
multiply
?
The
Spirits
answered
,
to
Infinite
.
Why
,
said
she
,
Infinite
cannot
be
reckoned
,
nor
numbred
.
No
more
,
answered
they
,
can
the
parts
of
the
Universe
;
for
God's
Creation
,
being
an
Infinite
action
,
as
proceeding
from
an
Infinite
Power
,
could
not
rest
upon
a
finite
number
of
Creatures
,
were
it
never
so
great
.
But
leaving
the
mystery
of
numbers
,
proceeded
the
Emperess
,
Let
me
now
desire
you
to
inform
me
,
whether
the
Suns
and
Planets
were
generated
by
the
Heavens
,
or
AEthereal
Matter
?
The
Spirits
answered
,
That
the
Stars
and
Planets
were
of
the
same
matter
which
the
Heavens
,
the
AEther
,
and
all
other
natural
Creatures
did
consist
of
;
but
whether
they
were
generated
by
the
Heavens
or
AEther
,
they
could
not
tell
:
if
they
be
,
said
they
,
they
are
not
like
their
Parents
;
for
the
Sun
,
Stars
,
and
Planets
,
are
more
splendorous
then
the
AEther
,
as
also
more
solid
and
constant
in
their
motions
:
But
put
the
case
,
the
Stars
and
Planets
were
generated
by
the
Heavens
,
and
the
AEthereal
Matter
;
the
question
then
would
be
,
out
of
what
these
are
generated
or
produced
?
if
these
be
created
out
of
nothing
,
and
not
generated
out
of
something
,
then
it
is
probable
the
Sun
,
Stars
and
Planets
are
so
too
;
nay
,
it
is
more
probable
of
the
Stars
and
Planets
,
then
of
the
Heavens
,
or
the
fluid
AEther
,
by
reason
the
Stars
and
Planets
seem
to
be
further
off
from
mortality
,
then
the
particular
parts
of
the
AEther
;
for
no
doubt
but
the
parts
of
the
AEthereal
Matter
alter
into
several
forms
,
which
we
do
not
perceive
of
the
Stars
and
Planets
.
The
Emperess
asked
further
,
whether
they
could
give
her
information
of
the
three
principles
of
Man
,
according
to
the
doctrine
of
the
Platonists
;
as
first
of
the
Intellect
,
Spirit
,
or
Divine
Light
:
2.
Of
the
Soul
of
Man
her self
:
and
3.
Of
the
Image
of
the
Soul
,
that
is
,
her
vital
operation
on
the
body
?
The
Spirits
answered
,
that
they
did
not
understand
these
three
distinctions
;
but
that
they
seem'd
to
corporeal
sense
and
reason
,
as
if
they
were
three
several
bodies
,
or
three
several
corporeal
actions
;
however
,
said
they
,
they
are
intricate
conceptions
of
irregular
fancies
.
If
you
do
not
understand
them
,
replied
the
Emperess
,
hovv
shall
humane
Creatures
do
then
?
Many
,
both
of
your
modern
and
ancient
Philosophers
,
answered
the
Spirits
,
endeavour
to
go
beyond
sense
and
reason
,
vvhich
makes
them
commit
absurdities
;
for
no
corporeal
Creature
can
go
beyond
sense
and
reason
;
no
not
we
Spirits
,
as
long
as
vve
are
in
our
corporeal
Vehicles
.
Then
the
Emperess
asked
them
,
vvhether
there
vvere
any
Atheists
in
the
World
?
The
Spirits
answered
,
that
there
vvere
no
more
Atheists
then
vvhat
Cabbalists
make
.
She
asked
them
further
,
Whether
Spirits
vvere
of
a
globous
or
round
Figure
?
They
ansvvered
,
That
Figure
belonged
to
body
,
but
they
being
immaterial
had
no
figure
.
She
asked
again
,
Whether
Spirits
were
not
like
Water
or
Fire
?
They
answered
,
that
Water
and
Fire
was
material
,
were
it
the
purest
and
most
refined
that
ever
could
be
;
nay
,
were
it
above
the
Heavens
:
But
we
are
no
more
like
Water
or
Fire
,
said
they
,
then
we
are
like
Earth
;
but
our
Vehicles
are
of
several
forms
,
figures
and
degrees
of
substances
.
Then
she
desired
to
know
,
whether
their
Vehicles
were
made
of
Air
?
Yes
,
answered
the
Spirits
,
some
of
our
Vehicles
are
of
thin
Air.
Then
I
suppose
,
replied
the
Emperess
,
That
those
airy
Vehicles
,
are
your
corporeal
summersuits
.
She
asked
further
,
whether
the
Spirits
had
not
ascending
and
descending
motions
,
as
well
as
other
Creatures
?
They
answered
,
That
properly
there
was
no
ascension
or
descension
in
Infinite
Nature
,
but
onely
in
relation
to
particular
parts
;
and
as
for
us
Spirits
,
said
they
,
we
can
neither
ascend
nor
descend
without
corporeal
Vehicles
;
nor
can
our
Vehicles
ascend
or
descend
,
but
according
to
their
several
shapes
and
figures
,
for
there
can
be
no
motion
without
body
.
The
Emperess
asked
them
further
,
whether
there
was
not
a
World
of
Spirits
,
as
well
as
there
is
of
material
Creatures
?
No
,
answered
they
;
for
the
word
World
implies
a
quantity
or
multitude
of
corporeal
Creatures
,
but
we
being
Immaterial
,
can
make
no
world
of
Spirits
.
Then
she
desired
to
be
informed
when
Spirits
were
made
?
We
do
not
know
,
answered
they
,
how
and
when
we
were
made
,
nor
are
we
much
inquisitive
after
it
;
nay
,
if
we
did
,
it
would
be
no
benefit
,
neither
for
us
,
nor
for
you
mortals
to
know
it
.
The
Emperess
replied
,
That
Cabbalists
and
Divine
Philosophers
said
,
mens
rational
Souls
were
Immaterial
,
and
stood
as
much
in
need
of
corporeal
Vehicles
,
as
Spirits
did
.
If
this
be
so
,
answered
the
Spirits
,
then
you
are
Hermaphrodites
of
Nature
;
but
your
Cabbalists
are
mistaken
,
for
they
take
the
purest
and
subtillest
parts
of
Matter
for
Immaterial
Spirits
.
Then
the
Emperess
asked
,
when
the
souls
of
Mortals
went
out
of
their
bodies
,
whether
they
went
to
Heaven
or
Hell
,
or
whether
they
remained
in
airy
Vehicles
?
God's
Justice
and
Mercy
,
answered
they
,
is
perfect
,
and
not
imperfect
;
but
if
you
mortals
will
have
Vehicles
for
your
Souls
,
and
a
place
that
is
between
Heaven
and
Hell
,
it
must
be
Purgatory
,
which
is
a
place
of
Purification
,
for
which
action
Fire
is
more
proper
then
Air
,
and
so
the
Vehicles
of
those
souls
that
are
in
Purgatory
cannot
be
airy
,
but
fiery
;
and
after
this
rate
there
can
be
but
four
places
for
humane
souls
to
be
in
,
viz.
Heaven
,
Hell
,
Purgatory
,
and
this
World
;
but
as
for
Vehicles
,
they
are
but
fancies
,
not
real
truths
.
Then
the
Emperess
asked
them
,
where
Heaven
and
Hell
was
?
Your
Saviour
Christ
,
answered
the
Spirits
,
has
informed
you
,
that
there
is
Heaven
and
Hell
,
but
he
did
not
tell
you
what
,
nor
where
they
are
;
wherefore
it
is
too
great
a
presumption
for
you
Mortals
to
inquire
after
it
;
if
you
do
but
strive
to
get
into
Heaven
,
it
is
enough
,
though
you
do
not
know
where
or
what
it
is
,
for
it
is
beyond
your
knowledg
and
understanding
.
I
am
satisfied
,
replied
the
Emperess
,
and
asked
further
,
whether
there
were
any
figures
or
characters
in
the
Soul
?
They
answered
,
where
there
was
no
body
,
there
could
be
no
figure
.
Then
she
asked
them
,
whether
Spirits
could
be
naked
?
and
whether
they
were
of
a
dark
,
or
a
light
colour
?
As
for
our
nakedness
,
it
is
a
very
odd
question
,
answered
the
Spirits
;
and
we
do
not
know
what
you
mean
by
a
naked
Spirit
;
for
you
judg
of
us
as
of
corporeal
Creatures
;
and
as
for
Colour
,
said
they
,
it
is
according
to
our
Vehicles
;
for
Colour
belongs
to
Body
,
and
as
there
is
no
Body
that
is
colourless
,
so
there
is
no
Colour
that
is
bodiless
.
Then
the
Emperess
desired
to
be
informed
,
whether
all
souls
were
made
at
the
first
Creation
of
the
World
?
We
know
no
more
,
answered
the
Spirits
,
of
the
origine
of
humane
souls
,
then
we
know
of
our selves
.
She
asked
further
,
whether
humane
bodies
were
not
burthensome
to
humane
souls
?
They
answered
,
That
bodies
made
Souls
active
,
as
giving
them
motion
;
and
if
action
was
troublesome
to
souls
,
then
bodies
were
so
too
.
She
asked
again
,
whether
souls
did
chuse
bodies
?
They
answered
,
That
Platonicks
believed
,
the
souls
of
Lovers
lived
in
the
bodies
of
their
Beloved
;
but
surely
,
said
they
,
if
there
be
a
multitude
of
souls
in
a
world
of
Matter
,
they
cannot
miss
bodies
;
for
as
soon
as
a
soul
is
parted
from
one
body
,
it
enters
into
another
;
and
souls
having
no
motion
of
themselves
,
must
of
necessity
be
cloathed
or
imbodied
with
the
next
parts
of
Matter
.
If
this
be
so
,
replied
the
Emperess
,
then
I
pray
inform
me
,
whether
all
matter
be
soulified
?
The
Spirits
answered
,
They
could
not
exactly
tell
that
;
but
if
it
was
true
,
that
Matter
had
no
other
motion
but
what
came
from
a
spiritual
power
,
and
that
all
matter
was
moving
,
then
no
soul
could
quit
a
body
,
but
she
must
of
necessity
enter
into
another
soulified
body
,
and
then
there
would
be
two
immaterial
substances
in
one
body
.
The
Emperess
asked
,
whether
it
was
not
possible
that
there
could
be
two
souls
in
one
body
?
As
for
immaterial
souls
,
answered
the
Spirits
,
it
is
impossible
;
for
there
cannot
be
two
immaterials
in
one
inanimate
body
,
by
reason
they
want
parts
,
and
place
,
being
bodiless
;
but
there
may
be
numerous
material
souls
in
one
composed
body
,
by
reason
every
material
part
has
a
material
natural
soul
;
for
Nature
is
but
one
Infinite
self-moving
,
living
and
self-knowing
body
,
consisting
of
the
three
degrees
of
inanimate
,
sensitive
and
rational
Matter
,
so
intermixt
together
,
that
no
part
of
Nature
,
were
it
an
Atome
,
can
be
without
any
of
these
three
degrees
;
the
sensitive
is
the
life
,
the
rational
the
soul
,
and
the
inanimate
part
,
the
body
of
Infinite
Nature
.
The
Emperess
was
very
well
satisfied
with
this
answer
,
and
asked
further
,
whether
souls
did
not
give
life
to
bodies
?
No
,
answered
they
;
but
Spirits
and
Divine
Souls
have
a
life
of
their
own
,
which
is
not
partable
,
being
purer
then
a
natural
life
;
for
Spirits
are
incorporeal
,
and
consequently
individable
.
But
when
the
Soul
is
in
its
Vehicle
,
said
the
Emperess
,
then
me
thinks
she
is
like
the
Sun
,
and
the
Vehicle
like
the
Moon
.
No
,
answered
they
,
but
the
Vehicle
is
like
the
Sun
,
and
the
Soul
like
the
Moon
;
for
the
Soul
hath
motion
from
the
Body
,
as
the
Moon
has
light
from
the
Sun
.
Then
the
Emperess
asked
the
Spirits
,
whether
it
was
an
evil
Spirit
that
tempted
Eve
,
and
brought
all
the
mischiefs
upon
Mankind
,
or
whether
it
was
the
Serpent
?
They
answered
,
That
Spirits
could
not
commit
actual
evils
.
The
Emperess
said
they
might
do
it
by
perswasions
.
They
answered
,
That
Perswasions
were
actions
;
but
the
Emperess
not
being
contented
with
this
answer
,
asked
whether
there
was
not
a
supernatural
Evil
?
The
Spirits
answered
,
That
there
was
a
supernatural
Good
,
which
was
God
;
but
they
knew
of
no
supernatural
Evil
that
was
equal
to
God
.
Then
she
desired
to
know
,
whether
Evil
Spirits
were
reckoned
amongst
the
Beasts
of
the
Field
?
They
answer'd
,
That
many
Beasts
of
the
field
were
harmless
Creatures
,
and
very
serviceable
for
Man's
use
;
and
though
some
were
accounted
fierce
and
cruel
,
yet
did
they
exercise
their
cruelty
upon
other
Creatures
,
for
the
most
part
,
to
no
other
end
,
but
to
get
themselves
food
,
and
to
satisfie
their
natural
appetite
;
but
certainly
,
said
they
,
you
men
are
more
cruel
to
one
another
,
then
evil
Spirits
are
to
you
;
and
as
for
their
habitations
in
desolate
places
,
we
having
no
communion
with
them
,
can
give
you
no
certain
account
thereof
.
But
what
do
you
think
,
said
the
Emperess
,
of
Good
Spirits
?
may
not
they
be
compared
to
the
Fowls
of
the
Air
?
They
answered
,
There
were
many
cruel
and
revenous
Fowls
as
well
in
the
Air
,
as
there
were
fierce
and
cruel
Beasts
on
Earth
;
so
that
the
good
are
always
mixt
with
the
bad
.
She
asked
further
,
whether
the
fiery
Vehicles
were
a
Heaven
,
or
a
Hell
,
or
at
least
a
Purgatory
to
the
Souls
?
They
answered
,
That
if
the
Souls
were
immaterial
,
they
could
not
burn
,
and
then
fire
would
do
them
no
harm
;
and
though
Hell
was
believed
to
be
an
undecaying
and
unquenchable
fire
,
yet
Heaven
was
no
fire
.
The
Emperess
replied
,
That
Heaven
was
a
Light
.
Yes
,
saidthey
,
but
not
a
fiery
Light
.
Then
she
asked
,
whether
the
different
shapes
and
sorts
of
Vehicles
,
made
the
Souls
and
other
Immaterial
Spirits
,
miserable
,
or
blessed
?
The
Vehicles
,
answered
they
,
make
them
neither
better
,
nor
worse
;
for
though
some
Vehicles
sometimes
may
have
power
over
others
,
yet
these
by
turns
may
get
some
power
gain
over
them
,
according
to
the
several
advantages
and
disadvantages
of
particular
natural
parts
.
The
Emperess
asked
further
,
whether
animal
life
came
out
of
the
spiritual
World
,
and
did
return
thither
again
?
The
Spirits
answered
,
they
could
not
exactly
tell
;
but
if
it
were
so
,
then
certainly
animal
lives
must
leave
their
bodies
behind
them
,
otherwise
the
bodies
would
make
the
spiritual
World
a
mixt
World
,
that
is
,
partly
material
,
and
partly
immaterial
;
but
the
Truth
is
,
said
they
,
Spirits
being
immaterial
,
cannot
properly
make
a
World
;
for
a
World
belongs
to
material
,
not
to
immaterial
Creatures
.
If
this
be
so
,
replied
the
Emperess
,
then
certainly
there
can
be
no
world
of
lives
and
forms
without
matter
?
No
,
answered
the
Spirits
,
nor
a
world
of
Matter
without
lives
and
forms
;
for
natural
lives
and
forms
cannot
be
immaterial
,
no
more
then
Matter
can
be
immovable
.
And
therefore
natural
lives
,
forms
and
matter
,
are
inseparable
.
Then
the
Emperess
asked
,
whether
the
first
Man
did
feed
on
the
best
sorts
of
the
fruits
of
the
Earth
,
and
the
beasts
on
the
worst
?
The
Spirits
answered
,
That
unless
the
beasts
of
the
field
were
barred
out
of
manured
fields
and
gardens
,
they
would
pick
and
chuse
the
best
fruits
as
well
as
men
;
and
you
may
plainly
observe
it
,
said
they
,
in
Squirrels
and
Monkies
,
how
they
are
the
best
chusers
of
Nuts
and
Apples
,
and
how
Birds
do
pick
and
feed
on
the
most
delicious
fruits
,
and
Worms
on
the
best
roots
,
and
most
savoury
herbs
;
by
which
you
may
see
,
that
those
Creatures
live
and
feed
better
then
men
do
,
except
you
will
say
,
that
artificial
Cookery
is
better
and
more
wholesom
then
the
natural
.
Again
,
the
Emperess
asked
,
whether
the
first
Man
gave
names
to
all
the
several
sorts
of
Fishes
in
the
Sea
,
and
fresh
waters
?
No
,
answered
the
Spirits
,
for
he
was
an
Earthly
,
and
not
a
watery
Creature
,
and
therefore
could
not
know
the
several
sorts
of
Fishes
.
Why
,
replied
the
Emperess
,
he
was
no
more
an
airy
Creature
then
he
was
a
watery
one
,
and
yet
he
gave
names
to
the
several
sorts
of
Fowls
and
Birds
of
the
Air.
Fowls
answered
they
,
are
partly
Airy
,
and
partly
Earthly
Creatures
,
not
onely
because
they
resemble
Beasts
and
Men
in
their
flesh
,
but
because
their
rest
and
dwelling
places
are
on
Earth
;
for
they
build
their
nests
,
lay
their
eggs
,
and
hatch
their
young
,
not
in
the
Air
,
but
on
the
Earth
.
Then
she
asked
,
Whether
the
first
Man
did
give
names
to
all
the
various
sorts
of
Creatures
that
live
on
the
Earth
?
Yes
,
answered
they
,
to
all
those
that
were
presented
to
him
,
or
he
had
knowledg
of
,
that
is
,
to
all
the
prime
sorts
;
but
not
to
every
particular
;
for
of
Mankind
,
said
they
,
there
were
but
two
at
first
,
and
as
they
did
encrease
,
so
did
their
names
.
But
,
said
the
Emperess
,
who
gave
the
names
to
the
several
sorts
of
Fish
?
The
posterity
of
Mankind
,
answered
they
.
Then
she
enquired
,
Whether
there
were
no
more
kinds
of
Creatures
now
,
then
at
the
first
Creation
?
They
answered
,
That
there
were
no
more
nor
fewer
kinds
of
Creatures
then
there
are
now
;
but
there
were
,
without
question
,
more
particular
sorts
of
Creatures
now
,
then
there
were
then
.
She
asked
again
,
Whether
all
those
Creatures
that
were
in
Paradise
,
were
also
in
Noah's
Ark
?
They
answered
,
That
the
principal
kinds
had
been
there
,
but
not
all
the
particulars
.
Then
she
would
fain
know
,
how
it
came
,
that
both
Spirits
and
Men
did
fall
from
a
blessed
into
so
miserable
a
state
and
condition
they
are
now
in
.
The
Spirits
answered
,
By
disobedience
.
The
Emperess
asked
,
Whence
this
disobedient
sin
did
proceed
?
But
the
Spirits
desired
the
Emperess
not
to
ask
them
any
such
questions
,
because
they
went
beyond
their
knowledg
.
Then
she
begg'd
the
Spirits
to
pardon
her
presumption
;
for
,
said
she
,
It
is
the
nature
of
Mankind
to
be
inquisitive
.
Natural
desire
of
knowledg
,
answered
the
Spirits
,
is
not
blameable
,
so
you
do
not
go
beyond
what
your
natural
reason
can
comprehend
.
Then
I
'le
ask
no
more
,
said
the
Emperess
,
for
fear
I
should
commit
some
error
;
but
one
thing
I
cannot
but
aquaint
you
withal
:
What
is
that
,
said
the
Spirits
?
I
have
a
great
desire
,
answered
the
Emperess
,
to
make
a
Cabbala
.
What
kind
of
Cabbala
asked
the
Spirits
?
The
Emperess
answered
,
The
Jews
Cabbala
.
No
sooner
had
the
Emperess
declared
her
Mind
,
but
the
Spirits
immediately
disappeared
out
of
her
sight
;
which
startled
the
Emperess
so
much
,
that
she
fell
into
a
Trance
,
wherein
she
lay
for
some
while
;
at
last
being
come
to
her self
again
,
she
grew
very
studious
,
and
considering
with
her self
what
might
be
the
cause
of
this
strange
disaster
,
conceived
at
first
,
that
perhaps
the
Spirits
were
tired
with
hearing
and
giving
answers
to
her
questions
;
but
thinking
by
her self
,
that
Spirits
could
not
be
tired
,
she
imagined
that
this
was
not
the
true
cause
of
their
disappearing
,
till
after
diverse
debates
with
her
own
thoughts
,
she
did
verily
believe
that
the
Spirits
had
committed
some
fault
in
their
answers
,
and
that
for
their
punishment
they
were
condemned
to
the
lowest
and
darkest
Vehicles
.
This
belief
was
so
fixt
in
her
mind
,
that
it
put
her
into
a
very
Melancholick
humor
;
and
then
she
sent
both
for
her
Fly
-
and
Worm-men
,
and
declared
to
them
the
cause
of
her
sadness
.
'T
is
not
so
much
,
said
she
,
the
vanishing
of
those
Spirits
that
makes
me
Melancholick
,
but
that
I
should
be
the
cause
of
their
miserable
condition
,
and
that
those
harmless
Spirits
should
,
for
my
sake
,
sink
down
into
the
black
and
dark
abyss
of
the
Earth
.
The
Worm-men
comforted
the
Emperess
,
telling
her
,
that
the
Earth
was
not
so
horrid
a
dwelling
,
as
she
did
imagine
;
for
,
said
they
,
not
onely
all
Minerals
and
Vegetables
,
but
several
sorts
of
Animals
can
witness
,
that
the
Earth
is
a
warm
,
fruitful
,
quiet
,
safe
and
happy
habitation
;
and
though
they
want
the
light
of
the
Sun
,
yet
are
they
not
in
dark
,
but
there
is
light
even
within
the
Earth
,
by
which
those
Creatures
do
see
that
dwell
therein
.
This
relation
setled
her
Majesties
mind
a
little
;
but
yet
she
being
desirous
to
know
the
Truth
,
where
,
and
in
what
condition
those
Spirits
were
,
commanded
both
the
Fly
-
and
Worm-men
to
use
all
labour
and
industry
to
find
them
out
,
whereupon
the
Worm-men
straight
descended
into
the
Earth
,
and
the
Fly-men
ascended
into
the
Air.
After
some
short
time
,
the
Worm-men
returned
,
and
told
the
Emperess
,
that
when
they
went
into
the
Earth
,
they
inquired
of
all
the
Creatures
they
met
withal
,
whether
none
of
them
had
perceived
such
or
such
Spirits
,
until
at
last
coming
to
the
very
Center
of
the
Earth
,
they
were
truly
informed
,
that
those
Spirits
had
stayed
some
she
will
without
question
,
be
ready
to
do
you
all
the
service
she
can
.
The
Lady
then
,
said
the
Emperess
,
will
I
chuse
for
my
scribe
,
neither
will
the
Emperor
have
reason
to
be
jealous
,
she
being
one
of
my
own
sex
.
In
truth
,
said
the
Spirit
,
Husbands
have
reason
to
be
jealous
of
Platonick
Lovers
,
for
they
are
very
dangerous
,
as
being
not
onely
very
intimate
and
close
,
but
subtil
and
insinuating
.
You
say
well
,
replied
the
Emperess
;
wherefore
I
pray
send
me
the
Duchess
of
Newcastle's
Soul
;
which
the
Spirit
did
;
and
after
she
came
to
wait
on
the
Emperess
,
at
her
first
arrival
the
Emperess
imbraced
and
saluted
her
with
a
spiritual
kiss
;
then
she
asked
her
whether
she
could
write
?
Yes
,
answered
the
Duchess's
Soul
,
but
not
so
intelligibly
that
any
Reader
whatsoever
may
understand
it
,
unless
he
be
taught
to
know
my
Characters
;
for
my
Letters
are
rather
like
Characters
,
then
well-formed
Letters
,
Said
the
Emperess
,
you
were
recommended
to
me
by
an
honest
and
ingenious
Spirit
.
Surely
,
answered
the
Duchess
,
the
Spirit
is
ignorant
of
my
hand-writing
.
The
truth
is
,
said
the
Emperess
,
he
did
not
mention
your
hand-writing
;
but
he
informed
me
,
that
you
writ
sense
and
reason
,
and
if
you
can
but
write
so
,
that
any
of
my
Secretaries
may
learn
your
hand
,
they
shall
write
it
out
fair
and
intelligible
.
The
Duchess
answered
,
That
she
questioned
not
but
it
might
easily
be
learned
in
a
short
time
.
But
,
said
she
to
the
Emperess
,
What
is
it
that
your
Majesty
would
have
written
.
She
answered
,
The
Jews
Cabbala
.
Then
your
onely
way
for
that
is
,
said
the
Duchess
,
to
have
the
Soul
of
some
famous
Jew
;
nay
,
if
your
Majesty
please
,
I
scruple
not
,
but
you
may
as
easily
have
the
soul
of
Moses
,
as
of
any
other
.
That
cannot
be
,
replied
the
Emperess
,
for
no
mortal
knows
where
Moses
is
.
But
,
said
the
Duchess
,
humane
Souls
are
immortal
;
however
,
if
this
be
too
difficult
to
be
obtained
,
you
may
have
the
Soul
of
one
of
the
chief
Rabbies
or
Sages
of
the
Tribe
of
Levi
,
who
will
truly
instruct
you
in
that
mystery
;
when
as
,
otherwise
,
your
Majesty
will
be
apt
to
mistake
,
and
a
thousand
to
one
,
but
commit
gross
errors
.
No
,
said
the
Emperess
,
for
I
shall
be
instructed
by
Spirits
.
Alas
!
said
the
Duchess
,
Spirits
are
as
ignorant
as
Mortals
in
many
cases
;
for
no
created
Spirits
have
a
general
or
absolute
knowledg
,
nor
can
they
know
the
Thoughts
of
Men
,
much
less
the
Mysteries
of
the
great
Creator
,
unless
he
be
pleased
to
inspire
into
them
the
gift
of
Divine
Knowledg
.
Then
,
I
pray
,
said
the
Emperess
,
let
me
have
your
counsel
in
this
case
.
The
Duchess
answered
,
If
your
Majesty
will
be
pleased
to
hearken
to
my
advice
,
I
would
desire
you
to
let
that
work
alone
;
for
it
will
be
of
no
advantage
either
to
you
,
or
your
people
,
unless
you
were
of
the
Jews
Religion
;
nay
,
if
your
were
,
the
vulgar
interpretation
of
the
holy
Scripture
would
be
more
instructive
,
and
more
easily
believed
,
then
your
mystical
way
of
interpreting
it
;
for
had
it
been
better
and
more
advantagious
for
the
salvation
of
the
Jews
,
surely
Moses
would
have
saved
after
ages
that
labour
by
his
own
explanation
,
he
being
not
onely
a
wise
,
but
a
very
honest
,
zealous
and
religious
Man
:
Wherefore
the
best
way
,
said
she
,
is
to
believe
with
the
generality
the
literal
sense
of
the
Scripture
,
and
not
to
make
interpretations
every
one
according
to
his
own
fancy
,
but
to
leave
that
work
for
the
Learned
,
or
those
that
have
nothing
else
to
do
;
Neither
do
I
think
,
said
she
,
that
God
will
damn
those
that
are
ignorant
therein
,
or
suffer
them
to
be
lost
for
want
of
a
mystical
interpretation
of
the
Scripture
.
Then
,
said
the
Emperess
,
I
'le
leave
the
Scripture
,
and
make
a
Philosophical
Cabbala
.
The
Duchess
told
her
,
That
sense
and
reason
would
instruct
her
of
Nature
as
much
as
could
be
known
;
and
as
for
numbers
,
they
were
infinite
,
but
to
add
non-sense
to
infinite
,
would
breed
a
confusion
,
especially
in
humane
understanding
.
Then
,
replied
the
Emperess
,
I
'le
make
a
moral
Cabbala
.
The
onely
thing
,
answered
the
Duchess
,
in
morality
,
is
but
to
fear
God
,
and
to
love
his
Neighbour
,
and
this
needs
no
further
interpretation
.
But
then
I
'le
make
a
Political
Cabbala
,
said
the
Emperess
.
The
Duchess
answered
,
That
the
chief
and
onely
ground
in
Government
,
was
but
Reward
and
Punishment
,
and
required
no
further
Cabbala
;
But
,
said
she
,
If
your
Majesty
were
resolved
to
make
a
Cabbala
,
I
would
advise
you
,
rather
to
make
a
Poetical
or
Romancical
Cabbala
,
wherein
you
can
use
Metaphors
,
Allegories
,
Similitudes
,
&c.
and
interpret
them
as
you
please
.
With
that
the
Emperess
thank'd
the
Duchess
,
and
embracing
her
soul
,
told
her
she
would
take
her
Counsel
:
she
made
her
also
her
favourite
,
and
kept
her
sometime
in
that
world
,
and
by
this
means
the
Duchess
came
to
know
and
give
this
Relation
of
all
that
passed
in
that
rich
,
populous
,
and
happy
world
;
and
after
some
time
the
Emperess
gave
her
leave
to
return
to
her
Husband
and
Kindred
into
her
native
world
,
but
upon
condition
,
that
her
soul
should
visit
her
now
and
then
;
which
she
did
,
and
truly
their
meeting
did
produce
such
an
intimate
friendship
between
them
,
that
they
became
Platonick
Lovers
,
although
they
were
both
Females
.
One
time
,
when
the
Duchess
her
Soul
was
with
the
Emperess
,
she
seem'd
to
be
very
sad
and
melancholy
;
at
which
the
Emperess
was
very
much
troubled
,
and
asked
her
the
reason
of
her
melancholick
humour
?
Truly
said
the
Duchess
to
the
Emperess
(
for
between
dear
friends
there
's
no
concealment
,
they
being
like
several
parts
of
one
united
body
)
my
Melancholy
proceeds
from
an
extreme
ambition
.
The
Emperess
asked
,
what
the
height
of
her
ambition
was
?
The
Duchess
answered
,
That
neither
she
her self
,
nor
no
Creature
in
the
World
was
able
to
know
either
the
height
,
depth
or
breadth
of
her
ambition
;
but
said
she
,
my
present
desire
is
,
that
I
would
be
a
great
Princess
.
The
Emperess
replied
,
so
you
are
;
for
you
are
a
Princess
of
the
fourth
or
fifth
degree
;
for
a
Duke
or
Duchess
is
the
highest
title
or
honour
that
a
subject
can
arrive
to
,
as
being
the
next
to
a
Kings
Title
;
and
as
for
the
name
of
a
Prince
or
Princess
,
it
belongs
to
all
that
are
adopted
to
the
Crown
;
so
that
those
that
can
add
a
Crown
to
their
arms
,
are
Princes
,
and
therefore
a
Duke
is
a
Title
above
a
Prince
;
for
example
,
the
Duke
of
Savoy
,
the
Duke
of
Florence
,
the
Duke
of
Lorraine
,
as
also
Kings
Brothers
are
not
called
by
the
name
of
Princes
,
but
Dukes
,
this
being
the
higher
Title
.
'T
is
true
,
answered
the
Duchess
,
unless
it
be
Kings
eldest
Sons
,
and
they
are
created
Princes
.
Yes
,
replied
the
Emperess
,
but
no
Soverain
does
make
a
subject
equal
to
himself
,
such
as
Kings
eldest
sons
partly
are
:
And
although
some
Dukes
be
soveraign
,
yet
I
never
heard
that
a
Prince
by
his
Title
is
soveraign
,
by
reason
the
Title
of
a
Prince
is
more
a
Title
of
Honour
,
then
of
Soverainty
;
for
,
as
I
said
before
,
it
belongs
to
all
that
are
adopted
to
the
Crown
.
Well
,
said
the
Deuchess
,
setting
aside
this
dispute
,
my
ambition
is
,
that
I
would
fain
be
as
you
are
,
that
is
,
an
Emperess
of
a
World
,
and
I
shall
never
be
at
quiet
until
I
be
one
.
I
love
you
so
well
,
replied
the
Emperess
,
that
I
wish
with
all
my
soul
,
you
had
the
fruition
of
your
ambitious
desire
,
and
I
shall
not
fail
to
give
you
my
best
advice
how
to
accomplish
it
;
the
best
informers
are
the
Immaterial
Spirits
,
and
they
'l
soon
tell
you
,
whether
it
be
possible
to
obtain
your
wish
.
But
,
said
the
Duchess
,
I
have
little
acquaintance
with
them
,
for
I
never
knew
any
before
the
time
you
sent
for
me
.
They
know
you
,
replied
the
Emperess
;
for
they
told
me
of
you
,
and
were
the
means
and
instrument
of
our
coming
hither
:
Wherefore
I
'le
conser
with
them
,
and
enquire
whether
there
be
not
another
World
,
whereof
you
may
be
Emperess
as
well
as
I
am
of
this
?
No
sooner
had
the
Emperess
said
this
,
but
some
Immaterial
Spirits
came
to
visit
her
,
of
whom
she
inquired
,
whether
there
were
but
three
Worlds
in
all
,
to
wit
,
the
Blazing-world
where
she
was
in
,
the
World
which
she
came
from
,
and
the
World
where
the
Duchess
lived
?
The
Spirits
answered
,
That
there
were
more
numerous
Worlds
then
the
Stars
which
appeared
in
these
three
mentioned
Worlds
.
Then
the
Emperess
asked
,
whether
it
was
not
possible
,
that
her
dearest
friend
the
Duchess
of
Newcastle
,
might
be
Emperess
of
one
of
them
?
Although
there
be
numerous
,
nay
,
infinite
Worlds
,
answered
the
Spirits
,
yet
none
is
without
Government
.
But
is
none
of
these
Worlds
so
weak
,
said
she
,
that
it
may
be
surprised
or
conquered
?
The
Spirits
answered
,
That
Lucian's
World
of
Lights
,
had
been
for
some
time
in
a
snuff
,
but
of
late
years
one
Helmont
had
got
it
,
who
since
he
was
Emperour
of
it
,
had
so
strengthened
the
Immortal
parts
thereof
with
mortal
out-works
,
as
it
was
for
the
present
impregnable
.
Said
the
Emperess
,
If
there
be
such
an
Infinite
number
of
Worlds
,
I
am
sure
,
not
onely
my
friend
,
the
Duchess
,
but
any
other
might
obtain
one
.
Yes
,
answered
the
Spirits
,
if
those
Worlds
were
uninhabited
;
but
they
are
as
populous
as
this
,
your
Majesty
governs
.
Why
,
said
the
Emperess
,
it
is
not
impossible
to
conquer
a
World
.
No
,
answered
the
Spirits
,
but
,
for
the
most
part
,
Conquerers
seldom
enjoy
their
conquest
,
for
they
being
more
feared
then
loved
,
most
commonly
come
to
an
untimely
end
.
If
you
will
but
direct
me
,
said
the
Duchess
to
the
Spirits
,
which
World
is
easiest
to
be
conquered
,
her
Majesty
will
assist
me
with
means
,
and
I
will
trust
to
Fate
and
Fortune
;
for
I
had
rather
die
in
the
adventure
of
noble
atchievements
,
then
live
in
obscure
and
sluggish
security
;
since
by
the
one
,
I
may
live
in
a
glorious
Fame
,
and
by
the
other
I
am
buried
in
oblivion
.
The
Spirits
answered
,
That
the
lives
of
Fame
were
like
other
lives
;
for
some
lasted
long
,
and
some
died
soon
.
T
is
true
,
said
the
Duchess
;
but
yet
the
shortest-lived
Fame
lasts
longer
then
the
longest
life
of
Man
.
But
,
replied
the
Spirits
,
if
occasion
does
not
serve
you
,
you
must
content
your self
to
live
without
such
atchievements
that
may
gain
you
a
Fame
:
But
we
wonder
,
proceeded
the
Spirits
,
that
you
desire
to
be
Emperess
of
a
Terrestrial
World
,
when
as
you
can
create
your self
a
Celestial
World
if
you
please
.
What
,
said
the
Emperess
,
can
any
Mortal
be
a
Creator
?
Yes
,
answered
the
Spirits
;
for
every
humane
Creature
can
create
an
Immaterial
World
fully
inhabited
by
immaterial
Creatures
,
and
populous
of
immaterial
subjects
,
such
as
we
are
,
and
all
this
within
the
compass
of
the
head
or
scull
;
nay
,
not
onely
so
,
but
he
may
create
a
World
of
what
fashion
and
Government
he
will
,
and
give
the
Creatures
thereof
such
motions
,
figures
,
forms
,
colours
,
perceptions
,
&c.
as
he
pleases
,
and
make
Whirl-pools
,
Lights
,
Pressures
and
Reactions
,
&c.
as
he
thinks
best
;
nay
,
he
may
make
a
World
full
of
Veins
,
Muscles
,
and
Nerves
,
and
all
these
to
move
by
one
jolt
or
stroke
:
also
he
may
alter
that
world
as
often
as
he
pleases
,
or
change
it
from
a
natural
world
,
to
an
artificial
;
he
may
make
a
world
of
Ideas
,
a
world
of
Atomes
,
a
world
of
Lights
,
or
whatsoever
his
fancy
leads
him
to
.
And
since
it
is
in
your
power
to
create
such
a
world
,
What
need
you
to
venture
life
,
reputation
and
tranquility
,
to
conquer
a
gross
material
world
?
For
you
can
enjoy
no
more
of
a
material
world
then
a
particular
Creature
is
able
to
enjoy
,
which
is
but
a
small
part
,
considering
the
compass
of
such
a
world
;
and
you
may
plainly
observe
it
by
your
friend
the
Emperess
here
,
which
although
she
possesses
a
whole
world
,
yet
enjoys
she
but
a
part
thereof
;
neither
is
she
so
much
acquainted
with
it
,
that
she
knows
all
the
places
,
Countries
and
Dominions
she
Governs
.
The
truth
is
,
a
Soveraign
Monarch
has
the
general
trouble
;
but
the
Subjects
enjoy
all
the
delights
and
pleasures
in
parts
;
for
it
is
impossible
,
that
a
Kingdom
,
nay
,
a
County
should
be
injoyed
by
one
person
at
once
,
except
he
take
the
pains
dusty
and
misty
particles
,
she
endeavoured
to
create
a
World
according
to
Aristotle's
Opinion
;
but
remembring
that
her
mind
,
as
most
of
the
Learned
hold
it
,
was
Immaterial
,
and
that
according
to
Aristotle's
Principle
,
out
of
Nothing
,
Nothing
could
be
made
;
she
was
forced
also
to
desist
from
that
work
,
and
then
she
fully
resolved
,
not
to
take
any
more
patterns
from
the
Ancient
Philosophers
,
but
to
follow
the
Opinions
of
the
Moderns
;
and
to
that
end
,
she
endeavoured
to
make
a
World
according
to
Des
Cartes
Opinion
;
but
when
she
had
made
the
AEthereal
Globules
,
and
set
them
a
moving
by
a
strong
and
lively
imagination
,
her
mind
became
so
dizzie
with
their
extraordinary
swift
turning
round
,
that
it
almost
put
her
into
a
swoon
;
for
her
thoughts
,
by
their
constant
tottering
,
did
so
stagger
,
as
if
they
had
all
been
drunk
:
wherefore
she
dissolved
that
World
,
and
began
to
make
another
,
according
to
Hobbs's
Opinion
;
but
when
all
the
parts
of
this
Imaginary
World
came
to
press
and
drive
each
other
,
they
seemed
like
a
company
of
Wolves
that
worry
Sheep
,
or
like
so
many
Dogs
that
hunt
after
Hares
;
and
when
she
found
a
reaction
equal
to
those
pressures
,
her
mind
was
so
squeesed
together
,
that
her
thoughts
could
neither
move
forward
nor
backward
,
which
caused
such
an
horrible
pain
in
her
head
,
that
although
she
had
dissolved
that
World
,
yet
she
could
not
,
without
much
difficulty
,
settle
her
mind
,
and
free
it
from
that
pain
which
those
pressures
and
reactions
had
caused
in
it
.
At
last
,
when
the
Duchess
saw
that
no
patterns
would
do
her
any
good
in
the
framing
of
her
World
;
she
was
resolved
to
make
a
World
of
her
own
invention
,
and
this
World
was
composed
of
sensitive
and
rational
self-moving
Matter
;
indeed
,
it
was
composed
onely
of
the
rational
,
which
is
the
subtilest
and
purest
degree
of
Matter
;
for
as
the
sensitive
did
move
and
act
both
to
the
perceptions
and
consistency
of
the
body
,
so
this
degree
of
Matter
at
the
same
point
of
time
(
for
though
the
degrees
are
mixt
,
yet
the
several
parts
may
move
several
ways
at
one
time
)
did
move
to
the
Creation
of
the
Imaginary
World
;
which
World
after
it
was
made
,
appear'd
so
curious
and
full
of
variety
,
so
well
order'd
and
wisely
govern'd
,
that
it
cannot
possibly
be
expressed
by
words
,
nor
the
delight
and
pleasure
which
the
Duchess
took
in
making
this
world
of
her
own
.
In
the
mean
time
the
Emperess
was
also
making
and
dissolving
several
worlds
in
her
own
mind
,
and
was
so
puzled
,
that
she
could
not
settle
in
any
of
them
;
wherefore
she
sent
for
the
Duchess
,
who
being
ready
to
wait
on
the
Emperess
,
carried
her
beloved
world
along
with
her
,
and
invited
the
Emperess's
Soul
to
observe
the
frame
,
order
and
Government
of
it
.
Her
Majesty
was
so
ravished
with
the
perception
of
it
,
that
her
soul
desired
to
live
in
the
Duchess's
World
;
but
the
Duchess
advised
her
to
make
such
another
World
in
her
own
mind
;
for
,
said
she
,
your
Majesties
mind
is
full
of
rational
corporeal
motions
,
and
the
rational
motions
of
my
mind
shall
assist
you
by
the
help
of
sensitive
expressions
,
with
the
best
instructions
they
are
able
to
give
you
.
The
Emperess
being
thus
perswaded
by
the
Duchess
to
make
an
imaginary
World
of
her
own
,
followed
her
advice
;
and
after
she
had
quite
finished
it
,
and
framed
all
kinds
of
Creatures
proper
and
useful
for
it
,
strengthened
it
with
good
Laws
,
and
beautified
it
with
Arts
and
Sciences
;
having
nothing
else
to
do
,
unless
she
did
dissolve
her
imaginary
world
,
or
made
some
alterations
in
the
Blazing-world
,
she
lived
in
,
which
yet
she
could
hardly
do
,
by
reason
it
was
so
well
ordered
that
it
could
not
be
mended
;
for
it
was
governed
without
secret
and
deceiving
Policy
;
neither
was
there
any
ambition
,
factions
,
malicious
detractions
,
civil
dissensions
,
or
home-bred
quarrels
,
divisions
in
Religion
,
forreign
Wars
,
&c.
but
all
the
people
lived
in
a
peaceful
society
,
united
Tranquillity
,
and
Religious
Conformity
;
she
was
desirous
to
see
the
world
the
Duchess
came
from
,
and
observe
therein
the
several
soveraign
Governments
,
Laws
and
Customs
of
several
Nations
.
The
Duchess
used
all
the
means
she
could
,
to
divert
her
from
that
Journey
,
telling
her
,
that
the
world
she
came
from
,
was
very
much
disturbed
with
factions
,
divisions
and
wars
;
but
the
Emperess
would
not
be
perswaded
from
her
design
;
and
lest
the
Emperour
,
or
any
of
his
subjects
should
know
of
her
travel
,
and
obstruct
her
design
,
she
sent
for
some
of
the
Spirits
she
had
formerly
conversed
withal
,
and
inquired
whether
none
of
them
could
supply
the
place
of
her
soul
in
her
body
at
such
a
time
,
when
she
was
gone
to
travel
into
another
World
?
They
answered
,
Yes
,
they
could
;
for
not
onely
one
,
said
they
,
but
many
Spirits
may
enter
into
your
body
,
if
you
please
.
The
Emperess
replied
,
she
desired
but
one
Spirit
to
be
Vice-Roy
of
her
body
in
the
absence
of
her
Soul
,
but
it
must
be
an
honest
and
ingenious
Spirit
;
and
if
it
was
possible
,
a
female
Spirit
.
The
Spirits
told
her
,
that
there
was
no
difference
of
Sexes
amongst
them
;
but
,
said
they
,
we
will
chuse
an
honest
and
ingenious
Spirit
,
and
such
a
one
as
shall
so
resemble
your
soul
,
that
neither
the
Emperour
,
nor
any
of
his
subjects
,
although
the
most
Divine
,
shall
know
whether
it
be
your
own
soul
,
or
not
:
which
the
Emperess
was
very
glad
at
,
and
after
the
Spirits
were
gone
,
asked
the
Duchess
,
how
her
body
was
supplied
in
the
absence
of
her
soul
?
who
answered
Her
Majesty
,
That
her
body
,
in
the
absence
of
her
soul
,
was
governed
by
her
sensitive
and
rational
corporeal
motions
.
Thus
those
two
female
souls
travelled
together
as
lightly
as
two
thoughts
into
the
Duchess
her
native
World
;
and
which
is
remarkable
,
in
a
moment
viewed
all
the
parts
of
it
,
and
all
the
actions
of
all
the
Creatures
therein
,
especially
did
the
Emperess's
soul
take
much
notice
of
the
several
actions
of
humane
Creatures
in
all
the
several
Nations
and
parts
of
that
World
,
and
wonder'd
that
for
all
there
were
so
many
several
Nations
,
Governments
,
Laws
,
Religions
,
Opinions
,
&c.
they
should
all
yet
so
generally
agree
in
being
Ambitious
,
Proud
,
Self-conceited
,
Vain
,
Prodigal
,
Deceitful
,
Envious
,
Malicious
,
Unjust
,
Revengeful
,
Irreligious
,
Factious
,
&c.
She
did
also
admire
,
that
not
any
particular
State
,
Kingdom
or
Common-wealth
,
was
contented
with
their
own
shares
,
but
endeavoured
to
encroach
upon
their
neighbours
,
and
that
their
greatest
glory
was
in
Plunder
and
Slaughter
,
and
yet
their
victorie's
less
then
their
expenses
,
and
their
losses
more
then
their
gains
,
but
their
being
overcome
in
a
manner
their
utter
ruine
.
But
that
she
wonder'd
most
at
,
was
,
that
they
should
prize
or
value
dirt
more
then
mens
lives
,
and
vanity
more
then
tranquillity
;
for
the
Emperor
of
a
world
,
said
she
,
injoys
but
a
part
,
not
the
whole
;
so
that
his
pleasure
consists
in
the
opinions
of
others
.
It
is
strange
to
me
,
answered
the
Duchess
,
that
you
should
say
thus
,
being
your self
,
an
Emperess
of
a
World
,
and
not
onely
of
a
world
,
but
of
a
peaceable
,
quiet
,
and
obedient
world
.
'T
is
true
,
replied
the
Emperess
,
but
although
it
is
a
peaceable
and
obedient
world
,
yet
the
Government
thereof
is
rather
a
trouble
,
then
a
pleasure
;
for
order
cannot
be
without
industry
,
contrivance
and
direction
;
besides
,
the
Magnificent
state
,
that
great
Princes
keep
or
ought
to
keep
,
is
troublesome
.
Then
by
your
Majesties
discourse
,
said
the
Duchess
,
I
perceive
that
the
greatest
happiness
in
all
Worlds
consist
in
Moderation
:
No
doubt
of
it
,
replied
the
Emperess
;
and
after
these
two
souls
had
visited
all
the
several
places
,
Congregations
and
Assemblies
both
in
Religion
and
State
,
the
several
Courts
of
Judicature
,
and
the
like
,
in
several
Nations
,
the
Emperess
said
,
That
of
all
the
Monarchs
of
the
several
parts
of
that
World
,
she
had
observed
the
Grand-Signior
was
the
greatest
;
for
his
word
was
a
Law
,
and
his
power
absolute
.
But
the
Duchess
pray'd
the
Emperess
to
pardon
her
that
she
was
of
another
mind
;
for
,
said
she
,
he
cannot
alter
Mahomets
Laws
and
Religion
;
so
that
the
Law
and
Church
do
govern
the
Emperor
,
and
not
the
Emperor
them
.
But
,
replied
the
Emperess
,
he
has
power
in
some
particulars
;
as
for
example
,
to
place
and
displace
subjects
in
their
particular
Governments
of
Church
and
State
,
and
having
that
,
he
has
the
Command
both
over
Church
and
State
,
and
none
dares
oppose
him
.
'T
is
true
,
said
the
Duchess
;
but
if
it
pleases
your
Majesty
,
we
will
go
into
that
part
of
the
world
whence
I
came
to
wait
on
your
Majesty
,
and
there
you
shall
see
as
powerful
a
Monarch
as
the
Grand-Signior
;
for
though
his
Dominions
are
not
of
so
large
extent
,
yet
they
are
much
stronger
,
his
Laws
are
easie
and
safe
,
and
he
governs
so
justly
and
wisely
,
that
his
subjects
are
the
happiest
people
of
all
the
Nations
or
parts
of
that
world
.
This
Monarch
,
said
the
Emperess
,
I
have
a
great
mind
to
see
:
Then
they
both
went
,
and
in
a
short
time
arrived
into
his
Dominions
;
but
coming
into
the
Metropolitan
City
,
the
Emperess's
soul
observed
many
Galants
go
into
an
house
,
and
enquiring
of
the
Duchess's
soul
,
what
house
that
was
?
She
told
her
,
It
was
one
of
the
Theatres
where
Comedies
and
Tragedies
were
acted
.
The
Emperess
asked
,
Whether
they
were
real
?
No
,
said
the
Duchess
,
They
are
feigned
.
Then
the
Emperess
desired
to
enter
into
the
Theatre
,
and
when
she
had
seen
the
Play
that
was
acted
,
the
Duchess
asked
her
how
she
liked
that
Recreation
?
I
like
it
very
well
,
said
the
Emperess
;
but
I
observe
,
that
the
Actors
make
a
better
show
then
the
Spectators
,
and
the
Scenes
a
better
then
the
Actors
,
and
the
Musick
and
Dancing
is
more
pleasant
and
acceptable
then
the
Play
it self
;
for
I
see
,
the
Scenes
stand
for
wit
,
the
Dancing
for
humour
,
and
the
Musick
is
the
Chorus
.
I
am
sorry
,
replied
the
Duchess
,
to
hear
your
Majesty
say
so
;
for
if
the
Wits
of
this
part
of
the
world
should
hear
you
,
they
would
condemn
you
.
What
,
said
the
Emperess
,
would
they
condemn
me
for
preferring
a
natural
face
before
a
sign-post
,
or
a
natural
humour
before
an
artificial
dance
,
or
Musick
before
a
true
and
profitable
Relation
?
As
for
relation
,
replied
the
Duchess
,
our
Poets
defie
and
condemn
it
into
a
Chimney-corner
,
fitter
for
old
Womens
Tales
,
then
Theatres
.
Why
,
said
the
Emperess
,
do
not
your
Poets
actions
comply
with
their
judgments
?
for
their
Plays
are
composed
of
old
stories
,
either
of
Greek
or
Roman
,
or
some
new-found
World
.
The
Duchess
answered
her
Majesty
,
that
it
was
true
,
that
all
or
most
of
their
Plays
were
taken
out
of
old
Stories
,
but
yet
they
had
new
actions
,
which
being
joined
to
old
stories
,
together
with
the
addition
of
new
Prologues
,
Scenes
,
Musick
and
Dancing
,
made
new
Plays
.
After
this
,
both
the
Souls
went
to
the
Court
,
where
all
the
Royal
Family
was
together
,
attended
by
the
chief
of
the
Nobles
of
their
Dominions
,
which
made
a
very
magnificent
show
;
and
when
the
soul
of
the
Emperess
viewed
the
King
and
Queen
,
she
seemed
to
be
in
amaze
,
which
the
Duchess's
soul
perceiving
,
asked
the
Emperess
how
she
liked
the
King
,
the
Queen
,
and
all
the
Royal
Race
?
She
answered
,
that
in
all
the
Monarchs
she
had
seen
in
that
World
,
she
had
not
found
so
much
Majesty
and
affability
mixt
so
exactly
together
,
that
none
did
overshadow
or
eclipse
the
other
;
and
as
for
the
Queen
,
she
said
,
that
Vertue
sate
Triumphant
in
her
face
,
and
Piety
was
dwelling
in
her
heart
,
and
that
all
the
Royal
Family
seem'd
to
be
endued
with
a
Divine
splendor
:
but
when
she
had
heard
the
King
discourse
,
she
believ'd
,
that
Mercury
and
Apollo
had
been
his
Celestial
instructors
;
and
my
dear
Lord
and
Husband
,
added
the
Duchess
,
has
been
his
Earthly
Governour
.
But
after
some
short
stay
in
the
Court
,
the
Duchess's
soul
grew
very
Melancholy
;
the
Emperess
asking
the
cause
of
her
sadness
?
She
told
her
,
that
she
had
an
extreme
desire
to
converse
with
the
soul
of
her
noble
Lord
and
dear
Husband
,
and
that
she
was
impatient
of
a
longer
stay
.
The
Emperess
desired
the
Duchess
to
have
but
patience
so
long
,
until
the
King
,
the
Queen
,
and
the
Royal
Family
were
retired
,
and
then
she
would
bear
her
company
to
her
Lord
and
Husbands
Soul
,
who
at
that
time
lived
in
the
Country
some
112
miles
off
;
which
she
did
:
and
thus
these
two
souls
went
towards
those
parts
of
the
Kingdom
where
the
Duke
of
Newcastle
was
.
But
one
thing
I
forgot
all
this
while
,
which
is
,
That
although
thoughts
are
the
natural
language
of
souls
,
yet
by
reason
souls
cannot
travel
without
Vehicles
,
they
use
such
language
as
the
nature
and
propriety
of
their
Vehicles
require
,
and
the
Vehicles
of
those
two
souls
being
made
of
the
purest
and
finest
sort
of
air
,
and
of
a
humane
shape
;
this
purity
and
fineness
was
the
cause
that
they
could
neither
be
seen
nor
heard
by
any
humane
Creature
;
when
as
,
had
they
been
of
some
grosser
sort
of
Air
,
the
sound
of
that
Airs
language
would
have
been
as
perceptible
as
the
blowing
of
Zephyrus
.
And
now
to
return
to
my
former
Story
;
when
the
Emperess's
and
Duchess's
Soul
were
travelling
into
Nottingham-shire
,
for
that
was
the
place
where
the
Duke
did
reside
;
passing
through
the
forrest
of
Sherewood
,
the
Emperess's
soul
was
very
much
delighted
with
it
,
as
being
a
dry
,
plain
and
woody
place
,
very
pleasant
to
travel
in
both
in
Winter
and
Summer
;
for
it
is
neither
much
dirty
,
nor
dusty
at
no
time
:
at
last
they
arrived
at
Welbeck
,
a
House
where
the
Duke
dwell'd
,
surrounded
all
with
Wood
,
so
close
and
full
,
that
the
Emperess
took
great
pleasure
and
delight
therein
,
and
told
the
Duchess
she
never
had
observed
more
wood
in
so
little
a
compass
in
any
part
of
the
Kingdom
she
had
passed
through
;
The
truth
is
,
said
she
,
there
seems
to
be
more
wood
on
the
Seas
,
she
meaning
the
Ships
,
then
on
the
Land
.
The
Duchess
told
her
,
the
reason
was
,
that
there
had
been
a
long
Civil
War
in
that
Kingdom
,
in
which
most
of
the
best
Timber-trees
and
Principal
Palaces
were
ruined
and
destroyed
;
and
my
dear
Lord
and
Husband
,
said
she
,
has
lost
by
it
half
his
Woods
,
besides
many
Houses
,
Land
,
and
moveable
Goods
;
so
that
all
the
loss
out
of
his
particular
Estate
,
did
amount
to
above
half
a
Million
of
Pounds
.
I
wish
,
said
the
Emperess
,
he
had
some
of
the
Gold
that
is
in
the
Blazing-world
,
to
repair
his
losses
.
The
Duchess
most
humbly
thank'd
her
Imperial
Majesty
for
her
kind
wishes
;
but
,
said
she
,
wishes
will
not
repair
his
ruines
:
however
,
God
has
given
my
Noble
Lord
and
Husband
great
Patience
,
by
which
he
bears
all
his
losses
and
misfortunes
.
At
last
,
they
enter'd
into
the
Dukes
House
,
an
habitation
not
so
magnificent
,
as
useful
;
and
when
the
Emperess
saw
it
,
Has
the
Duke
,
said
she
,
no
other
house
but
this
?
Yes
,
answered
the
Duchess
,
some
five
miles
from
this
place
,
he
has
a
very
fine
Castle
,
called
Bolesover
.
That
place
then
,
said
the
Emperess
,
I
desire
to
see
.
Alas
!
replied
the
Duchess
,
it
is
but
a
naked
house
,
and
uncloath'd
of
all
Furniture
.
However
,
said
the
Emperess
,
I
may
see
the
manner
of
its
structure
and
building
.
That
you
may
,
replied
the
Duchess
:
and
as
they
were
thus
discoursing
,
the
Duke
came
out
of
the
House
into
the
Court
,
to
see
his
Horses
of
mannage
;
whom
when
the
Duchess's
soul
perceived
,
she
was
so
overjoyed
,
that
her
aereal
Vehicle
became
so
splendorous
,
as
if
it
had
been
enlightned
by
the
Sun
;
by
which
we
may
perceive
,
that
the
passions
of
Souls
or
Spirits
can
alter
their
bodily
Vehicles
.
Then
these
two
Ladies
Spirits
went
close
to
him
,
but
he
could
not
perceive
them
;
and
after
the
Emperess
had
observed
the
Art
of
Mannage
,
she
was
much
pleased
with
it
,
and
commended
it
as
a
noble
pastime
,
and
an
exercise
fit
and
proper
for
noble
and
heroick
Persons
:
But
when
the
Duke
was
gone
into
the
house
again
,
those
two
Souls
followed
him
;
where
the
Emperess
observing
,
that
he
went
to
the
exercise
of
the
Sword
,
and
was
such
an
excellent
and
unparallell'd
Master
thereof
,
she
was
as
much
pleased
with
that
exercise
,
as
she
was
with
the
former
:
But
the
Duchess's
soul
being
troubled
,
that
her
dear
Lord
and
Husband
used
such
a
violent
exercise
before
meat
,
for
fear
of
overheating
himself
,
without
any
consideration
of
the
Emperess's
soul
,
left
her
aereal
Vehicle
,
and
entred
into
her
Lord
.
The
Emperess's
soul
perceiving
this
,
did
the
like
:
And
then
the
Duke
had
three
Souls
in
one
Body
;
and
had
there
been
but
some
such
Souls
more
,
the
Duke
would
have
been
like
the
Grand-Signior
in
his
Seraglio
,
onely
it
would
have
been
a
Platonick
Seraglio
.
But
the
Dukes
soul
being
wise
,
honest
,
witty
,
complaisant
and
noble
,
afforded
such
delight
and
pleasure
to
the
Emperess's
soul
by
her
conversation
,
that
these
two
souls
became
enamoured
of
each
other
;
which
the
Duchess's
soul
perceiving
,
grew
jealous
at
first
,
but
then
considering
that
no
Adultery
could
be
committed
amongst
Platonick
Lovers
,
and
that
Platonism
was
Divine
,
as
being
derived
from
Divine
Plato
,
cast
forth
of
her
mind
that
Idea
of
Jealousie
.
Then
the
Conversation
of
these
three
souls
was
so
pleasant
,
that
it
cannot
be
expressed
;
for
the
Dukes
soul
entertained
the
Emperesses
soul
with
Scenes
,
Songs
,
Musick
,
witty
Discourses
,
pleasant
Recreations
,
and
all
kinds
of
harmless
sports
;
so
that
the
time
passed
away
faster
then
they
expected
.
At
last
,
a
Spirit
came
and
told
the
Emperess
,
that
although
neither
the
Emperour
,
nor
any
of
his
subjects
knew
that
her
soul
was
absent
;
yet
the
Emperours
soul
was
so
sad
and
melancholy
,
for
want
of
his
own
beloved
soul
,
that
all
the
Imperial
Court
took
notice
of
it
.
Wherefore
he
advised
the
Emperess's
Soul
to
return
into
the
Blazing-world
,
into
her
own
body
she
left
there
;
which
both
the
Dukes
and
Duchess's
soul
was
very
sorry
for
,
and
wished
,
that
if
it
had
been
possible
,
the
Emperess's
soul
might
have
stayed
a
longer
time
with
them
;
but
seeing
it
could
not
be
otherwise
,
they
pacified
themselves
:
But
before
the
Emperess
returned
into
the
Blazing-world
,
the
Duchess
desired
a
favour
of
her
,
to
wit
,
that
she
would
be
pleased
to
make
an
agreement
between
her
Noble
Lord
,
and
Fortune
.
Why
,
said
the
Emperess
,
are
they
enemies
?
Yes
,
answered
the
Duchess
,
and
they
have
been
so
ever
since
I
have
been
his
Wife
;
nay
,
I
have
heard
my
Lord
say
,
that
she
hath
crossed
him
in
all
things
ever
since
he
could
remember
.
I
am
sorry
for
that
,
replied
the
Emperess
,
but
I
cannot
discourse
with
Fortune
without
the
help
of
an
Immaterial
Spirit
,
and
that
cannot
be
done
in
this
World
,
for
I
have
no
Fly-nor
Bird-men
here
,
to
send
into
the
region
of
the
Air
,
where
,
for
the
most
part
,
their
habitations
are
.
The
Duchess
said
,
she
would
intreat
her
Lord
to
send
an
Attorney
or
Lawyer
,
to
plead
her
cause
.
Fortune
will
bribe
them
,
replied
the
Emperess
,
and
so
the
Duke
may
chance
to
be
cast
;
Wherefore
the
best
way
will
be
for
the
Duke
to
chuse
a
friend
on
his
side
,
and
let
Fortune
chuse
another
,
and
try
whether
by
this
means
it
be
possible
to
compose
the
difference
.
The
Duchess
said
,
They
will
never
come
to
an
agreement
,
unless
there
be
a
Judg
or
Umpire
to
decide
the
Case
.
A
Judg
,
replied
the
Empersss
,
is
easie
to
be
had
,
but
to
get
an
Impartial
Judg
,
is
a
thing
so
difficult
,
that
I
doubt
we
shall
hardly
find
one
;
for
there
is
none
to
be
had
neither
in
Nature
,
nor
in
Hell
,
but
onely
from
Heaven
,
and
how
to
get
such
a
Divine
and
Celestial
Judg
,
I
cannot
tell
:
Nevertheless
,
if
you
will
go
along
with
me
into
the
Blazing-world
,
I
'le
try
what
may
be
done
.
'T
is
my
duty
,
said
the
Duchess
,
to
wait
on
your
Majesty
,
and
I
shall
most
willingly
do
it
,
for
I
have
no
other
interest
to
consider
.
Then
the
Duchess
spake
to
the
Duke
concerning
the
difference
between
him
and
Fortune
,
and
how
it
was
her
desire
that
they
might
be
friends
.
The
Duke
answered
,
That
for
his
part
,
he
had
always
with
great
industry
,
sought
her
friendship
,
but
as
yet
he
could
never
obtain
it
,
for
she
had
always
been
his
enemy
:
However
,
said
he
,
I
'le
try
,
and
send
my
two
friends
,
Prudence
and
Honesty
,
to
plead
my
cause
.
Then
these
two
friends
went
with
the
Duchess
and
the
Emperess
into
the
Blazing-world
;
(
for
it
is
to
be
observed
,
that
they
are
somewhat
like
Spirits
,
because
they
are
immaterial
,
although
their
actions
are
corporeal
:
)
and
after
their
arrival
there
,
when
the
Emperess
had
refreshed
her self
,
and
rejoiced
with
the
Emperor
,
she
sent
her
Fly-men
for
some
of
the
Spirits
,
and
defired
their
assistance
,
to
compose
the
difference
between
Fortune
,
and
the
Duke
of
Newcastle
.
But
they
told
her
Majesty
,
That
Fortune
was
so
inconstant
,
that
although
she
would
perhaps
promise
to
hear
their
cause
pleaded
,
yet
it
was
a
thousand
to
one
,
but
she
would
never
have
the
patience
to
do
it
:
Nevertheless
,
upon
Her
Majesties
request
,
they
tried
their
utmost
,
and
at
last
prevailed
with
Fortune
so
far
,
that
she
chose
Folly
,
and
Rashness
,
for
her
Friends
,
but
they
could
not
agree
in
chusing
a
Judg
;
until
at
last
,
with
much
ado
,
they
concluded
,
that
Truth
should
hear
,
and
decide
the
cause
.
Thus
all
being
prepared
,
and
the
time
appointed
,
both
the
Emperess's
and
Duchess's
soul
went
to
hear
them
plead
;
and
when
all
the
Immaterial
company
was
met
,
Fortune
standing
upon
a
Golden-Globe
,
made
this
following
Speech
:
Noble
Friends
,
We
are
met
here
to
hear
a
Cause
pleaded
concerning
the
difference
between
the
Duke
of
Newcastle
,
and
my self
;
and
though
I
am
willing
upon
the
perswasions
of
the
Ambassadors
of
the
Emperess
,
the
Immaterial
Spirits
,
to
yield
to
it
,
yet
it
had
been
fit
,
the
Dukes
Soul
should
be
present
also
,
to
speak
for
her self
;
but
since
she
is
not
here
,
I
shall
declare
my self
to
his
Wife
,
and
his
Friends
,
as
also
to
my
Friends
,
especially
the
Emperess
,
to
whom
I
shall
chiefly
direct
my
Speech
.
First
,
I
desire
,
your
Imperial
Majesty
may
know
,
that
this
Duke
who
complains
or
exclaims
so
much
against
me
,
hath
been
always
my
enemy
;
for
he
has
preferred
Honesty
and
Prudence
before
me
,
and
slighted
all
my
favours
;
nay
,
not
onely
thus
,
but
he
did
fight
against
me
,
and
preferred
his
Innocence
before
my
Power
.
His
friends
Honesty
and
Prudence
,
said
he
most
scornfully
,
are
more
to
be
regarded
,
then
Inconstant
Fortune
,
who
is
onely
a
friend
to
Fools
and
Knaves
;
for
which
neglect
and
scorn
,
whether
I
have
not
just
reason
to
be
his
enemy
,
your
Majesty
may
judg
your self
.
After
Fortune
had
thus
ended
her
Speech
,
the
Duchess's
Soul
rose
from
her
seat
,
and
spake
to
the
Immaterial
Assembly
in
this
manner
:
Noble
Friends
,
I
think
it
fit
,
by
your
leave
,
to
answer
Lady
Fortuue
in
the
behalf
of
my
Noble
Lord
and
Husband
,
since
he
is
not
here
himself
;
and
since
you
have
heard
her
complaint
concerning
the
choice
my
Lord
made
of
his
friends
,
and
the
neglect
and
difrespect
he
seemed
to
cast
upon
her
;
give
me
leave
to
answer
,
that
,
first
concerning
the
Choice
of
his
Friends
,
He
has
proved
himself
a
wise
man
in
it
;
and
as
for
the
dis-respect
and
rudeness
,
her
Ladiship
accuses
him
of
,
I
dare
say
,
he
is
so
much
a
Gentleman
,
that
I
am
confident
he
would
never
slight
,
scorn
or
disrespect
any
of
the
Female
Sex
in
all
his
life
time
;
but
was
such
a
servant
and
Champion
for
them
,
that
he
ventured
Life
and
Estate
in
their
service
;
but
being
of
an
honest
,
as
well
as
an
honourable
Nature
,
he
could
not
trust
Fortune
with
that
which
he
preferred
above
his
life
,
which
was
his
Reputation
,
by
reason
Fortune
did
not
side
with
those
that
were
honest
and
honourable
,
but
renounced
them
;
and
since
he
could
not
be
of
both
sides
,
he
chose
to
be
of
that
which
was
agreeable
both
to
his
Conscience
,
Nature
and
Education
;
for
which
choice
Fortune
did
not
onely
declare
her self
his
open
Enemy
,
but
fought
with
him
in
several
Battels
;
nay
,
many
times
,
hand
to
hand
;
at
last
,
she
being
a
Powerful
Princess
,
and
as
some
believe
,
a
Deity
,
overcame
him
,
and
cast
him
into
a
Banishment
,
where
she
kept
him
in
great
misery
,
ruined
his
Estate
,
and
took
away
from
him
most
of
his
Friends
;
nay
,
even
when
she
favoured
many
that
were
against
her
,
she
still
frowned
on
him
;
all
which
he
endured
with
the
greatest
patience
,
and
with
that
respect
to
Lady
Fortune
,
that
he
did
never
in
the
least
endeavour
to
disoblige
any
of
her
Favourites
,
but
was
onely
sorry
that
he
,
an
honest
man
,
could
find
no
favour
in
her
Court
;
and
since
he
did
never
injure
any
of
those
she
favoured
,
he
neither
was
an
enemy
to
her
Ladiship
,
but
gave
her
always
that
respect
and
worship
which
belonged
to
her
power
and
dignity
,
and
is
still
ready
at
any
time
honestly
and
prudently
to
serve
her
;
he
onely
begs
her
Ladiship
would
be
his
friend
for
the
future
,
as
she
hath
been
his
enemy
in
times
past
.
As
soon
as
the
Duchess's
Speech
was
ended
,
Folly
and
Rashness
started
up
,
and
both
spake
so
thick
and
fast
at
once
,
that
not
onely
the
Assembly
,
but
themselves
were
not
able
to
understand
each
other
:
At
which
Fortune
was
somewhat
out
of
countenance
,
and
commanded
them
either
to
speak
singly
,
or
be
silent
:
But
Prudence
told
her
Ladiship
,
she
should
command
them
to
speak
wisely
,
as
well
as
singly
;
otherwise
,
said
she
,
it
were
best
for
them
not
to
speak
at
all
:
Which
Fortune
resented
very
ill
,
and
told
Prudence
,
she
was
too
bold
;
and
then
commanded
Folly
to
declare
what
she
would
have
made
known
:
but
her
Speech
was
so
foolish
,
mixt
with
such
non-sence
,
that
none
knew
what
to
make
of
it
;
besides
,
it
was
so
tedious
,
that
Fortune
bid
her
to
be
silent
,
and
commanded
Rashness
to
speak
for
her
,
who
began
after
this
manner
:
Great
Fortune
;
The
Duchess
of
Newcastle
has
proved
her self
,
according
to
report
,
a
very
Proud
and
Ambitious
Lady
,
in
presuming
to
answer
you
her
own
self
,
in
this
noble
Assembly
without
your
Command
,
in
a
Speech
wherein
she
did
not
onely
contradict
you
,
but
preferred
Honesty
and
Prudence
before
you
;
saying
,
that
her
Lord
was
ready
to
serve
you
honestly
and
prudently
;
which
presumption
is
beyond
all
pardon
;
and
if
you
allow
Honestly
and
Prudence
to
be
above
you
,
none
will
admire
,
worship
or
serve
you
;
but
you
'l
be
forced
to
serve
your self
,
and
will
be
despised
,
neglected
and
scorned
by
all
;
and
from
a
Deity
,
become
a
miserable
,
dirty
,
begging
mortal
in
a
Church-yard-Porch
,
or
Noble-mans
Gate
:
Wherefore
to
prevent
such
disasters
,
fling
as
many
misfortunes
and
neglects
on
the
Duke
and
Duchess
of
Newcastle
,
and
their
two
friends
,
as
your
power
is
able
to
do
;
otherwise
Prudence
and
Honesty
will
be
the
chief
and
onely
Moral
Deities
of
Mortals
.
Rashness
having
thus
ended
her
Speech
,
Prudence
rose
and
declared
her self
in
this
manner
:
Beautiful
Truth
,
Great
Fortune
,
and
you
the
rest
of
my
noble
Friends
;
I
am
come
a
great
and
long
journey
in
the
behalf
of
my
dear
Friend
the
Duke
of
Newcastle
,
not
to
make
more
wounds
,
but
,
if
it
be
possible
,
to
heal
those
that
are
made
already
.
Neither
do
I
presume
to
be
a
Deity
;
but
my
onely
request
is
,
that
you
would
be
pleased
to
accept
of
my
offering
,
I
being
an
humble
and
devout
supplicant
,
and
since
no
offering
is
more
acceptable
to
the
Gods
,
then
the
offering
of
Peace
;
in
order
to
that
,
I
desire
to
make
an
agreement
between
Fortune
,
and
the
Duke
of
Newcastle
.
Thus
she
spake
,
and
as
she
was
going
on
,
up
started
Honesty
(
for
she
has
not
always
so
much
discretion
as
she
ought
to
have
)
and
interrupted
Prudence
.
I
came
not
here
,
said
she
,
to
hear
Fortune
flattered
,
but
to
hear
the
Cause
decided
between
Fortune
and
the
Duke
;
neither
came
I
hither
to
speak
Rhetorically
and
Eloquently
,
but
to
propound
the
case
plainly
and
truly
;
and
I
'le
have
you
know
,
that
the
Duke
,
whose
Cause
we
argue
,
was
and
is
my
Foster-son
;
For
I
Honesty
bred
him
from
his
Childhood
,
and
made
a
perpetual
friendship
betwixt
him
and
Gratitude
,
Charity
and
Generosity
;
and
put
him
to
School
to
Prudence
,
who
taught
him
Wisdom
,
and
informed
him
in
the
Rules
of
Temperance
,
Patience
,
Justice
,
and
the
like
;
then
I
put
him
into
the
Vniversity
of
Honour
,
where
he
learned
all
honourable
Qualities
,
Arts
,
and
Sciences
;
afterward
I
sent
him
to
travel
through
the
World
of
Actions
,
and
made
Observation
his
Governour
;
and
in
those
his
travels
,
he
contracted
a
friendship
with
Experience
;
all
which
,
made
him
fit
for
Heavens
Blessings
,
and
Fortunes
Favours
:
But
she
hating
all
those
that
have
merit
and
desert
,
became
his
inveterate
Enemy
,
doing
him
all
the
mischief
she
could
,
until
the
God
of
Justice
opposed
Fortunes
Malice
,
and
pull'd
him
out
of
those
ruines
she
had
cast
upon
him
:
For
this
Go'ds
Favours
were
the
Dukes
Champions
;
wherefore
to
be
an
Enemy
to
him
,
were
to
be
an
Enemy
to
the
God
of
Justice
:
In
short
,
the
true
cause
of
Fortunes
Malice
to
this
Duke
,
is
,
that
he
would
never
flatter
her
;
for
I
Honesty
,
did
command
him
not
to
do
it
,
or
else
he
would
be
forced
to
follow
all
her
inconstam
ways
,
and
obey
all
her
unjust
commands
,
which
would
cause
a
great
reproach
to
him
:
but
,
on
the
other
side
,
Prudence
advised
him
not
to
despise
Fortunes
favours
,
for
that
would
be
an
obstruction
and
hinderance
to
his
worth
and
merit
;
and
He
to
obey
both
our
advice
and
counsels
,
did
neither
flatter
nor
despise
Her
,
but
was
always
humble
and
respectful
to
her
,
so
far
as
Honour
,
Honesty
and
Conscience
would
permit
:
all
which
I
refer
to
Truths
Judgment
,
and
expect
her
final
sentence
.
Fortune
hearing
thus
Honesties
plain
Speech
,
thought
it
very
rude
,
and
would
not
hearken
to
Truths
Judgment
,
but
went
away
in
a
Passion
:
At
which
,
both
the
Emperess
and
Duchess
were
extreamly
troubled
,
that
their
endeavours
should
have
no
better
effect
:
but
Honesty
chid
the
Duchess
,
and
said
,
she
was
to
be
punished
for
desiring
so
much
Fortunes
favours
;
for
it
appears
,
said
she
,
that
you
mistrust
the
Gods
blessings
:
At
which
the
Duchess
wept
,
answering
Honesty
,
that
she
did
neither
mistrust
the
Gods
blessings
,
nor
rely
upon
Fortunes
favours
;
but
desired
onely
that
her
Lord
might
have
no
potent
Enemies
.
The
Emperess
being
much
troubled
to
see
her
weep
,
told
Honesty
in
anger
,
she
wanted
the
discretion
of
Prudence
;
for
though
you
are
commendable
,
said
she
,
yet
you
are
apt
to
commit
many
indiscreet
actions
,
unless
Prudence
be
your
guide
.
At
which
reproof
Prudence
smiled
,
and
Honesty
was
somewhat
out
of
countenance
;
but
they
soon
became
very
good
friends
:
and
after
the
Duchess's
soul
had
stayed
some
time
with
the
Emperess
in
the
Blazing-world
,
she
begg'd
leave
of
her
to
return
to
her
Lord
and
Husband
;
which
the
Emperess
granted
her
,
upon
condition
she
should
come
and
visit
her
as
often
as
convenintly
she
could
,
promising
that
she
would
do
the
same
to
the
Duchess
.
Thus
the
Duchess's
soul
,
after
she
had
taken
her
leave
of
the
Emperess
,
as
also
of
the
Spirits
,
who
with
great
civility
,
promised
her
,
that
they
would
endeavour
in
time
to
make
a
peace
and
agreement
between
Fortune
and
the
Duke
,
returned
with
Prudence
and
Honesty
into
her
own
World
:
But
when
she
was
just
upon
her
departure
,
the
Emperess
sent
to
Her
,
and
desired
that
she
might
yet
have
some
little
conference
with
her
before
she
went
;
which
the
Duchess
most
willingly
granted
her
Majesty
,
and
when
she
came
to
wait
on
Her
,
the
Emperess
told
the
Duchess
,
that
she
being
Her
dear
Platonick
friend
,
of
whose
just
and
impartial
judgment
,
she
had
always
a
very
great
esteem
,
could
not
forbear
,
before
she
went
from
her
,
to
ask
her
advice
concerning
the
Government
of
the
Blazing-world
;
For
,
said
she
,
although
this
World
was
very
well
and
wisely
order'd
and
governed
at
first
,
when
I
came
to
be
Emperess
thereof
;
yet
the
nature
of
Women
,
being
much
delighted
with
change
and
variety
,
after
I
had
received
an
absolute
Power
from
the
Emperour
,
did
somewhat
alter
the
Form
of
Government
from
what
I
found
it
;
but
now
perceiving
that
the
world
is
not
so
quiet
as
it
was
at
first
,
I
am
much
troubled
at
it
;
especially
there
are
such
continual
contentions
and
divisions
between
the
WormBear
-
and
Fly-men
,
the
Ape-men
,
the
Satyrs
,
the
Spider-men
,
and
all
others
of
such
sorts
,
that
I
fear
they
'l
break
out
into
an
open
Rebellion
,
and
cause
a
great
disorder
and
ruine
of
the
Government
;
and
therefore
I
desire
your
advice
and
assistance
,
how
I
may
order
it
to
the
best
advantage
,
that
this
World
may
be
rendred
peaceable
,
quiet
and
happy
,
as
it
was
before
.
Whereupon
the
Duchess
answered
,
That
since
she
heard
by
her
Imperial
Majesty
,
how
well
and
happily
the
World
had
been
governed
when
she
first
came
to
be
Emperess
thereof
,
she
would
advise
her
Majesty
to
introduce
the
same
form
of
Government
again
,
which
had
been
before
;
that
is
,
to
have
but
one
Soveraign
,
one
Religion
,
one
Law
,
and
one
Language
,
so
that
all
the
World
might
be
but
as
one
united
Family
,
without
divisions
;
nay
,
like
God
,
and
his
Blessed
Saints
and
Angels
:
Otherwise
,
said
she
,
it
may
in
time
prove
as
unhappy
,
nay
,
as
miserable
a
World
as
that
is
from
which
I
came
,
wherein
are
more
Soveraigns
then
Worlds
,
and
more
pretended
Governours
then
Governments
,
more
Religions
then
Gods
,
and
more
Opinions
in
those
Religions
then
Truths
;
more
Laws
then
Rights
,
and
more
Bribes
then
Justices
,
more
Policies
then
Necessities
,
and
more
Fears
then
Dangers
;
more
Covetousness
then
Riches
,
more
Ambitions
then
Merits
,
more
Services
then
Rewards
,
more
Languages
then
Wit
,
more
Controversie
then
Knowledg
,
more
Reports
then
noble
Actions
,
and
more
Gifts
by
partiality
,
then
according
to
merit
;
all
which
,
said
she
,
is
a
great
misery
,
nay
,
a
curse
,
which
your
blessed
Blazing-world
never
knew
,
nor
't
is
probable
,
will
never
know
of
,
unless
your
Imperial
Majesty
alter
the
Government
thereof
from
what
it
was
when
you
began
to
govern
it
:
And
since
your
Majesty
complain
much
of
the
factions
of
the
Bear
-
Fish
-
Fly
-
Ape
-
and
Worm-men
,
the
Satyrs
,
Spider-men
,
and
the
like
,
and
of
their
perpetual
disputes
and
quarrels
,
I
would
advise
your
Majesty
to
dissolve
all
their
societies
;
for
't
is
better
to
be
without
their
intelligences
,
then
to
have
an
unquiet
and
disorderly
Government
.
The
truth
is
,
said
she
,
wheresoever
is
Learning
,
there
is
most
commonly
also
Controversie
and
Quarrelling
;
for
there
be
always
some
that
will
know
more
,
and
be
wiser
then
others
;
some
think
their
arguments
come
nearer
to
truth
,
and
are
more
rational
then
others
;
some
are
so
wedded
to
their
own
opinions
,
that
they
'l
never
yield
to
Reason
;
and
others
,
though
they
find
their
Opinions
not
firmly
grounded
upon
Reason
,
yet
for
fear
of
receiving
some
disgrace
by
altering
them
,
will
nevertheless
maintain
them
against
all
sense
and
reason
,
which
must
needs
breed
factions
in
their
Schools
,
which
at
last
break
out
into
open
Wars
,
and
draw
sometimes
an
utter
ruine
upon
a
State
or
Government
.
The
Emperess
told
the
Duchess
,
that
she
would
willingly
follow
her
advice
,
but
she
thought
it
would
be
an
eternal
disgrace
to
her
,
to
alter
her
own
Decrees
,
Acts
and
Laws
.
To
which
the
Duchess
answered
,
That
it
was
so
far
from
a
disgrace
,
as
it
would
rather
be
for
her
Majesties
eternal
honour
,
to
return
from
a
worse
to
a
better
,
and
would
express
and
declare
Her
to
be
more
then
ordinary
wise
and
good
;
so
wise
,
as
to
perceive
her
own
errors
,
and
so
good
,
as
not
to
persist
in
them
,
which
few
did
;
for
which
,
said
she
,
you
will
get
a
glorious
same
in
this
World
,
and
an
Eternal
glory
hereafter
;
and
I
shall
pray
for
it
so
long
as
I
live
.
Upon
which
advice
,
the
Emperess's
Soul
embraced
and
kiss'd
the
Duchess's
soul
with
an
immaterial
kiss
,
and
shed
immaterial
tears
,
that
she
was
forced
to
part
from
her
,
finding
her
not
a
flattering
Parasite
,
but
a
true
friend
;
and
,
in
truth
,
such
was
their
Platonick
Friendship
,
as
these
two
loving
Souls
did
often
meet
and
rejoice
in
each
others
Conversation
.
where
all
her
Friends
and
Relations
did
live
,
at
which
the
Emperess
was
extreamly
troubled
;
insomuch
that
the
Emperor
perceived
her
grief
by
her
tears
,
and
examining
the
cause
thereof
,
she
told
him
that
she
had
received
Intelligence
from
the
Spirits
,
that
that
part
of
the
World
she
came
from
,
which
was
her
native
Country
,
was
like
to
be
destroyed
by
numerous
Enemies
that
made
war
against
it
.
The
Emperor
being
very
sensible
of
this
ill
news
,
especially
of
the
Trouble
it
caused
to
the
Emperess
,
endeavorred
to
comfort
her
as
much
as
possibly
he
could
,
and
told
her
,
that
she
might
have
all
the
assistance
which
the
Blazing-world
was
able
to
afford
.
She
answered
,
That
if
there
were
any
possibility
of
transporting
Forces
out
of
the
Blazing-world
,
into
the
World
she
came
from
,
she
would
not
fear
so
much
the
ruine
thereof
:
but
,
said
she
,
there
being
no
probability
of
effecting
any
such
thing
,
I
know
not
how
to
shew
my
readiness
to
serve
my
Native
Country
.
The
Emperor
asked
,
Whether
those
Spirits
that
gave
her
Intelligence
of
this
War
,
could
not
with
all
their
Power
and
Forces
assist
her
against
those
Enemies
?
She
answered
,
That
Spirits
could
not
arm
themselves
,
nor
make
any
use
of
Artificial
Arms
or
Weapons
;
for
their
Vehicles
were
Natural
Bodies
,
not
Artificial
:
Besides
,
said
she
,
the
violent
and
strong
actions
of
War
,
will
never
agree
with
Immaterial
Spirits
;
for
Immaterial
Spirits
cannot
fight
,
nor
make
Trenches
,
Fortifications
,
and
the
like
.
But
,
said
the
Emperor
,
their
Vehicles
can
;
especially
if
those
Vehicles
be
mens
Bodies
,
they
may
be
serviceable
in
all
the
actions
of
War
.
Alas
,
replied
the
Emperess
,
that
will
never
do
;
for
first
,
said
she
,
it
will
be
difficult
to
get
so
many
dead
Bodies
for
their
Vehicles
,
as
to
make
up
a
whole
Army
,
much
more
to
make
many
Armies
to
fight
with
so
many
several
Nations
;
nay
,
if
this
could
be
,
yet
it
is
not
possible
to
get
so
many
dead
and
undissolved
bodies
in
one
Nation
;
and
for
transporting
them
out
of
other
Nations
,
would
be
a
thing
of
great
difficulty
and
improbability
:
But
put
the
case
,
said
she
,
all
these
difficulties
could
be
overcome
,
yet
there
is
one
obstruction
or
hinderance
which
can
no
ways
be
avoided
;
for
although
those
dead
and
undissolved
Bodies
did
all
die
in
one
minute
of
time
,
yet
before
they
could
Rendezvouze
,
and
be
put
into
a
posture
of
War
,
to
make
a
great
and
formidable
Army
,
they
would
stink
and
dissolve
;
and
when
they
came
to
a
fight
,
they
would
moulder
into
dust
and
ashes
,
and
so
leave
the
purer
Immaterial
Spirits
naked
:
nay
,
were
it
also
possible
,
that
those
dead
bodies
could
be
preserved
from
stinking
and
dissolving
,
yet
the
souls
of
such
bodies
would
not
suffer
Immaterial
Spirits
to
rule
and
order
them
,
but
they
would
enter
and
govern
them
themselves
,
as
being
the
right
owners
thereof
,
which
would
produce
a
War
between
those
Immaterial
Souls
,
and
the
Immaterial
Spirits
in
Material
Bodies
;
all
which
would
hinder
them
from
doing
any
service
in
the
actions
of
War
,
against
the
Enemies
of
my
Native
Countrey
.
You
speak
Reason
,
said
the
Emperor
,
and
I
wish
with
all
my
Soul
I
could
advise
any
manner
or
way
,
that
you
might
be
able
to
assist
it
;
but
you
having
told
me
of
your
dear
Platonick
Friend
the
Duchess
of
Neweastle
,
and
of
her
good
and
prositable
Counsels
,
I
would
desire
you
to
send
for
her
Soul
,
and
conser
with
her
about
this
business
.
The
Emperess
was
very
glad
of
this
motion
of
the
Emperor
,
and
immediately
sent
for
the
Soul
of
the
said
Duchess
,
which
in
a
minute
waited
on
her
Majesty
.
Then
the
Emperess
declared
to
her
the
grievance
and
sadness
of
her
mind
,
and
how
much
she
was
troubled
and
afflicted
at
the
News
brought
her
by
the
Immaterial
Spirits
,
desiring
the
Duchess
,
if
possible
,
to
assist
her
with
the
best
counsels
she
could
,
that
she
might
shew
the
greatness
of
her
love
and
affection
which
she
bore
to
her
Native
Countrey
.
Whereupon
the
Duchess
promised
her
Majesty
to
do
what
lay
in
her
power
;
and
since
it
was
a
business
of
great
Importance
,
she
desired
some
time
to
consider
of
it
;
for
,
said
she
,
Great
Affairs
require
deep
considerations
;
which
the
Emperess
willingly
allowed
her
.
And
after
the
Duchess
had
considered
some
little
time
,
she
desired
the
Emperess
to
send
some
of
her
Syrenes
or
Mear-Men
,
to
see
what
passages
they
could
find
out
of
the
Blazing-World
,
into
the
World
she
came
from
;
for
said
she
,
if
there
be
a
passage
for
a
Ship
to
come
out
of
that
World
into
this
;
then
certainly
there
may
also
a
Ship
pass
thorow
the
same
passage
out
of
this
World
into
that
.
Hereupon
the
Mear-or
Fish-men
were
sent
out
;
who
being
many
in
number
,
employ'd
all
their
industry
,
and
did
swim
several
ways
;
at
last
having
found
out
the
passage
,
they
returned
to
the
Emperess
,
and
told
her
,
That
as
their
Blazing-World
had
but
one
Emperor
,
one
Government
,
one
Religion
,
and
one
Language
,
so
there
was
but
one
Passage
into
that
World
,
which
was
so
little
,
that
no
Vessel
bigger
than
a
Packet-Boat
could
go
thorow
;
neither
was
that
Passage
always
open
,
but
sometimes
quite
frozen
up
.
At
which
Relation
both
the
Emperess
and
Duchess
seemed
somewhat
troubled
,
fearing
that
this
would
perhaps
be
an
hinderance
or
obstruction
to
their
Design
.
At
last
the
Duchess
desired
the
Emperess
to
send
for
her
Ship-wrights
,
and
all
her
Architects
,
which
were
Giants
;
who
being
called
,
the
Duchess
told
them
how
some
in
her
own
World
had
been
so
ingenious
,
and
contrived
Ships
that
could
swim
under
Water
,
and
asked
whether
they
could
do
the
like
?
The
Gyants
answered
,
They
had
never
heard
of
that
Invention
;
nevertheless
,
they
would
try
what
might
be
done
by
Art
,
and
spare
no
labour
or
industry
to
find
it
out
.
In
the
mean
time
,
while
both
the
Emperess
and
Duchess
were
in
a
serious
Counsel
,
after
many
debates
,
the
Duchess
desired
but
a
few
Ships
to
transport
some
of
the
Bird-Worm-and
Bear-men
.
Alas
!
said
the
Emperess
,
What
can
such
sorts
of
Men
do
in
the
other
World
?
especially
so
few
?
They
will
be
soon
destroyed
,
for
a
Musket
will
destroy
numbers
of
Birds
at
one
shot
.
The
Duchess
said
,
I
desire
your
Majesty
will
have
but
a
little
patience
,
and
rely
upon
my
advice
,
and
you
shall
not
fail
to
save
your
own
Native
Country
,
and
in
a
manner
become
Mistress
of
all
that
World
you
came
from
.
The
Emperess
,
who
loved
the
Duchess
as
her
own
Soul
,
did
so
;
the
Gyants
returned
soon
after
,
and
told
her
Majesty
,
that
they
had
found
out
the
Art
which
the
Duchess
had
mentioned
,
to
make
such
Ships
as
could
swim
under
Water
;
which
the
Emperess
and
Duchess
were
both
very
glad
at
,
and
when
the
Ships
were
made
ready
,
the
Duchess
told
the
Emperess
,
that
it
was
requisite
that
her
Majesty
should
go
her self
in
body
as
well
as
in
Soul
;
but
,
I
,
said
she
,
can
onely
wait
on
your
Majesty
after
a
Spiritual
manner
,
that
is
,
with
my
Soul
.
Your
Soul
,
said
the
Emperess
,
shall
live
with
my
Soul
,
in
my
Body
;
for
I
shall
onely
desire
your
Counseland
Advice
.
Then
said
the
Duchess
,
Your
Majesty
must
command
a
great
number
of
your
Fish-men
to
wait
on
your
Ships
;
for
you
know
that
your
Ships
are
not
made
for
Cannons
,
and
therefore
are
no
ways
serviceable
in
War
;
for
though
by
the
help
of
your
Engines
they
can
drive
on
,
and
your
Fish-men
may
by
the
help
of
Chains
or
Ropes
,
draw
them
which
way
they
will
,
to
make
them
go
on
,
or
flye
back
,
yet
not
so
as
to
fight
:
And
though
your
Ships
be
of
Gold
,
and
cannot
be
shot
thorow
,
but
onely
bruised
and
battered
;
yet
the
Enemy
will
assault
and
enter
them
,
and
take
them
as
Prizes
;
wherefore
your
Fish-men
must
do
you
Service
instead
of
Cannons
.
But
how
,
said
the
Emperess
,
can
the
Fish-men
do
me
service
against
an
Enemy
,
without
Canons
and
all
sorts
of
Arms
?
That
is
the
reason
,
answered
the
Duchess
,
that
I
would
have
numbers
of
Fish-men
,
for
they
shall
destroy
all
your
Enemies
Ships
,
before
they
can
come
near
you
.
The
Emperess
asked
in
what
manner
that
could
be
?
Thus
,
answered
the
Duchess
:
Your
Majesty
must
send
a
number
of
Worm-men
to
the
Burning-Mountains
(
for
you
have
good
store
of
them
in
the
Blazing-World
)
which
must
get
a
great
quantity
of
the
Fire-stone
,
whose
property
,
you
know
,
is
,
that
it
burns
so
long
as
it
is
wet
;
and
the
Ships
in
the
other
World
being
all
made
of
Wood
,
they
may
by
that
means
set
them
all
on
fire
;
and
if
you
can
but
destroy
their
Ships
,
and
hinder
their
Navigation
,
you
will
be
Mistress
of
all
that
World
,
by
reason
most
parts
thereof
cannot
live
without
Navigation
.
Besides
,
said
she
,
the
Fire-stone
will
serve
you
instead
of
light
or
torches
;
for
you
know
,
that
the
World
you
are
going
into
,
is
dark
at
nights
(
especially
if
there
be
no
Moon-shine
,
or
if
the
Moon
be
overshadowed
by
Clouds
)
and
not
so
full
of
Blazing-Stars
as
this
World
is
,
which
make
as
great
a
light
in
the
absence
of
the
Sun
,
as
the
Sun
doth
when
it
is
present
;
for
that
World
hath
but
little
blinking
Stars
,
which
make
more
shadows
then
light
,
and
are
onely
able
to
draw
up
Vapours
from
the
Earth
,
but
not
to
rarifie
or
clarifie
them
,
or
to
convert
them
into
serene
air
.
This
Advice
of
the
Duchess
was
very
much
approved
,
and
joyfully
embraced
by
the
Emperess
,
who
forthwith
sent
her
Worm-men
to
get
a
good
quantity
of
the
mentioned
Fire-Stone
.
She
also
commanded
numbers
of
Fish-men
to
wait
on
her
under
water
,
and
Bird-men
to
wait
on
her
in
the
air
;
and
Bear-and
Worm-men
to
wait
on
her
in
Ships
,
according
to
the
Duchess's
advice
;
and
indeed
the
Bear-men
were
as
serviceable
to
her
as
the
North-Star
;
but
the
Bird-men
would
often
rest
themselves
upon
the
Decks
of
the
Ships
;
neither
would
the
Emperess
,
being
of
a
sweet
and
noble
Nature
,
suffer
that
they
should
tire
or
weary
themselves
by
long
flights
;
for
though
by
Lard
they
did
often
flye
out
of
one
Countrey
into
another
,
yet
they
did
rest
in
some
Woods
,
or
on
some
Grounds
,
especially
at
night
,
when
it
was
their
sleeping
time
:
And
therefore
the
Emperess
was
forced
to
take
a
great
many
Ships
along
with
her
,
both
for
transporting
those
several
sorts
of
her
loyal
and
serviceable
Subjects
,
and
to
carry
provisions
for
them
:
Besides
,
she
was
so
wearied
with
the
Petitions
of
several
others
of
her
Subjects
who
desired
to
wait
on
her
Majesty
,
that
she
could
not
possibly
deny
them
all
;
for
some
would
rather
chuse
to
be
drowned
,
then
not
tender
their
duty
to
her
.
Thus
after
all
things
were
made
fit
and
ready
,
the
Emperess
began
her
Journey
,
I
cannot
properly
say
,
she
set
Sail
,
by
reason
in
some
Part
,
as
in
the
passage
between
the
two
Worlds
(
which
yet
was
but
short
)
the
Ships
were
drawn
under
water
by
the
Fish-men
with
Golden
Chains
,
so
that
they
had
no
need
of
Sails
there
,
nor
of
any
other
Arts
,
but
onely
to
keep
out
water
from
entering
into
the
Ships
,
and
to
give
or
make
so
much
Air
as
would
serve
for
breath
or
respiration
,
those
Land
Animals
that
were
in
the
Ships
;
which
the
Giants
had
so
Artificially
contrived
,
that
they
which
were
therein
found
no
inconveniency
at
all
:
And
after
they
had
passed
the
Icy
Sea
,
the
Golden
Ships
appeared
above
water
,
and
so
went
on
until
they
came
near
the
Kingdom
that
was
the
Emperess's
Native
Countrey
;
where
the
Bear-men
through
their
Telescopes
discovered
a
great
number
of
Ships
which
had
beset
all
that
Kingdom
,
well
rigg'd
and
mann'd
.
The
Emperess
before
she
came
in
sight
of
the
Enemy
,
sent
some
of
her
Fish-and
Bird-men
to
bring
her
Intelligence
of
their
Fleet
;
and
hearing
of
their
number
,
their
station
and
posture
,
she
gave
order
that
when
it
was
Night
,
her
Bird-men
should
carry
on
their
backs
some
of
the
mentioned
Fire-stones
,
with
the
tops
thereof
wetted
;
and
the
Fish-men
should
carry
them
likewise
,
and
hold
them
out
of
the
Water
;
for
they
were
cut
in
the
form
of
Torches
or
Candles
,
and
being
many
thousands
,
made
a
terrible
shew
;
for
it
appear'd
as
if
all
the
Air
and
Sea
had
been
of
a
flaming
Fire
;
and
all
that
were
upon
the
Sea
,
or
near
it
,
did
verily
believe
,
the
time
of
Judgment
,
or
the
Last
Day
was
come
,
which
made
them
all
fall
down
,
and
Pray
.
At
the
break
of
Day
,
the
Emperess
commanded
those
Lights
to
be
put
out
,
and
then
the
Naval
Forces
of
the
Enemy
perceived
nothing
but
a
Number
of
Ships
without
Sails
,
Guns
,
Arms
,
and
other
Instruments
of
War
;
which
Ships
seemed
to
swim
of
themselves
,
without
any
help
or
assistance
:
which
sight
put
them
into
a
great
amaze
;
neither
could
they
perceive
that
those
Ships
were
of
Gold
,
by
reason
the
Emperess
had
caused
them
all
to
be
coloured
black
,
or
with
a
dark
colour
;
so
that
the
natural
colour
of
the
Gold
could
not
be
perceived
through
the
artificial
colour
of
the
paint
,
no
not
by
the
best
Telescopes
.
All
which
put
the
Enemies
Fleet
into
such
a
fright
at
night
,
and
to
such
wonder
in
the
morning
,
or
at
day
time
,
that
they
knew
not
what
to
judg
or
make
of
them
;
for
they
knew
neither
what
Ships
they
were
,
nor
what
Party
they
belonged
to
,
insomuch
that
they
had
no
power
to
stir
.
In
the
mean
while
,
the
Emperess
knowing
the
Colours
of
her
own
Country
,
sent
a
Letter
to
their
General
,
and
the
rest
of
the
chief
Commanders
,
to
let
them
know
,
that
she
was
a
great
and
powerful
Princess
,
and
came
to
assist
them
against
their
Enemies
;
wherefore
she
desired
they
should
declare
themselves
,
when
they
would
have
her
help
and
assistance
.
Hereupon
a
Councel
was
called
,
and
the
business
debated
;
but
there
were
so
many
cross
and
different
Opinions
,
that
they
could
not
suddenly
resolve
what
answer
to
send
the
Emperess
;
at
which
she
grew
angry
,
insomuch
that
she
resolved
to
return
into
her
Blazing-world
,
without
giving
any
assistance
to
her
Country-men
:
But
the
Duchess
of
Newcastle
in
treated
her
Majesty
to
abate
her
passion
;
for
,
said
she
,
Great
Councels
are
most
commonly
slow
,
because
many
men
have
many
several
Opinions
:
besides
,
every
Councellor
striving
to
be
the
wisest
,
makes
long
speeches
,
and
raises
many
doubts
,
which
cause
retardments
.
If
I
had
long
speeched
Councellours
,
replied
the
Emperess
,
I
would
hang
them
,
by
reason
they
give
more
Words
,
then
Advice
.
The
Duchess
answered
,
that
her
Majesty
should
not
be
angry
,
but
consider
the
differences
of
that
and
her
Blazing-world
;
for
,
said
she
,
they
are
not
both
alike
;
but
there
are
grosser
and
duller
understandings
in
this
,
then
in
the
Blazing-world
.
At
last
a
Messenger
came
out
,
who
returned
the
Emperess
thanks
for
her
kind
profer
,
but
desired
withal
to
know
from
whence
she
came
,
and
how
,
and
in
what
manner
her
assistance
could
be
serviceable
to
them
?
The
Emperess
answered
,
That
she
was
not
bound
to
tell
them
whence
she
came
;
but
as
for
the
manner
of
her
assistance
,
I
will
appear
,
said
she
,
to
your
Navy
in
a
splendorous
Light
,
surrounded
with
Fire
.
The
Messenger
asked
at
what
time
they
should
expect
her
coming
?
I
'le
be
with
you
,
answered
the
Emperess
,
about
one
of
the
Clock
at
night
.
With
this
report
the
Messenger
returned
;
which
made
both
the
poor
Counsellers
and
Sea-men
much
afraid
;
but
yet
they
longed
for
the
time
to
behold
this
strange
sight
.
The
appointed
hour
being
come
,
the
Emperess
appear'd
with
Garments
made
of
the
Star-stone
,
and
was
born
or
supported
above
the
Water
,
upon
the
Fish-mens
heads
and
backs
,
so
that
she
seemed
to
walk
upon
the
face
of
the
Water
,
and
the
Bird
-
and
Fish-men
carried
the
Fire-stone
,
lighted
both
in
the
Air
,
and
above
the
Waters
.
Which
sight
,
when
her
Country-men
perceived
at
a
distance
,
their
hearts
began
to
tremble
;
but
coming
something
nearer
,
she
left
her
Torches
,
and
appeared
onely
in
her
Garments
of
Light
,
like
an
Angel
,
or
some
Deity
,
and
all
kneeled
down
before
her
,
and
worshipped
her
with
all
submission
and
reverence
:
But
the
Emperess
would
not
come
nearer
then
at
such
a
distance
where
her
voice
might
be
generally
heard
,
by
reason
she
would
not
have
that
of
her
Accoustrements
any
thing
else
should
be
perceived
,
but
the
splendor
thereof
;
and
when
she
was
come
so
near
that
her
voice
could
be
heard
and
understood
by
all
,
she
made
this
following
Speech
;
Dear
Country-men
,
for
so
you
are
,
although
you
know
me
not
;
I
being
a
Native
of
this
Kingdom
,
and
hearing
that
most
part
of
this
World
had
resolved
to
make
War
against
it
,
and
sought
to
destroy
it
,
at
least
to
weaken
its
Naval
Force
and
Power
;
have
made
a
Voyage
out
of
another
World
,
to
lend
you
my
assistance
against
your
Enemies
.
I
come
not
to
make
bargains
with
you
,
or
to
regard
my
own
Interest
,
more
then
your
safety
;
but
I
intend
to
make
you
the
most
powerful
Nation
of
this
World
;
and
therefore
I
have
chosen
rather
to
quit
my
own
Tranquility
,
Riches
and
Pleasure
,
then
suffer
you
to
be
ruined
aud
destroyed
.
All
the
Return
I
desire
,
is
but
your
Grateful
acknowledgment
,
and
to
declare
my
Power
,
Love
and
Loyalty
to
my
Native
Country
;
for
although
I
am
now
a
great
and
absolute
Princess
and
Emperess
of
a
whole
World
,
yet
I
acknowledg
that
once
I
was
a
Subject
of
this
Kingdom
,
which
is
but
a
small
part
of
this
World
;
and
therefore
I
will
have
you
undoubtedly
believe
,
that
I
shall
destroy
all
your
Enemies
before
this
following
Night
,
I
mean
those
which
trouble
you
by
Sea
;
and
if
you
have
any
by
Land
,
assure
your self
I
shall
also
give
you
my
Assistance
against
them
,
and
make
you
Triumph
over
all
that
seek
your
Ruine
and
Destruction
.
Upon
this
Declaration
of
the
Emperess
,
when
both
the
General
,
and
all
the
Commanders
in
their
several
Ships
had
return'd
their
humble
and
hearty
Thanks
to
Her
Majesty
for
so
great
a
favour
to
them
,
she
took
her
leave
and
departed
to
her
own
Ships
.
But
,
Good
Lord
!
what
several
Opinions
and
Judgments
did
this
produce
in
the
minds
of
her
Country-men
;
some
said
she
was
an
Angel
;
others
,
she
was
a
Sorceress
;
some
believed
her
a
Goddess
;
others
said
the
Devil
deluded
them
in
the
shape
of
a
fine
Lady
.
The
morning
after
,
when
the
Navies
were
to
fight
,
the
Emperess
appear'd
upon
the
face
of
the
Waters
,
dress'd
in
her
Imperial
Robes
,
which
were
all
of
Diamonds
and
Carbuncles
;
in
one
hand
she
held
a
Buckler
,
made
of
one
intire
Carbuncle
,
and
in
the
other
hand
a
Spear
of
one
intire
Diamond
;
on
her
head
she
had
a
Cap
of
Diamonds
,
and
just
upon
the
top
of
the
Crown
,
was
a
Star
made
of
the
Star-stone
,
mentioned
heretofore
,
and
a
Half-moon
made
of
the
same
stone
,
was
placed
on
her
forehead
;
all
her
other
Garments
were
of
several
sorts
of
precious
Jewels
;
and
having
given
her
Fish-men
directions
how
to
destroy
the
Enemies
of
her
Native
Country
,
she
proceeded
to
effect
her
design
.
The
Fish-men
were
to
carry
the
Fire-stones
in
cases
of
Diamonds
(
for
the
Diamonds
in
the
Blazing-world
are
in
splendor
so
far
beyond
the
Diamonds
of
this
World
,
as
Peble-stones
are
to
the
best
sort
of
this
Worlds
Diamonds
)
and
to
uncase
or
uncover
those
Fire-stones
no
sooner
but
when
they
were
just
under
the
Enemies
Ships
,
or
close
at
their
sides
,
and
then
to
wet
them
,
and
set
their
Ships
on
fire
;
which
was
no
sooner
done
,
but
all
the
Enemies
Fleet
was
of
a
Flaming-fire
;
and
coming
to
the
place
where
the
Powder
was
,
it
streight
blew
them
up
;
so
that
all
the
several
Navies
of
the
Enemies
,
were
destroyed
in
a
short
time
:
which
when
her
Country-men
did
see
,
they
all
cried
out
with
one
voice
,
that
she
was
an
Angel
sent
from
God
to
deliver
them
out
of
the
hands
of
their
Enemies
:
Neither
would
she
return
into
the
Blazing-world
,
until
she
had
forced
all
the
rest
of
that
World
to
submit
to
that
same
Nation
.
In
the
mean
time
,
the
General
of
all
their
Naval
Forces
sent
to
their
Soveraign
to
acquaint
him
with
their
miraculous
Delivery
and
Conquest
,
and
with
the
Emperess's
design
of
making
him
the
most
powerful
Monarch
of
all
that
World
.
After
a
short
time
,
the
Emperess
sent
her self
to
the
Soveraign
of
that
Nation
to
know
in
what
she
could
be
serviceable
to
him
;
who
returning
her
many
thanks
,
both
for
her
assistance
against
his
Enemies
,
and
her
kind
profer
to
do
him
further
service
for
the
good
and
benefit
of
his
Nations
(
for
he
was
King
over
several
Kingdoms
)
sent
her
word
,
that
although
she
did
partly
destroy
his
Enemies
by
Sea
,
yet
they
were
so
powerful
,
that
they
did
hinder
the
Trade
and
Traffick
of
his
Dominions
.
To
which
the
Emperess
returned
this
answer
,
That
she
would
burn
and
sink
all
those
Ships
that
would
not
pay
him
Tribute
;
and
forthwith
sent
to
all
the
Neighbouring
Nations
,
who
had
any
Traffick
by
Sea
,
desiring
them
to
pay
Tribute
to
the
King
and
Soveraign
of
that
Nation
where
she
was
born
;
But
they
denied
it
with
great
scorn
.
Whereupon
she
imediately
commanded
her
Fish-men
to
destroy
all
strangers
Ships
that
traffick'd
on
the
Seas
;
which
they
did
according
to
the
Emperess's
Command
;
and
when
the
neighbouring
Nations
and
Kingdoms
perceived
her
power
,
they
were
so
discomposed
in
their
affairs
and
designs
,
that
they
knew
not
what
to
do
:
At
last
they
sent
to
the
Emperess
,
and
desired
to
treat
with
her
,
but
could
get
no
other
conditions
then
to
submit
and
pay
Tribute
to
the
said
King
and
Soveraign
of
her
Native
Country
,
otherwise
,
she
was
resolved
to
ruine
all
their
Trade
and
Traffick
by
burning
their
Ships
.
Long
was
this
Treat
,
but
in
fine
,
they
could
obtain
nothing
,
so
that
at
last
they
were
forced
to
submit
;
by
which
the
King
of
the
mentioned
Nations
became
absolute
Master
of
the
Seas
,
and
consequently
of
that
World
;
by
reason
,
as
I
mentioned
heretofore
,
the
several
Nations
of
that
World
could
not
well
live
without
Traffick
and
Commerce
,
by
Sea
,
as
well
as
by
Land
.
But
after
a
short
time
,
those
Neighbouring
Nations
finding
themselves
so
much
inslaved
,
that
they
were
hardly
able
to
peep
out
of
their
own
Dominions
without
a
chargeable
Tribute
,
they
all
agreed
to
join
again
their
Forces
against
the
King
and
Soveraign
of
the
said
Dominions
;
which
when
the
Emperess
receiv'd
notice
of
,
she
sent
out
her
Fish-men
to
destroy
,
as
they
had
done
before
,
the
remainder
of
all
their
Naval
Power
,
by
which
they
were
soon
forced
again
to
submit
,
except
some
Nations
which
could
live
without
Forreign
Traffick
,
and
some
whose
Trade
and
Traffick
was
meerly
by
Land
;
these
would
no
wayes
be
Tributary
to
the
mentioned
King
.
The
Emperess
sent
them
word
,
That
in
case
they
did
not
submit
to
him
,
she
intended
to
fire
all
their
Towns
and
Cities
,
and
reduce
them
by
force
,
to
what
they
would
not
yield
with
a
good
will
.
But
they
rejected
and
scorned
her
Majesties
Message
,
which
provoked
her
anger
so
much
,
that
she
resolved
to
send
her
Bird
-
and
Worm-men
thither
,
with
order
to
begin
first
with
their
smaller
Towns
,
and
set
them
on
fire
(
for
she
was
loath
to
make
more
spoil
then
she
was
forced
to
do
)
and
if
they
remain'd
still
obstinate
in
their
resolutions
,
to
destroy
also
their
greater
Cities
.
The
onely
difficulty
was
,
how
to
convey
the
Worm-men
conveniently
to
those
places
;
but
they
desired
that
her
Majesty
would
but
set
them
upon
any
part
of
the
Earth
of
those
Nations
,
and
they
could
travel
within
the
Earth
as
easily
,
and
as
nimbly
as
men
upon
the
face
of
the
Earth
;
which
the
Emperess
did
according
to
their
desire
.
But
before
both
the
Bird-and
Worm-men
began
their
Journey
,
the
Emperess
commanded
the
Bear-men
to
view
through
their
Telescopes
what
Towns
and
Cities
those
were
that
would
not
submit
;
and
having
a
full
information
thereof
,
she
instructed
the
Bird-and
Bear-men
what
Towns
they
should
begin
withall
;
in
the
mean
while
she
sent
to
all
the
Princes
and
Soveraigns
of
those
Nations
,
to
let
them
know
that
she
would
give
them
a
proof
of
her
Power
,
and
check
their
Obstinacies
by
burning
some
of
their
smaller
Towns
;
and
if
they
continued
still
in
their
Obstinate
Resolutions
,
that
she
would
convert
their
smaller
Loss
into
a
Total
Ruine
.
She
also
commanded
her
Bird-men
to
make
their
flight
at
night
,
lest
they
be
perceived
.
At
last
when
both
the
Bird-and
Worm-men
came
to
the
designed
places
,
the
Worm-men
laid
some
Fire-stones
under
the
Foundation
of
every
House
,
and
the
Bird-men
placed
some
at
the
tops
of
them
,
so
that
both
by
rain
,
and
by
some
other
moisture
within
the
Earth
,
the
stones
could
not
fail
of
burning
.
The
Bird-men
in
the
mean
time
having
learned
some
few
words
of
their
Language
,
told
them
,
That
the
next
time
it
did
rain
,
their
Towns
would
be
all
on
fire
;
at
which
they
were
amaz'd
to
hear
men
speak
in
the
air
;
but
withall
they
laughed
when
they
heard
them
say
that
rain
should
fire
their
Towns
,
knowing
that
the
effect
of
Water
was
to
quench
,
not
produce
fire
.
At
last
a
rain
came
,
and
upon
a
sudden
all
their
Houses
appeared
of
a
flaming
Fire
,
and
the
more
Water
there
was
poured
on
them
,
the
more
they
did
flame
and
burn
;
which
struck
such
a
Fright
and
Terror
into
all
the
Neighbouring
Cities
,
Nations
and
Kingdoms
,
that
for
fear
the
like
should
happen
to
them
,
they
and
all
the
rest
of
the
parts
of
that
World
granted
the
Emperess's
desire
,
and
submitted
to
the
Monarch
and
Soveraign
of
her
Native
Countrey
,
the
King
of
ESFI
;
save
one
,
which
having
seldom
or
never
any
rain
,
but
onely
dews
,
which
would
soon
be
spent
in
a
great
fire
,
slighted
her
Power
:
The
Emperess
being
desirous
to
make
it
stoop
,
as
well
as
the
rest
,
knew
that
every
year
it
was
watered
by
a
flowing
Tide
,
which
lasted
some
weeks
;
and
although
their
Houses
stood
high
from
the
ground
,
yet
they
were
built
upon
Supporters
which
were
fixt
into
the
ground
.
Wherefore
she
commanded
both
her
Bird-and
Worm-men
to
lay
some
of
the
Fire-stones
at
the
bottom
of
those
Supporters
,
and
when
the
Tide
came
in
,
all
their
Houses
were
of
a
Fire
,
which
did
so
rarifie
the
Water
,
that
the
Tide
was
soon
turn'd
into
Vapour
,
and
this
Vapour
again
into
Air
;
which
caused
not
onely
a
destruction
of
their
Houses
,
but
also
a
general
barrenness
over
all
their
Countrey
that
year
,
and
forced
them
to
submit
as
well
as
the
rest
of
the
World
had
done
.
Thus
the
Emperess
did
not
onely
save
her
Native
Countrey
,
but
made
it
the
absolute
Monarchy
of
all
that
World
;
and
both
the
effects
of
her
Power
and
her
Beauty
did
kindle
a
great
desire
in
all
the
greatest
Princes
to
see
her
;
who
hearing
that
she
was
resolved
to
return
into
her
own
Blazing-World
,
they
all
entreated
the
favour
,
that
they
might
wait
on
her
Majesty
before
she
went
.
The
Emperess
sent
word
,
That
she
should
be
glad
to
grant
their
Requests
;
but
having
no
other
place
of
reception
for
them
,
she
desired
that
they
would
be
pleased
to
come
into
the
open
Seas
with
their
Ships
,
and
make
a
Circle
of
a
pretty
large
compass
,
and
then
her
own
Ships
should
meet
them
,
and
close
up
the
Circle
,
and
she
would
present
her self
to
the
view
of
all
these
that
came
to
see
her
:
Which
Answer
was
joyfully
received
by
all
the
mentioned
Princes
,
who
came
,
some
sooner
,
and
some
later
,
each
according
to
the
distance
of
his
Countrey
,
and
the
length
of
the
voyage
.
And
being
all
met
in
the
form
and
manner
aforesaid
,
the
Emperess
appeared
upon
the
face
of
the
Water
in
her
Imperial
Robes
;
in
some
part
of
her
hair
she
had
placed
some
of
the
Star-Stone
,
near
her
face
,
which
added
such
a
lustre
and
glory
to
it
,
that
it
caused
a
great
admiration
in
all
that
were
present
,
who
believed
her
to
be
some
Celestial
Creature
,
or
rather
an
uncreated
Goddess
,
and
they
all
had
a
desire
to
worship
her
;
for
surely
,
said
they
,
no
mortal
creature
can
have
such
a
splendid
and
transcendent
beauty
,
nor
can
any
have
so
great
a
power
as
she
has
,
to
walk
upon
the
Waters
,
and
to
destroy
whatever
she
pleases
,
not
onely
whole
Nations
,
but
a
whole
World
.
The
Emperess
expressed
to
her
own
Countreymen
,
who
were
also
her
Interpreters
to
the
rest
of
the
Princes
that
were
present
,
that
she
would
give
them
an
entertainment
at
the
darkest
time
of
night
;
which
being
come
,
the
Fire-Stones
were
lighted
,
which
made
both
Air
and
Seas
appear
of
a
bright
shining
flame
,
insomuch
that
they
put
all
Spectators
into
an
extream
fright
,
who
verily
believed
,
they
should
all
be
destroyed
;
which
the
Emperess
perceiving
,
caused
all
the
Lights
of
the
Fire-Stones
to
be
put
out
,
and
onely
shewed
her self
in
her
Garments
of
Light
:
The
Bird-men
carried
her
upon
their
backs
into
the
Air
,
and
there
she
appear'd
as
glorious
as
the
Sun
.
Then
she
was
set
down
upon
the
Seas
again
,
and
presently
there
was
heard
the
most
melodious
and
sweetest
Consort
of
Voices
,
as
ever
was
heard
out
of
the
Seas
,
which
was
made
by
the
Fish-men
;
this
Consort
was
answered
by
another
,
made
by
the
Bird-men
in
the
Air
,
so
that
it
seem'd
as
if
Sea
and
Air
had
spoke
and
answered
each
other
by
way
of
Singing
Dialogues
,
or
after
the
manner
of
those
Plays
that
are
acted
by
singing
Voices
.
But
when
it
was
upon
break
of
day
,
the
Emperess
ended
her
entertainment
,
and
at
full
day
light
all
the
Princes
perceived
that
she
went
into
the
Ship
wherein
the
Prince
and
Monarch
of
her
Native
Country
was
,
the
King
of
ESFI
with
whom
she
had
several
Conferences
;
and
having
assured
him
of
the
readiness
of
her
assistance
whensoever
he
required
it
,
telling
him
withal
,
that
she
wanted
no
Intelligence
,
she
went
forth
again
upon
the
Waters
,
and
being
in
the
midst
of
the
Circle
made
by
those
Ships
that
were
present
,
she
desired
them
to
draw
somewhat
nearer
,
that
they
might
hear
her
speak
;
which
being
done
,
she
declared
her self
in
this
following
manner
:
Great
,
Heroick
,
and
Famous
Monarchs
:
I
came
hither
to
assist
the
King
of
ESFI
against
his
Enemies
,
he
being
unjustly
assaulted
by
many
several
Nations
,
which
would
fain
take
away
his
Hereditary
Rights
and
Prerogatives
of
the
Narrow
Seas
;
at
which
Vnjustice
Heaven
was
much
displeased
;
and
for
the
Injuries
he
received
from
his
Enemies
,
rewarded
him
with
an
absolute
Power
,
so
that
now
he
is
become
the
Head-Monarch
of
all
this
World
;
which
Power
,
though
you
may
envy
,
yet
you
can
no
ways
hinder
him
;
for
all
those
that
endeavour
to
resist
his
Power
,
shall
onely
get
loss
for
their
labour
,
and
no
Victory
for
their
profit
.
Wherefore
my
advice
to
you
all
is
,
to
pay
him
Tribute
justly
and
truly
,
that
you
may
live
Peaceably
and
Happily
,
and
be
rewarded
with
the
Blessings
of
Heaven
,
which
I
wish
you
from
my
Soul
.
After
the
Emperess
had
thus
finished
her
Speech
to
the
Princes
of
the
several
Nations
of
that
World
,
she
desired
that
their
Ships
might
fall
back
,
which
being
done
,
her
own
Fleet
came
into
the
Circle
,
without
any
visible
assistance
of
Sails
or
Tide
;
and
her self
being
entred
into
her
own
Ship
,
the
whole
Fleet
sunk
imediately
into
the
bottom
of
the
Seas
,
and
left
all
the
Spectators
in
a
deep
amazement
;
neither
would
she
suffer
any
of
her
Ships
to
come
above
the
Waters
until
she
arrived
into
the
Blazing-world
.
In
time
of
the
Voyage
,
both
the
Emperess's
and
Duchess's
Soul
were
very
gay
and
merry
,
and
sometimes
they
would
converse
very
seriously
with
each
other
:
amongst
the
rest
of
their
discourses
,
the
Duchess
said
,
she
wondered
much
at
one
thing
,
which
was
,
that
since
her
Majesty
had
found
out
a
passage
out
of
the
Blazing-world
into
the
World
she
came
from
,
she
did
not
inrich
that
part
of
the
World
where
she
was
born
,
at
least
her
own
Family
,
when
as
yet
she
had
enough
to
inrich
the
whole
World
.
The
Emperess's
Soul
answered
,
that
she
loved
her
Native
Country
and
her
own
Family
as
well
as
any
Creature
could
do
,
and
that
this
was
the
reason
why
she
would
not
inrich
them
;
for
said
she
,
not
onely
particular
Families
or
Nations
,
imitated
if
I
can
possibly
avoid
it
;
yet
rather
then
imitate
others
,
I
should
chuse
to
be
imitated
by
others
;
for
my
nature
is
such
,
that
I
had
rather
appear
worse
in
singularity
,
then
better
in
the
Mode
.
If
you
were
not
a
great
Lady
,
replied
the
Emperess
,
you
would
never
pass
in
the
World
for
a
wise
Lady
;
for
the
World
would
say
your
singularities
are
Vanities
.
The
Duchess's
Soul
answered
,
she
did
not
at
all
regard
the
censure
of
this
or
any
other
age
concerning
vanities
;
but
,
said
she
,
neither
this
present
,
nor
any
of
the
future
ages
can
or
will
truly
say
that
I
am
not
Vertuous
and
Chast
;
for
I
am
confident
,
all
that
were
or
are
acquainted
with
me
,
and
all
the
Servants
which
ever
I
had
,
will
or
can
upon
their
Oaths
declare
my
actions
no
otherwise
then
Vertuous
;
and
certainly
there
's
none
,
even
of
the
meanest
Degree
,
which
have
not
their
Spies
and
Witnesses
,
much
more
those
of
the
Nobler
sort
,
which
seldom
or
never
are
without
attendants
,
so
that
their
faults
(
if
they
have
any
)
will
easily
be
known
,
and
as
easily
divulged
:
Wherefore
happy
are
those
Natures
that
are
Honest
,
Virtuous
and
Noble
,
not
onely
happy
to
themselves
,
but
happy
to
their
Families
.
But
,
said
the
Emperess
,
if
you
glory
so
much
in
your
Honesty
and
Vertue
,
how
comes
it
that
you
plead
for
Dishonest
and
Wicked
persons
in
your
Writings
?
The
Duchess
answered
,
it
was
onely
to
shew
her
Wit
,
not
her
Nature
.
At
last
the
Emperess
arrived
into
the
Blazing
World
,
and
coming
to
her
Imperial
Palace
,
you
may
sooner
imagine
than
expect
that
I
should
express
the
joy
which
the
Emperor
had
at
her
safe
return
;
for
he
loved
her
beyond
his
Soul
;
and
there
was
no
love
lost
,
for
the
Emperess
equal'd
his
Affection
with
no
less
love
to
him
.
After
the
time
of
rejoicing
with
each
other
,
the
Duchess's
Soul
begg'd
leave
to
return
to
her
Noble
Lord
;
but
the
Emperor
desir'd
,
That
before
she
departed
,
she
would
see
how
he
had
employed
his
time
in
the
Emperess's
absence
;
for
he
had
built
Stables
and
Riding-Houses
,
and
desired
to
have
Horses
of
Manage
,
such
as
,
according
to
the
Emperess's
Relation
,
the
Duke
of
Newcastle
had
:
The
Emperor
enquired
of
the
Duchess
,
the
Form
and
Structure
of
her
Lord
and
Husbands
Stables
and
Riding-House
.
The
Duchess
answer'd
his
Majesty
,
That
they
were
but
plain
and
ordinary
;
but
said
she
,
had
my
Lord
Wealth
,
I
am
sure
he
would
not
spare
it
,
in
rendering
his
Buildings
as
Noble
as
could
be
made
.
Hereupon
the
Emperor
shew'd
the
Duchess
the
Stables
he
had
built
,
which
were
most
stately
and
magnificent
;
among
the
rest
there
was
one
double
Stable
that
held
a
hundred
Horses
on
a
side
,
the
main
Building
was
of
Gold
,
lined
with
several
sorts
of
precious
Materials
;
the
roof
was
Arched
with
Agats
,
the
sides
of
the
Walls
were
lined
with
Cornelian
,
the
Floor
was
paved
with
Amber
,
the
Mangers
were
Mother
of
Pearl
,
the
Pillars
,
as
also
the
middle
Isle
or
Walk
of
the
Stables
,
were
of
Crystal
;
the
Front
and
Gate
was
of
Turquois
,
most
neatly
cut
and
carved
.
The
riding-house
was
lined
with
Saphirs
,
Topases
,
and
the
like
;
the
Floor
was
all
of
Golden-sand
,
so
finely
sifted
,
that
it
was
extreamly
soft
,
and
not
in
the
least
hurtful
to
the
Horses
feet
,
and
the
Door
and
Frontispiece
was
of
Emeralds
,
curiously
carved
.
After
the
view
of
these
Glorious
and
Magnisicent
Buildings
,
which
the
Duchess's
Soul
was
much
delighted
withal
,
she
resolved
to
take
her
leave
;
but
the
Emperor
desired
her
to
stay
yet
some
short
time
more
,
for
they
both
loved
her
company
so
well
,
that
they
were
unwilling
to
have
her
depart
so
soon
:
Several
Conferences
and
Discourses
pass'd
between
them
;
amongst
the
rest
the
Emperor
desir'd
her
advice
how
to
set
up
a
Theatre
for
Plays
.
The
Duchess
confessed
her
Ignorance
in
this
Art
,
telling
his
Majesty
that
she
knew
nothing
of
erecting
Theatres
or
Scenes
,
but
what
she
had
by
an
Immaterial
Observation
when
she
was
with
the
Emperess's
Soul
in
the
chief
City
of
E.
Entering
into
one
of
their
Theatres
,
whereof
the
Emperess
could
give
as
much
account
to
His
Majesty
as
her self
.
But
both
the
Emperor
and
Emperess
told
the
Duchess
,
〈◊〉
she
could
give
directions
how
to
make
Plays
.
The
Duchess
answered
,
that
she
had
as
little
skill
to
form
a
Play
after
the
Mode
,
as
she
had
to
paint
or
make
a
Scene
for
shew
.
But
you
have
made
Playes
,
replied
the
Emperess
:
Yes
,
answered
the
Duchess
,
I
intended
them
for
Playes
;
but
the
Wits
of
these
present
times
condemned
them
as
uncapable
of
being
represented
or
acted
,
because
they
were
not
made
up
according
to
the
Rules
of
Art
;
though
I
dare
say
,
that
the
Descriptions
are
as
good
as
any
they
have
writ
.
The
Emperor
ask'd
,
Whether
the
Property
of
Playes
were
not
to
describe
the
several
humours
,
actions
and
fortunes
of
Mankind
?
'T
is
so
,
answered
the
Duchess
:
Why
then
,
replied
the
Emperor
,
the
natural
Humours
,
Actions
and
Fortunes
of
Mankind
,
are
not
done
by
the
Rules
of
Art
:
But
said
the
Duchess
,
it
is
the
Art
and
Method
of
our
Wits
to
despise
all
Descriptions
of
Wit
,
Humour
,
Actions
and
Fortunes
that
are
without
such
Artificial
Rules
.
The
Emperor
ask'd
,
Are
those
good
Playes
that
are
made
so
Methodically
and
Artificially
?
The
Duchess
answer'd
,
They
were
Good
according
to
the
Judgment
of
the
Age
,
or
Mode
of
the
Nation
,
but
not
according
to
her
Judgment
;
for
truly
,
said
she
,
in
my
Opinion
,
their
Playes
will
prove
a
Nursery
of
Whining
Lovers
,
and
not
an
Academy
or
School
for
Wife
,
Witty
,
Noble
,
and
well-behaved
men
.
But
I
,
replied
the
Emperor
,
desire
such
a
Theatre
as
may
make
wise
Men
;
and
will
have
such
Descriptions
as
are
Natural
,
not
Artificial
.
If
your
Majesty
be
of
that
Opinion
,
said
the
Duchess's
Soul
,
then
my
Playes
may
be
acted
in
your
Blazing-World
,
when
they
cannot
be
acted
in
the
Blinking-World
of
Wit
;
and
the
next
time
I
come
to
visit
your
Majesty
,
I
shall
endeavour
to
order
your
Majesties
Theatre
,
to
present
such
Playes
as
my
VVit
is
capable
to
make
.
Then
the
Emperess
told
the
Duchess
,
That
she
loved
a
foolish
Verse
added
to
a
wise
Play
.
The
Duchess
answered
,
That
no
VVorld
in
Nature
had
fitter
Creatures
for
it
then
the
Blazing-VVorld
;
for
,
said
she
,
the
Lowsemen
,
the
Bird-men
,
the
Spider-and
Fox-men
,
the
Ape-men
and
Satyrs
appear
in
a
Verse
extraordinary
pleasant
.
Hereupon
both
the
Emperor
and
Emperess
intreated
the
Duchess's
Soul
to
stay
so
long
with
them
,
till
she
had
ordered
her
Theatre
,
and
made
Playes
and
Verses
fit
for
them
;
for
they
onely
wanted
that
sort
of
Recreation
;
but
the
Duchess's
Soul
begg'd
their
Majesties
to
give
her
leave
to
go
into
her
Native
VVorld
;
for
she
long'd
to
be
with
her
dear
Lord
and
Husband
,
promising
,
that
after
a
short
time
she
would
return
again
.
VVhich
being
granted
,
though
with
much
difficulty
,
she
took
her
leave
with
all
Civility
and
respect
,
and
so
departed
from
their
Majesties
.
After
the
Duchess's
return
into
her
own
body
,
she
entertained
her
Lord
(
when
he
was
pleased
to
hear
such
kind
of
Discourses
)
with
Forreign
Relations
;
but
he
was
never
displeased
to
hear
of
the
Emperess's
kind
Commendations
,
and
of
the
Characters
she
was
pleased
to
give
of
him
to
the
Emperor
.
Amongst
other
Relations
she
told
him
all
what
had
past
between
the
Emperess
,
and
the
several
Monarchs
of
that
World
whither
she
went
with
the
Emperess
;
and
how
she
had
subdued
them
to
pay
Tribute
and
Homage
to
the
Monarch
of
that
Nation
or
Kingdom
to
which
she
owed
both
her
Birth
and
Education
.
She
also
related
to
her
Lord
what
Magnificent
Stables
and
Riding-Houses
the
Emperor
had
built
,
and
what
fine
Horses
were
in
the
Blazing-World
,
of
several
shapes
and
sizes
,
and
how
exact
their
shapes
were
in
each
sort
,
and
of
many
various
Colours
,
and
fine
Marks
,
as
if
they
had
been
painted
by
Art
,
with
such
Coats
or
Skins
,
that
they
had
a
far
greater
gloss
and
smoothness
than
Satin
;
and
were
there
but
a
passage
out
of
the
Blazing-World
into
this
,
said
she
,
you
should
not
onely
have
some
of
those
Horses
,
but
such
Materials
,
as
the
Emperor
has
,
to
build
your
Stables
and
Riding-houses
withall
;
and
so
much
Gold
,
that
I
should
never
repine
at
your
Noble
and
Generous
Gifts
.
The
Duke
smilingly
answered
her
,
That
he
was
sorry
there
was
no
Passage
between
those
two
Worlds
;
but
said
he
,
I
have
alwayes
found
an
Obstruction
to
my
Good
Fortunes
.
One
time
the
Duchess
chanced
to
discourse
with
some
of
her
acquaintance
,
of
the
Emperess
of
the
Blazing-world
,
who
asked
her
what
Pastimes
and
Recreations
Her
Majesty
did
most
delight
in
?
The
Duchess
answered
,
that
she
spent
most
of
her
time
in
the
study
of
Natural
Causes
and
Effects
,
which
washer
chief
delight
and
pastime
,
and
that
she
loved
to
discourse
sometimes
with
the
most
Learned
persons
of
that
World
;
and
to
please
the
Emperor
and
his
Nobles
,
who
were
all
of
the
Royal
Race
,
she
went
often
abroad
to
take
the
air
,
but
seldom
in
the
day
time
,
always
at
Night
,
if
it
might
be
called
Night
;
for
,
said
she
,
the
Nights
there
are
as
light
as
Days
,
by
reason
of
the
numerous
Blazing-stars
,
which
are
very
splendorcus
,
onely
their
Light
is
whiter
then
the
Sun
's
Light
;
and
as
the
Suns
Light
is
hot
,
so
their
Light
is
cool
,
not
so
cool
as
our
twinkling
Star-light
,
nor
is
their
Sun-light
so
hot
as
ours
,
but
more
temperate
;
And
that
part
of
the
Blazing-world
where
the
Emperess
resides
,
is
always
clear
,
and
never
subject
to
any
Storms
,
Tempests
,
Fogs
or
Mists
,
but
has
onely
refreshing
Dews
that
nourish
the
Earth
;
the
Air
of
it
is
sweet
and
temperate
,
and
,
as
I
said
before
,
as
much
light
in
the
Suns
absence
,
as
in
its
presence
,
which
makes
that
time
we
call
Night
,
more
pleasant
there
then
the
Day
;
and
sometimes
the
Emperess
goes
abroad
by
Water
in
Barges
,
sometimes
by
Land
in
Chariots
,
and
sometimes
on
Horseback
;
her
Royal
Chariots
are
very
Glorious
;
the
body
is
one
intire
green
Diamond
;
the
four
small
Pillars
that
bear
up
the
Top-cover
,
are
four
white
Diamonds
,
cut
in
the
form
thereof
;
the
top
or
roof
of
the
Chariot
is
one
intire
blew
Diamond
,
and
at
the
four
corners
are
great
springs
of
Rubies
;
the
seat
is
made
of
Cloth
of
Gold
,
stuffed
with
Amber-greece
beaten
small
;
the
Chariot
is
drawn
by
Twelve
Unicorns
,
whose
Trappings
are
all
Chains
of
Pearl
;
And
as
for
her
Barges
,
they
are
onely
of
Gold
.
Her
Guard
for
State
(
for
she
needs
none
for
security
,
there
being
no
Rebels
or
Enemies
)
consists
of
Gyants
,
but
they
seldom
wait
on
their
Majesties
abroad
,
because
their
extraordinary
height
and
bigness
does
hinder
their
prospect
.
Her
Entertainment
when
she
is
upon
the
Water
,
is
the
Musick
of
the
Fish-and
Bird-men
,
and
by
Land
are
Horseand
Foot-matches
;
for
the
Emperess
takes
much
delight
in
making
Race-matches
with
the
Emperor
,
and
the
Nobility
;
some
Races
are
between
the
Fox
-
and
Ape-men
,
which
sometimes
the
Satyrs
strive
to
out-run
,
and
some
are
between
the
Spider-men
and
Lice-men
.
Also
there
are
several
Flight-matches
,
between
the
several
sorts
of
Bird-men
,
and
the
several
sorts
of
Hy-men
;
and
Swimming-matches
,
between
the
several
sorts
of
Fish-men
.
The
Emperor
,
Emperess
,
and
their
Nobles
,
take
also
great
delight
to
have
Collations
;
for
in
the
Blazing-world
,
there
are
most
delicious
Fruits
of
all
sorts
,
and
some
such
as
in
this
World
were
never
seen
nor
tasted
;
for
there
are
most
tempting
sorts
of
Fruit
:
After
their
Collations
are
ended
,
they
Dance
;
and
if
they
be
upon
the
Water
,
they
dance
upon
the
Water
,
there
lying
so
many
Fish-men
close
and
thick
together
,
as
they
can
dance
very
evenly
and
easily
upon
their
backs
,
and
need
not
fear
drowing
.
Their
Musick
,
both
Vocal
and
Instrumental
,
is
according
to
their
several
places
:
Upon
the
Water
it
is
of
Water
Instruments
,
as
shells
filled
with
Water
,
and
so
moved
by
Art
,
which
is
a
very
sweet
and
delightful
harmony
;
and
those
Dances
which
they
dance
upon
the
Water
,
are
,
for
the
most
part
such
as
we
in
this
World
call
Swimming
Dances
,
where
they
do
not
lift
up
their
feet
high
:
In
Lawns
or
upon
Plains
they
have
VVind-Instruments
,
but
much
better
then
those
in
our
World
;
And
when
they
dance
in
the
VVoods
they
have
Horn-Instruments
,
which
although
they
are
a
sort
of
VVind-Instruments
,
yet
they
are
of
another
Fashion
then
the
former
;
In
their
Houses
they
have
such
Instruments
as
are
somewhat
like
our
Viols
,
Violins
,
Theorboes
,
Lutes
,
Citherins
,
Gittars
,
Harpsichords
,
and
the
like
,
but
yet
so
far
beyond
them
,
that
the
difference
cannot
well
be
exprest
;
and
as
their
places
of
Dancing
and
their
Musick
is
different
,
so
is
their
manner
or
way
of
Dancing
.
In
these
,
and
the
like
Recreations
,
the
Emperor
,
Emperess
,
and
their
Nobility
pass
their
time
.