WHereas Mr. OGILBY Erected a Standing Lottery of Books of his own Composure , which were lately Drawn to the general Satisfaction of all , by which Low-rated Vendition , or New Whole-sale of High-pric'd Volumns , he hath not onely Recruited his Loss by Fire , and his Purse with a competency of Gain , but also by his fair and ingenious Dealing , got a handsom Stock of Reputation ; Whereby enabled , encouraged , and still covetous of Fame , and having likewise by a long habit contracted a Necessity of retired Endeavors , he is forced for his Divertisement as well as Profit , to prosecute whilest he hath vigour and abilities , the Business of the Pen .

And as at first stooping at no small Game , he fell upon Virgil , Prince of Latine , and on Homer , Prince of all Poets , then , thought Bold Undertakings , and almost impossible to be rendred in our Modern Dress , and Mode of English Language ; He now in like manner resolves to overcome , breaking through all Difficulties , a far greater and higher Design looking down on Pernassus , Greek and Latine Paper-Kingdoms , girding himself couragiously for no less than the Conquest of the whole World , making the Terrestrial Globe his Quarry , by a New and Accurate Description of its four Quarters , viz. EUROPE , ASIA , AFRICK , and AMERICA , and teaching them English , bring home in triumph illustrated with large Maps , and embellished with various Sculptures of their several Concerns , adorning with their most Famous Cities , and other Rarities and New Remarks , the product of our later Discoveries .

Which how to carry on , that there may be no halt in the procedure of so long and difficult an Expedition , and that those his Friends and Subscribers may reap also to their ample Satisfaction a fair Benefit in return from the Author , Thus as a proper and easie Expedient , he Proposeth

AFRICA , though not remotest , yet furthest from our Acquaintance , the Author intends to be the First Volumn .

AMERICA , being the next least known , the Second .

ASIA , according to the same order , the Third .

EUROPE , that hath been most Surveyed , of which much is to be said that hath not yet been Collected by any English Author , he designs to be his Fourth and Fifth Volumn ; the last , but not the least in our Concerns , will onely contain the Business of Great Britain , or our English Monarchy .

Which to purchase at no great Adventure , nor heavy Disbursements , whosoever will be pleased to deposite Twenty Shillings , being his first Payment , shall be Registred and Entituled to the whole Work , viz the fore-mentioned Five Volumns , and have Security under the Hand and Seal of the Author .

His next , or Second Payment being Twenty Shillings more , at the Reception of his first Book , Africa Compleat .

And so in like manner depositing Twenty Shillings for the Second Volumn , paying Twenty Shillings more at the Reception thereof , being America compleat .

The like order to be observed in the other Three ensuing Volumns , which in all amounts to Ten Pounds : The Author designing the whole Work to be really worth Twenty Pounds ; The like Volumns being now sold in Holland for Thirty Pounds .

Secondly , and lastly , whosoever for his Friends or himself Depositeth Five Pound● and Subscribeth for Five Perfect Sets of the said Volumns , shall additionally receive for his Kindness in acce●erating the ●●siness , one perfect Set more , that is , Six for Five .

The Author doubts not , if Subscriptions come in cheerfully , to have the first Volumn , Africa compleated , by Easter Term 1670. and the rest in a fair preparation .

Those that please to Subscribe , and pay in their Money , may repair to Mr. John Cade Stationer , at the Globe in Broad-street , near the South-gate of Gresham-Colledge , now the Exchange ; or to Mr. Ogilby's Offic● at the Black Boy 〈…〉 against St. Dunstans Church , where they shall receive their signed 〈…〉