An ESSAY towards a Natural History OF THE EARTH. AND Terreftrial Bodyes, ESPECIALY MINERALS: As alfo of the With an Account of the UNIVERSAL DELUGE: And of the Effects that it had upon the EARTH. By JOHN WOODWARD, M. D. Profeffor of LONDON: Printed for A. BETTESWORTH and W.TAYLOR THE PREFACE, H AVING, in the Effay it felf, given fome Intimation both of the Defign of it, and the Reasons which induced me to make it publick, I shall not here keep the Reader in Sufpenfe much longer than while I acquaint him that, propofing to draw a confiderable Number of Materials into fo narrow a Compafs that they might all be contain'd in this fmall Volume, I was obliged to be very brief and concife. And therefore, as Pieces of Miniature, Sculpture, or other Workmanship in Little, must be allow'd a clofer Inspection, fo this Treatife A 2 will |