Varieties: or, A surveigh of rare and excellent matters necessary and delectable for all sorts of persons. Wherein the principall heads of diverse sciences are illustrated, rare secrets of naturall things unfoulded, &c. Digested into five bookes, whose severall chapters with their contents are to be seene in the table after the epistle dedicatory. By David Person, of Loghlands in Scotland, Gentleman.
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- Varieties: or, A surveigh of rare and excellent matters necessary and delectable for all sorts of persons. Wherein the principall heads of diverse sciences are illustrated, rare secrets of naturall things unfoulded, &c. Digested into five bookes, whose severall chapters with their contents are to be seene in the table after the epistle dedicatory. By David Person, of Loghlands in Scotland, Gentleman.
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- London :: Printed by Richard Badger [and Thomas Cotes], for Thomas Alchorn, and are to be sold at his shop, in Pauls Church-yard, at the signe of the green-Dragon,
- 1635.
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"Varieties: or, A surveigh of rare and excellent matters necessary and delectable for all sorts of persons. Wherein the principall heads of diverse sciences are illustrated, rare secrets of naturall things unfoulded, &c. Digested into five bookes, whose severall chapters with their contents are to be seene in the table after the epistle dedicatory. By David Person, of Loghlands in Scotland, Gentleman." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A09500.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 28, 2025.
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To THE MOST REVE∣REND FATHER IN GOD PATRICK, By the providence of God Archbi∣shop of Glasgow, Primate of Scot∣land, and one of his Majesties most Ho∣nourable Privy Councell, and Exchequer in that Kingdome, &c.
My LORD.
TO whom can those two Pillars IACHIN and BOAS erected before Salomons Tem∣ple, bee more properly applyed then to your Grace, who both in Church and common∣wealth have showne your selfe to bee the li∣vely Hieroglyphick figured by them, as your Memorable deeds in both can beare record to Posterity? for with what vigor did your piety and zeale extend it selfe in suppres∣sing
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vice and superstition in the Churches con••redited to your care, and in establishing vertue and learning both there and elsewhere, may appeare in the peoples harmoni∣ous Concord in Religion to Gods glory, your eternall praise and their eternall comfort; And as your Piety, so have your Iustice, and travells beene extraordinary in settling of the Church rents universally through the land, re∣possessing every man of his owne tithes upon most compe∣tent considerations; all which with your great gravity Mu∣nificence and other endowments fit for the accomplishment of so venerable a Prelate, have heaped upon you both Gods blessings, our Royall Soveraignes favour, and the peoples love, and reverence; But least others should deeme that adulation which the mouth of verity would even extort from your enemies, without further commendations of your Person, I humbly recommend this booke to your Gra∣ces Patronage, acknowledging the strong tyes I have to continue
Your Graces most obsequious servant, D. PERSON.