The philosphical and physical opinions written by Her Excellency the Lady Marchionesse of Newcastle.

Chap. 141. Of several worlds.

AS the Sun differs from the earth and the rest of the pla∣nets, and earth differs from the seas, and seas from the airy skie, so other worlds differ from this world, and the creatures therein, by different degrees of innate matter, on different degrees of dull part of matter, which makes dif∣ferent figures by different motions, and as this world is of a spherical figure, so other worlds may be of other figures; as for Animals, although all Animals are not of one shape; for a man differs from the shape of a horse, or any other four leg∣ged creature, and every sort of beast differs from one ano∣ther

in their shape. So likewise there is difference in their kinds, as well as in their several sorts, for beasts kind dif∣fer from birds kinde, so may worlds differ for all we know, and if we should guesse by the several changse, and variety in nature, it is very probable it is so; & who knows, or indeed might not very easily beleeve it so to be, that worlds may be match'd by a sympathetical conjunction to produce other worlds, as o∣ther creatures do, for we finde the planets by a sympathetical conjunction to produce other creatures, as the sun and the earth. And it is to be observed, that as several motions create fi∣gures, so several motions work by their created figures, and those motions that creates figure by a sympathetical conjun∣ction, create after their own likenesse, either in the nature or shape, or both, but those figures that create figures with∣out conjunction of figures, after their invention, or imitation as I may say, cannot make such figures as conjunctially of figures man calls 〈◊〉〈◊〉 figures, as birds make nests, or beasts make dens, and men houses, but to reckon all artificial figures, is past my skill, and beyond my life, who knows since we finde new and unheard stars, but that they are the birth of other worlds.